Books like Surrender the Night by Colleen Shannon

Eliza Hilliard, fleeing her mother’s tyranny, marries a notorious Hungarian prince, and in the heat of the 1848 Revolution her desire and duty collide in a tale of intrigue, passion, and political peril.

Adrienne Dalton's idyllic life shatters when her father dies, drawing her into the haunted Maine estate of Wyndecliffe and a bitter blood feud between Matthew Wyndham and his mysterious brother Jason.

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

When her father dies, Alaine de Ste. Claire must defend her Normandy castle from the vengeful warrior Rorik Valis, who also seeks to claim her and her heart.

"When British soldiers invade Baltimore amid the War of 1812, Rose McGuire, alone on her family farm, is easy prey for a brutal lieutenant. In the midst of the attack, she's saved by British 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Reed. Will she now have to heal, as well as hide, this wounded enemy soldier..."--P. [4] of cover.

When Savannah Clare sails into New York harbour, her dark green eyes are anxious. What will the future hold? She knows so little of her past. American-born, she was taken to England for a genteel upbringing, when her mother died And now she is bound for the Deep South and the plantation which her father owns. Hut why has he never acknowledged her existence by even a letter? Aboard a Mississippi steamship the piercing gaze of raven-haired Rue Delaney, a riverboat gambler, tempts Savannah into bitter sweet desire. She longs to accept his offer of marriage, but a few short weeks have made her worldly wise, and she cannot believe Rue's honied words. Under the dark shadow of Civil War, their destinies again become dangerously intertwined when,after her father’s death, Savannah learns that her mother was a mulatto. She is bylaw, a slave -- and must trade herself to save the life of the man she loves.