Books like Fire at Midnight by Barbara Dawson Smith

Jay de Rojas sets his own rules, and Beth, a tough tutor, must navigate her growing attraction to him while carrying the hurt of her own past.

In "Paper and Fire," Rachel Caine continues the saga of the Great Library, where knowledge is tightly controlled and rebellion is suppressed, as characters fight for freedom and rewrite history.

After a burn‑out, fashion model Gianetta Brooke retreats to a remote Hebridean hotel, only to uncover a gruesome murder and her ex‑husband’s sudden arrival. She soon finds herself entangled in a deadly mystery where she holds the key to the killer’s identity.

An undercover reporter follows a celebrity into rehab to uncover juicy gossip about her personal life.

Widowed Lady Cassandra St. Ives finds herself drawn to a mysterious long-distance admirer, Count Basilio Montevarchi. When she visits his home, the passion that blossoms is torn by duty and an existing betrothal.

During the American Revolutionary War, Carlisle Kincaid, a vessel of untouchable virtue, resists the advances of rugged adventurer Chase Lancaster, whose protective instinct is challenged by love and loyalty.

In 1703 London, Rachael Penrose battles false imprisonment at Bedlam after her uncle plots to murder her brother for an inheritance. With a French privateer as her unlikely savior, she must uncover the truth to free herself and her family.

Four years after the Revolutionary War, America's independence was still in doubt. The new nation needed money and a vital surge in trade. In 1787, a group of Boston merchants decided to send two ships on a desperate mission around Cape Horn and into the Pacific Ocean, to establish new trade with China, settle an outpost on territory claimed by the Spanish, and find the legendary Northwest Passage. The seven-year adventure, known as the Columbia Expedition, would bring the world to the brink of war. The man chosen to lead the expedition was John Kendrick--a master navigator and a charismatic captain of privateers during the Revolution. On the far side of the world, Kendrick would have to rely on his bravery, his charm, and his remarkable resolve to navigate unknown waters, negotiate with cutthroat imperialists from England and Spain, and form alliances with natives hit hard by early encounters with Europeans.--From publisher description.

Margaret Maron's mystery, Slow Dollar, follows fictional judge Deborah Knott as she navigates a North Carolina case that turns to the intrigue of a circus.

American southwest, 1874. As a drunken half-breed drifter, Morgan feels he has no reason to live. That is until a wealthy heiress, Carolyn, finds him wounded in a back alley. On the run from an arranged marriage, she takes him to his home to heal, as well as hide from her father. At her urging, Morgan agrees to accompany her from Galveston to Ogallala. But what is only supposed to be a job turns into something more as he finds himself falling for the runaway bride. Their mutual desire ignites on the journey. Determined to make Carolyn his, Morgan refuses to let any man, white or Indian, get in his way. And when outside forces try to drive them apart, it only increases their determination to be together forever.

Detective Jon Kent meets radio personality Tracy Michaels in an arson investigation and finds himself caught in a web of passion and danger.

Summer Redding thought the blindingly handsome jock who'd loved and left her years ago had died in the Washington massacre. She grieved for her lost golden boy as the rest of the country mourned their dead, until she comes home to find a very alive Jack Delvaux waiting for her with a devastating secret that turns her life upside down. No longer the carefree man he was in his youth, this Jack is dark, hard and dangerous a fifteen-year veteran of the CIA hungry for answers and hungry for her. The rich, good-looking charmer who broke her heart once before would have been easy to resist, but this man, this powerful man? Summer needs him, and he knows it. When Jack's mission uncovers evidence of government involvement in the massacre and plans for another attack he's primed for revenge. But he has more than vengeance to live for now, and when Summer's life is threatened, it's nearly Jack's undoing. Someone taking shots at his woman? That's dead man walking.

**"Nothing, not even Devil's Night, was more magical, because tonight was the longest night of the year. It was special."** The clock at St. Killian’s chimes as whispers float in the dark staircase above. Snow falls from the black sky beyond the windows, and candles glow, the flames lighting up the longest night of the year.⁣ ⁣ Devil’s Night isn’t the only holiday we celebrate. Tonight, we’re pulling on a different mask.⁣ ⁣ Some call it Midwinter.⁣ ⁣ Others call it Yule.⁣ ⁣ We call it Fire Night.⁣ ⁣