Books like Swan Maid by Dilly Court

A young Englishwoman in 1920s Ceylon marries a tea plantation owner and widower, only to uncover unsettling secrets about his first wife that threaten to unravel their new life.

A charming historical novel about two girls discovering friendship and independence in 1920s London.

A gripping tale of Old London Bridge, a living historical character, and its eight hundred denizens, set against the backdrop of the Great Plague and Great Fire in 1665 London, through the eyes of a young poet and his tormented former student, with a rich historical backdrop and supernatural elements, blending fiction, history, and fantasy in a captivating narrative that draws readers into a world of love, sacrifice, and the eternal question of fate versus free will.

When a city‑wide tragedy shatters her comfortable life, Mary Swan Middleton learns that true wealth lies in compassion as she joins forces with a humble neighbor to uncover a mysterious truth.

Moria grew to womanhood in the realm of Myr, wise in the art of women and utterly innocent of the ways of men. Her delicate beauty belied her inner strength...yet she wondered, trembling. For tonight she passed through the circle of stones into the world of men. Wulfsun was every mesmerizing inch a man, hard muscled and tawny maned. No Viking was more feared, for Wulfsun fought without mercy and expected none. Until he captured a maiden as beautiful as moonlit shadows, and was enslaved for all time. He would have her willing or not at all, though his blood coursed hot with wanting her. And though Moira wore a golden collar of thralldom, her desire for the mighty warrior was the greater bondage. In the long northern night, they surrendered at last to their sweet destiny. But Wulfsun would go forth once more, to die.. or claim forever the free, enchanting heart of his own.

Where there is wealth and power, there’s always someone willing to do anything to take it. England, 1381: Delia’s idyllic life as daughter of an earl is shattered when her father dies and his wife accuses Delia’s seven brothers of treason and murder. The youngest is only ten years old, but this doesn’t stop the guards from hauling them off to the Tower of London. There they await a grim fate, as child-king Richard II is executing anyone who poses a threat to his throne. Delia is their only hope for pardon and freedom. Sir Geoffrey did not expect his first assignment as captain of the guard to be the arrest of boys so young. He dutifully imprisons the brothers, but he can’t ignore the sense, rooted in personal experience, that injustice and treachery are at work.

A young woman investigates her brother’s death in World War I and discovers a long-buried secret in this compelling historical novel set in London during the war and post-war era.

From the age of eight, sixteen-year-old Charity Crosse has been living rough with her grandfather and begging on the streets. When her grandfather passes away, Charity is helped by a kindly doctor who introduces her to bookseller, Jethro Dawkins. Jethro takes Charity in to help in his bookshop and keep house in their one room behind the shop. Charity sleeps under the counter and is not well treated, but Jethro instills in her the love of books that began when her grandmother taught her to read. And she starts to hope for a better future for herself. But Jethro dies unexpectedly, and Charity is faced with eviction when the rent is raised by the unscrupulous landlord. Must Charity give up her dream of running the bookshop herself, and worse, be forced to return to the streets?