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by Evie Dunmore

Historical RomanceFeminist 🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 SmartRomanticFeminist

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.

YOUR MATCHES

12 Books Matched to Bringing Down the Duke

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

Your historical romance matches

97%
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The Duchess War
by Courtney Milan
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 280p · Historical Romance
The book equivalent of finding someone who also cried at Bringing Down the Duke.
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94%
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The Ministry of Time
by Kaliane Bradley
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 352p · Science Fiction, Romance
Shares Bringing Down the Duke's smart DNA — same rush, different story.
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91%
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Slave to Sensation
by Nalini Singh
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 334p · Paranormal Romance
Slave to Sensation matched on smart and romantic. That's not a coincidence.
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Matches that share Bringing Down the Duke's romance energy

89%
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The Governess Affair
by Courtney Milan
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 100p · Historical Romance, Novella
The Governess Affair matched on smart and romantic. That's not a coincidence.
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86%
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Eyes Turned Skyward
by Rebecca Yarros
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 380p · Military Romance
If Bringing Down the Duke left a void, Eyes Turned Skyward fills it — then digs a new one.
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84%
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The Soulmate Equation
by Christina Lauren
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 352p · Contemporary Romance, STEM Romance
The historical romance you didn't know you needed after Bringing Down the Duke. Trust us.
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Your #1 Match — We'd swipe right for you

Based on mood alignment, spice compatibility, and trope DNA.

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

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Quick answers before your next match

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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