Books like When Hearts Are Light Again by Emilie Baker Loring

Jennifer Merrick, a spirited 17‑year‑old from Scotland, is kidnapped from her convent school by the Duke of Claymore, Royce Westmoreland, known as “The Wolf.” Their hostile encounter turns into a tumultuous romance of pride, passion, and loyalty.

Lord Giles Cardross believes his 18‑year‑old wife, Helen, loves him, but her frivolous ways and rising debts make him question whether she married for money. Family scandals and hidden truths threaten their union.

Lords of Desire is a historical romance anthology uniting four steamy tales set in distinct eras, exploring love that endures societal bounds, time travel, and adventurous liaisons.

A mistaken arrangement brings Eve and Jeff together in Washington, where political intrigue and personal misunderstandings test their love.

Connie Trent leaves her life in the United States to claim her inheritance in England, where she faces romance, family secrets, and a kidnapping scheme while deciding whether to renounce her US citizenship for a British one.

In 1865 Michigan, Caroline has run the Windmill Point Lighthouse after her father’s death. Her quiet life is jeopardized when a wounded Civil War veteran arrives to take over her post.

In *Love With Honor*, ambitious Randi Scott marries her older boss to secure her future, but she falls for a youthful idealist, forcing her to choose between wealth, love, and moral conviction.

When the 23‑year‑old Beth Gilbert is orphaned after her scientist father’s sudden death, she becomes the ward of the handsome Chris Bradford. In New York’s elite circles, Beth uncovers a plot to steal her father’s million‑dollar formula and a life‑endangering conspiracy.

Linda Bourne and her friend Ruthetta pursue independence in Manhattan, where Linda lands dual real‑estate jobs and faces business rivalry, deceit, and tests of loyalty, culminating in a resolution that reaffirms her integrity.

Gillian Bellamy, a celebrated heiress, navigates love and intrigue at a high‑profile art exhibition where valuable artifacts draw danger. Amidst unforeseen accidents and the shadow of Jim Trevor’s father’s tarnished legacy, she must decide what truly matters.

Aspiring author faces rejection and a tyrannical threat to her hometown paper—she must confront her doubts and the corrupt power behind her town.

With four younger siblings to support as well as her invalid mother, since her father died unexpectedly the previous year, Shirley was really up against it. Her tiny secretary's salary could only afford rent for a house that was too small and located in an area with excessive heat, traffic, and pollution. To compound the problems she had been served notice that the family must move in a few weeks. This is why a large stone barn outside the city, in a spacious natural setting with cool, fresh air seemed so inviting. The barn's owner, Sidney, was also up against it in trying to get the barn not only in a habitable, but also in a truly homelike and comfortable state without appearing to be offering charity nor compelling an increase in rent. Shirley completely refused charity of any kind, but was so completely conscientious and loyal in her work, at times jeopardizing her own safety and even risking her life, that abundant help came her way in many forms, leading eventually to property ownership that guaranteed lifetime security for her family. Along the way she taught Sidney the meaning of inner wealth, which is what he really wanted rather than the haughty, condescending, shallow, superficial, undeserving hypocrisy of some of his rich acquaintances. His curiousity about how someone could really live in a barn came to be richly rewarded. Shirley found that her daring bravery in attempting actual life in a barn was also richly rewarded. As she and Sidney discovered what real wealth was, it wasn't only the barn that was enchanted.

During German‑occupied Belgium, Claire Dussois protects refugees in her attic. A crash‑landed B‑17 adds a new secret—her most significant guest—and deepens the town’s underground resistance.

A spy thriller set against the backdrop of World War II Paris, focusing on Jean Casson's tumultuous romance and moral compromises during the occupation.

Patricia Langston’s bright life is shattered when her affluent, widowed father, a respected judge, is accused of bribe‑taking, forcing her to defend his name and navigate a spiraling crisis.

Princess Eleanor, a child bride who vows chastity, is captivated by the formidable Norman knight Simon de Montfort, whose obsession ignites scandal and war in medieval England.

Phoebe opens a vintage dress shop in London, but a hidden memory from World War I threatens her success. When she meets Therese, a Frenchwoman with a treasured blue coat, old wounds heal and love begins to bloom.

Ellen Tanner Marsh’s historical romance follows a fiery English beauty who disguises herself as an Indian girl and finds passion with a dashing captain.

In 1934 Alaska, a young woman fleeing an unwanted engagement finds love amid danger and tragedy.