diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index f1983fd..2fec97a 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -184,10 +184,14 @@ export function titleCase<
   T extends string | readonly string[],
   UserCaseOptions extends CaseOptions = CaseOptions,
 >(str?: T, opts?: UserCaseOptions) {
-  return (Array.isArray(str) ? str : splitByCase(str as string))
+  return (
+    Array.isArray(str)
+      ? str
+      : splitByCase(str as string, [...STR_SPLITTERS, " "])
+  )
     .filter(Boolean)
-    .map((p) =>
-      titleCaseExceptions.test(p)
+    .map((p, i) =>
+      i > 0 && titleCaseExceptions.test(p)
         ? p.toLowerCase()
         : upperFirst(opts?.normalize ? p.toLowerCase() : p),
     )
diff --git a/test/scule.test.ts b/test/scule.test.ts
index bd5ec3b..910143d 100644
--- a/test/scule.test.ts
+++ b/test/scule.test.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,18 @@ describe("titleCase", () => {
     ["foo", "Foo"],
     ["foo-bar", "Foo Bar"],
     ["this-IS-aTitle", "This is a Title"],
+    ["in-world", "In World"],
+    ["in world", "In World"],
+    ["inWorld", "In World"],
+    ["and-then", "And Then"],
+    ["and then", "And Then"],
+    ["andThen", "And Then"],
+    [["in", "world"], "In World"],
+    [["and", "then"], "And Then"],
+    ["the-quick-brown-fox-and-the-dog", "The Quick Brown Fox and the Dog"],
+    ["the quick brown fox and the dog", "The Quick Brown Fox and the Dog"],
+    ["a-tale-of-two-cities", "A Tale of Two Cities"],
+    ["a tale of two cities", "A Tale of Two Cities"],
   ])("%s => %s", (input, expected) => {
     expect(titleCase(input)).toMatchObject(expected);
   });