Books like Pride's castle by Frank Yerby

Charles Dickens’ landmark historical novel, set in London and Paris during the French Revolution, follows Doctor Manette’s 18‑year imprisonment, his release, and his reunion with daughter Lucie amid looming terror.

During World War II, a foster girl in Nazi Germany steals books to share with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man, proving literature’s power to nourish the soul amid darkness.

In an elite New England college, a charismatic classics professor lures a group of eccentric students into obsessive study, leading them from intellectual curiosity to corruption, betrayal, and ultimately murder.

A historical novel set in the 12th century, focusing on the building of a cathedral and the surrounding community's fortunes amidst historical events of the time.

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

A young scholar uncovers a labyrinthine family legacy, tracing the truth of Vlad the Impaler and the myth of Dracula across centuries and borders, risking life and sanity to confront an ancient evil.

Gerry Barton strives to support her widowed sister and twin baby nieces while confronting her pride and unexpected affection for her wealthy boss, Crawford Arrowsmith.

Insurance CEO Kai Young meets chaotic, purple‑haired Isabella Valencia—a nightclub bartender with a gift for charm. Their enemies‑to‑lovers clash forces a billionaire heir to confront his rules and the powerful pull of a forbidden romance.

After Henry VIII’s death, nine‑year‑old Edward VI inherits the throne of England, while a regency council navigates religious reform and political unrest—setting the stage for future conflicts between Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth.

A Texas Ranger and a group of paranormal investigators solve a case of murder and disappearance in San Antonio.

Judge Knott's murder mystery in Beaufort, North Carolina, with a past lover as the suspect.

A romance story about a woman who falls in love with a tough cowboy but must learn to appreciate his genuine character before she can truly love him.

DAMNED BY DESIRE Beautiful, sensual Gillian MacAllister had seen her mother degraded by men, and vowed not to follow in her footsteps. Instead Gillian would use men as her tools of pleasure and ambition, to be discarded when they had served their purpose. No man could resist her, no man could keep her, as she climbed the rungs of power and privilege from the raw Southern steel town of Birmingham in the 1890's to the glittering and corrupt capitals of Europe, moving ever closer to her moment of ultimate, overwhelming truth. Temperamental Gillian, heiress of an Alabama fortune, was capable of great loving kindness. But her appetite for corrupting and ruining lives was stronger. One of the many people whose life she ruined murdered her. Now Geoffrey Lynne must find out who done it before his brother, Gregory, is hung for the crime. Geoffrey knows Gregory is innocent. The only problem is that Gregory has confessed and his execution has been scheduled.

A Viking becomes a better ruler after adopting Christianity and taking a Christian girl as his slave.

Margaret Maron's mystery, Slow Dollar, follows fictional judge Deborah Knott as she navigates a North Carolina case that turns to the intrigue of a circus.

Uncommon Clay follows Deborah Knott, a woman judge in North Carolina, as she delves into the pottery scene while navigating mystery and detective work.

Deborah Knott, a lawyer in North Carolina, tries to become a judge but becomes entangled in an old murder case and must solve the mystery to stay in the race for election.

In Margaret Maron's atmospheric thriller 'Storm Track,' Judge Deborah Knott faces a chilling murder mystery amid an impending North Carolina hurricane, blending legal intrigue with atmospheric suspense.

When Spring Dalton's best friend excludes her as a bridesmaid because of her 'less than perfect' figure, she faces her life head-on. Thinking God may never answer her prayers, she accepts her cousin's offer and travels to Heidelberg, Germany with dreams of a becoming an artist, becoming thinner, and being swept away by Prince Charming. On the train from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Matt Sherman literally falls into her lap and the two strangers embark on a floundering adventure - falling in love. From the first day, Matt is drawn to Spring, but guilt and anger from his past makes him feel unworthy to be loved. Will Spring learn patience as she realizes prayer is answered in God's time? Will Matt learn to forgive and accept God's forgiveness so he can follow his heart and ask Spring to be his wife?

Karen Hampton, a Washington, D.C. socialite, finds her life turned upside down when she marries rugged Texan Vance Paxton, learning that love can be both wild and dangerous in the untamed Texas frontier.

Christian fiction set in France that explores the craft of lace-making.