Books like Darling Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt

A wounded replay of *Beauty and the Beast* set in a Scottish castle, where a scarred nobleman and a self‑reliant housekeeper battle past demons to find a shared happy ending.

Jillian Whitney, a penniless heiress, is thrust into a London scandal when her guardian is murdered and she becomes the sole suspect. She seeks refuge with the enigmatic Earl of Blackwood, whom she attracts—and who shelters her from the law while harboring a passionate but secretive love.

When a psychic vision predicts a murder against a London earl, a mysterious stranger must stop the plot—while a forbidden attraction threatens to derail both love and survival.

Lady Phoebe Batten, a blind aristocrat under threat, finds both danger and unexpected tenderness when her stoic bodyguard, Captain James Trevillion, defends her against kidnappers.

Winter Makepeace, headmaster of St. Giles, leads a secret nocturnal life as the Ghost of St. Giles. When the ghost is rescued by the sharp‑witted Lady Isabel Beckinhall, their day‑time rivalry turns to passion, and danger looms with missing girls at the Home.

Single‑mother detective Melanie Travis juggles her two young sons, a part‑time job, and a dog‑show circuit, only to find herself embroiled in a murder mystery during her school’s Christmas Bazaar.

In Madison, Indiana, single mother Trinity Ewing starts anew with her son and meets the handyman Noah Benningfield. A mysterious house renovation threatens to unveil hidden secrets, plunging Trinity into a tense game of secrets and danger.

Wulfgar Ragnarsson, a legendary mercenary, must protect the widowed Lady Anwyn and her son while navigating love and loyalty in a world of Viking warriors.

A MAN CONTROLLED BY HIS DESIRES . . . Infamous for his wild, sensual needs, Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire, is searching for a savage killer in St. Giles, London's most notorious slum. Widowed Temperance Dews knows St. Giles like the back of her hand-she's spent a lifetime caring for its inhabitants at the foundling home her family established. Now that home is at risk . . . A WOMAN HAUNTED BY HER PAST . . . Caire makes a simple offer-in return for Temperance's help navigating the perilous alleys of St. Giles, he will introduce her to London's high society so that she can find a benefactor for the home. But Temperance may not be the innocent she seems, and what begins as cold calculation soon falls prey to a passion that neither can control-one that may well destroy them both. A BARGAIN NEITHER COULD REFUSE

When a masked vigilante hunts killers in 18th‑century London, he meets a fierce heroine who shares his quest for justice. Their dangerous bond sparks both vengeance and romance, threatening the duke’s secrets.

Beauty, the daughter of a poor merchant, offers herself to live in a prince's cursed castle to save her father’s life.

In London, Dr. Daniel Herbert seeks a sensible wife to manage his inherited estates, only to fall for the enigmatic Jessie Kelham, a widow and single mother whose hidden past threatens to unsettle both their lives.

Alf pretends to be a boy and patrols London’s streets as the masked Ghost of St. Giles. After saving Duke Hugh Fitzroy of Kyle, she is hired to hunt the dangerous Lords of Chaos, forcing her to reveal her true identity.

A cunning duke returns from exile, hunting the men who wronged him, while a determined housekeeper infiltrates his house to protect her mother. Their game of secrets and seduction threatens both of their lives and reputations.

Althea Stanwick, a once‑ideal lady now desperate to reclaim her status, enlists the help of the enigmatic Benedict Trewlove, the Beast, to master seduction and regain power in a society that has turned on her.

In this children’s retelling, Belle’s love of books and her longing for adventure lead her to a cursed castle where she discovers that true beauty lies beyond appearances.

A timeless fairy tale where a gentle young woman’s beauty and kindness awaken a fearful Beast, transforming him into a prince.

A kind and beautiful maid uses her great capacity to love to break a spell that has turned a handsome prince into an ugly beast, restoring him to his true form.