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Books Like Bringing Down the Duke

by Evie Dunmore

Historical RomanceFeminist 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 SmartRomanticFeminist

A smart, romantic Adult historical romance built around suffragette, duke, forbidden. 368 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

Finished Bringing Down the Duke and immediately needed more? Same. The smart pull of this book doesn't come around every day, but we've spent hours finding reads that capture exactly what made Evie Dunmore's writing hit so hard. Not surface-level genre matches — we're talking mood, trope, and vibe alignment. The kind of books that actually fill the void.

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12 Books Matched to Bringing Down the Duke

Grouped by the elements that made Bringing Down the Duke unforgettable.

The Steam That Fogged Up Your Screen

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The Duchess War
by Courtney Milan
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 280p · Historical Romance
If Bringing Down the Duke's smart and romantic and duke energy had you one-clicking at midnight, The Duchess War delivers the same rush. Courtney Milan knows exactly what you're craving.
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The Ministry of Time
by Kaliane Bradley
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 352p · Science Fiction, Romance
Looking for more smart and romantic after Bringing Down the Duke? The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Fair warning: it's spicier.
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Slave to Sensation
by Nalini Singh
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 334p · Paranormal Romance
If Bringing Down the Duke's romantic and forbidden energy had you one-clicking at midnight, Slave to Sensation delivers the same rush with a paranormal romance twist. Nalini Singh knows exactly what you're craving.
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The Chemistry You Can't Stop Thinking About

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The Governess Affair
by Courtney Milan
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 100p · Historical Romance, Novella
Looking for more romantic and feminist after Bringing Down the Duke? The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.
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Eyes Turned Skyward
by Rebecca Yarros
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 380p · Military Romance
You loved Bringing Down the Duke for the romantic and forbidden? Eyes Turned Skyward is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Rebecca Yarros might just become your new auto-buy author.
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The Soulmate Equation
by Christina Lauren
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 352p · Contemporary Romance, STEM Romance
The Soulmate Equation hits the same smart and romantic notes that made Bringing Down the Duke impossible to put down. Christina Lauren brings sweet and smart to every page.
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Our #1 Pick After Bringing Down the Duke

The Duchess War by Courtney Milan — 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 spice, 280 pages

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Questions About Books Like Bringing Down the Duke

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Bringing Down the Duke include The Duchess War, The Governess Affair, The Ministry of Time. Each matches on specific elements like smart and romantic that made Bringing Down the Duke resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with The Duchess War by Courtney Milan — it shares Bringing Down the Duke's core Smart energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Bringing Down the Duke is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Bringing Down the Duke has a spice level of 3/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.

Yes — several recommendations on this page have lower spice levels while keeping the same Smart energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.

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