Books like Tempting Fate by Alissa Johnson

Richard, Duke of Cleybourne, returns to his country estate to deal with the tragic loss he had suffered four years earlier. But the arrival of Miss Jessica Maitland and Gabriella, his new ward, throws a wrench into his plans. The governess, feisty and flame-haired, reveals that the girl is in danger, and the mysterious events escalate into a murder mystery at Cleybourne Castle.

A romance filled with betrayal, love, and the mysterious old abbey of Ravenscar.

Natty Bumppo's first journey into frontier life and the challenges of defending his freedom against dangerous Indians and the corrupting influence of a ruthless new lawman, setting the stage for the larger story of The Last of the Mohicans.

A story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of 19th-century England, where an orphaned heiress seeks to prove her worth in the pursuit of a marriage of convenience.

A tale of forbidden love and dangerous secrets in the historic English mansion of Winterset.

Gillian Marley needs to find a husband, but she must marry to claim her uncle's inheritance within two months.

Donovan Kincaid, a staunch skeptic of fate, is pulled back into the orbit of his college sweetheart, Brooke Stirling, when she reappears years later as a professional colleague. Facing a second chance at love, Donovan must decide whether destiny is a myth or a promise.

A clever and witty romance story set in 19th-century London, where the independent and independent-minded Miss Marianne Shelton learns the hard truths of marriage and true love through the eyes of her charming and impulsive protector, Thomas Effington.

A psychological thriller about a psychic investigator and the mysterious estate where she finds a long-lost brother.

Dani Pembroke, a successful entrepreneur, returns to Saratoga, New York, to unearth the truth behind her mother's mysterious disappearance, partnering with senior security specialist Zeke Cutler while a hidden killer lurks in the shadows.

After a failed escape plan, Serena Blythe stows aboard Beau St. Jules’s yacht, where the alluring Earl of Rochefort—an intelligence officer and notorious libertine—falls for her and must face war, danger, and love.

An intricate tale of seduction and deception in the courts of England and Russia.

A romantic adventure of love, deception, and the search for identity.

A dashing Lord and a royal princess's impossible love story, with a twist of royal secrets and the heart of a woman who won't back down.

A captivating tale of forbidden love, corporate intrigue, and the secrets hidden in forgotten journals.

A half-breed mountain man and a feisty halfbreed woman, both half-truths, will clear each other's names and uncover the truth about the last honest outlaw in the American West.

A romance novel about a widowed widower and a spirited young woman who sets out to prove that age isn't a barrier to love in a small town in the South during the 1930s during the Great Depression. The book explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family.

A steamboat captain and a gambler fight for the heart of a beautiful riverboat gambler, while confronting the past of the ruthless con man who won her interest in the card game 5-Card Stud, St. Louis Style.

Jocelyn Shelton, a young debutante, dreams of marrying a prince and becoming a lady of the king. When her dream is interrupted by chance, she finds herself whisked away to the countryside and becomes the viscount's bride, leading to an unexpected love story.

A dangerous highwayman falls for a ruthless earl's estranged daughter.

Princess Christina meets the man who teaches her the meaning of sensual abandon in this story of forbidden love and unexpected turns of fate.

When Gary Lindstrom receives a call from his long‑lost sister, he is forced to confront his forgotten past and meet the only family he has left, and unexpectedly, Rebecca Wilson—an alluring stranger who may become the love of his life.