Books like Consolation by Corinne Michaels

After growing up in a small town, Lily starts a business in Boston and falls for neurologist Ryle Kincaid—only to confront the return of her first love, Atlas, and the emotional toll of true love.

Reimagining the Trojan War through the eyes of Achilles’ closest companion, Patroclus, the novel explores themes of friendship, heroism, and forbidden love amid mythic glory.

In Pelion, Maine, a trauma‑scarred woman meets the silent, enigmatic Archer Hale, and together they confront secrets, pain, and the possibility of healing and love that defies the small‑town walls.

Amid writer's block and a looming deadline, a skeptical romance novelist and a disenchanted literary author trade their craft: she must write a happy ending, he a Great American Novel, as they race to finish before summer ends.

At 22, college student Sydney discovers her boyfriend's infidelity and must choose her next move while falling for her enigmatic neighbor Ridge.

Henry "Monty" Montague, a rakish English gentleman, embarks on a Grand Tour of Europe, chasing pleasure and a forbidden affection for his best friend Percy. Amid family expectations and a perilous chase, his hedonistic journey tests love, loyalty and identity.

A princess from a small European kingdom is stranded near Florida, falls for U.S. Navy Lt. J.T. Montgomery, and faces a choice between her royal duties and newfound love.

Dorothea Mathis, a burned‑out hotel keeper in Strawberry Valley, Oklahoma, finally meets her old college crush, former Army Ranger Daniel Porter, whose return to care for ailing father sparks a fiery, rain‑kissing romance.

Ten years of dedication to the Navy taught SEAL Jon Rudnick one thing—he’s not afraid to risk life and limb for his country. But when navigating military red tape begins to present more challenges than the enemy it makes Jon question his future. So does Alison Cressly, the woman who doesn’t do one-night stands or SEALs but who broke both rules with Jon the eve of his deployment to Afghanistan. He can’t get her out of his head—not while away and not now that he’s back. When Ali’s life is threatened and military rules won’t allow him to intervene, Jon decides it’s time to take back control. The question is what would a SEAL do as a civilian? Jon’s got skills, drive and an idea, as well as a few teammates willing to cover his six. And he’s got the hope of more with Ali.. A team of sexy SEALs, a terrorist threat, and an attraction that can’t be denied . . . it all comes together in this launch of the new Hot SEALs romantic suspense series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author Cat Johnson. Look for Zane’s story, SAVED BY A SEAL (Hot SEALs Book 2)

A dog and a veteran's unlikely friendship sparks unexpected danger in a small town.

Quinn Miller, once the embodiment of love and motherhood, is now faced with a choice: a family or the man she thought would never love her again.

My life is a secret. His life is dangerous. We’re both stubborn, calculating, and controlling. Mark Dixon doesn’t know what he’s getting into. He doesn’t know his games could cost us our lives. I have to do what is necessary to keep us alive, and that means guarding my heart. But I know I’m defenseless against him, and in the end, he’ll force me to surrender.

Air Force Captain Nash Fortune is assigned to the Academy when Bianca Quinn, a true‑crime writer, seeks him to uncover a decades‑old missing cadet case. Their heated past fuels a passionate, dangerous reunion.

A wounded ranger struggles to move on while a determined journalist seeks his exclusive story to land her dream job, putting his man‑woman relationship and past heroics on the line.

In small‑town Oregon, widowed physician Scott Grant welcomes new PA Peyton Lacoumette to his practice. As their professional and personal worlds collide, a fleeting arrangement sparks a potential lifelong romance.

In the second book of the Belonging Duet, a former Navy SEAL and a security company employee confront the past that continues to bind them together.