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Books Like The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

by Megan Bannen

Fantasy RomanceCozy Fantasy 🌶️🌶️ 2/5 SweetCharmingWitty

A sweet, charming Adult fantasy romance built around enemies to lovers, pen pals, found family. 384 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

You just finished The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy and now everything else on your Kindle feels... flat. That sweet energy? The way Megan Bannen made you feel things you didn't sign up for? Yeah, we get it. That's a book hangover, and the only cure is another book that hits the same way. We didn't just search "books like The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy" and call it a day. We broke down exactly what made this book land — the mood, the tropes, the pacing, the heat — and found books that match on the elements that actually matter.

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12 Books Matched to The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

Grouped by the elements that made The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy unforgettable.

The Enemies-to-Lovers Arc That Ruined You

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Love, Theoretically
by Ali Hazelwood
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 384p · Contemporary Romance, STEM Romance
The sweet and witty and enemies to lovers that made The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy unforgettable? Love, Theoretically channels that exact energy. 384 pages of witty, sweet that'll fill the void.
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Check and Mate
by Ali Hazelwood
🌶️ 1/5 · 384p
If The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy's witty and enemies to lovers energy had you one-clicking at midnight, Check and Mate delivers the same rush. Ali Hazelwood knows exactly what you're craving.
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Betting on You
by Lynn Painter
❄️ 0/5 · 352p · YA Contemporary, Romance
Betting on You hits the same sweet and witty and enemies to lovers notes that made The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy impossible to put down. Lynn Painter brings fun and sweet to every page.
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The Found Family Feelings You Can't Shake

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A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles
🌶️ 1/5 · 462p · Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
If The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy's charming and witty and found family energy had you one-clicking at midnight, A Gentleman in Moscow delivers the same rush with a historical fiction twist. Amor Towles knows exactly what you're craving.
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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
by Abbi Waxman
🌶️ 1/5 · 352p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy
If The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy's charming and witty and found family energy had you one-clicking at midnight, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill delivers the same rush with a contemporary romance twist. Abbi Waxman knows exactly what you're craving.
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The World-Building That Ruined Reality

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Dear Aaron
by Mariana Zapata
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 444p · Contemporary Romance
If The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy's sweet and pen pals energy had you one-clicking at midnight, Dear Aaron delivers the same rush with a contemporary romance twist. Mariana Zapata knows exactly what you're craving.
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Love and Other Disasters
by Anita Kelly
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 368p · Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ+
Looking for more sweet and charming after The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy? Love and Other Disasters by Anita Kelly is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.
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Our #1 Pick After The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles — 🌶️ 1/5 spice, 462 pages

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Questions About Books Like The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy include A Gentleman in Moscow, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, Love, Theoretically. Each matches on specific elements like sweet and charming that made The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles — it shares The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy's core Sweet energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy has a spice level of 2/5. 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 Sweet energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.

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