Beauty and the Blacksmith
Tessa Dare
Spindle Cove #3.5
A society beauty secretly steals away to the village blacksmith's forge — and his arms.
Description
At last, Diana gets a romance of her own! But with the last man anyone in Spindle Cove expects...Beautiful and elegant, Miss Diana Highwood is destined to marry a wealthy, well-placed nobleman. At least, that's what her mother has loudly declared to everyone in Spindle Cove.But Diana's not excited by dukes and lords. The only man who makes her heart pound is the village blacksmith, Aaron Dawes. By birth and fortune, they couldn't be more wrong for each other...but during stolen, steamy moments in his forge, his strong hands feel so right.Is their love forged strong enough to last, or are they just playing with fire?
Books like this
The Social Tutor
Sally Britton
A socially awkward debutante and a cash-poor gentleman strike a deal — lessons for horses, hearts not included.
8 tropes in common
Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith Quartet, #1)
Julia Quinn
A bad violinist and her brother's best friend fall desperately in love while surviving fevers and terrible music.
6 tropes in common
Emma
Jane Austen
A clever, meddling matchmaker meddles her way into missing the love right in front of her.
7 tropes in common
The Duchess War (Brothers Sinister, #1)
Courtney Milan
A wallflower hiding a scandalous past meets a duke determined to uncover every secret she has.
7 tropes in common
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers, #1)
Sarah MacLean
A forgotten wallflower decides to break every rule — starting with seducing London's most scandalous rake.
7 tropes in common
Reforming a Rake (With This Ring, #1)
Suzanne Enoch
A by-the-book governess tries to resist her scandalous rake of an employer — and his devastating kisses.
7 tropes in common
The Perfect Rake (The Merridew Sisters, #1)
Anne Gracie
A plain but witty eldest sister cons a notorious rake into a fake engagement to free her beautiful sisters.
7 tropes in common
The Gentleman's Deception
Karen Tuft
A famous actress grabs a stranger and calls him her husband — then he introduces her to his family as his fiancée.
5 tropes in common
Guilty Pleasures (Guilty, #1)
Laura Lee Guhrke
A shy antiquities restorer pines for her shirtless duke employer — until a makeover turns the tables entirely.
7 tropes in common
Over The Fence
Melanie Moreland
Two guarded neighbors fall in love talking over a fence — but can they survive without it between them?
6 tropes in common
The Selection (The Selection, #1)
Kiera Cass
A girl who doesn't want the crown enters a royal competition — and falls for the prince she never expected.
7 tropes in common
Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers
A God-fearing man marries a broken prostitute and loves her unconditionally — even as she keeps running away.
5 tropes in common
Jewels of the Sun (Gallaghers of Ardmore, #1)
Nora Roberts
A lost American woman finds herself — and love — in a cozy Irish village steeped in folklore and magic.
6 tropes in common
First Comes Marriage (Huxtable Quintet #1)
Mary Balogh
A bold widow proposes to London's most eligible bachelor to save her sister — and gets more than she bargained for.
5 tropes in common
At the Bride Hunt Ball (Devine & Friends, #1)
Olivia Parker
A rake duke hosts a ball to find his brother a bride — but can't stop pursuing the one woman who despises him.
5 tropes in common
Wagering on the Wallflower
Eva Shepherd
A wallflower discovers the charming man who danced with her was only doing it for a wager — so she plots revenge.
6 tropes in common
Thunder & Roses (Fallen Angels, #1)
Mary Jo Putney
A ruined rake demands a minister's daughter live with him for 3 months — the price of saving her village.
5 tropes in common
Band Sinister
K.J. Charles
A sheltered country gentleman falls for a scandalous rake while trapped at his infamous hellfire club.
6 tropes in common
The Truth About Forever
Sarah Dessen
A girl hiding her grief behind a perfect smile finds she can finally be herself when she meets free-spirited Wes.
6 tropes in common
Bringing Down the Duke
Evie Dunmore
A penniless Oxford scholar must recruit the cold, commanding Duke who opposes her cause — and her heart.
7 tropes in common