Convenient Wives, Inconvenient Love
Marriage of Convenience in Steampunk & Gaslamp Fantasy Romance
When duty demands a wedding, love has a way of rewriting the contract
A stolen kiss is easy. A stolen name is harder to forgive — and even harder to fall for. In these steampunk and gaslamp fantasy romances, couples say “I do” for reasons that have nothing to do with love: to escape a scandal, outrun a villain, secure a title, or survive a mission gone sideways. But a marriage of convenience has a way of becoming inconvenient the moment real trust — and real desire — enters the bargain. Explore Victorian-inspired romances where reluctant spouses become devoted partners, and where the greatest danger isn’t the enemy at the door, but the person waiting beside you.
Dukes Are Forever by Bec McMaster
Adele Hamilton traps the Duke of Malloryn into a marriage of convenience to protect herself, a cold arrangement. When evidence suggests Adele may be connected to his enemies, Malloryn must uncover the truth—by getting closer to the wife he never expected to desire. In a vampire-ruled Victorian London filled with espionage and conspiracies, their loveless marriage could be dangerous. Amazon | Kobo | Google Books | Barnes & Noble
Beauty and the Blade by S.C. Grayson
When the Beast of London’s underworld asks for her hand, Contessa sees her chance: marry the man she believes murdered her mother, and find the evidence to convict him. As the Chief of Police’s daughter turned reluctant bride, she expects to uncover a monster behind Nathanial Woodrow’s polished society façade. Instead, she finds warmth she didn’t expect—and a truth more complicated than revenge. Amazon
Wedded to the Wanton Witch by S.L. Prater
Lady Frances Aaberg needs a way to save her family from financial ruin, while fae trickster Jonas Moen needs a titled bride to secure the status he has long been denied. Their marriage of convenience begins as a business arrangement, with Frances determined to keep her heart out of the bargain. But as magic, secrets, and a growing bond draw them closer, their practical agreement becomes much harder to keep. Amazon
Icy Betrayals by Anne Renwick
When her own brother tries to sell her to the highest bidder, botanist Lady Angela Tagert makes a desperate escape—straight into a hasty marriage with Icelandic airship captain Valtýr Árnason. He didn’t plan on coming home with a wife, but as trolls, hidden magic, and a villain hunting Angela’s secret converge, their marriage of convenience becomes something neither can walk away from. Amazon | Kobo | Google Books | Apple Books | Barnes & Noble
Not a Mourning Person by Catherine Stein
Rachael Fasching wants nothing more than to shed the name of her late, unlamented husband. Historian Avery Cantrell needs a wife to secure his inheritance while he searches for a cure to the deadly curse haunting his family line. Both want an efficient, unromantic arrangement—until a murder investigation and a shared secret pull them closer than either intended. Amazon | Kobo | Google Books | Barnes & Noble
Gossamer Wing by Delphine Dryden
Lady Charlotte Moncrieffe is a spy with a mission: recover documents hidden in Paris. Her spymaster father agrees to send her only if she has an ironclad cover—a legal marriage of convenience with Dexter Hardison, the brilliant Makesmith Baron. Their honeymoon disguise aboard Charlotte’s stealth dirigible should be purely practical—but as danger closes in, their carefully controlled arrangement turns into a passion neither expected. Amazon | Kobo | Google Books | Apple Books | Barnes & Noble
Find Your Next Marriage of Convenience Romance
| If You're Looking For... | Try... | Why It Fits |
|---|---|---|
| A spy mission disguised as a marriage | Gossamer Wing Delphine Dryden |
An undercover mission leads to a practical marriage with a brilliant inventor. |
| Victorian steampunk secrets and danger | Dukes Are Forever Bec McMaster |
A reluctant marriage in a world of vampire aristocrats, espionage, and political intrigue. |
| An airship adventure with a marriage bargain | Icy Betrayals Anne Renwick |
A marriage of necessity sends a botanist and an airship captain into a dangerous journey filled with secrets. |
| Gaslamp mystery with alchemy | Not a Mourning Person Catherine Stein |
A marriage arrangement becomes complicated by curses, secrets, and a mystery that must be solved. |
| A dangerous hero and slow-burn romance | Beauty and the Blade S.C. Grayson |
A strategic marriage draws a determined heroine into the world of a feared protector. |
| A magical bargain with witches and fae | Wedded to the Wanton Witch S.L. Prater |
A transactional marriage between a witch and a fae trickster becomes far more complicated than planned. |
Ghosts, Spirits & Haunted Hearts
Where every haunting hides a mystery—and perhaps a happily ever after
A London reimagined-where invention and imagination blur in Victorian and alternate-history settings.
When Demons Walk the Gaslit Streets
Demon romance, incubus heroes, monster lovers, and dark supernatural mysteries
SIZZLING PAGES: The temperature is rising…
With each turn of the page, they draw readers deeper into steampunk and gaslamp fantasy worlds of passion and desire.
FLOATING THROUGH FICTION
Airships, dirigibles, and flying machines soar above forgotten ruins and hidden kingdoms in these sky-high adventures.