Books like Tender yearnings by Elaine Raco Chase

A playful retelling of a classic fairy‑tale set in Manhattan, where a dashing prince meets a spirited princess in a modern twist on magic and romance.

Kate, a successful magazine writer in her mid-30s, struggles to find love in modern times, while also trying to keep her family's Scottish estate from foreclosure.

A Texas doctor dreams of a Victorian home, only to find romance and redemption when his landlord, a bitter New Orleans woman, returns to her past and faith.

Kate Inskip discovers a pirate in her dreams that turns out to be a man who is more than just a dream

Karl, a struggling dyslexic boy, seeks help from his girlfriend's author to fulfill a letter request, but discovers a dangerous truth about the author's past that jeopardizes everything he has built in Fiorella's life and in his own. A coming-of-age story of self-discovery and the power of love that will resonate with fans of contemporary YA fiction and those seeking to understand dyslexia.

A 1970s fictional portrait of gay bodybuilders navigating art, identity, and passion.

An exploration of the Harlem Renaissance through the eyes of its larger-than-life residents in a New York apartment building setting, with satirical characters and themes that intersect with Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Alain Locke. This novel is a blend of historical fiction and satire, set in the vibrant world of the 1920s Harlem and bringing to life the era's vibrant culture and characters. The story is a celebration of the Harlem Renaissance's artistic and intellectual contributions, set against the backdrop of New York's vibrant cultural scene.

"I Thought of Daisy" is a work of fiction by Edmund Wilson that examines the experiences of young men and the world of authors.

In a spirited tale of romance and redemption, Reed Walker saves Charlotte Augusta Butterworth from a death sentence and discovers her hidden passion, while she fights to reclaim a life filled with more than pain.

Maggie Ramsay was alone, homeless, and widowed with three children—the man she loved and her life at Glengarry Castle destroyed in one murderous act. Her desperate circumstances called for desperate measures: marriage to a man she'd never met. As the bride of California timber baron Adrian Mackinnon, she would have a new life, a new beginning...away from the danger that still threatened her young son. Adrian Mackinnon wanted a perfect jewel to crown his redwood empire; a beautiful, ornamental wife to give him heirs. But Maggie Ramsay, with her Scot's logic, dry humor—and her past—was not what he had bargained for. Undaunted, Maggie met the challenge of the primitive raw forest and Adrian's own blustery ways head-on, winning the hearts of every man at camp, and tackling a business no ordinary woman would dare. She also found herself in love with her husband. But the closer she got to Adrian's aching heart, the harder he pushed her away. He was determined to prove he needed no one—until greed and passion threatened all he owned, and he was faced with a choice no man should ever have to make.

A heartwarming coming-of-age story about a prep school student trying to fit in with his adoptive tribe while hiding his true self.