10 Books Like A Week to Be Wicked
Tessa Dare's A Week to Be Wicked is the platonic ideal of a road-trip romance: a bluestocking, a rogue, a fake elopement, and one carriage barreling toward Scotland while the banter and chemistry go supernova. If you want more witty, close-quarters, slow-burn fun, here are ten reads to grab next.
The magic here is forced proximity plus sparkling dialogue. Trap two clever people together with nowhere to hide, and every mile makes the banter sharper and the tension hotter. The picks below chase that combination: road trips, shared rooms, unlikely alliances, and heroines and heroes who fall in love mid-argument.
If you want more of Tessa Dare's exact magic
1. A Night to Surrender — Tessa Dare
The Spindle Cove opener, where a militia-drilling hero collides with the woman who runs the village of misfit ladies. Same wit, same warmth, same effervescent Dare voice — the natural next step if A Week to Be Wicked won your heart.
2. The Wallflower Wager — Tessa Dare
A rescuer of stray animals versus a self-made rogue, trading barbs across a garden wall. Nonstop banter, huge heart, and the kind of verbal sparring that made Minerva and Colin so irresistible.
3. Mr. Impossible — Loretta Chase
A brilliant, buttoned-up heroine and a reckless hero chase a stolen artifact across the Egyptian desert, bickering the entire way. It's basically A Week to Be Wicked with pyramids — funny, adventurous, and blazing with chemistry.
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If it was the forced-proximity chemistry
4. An Indecent Dalliance with a Scoundrel — Margot St. James
Fleeing a murderous fiancé, heiress Arabella St. Clair throws herself on the mercy of Vaughn Kildare, a scarred soldier in cold highland exile who sees her only as a liability — until he becomes the one blade sharp enough to protect her. Two reluctant allies thrown together on the road with danger at their heels: the forced-proximity slow burn at full tilt. Part of the ten-book Margot St. James collection. See the full bundle →
5. The Viscount Who Loved Me — Julia Quinn
Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sheffield are the reigning champions of Regency bickering-to-lovers. The pall-mall scenes alone justify the read — two stubborn people arguing their way into a love neither wants to admit.
6. Caught in the Viscount's Bed — Margot St. James
Framed for murder, apothecary Verity Templeton breaks into the isolation of Malden Manor and discovers its viscount is being slowly poisoned. A blizzard seals them in, their cold bargain dissolves into a volatile masquerade — and the line between performance and reality blurs. If you love two clever people trapped together with secrets and sparks, this delivers. Also part of the ten-book bundle above.
If you loved the bluestocking heroine
7. Bringing Down the Duke — Evie Dunmore
A determined Oxford student and suffragist takes on a formidable duke in a battle of wits that turns into slow-burn love. Smart, sparky, and driven by a heroine whose intelligence is her whole appeal — very much Minerva's spiritual sister.
8. The Countess Conspiracy — Courtney Milan
A secret scientist heroine and the friend who's loved her for years. Milan's wit and warmth make this a standout for readers who fell for the bluestocking-meets-charmer dynamic — clever, tender, and full of heart.
If you want the adventure and the laughs
9. When a Scot Ties the Knot — Tessa Dare
A heroine who invented a fake fiancé is undone when the real man appears to claim her. Pure Dare delight — a small deception spiraling into big love, with the banter cranked all the way up.
10. The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels — India Holton
Flying houses, genteel pirates, and a heroine who takes no nonsense from the assassin sent to kill her. Gleefully witty and adventurous — if the madcap-journey energy of A Week to Be Wicked was your favorite part, this is a joyride.
How to pick your next read
If you want more of Dare's exact magic, stay in Spindle Cove and read the whole series. If it was the forced-proximity chemistry, the snowed-in and on-the-run couples of the Margot St. James bundle deliver. If you loved the bluestocking heroine, Evie Dunmore and Courtney Milan are your people. And if you want a whole pile of banter-driven, close-quarters Regency romance without choosing one book at a time, the ten-book collection is the fastest — and cheapest — way to refill the shelf.
Frequently asked questions
What should I read after A Week to Be Wicked?
Reach for road-trip and forced-proximity historical romances with sparkling banter: more Tessa Dare, Julia Quinn's The Viscount Who Loved Me, and Loretta Chase's Mr. Impossible. For a big batch of banter-driven Regency romance, a curated 10-book bundle keeps the chemistry going.
Do I need to read the Spindle Cove series in order?
A Week to Be Wicked is book two of Tessa Dare's Spindle Cove series, but it works beautifully as a standalone. Many readers start here, fall for Minerva and Colin, then go back for A Night to Surrender.
What makes road-trip romance so appealing?
Road-trip and forced-proximity romances trap two people together with nowhere to hide, so banter, secrets, and chemistry escalate fast. A Week to Be Wicked is the gold standard: a fake elopement, one carriage, and two people bickering their way into love.