Books like No Ordinary Groom by Gayle Callen

A novel about Emma Woodhouse, a young woman's struggles with matchmaking, misplaced pride, and the dangers of meddling in others' lives in 18th-century England.

After Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, Verona’s war‑torn families unite under Prince Escalus’s plan; the unlikely pairing of Benvolio and Rosaline must broker peace, proving that love can emerge amid hatred.

Richard, Duke of Cleybourne, returns to his country estate to deal with the tragic loss he had suffered four years earlier. But the arrival of Miss Jessica Maitland and Gabriella, his new ward, throws a wrench into his plans. The governess, feisty and flame-haired, reveals that the girl is in danger, and the mysterious events escalate into a murder mystery at Cleybourne Castle.

In 19th‑century London, the rakish Justin Sterling seeks to win a wager by courting the season’s most elusive debutante, Arabella Templeton, while she resists his charms and demands true love over scandal.

In the medieval world of St. Swithin's Abbey, Meg Redclift falls for a wounded knight, Gresham Sedgewick, whose forgotten past and dangerous secrets set them on a perilous quest of love, loyalty, and self‑discovery.

When presumed‑dead Captain Matthew Leland returns to Madingley Court, he discovers a blue‑eyed woman claiming to be his wife—an accusation he denies. Their volatile reunion tests love, loyalty, and deception in Regency England.

Viscount Sebastian Ravenswood vows never to marry, but his mysterious secret draws the charming Henrietta Ashby into a passionate, scandal‑ridden romance that may threaten both their lives.

After her dissolute husband dies, widowed Abigail Backworth Maldon must decide if she will remarry. While arranging a match for her niece, she finds herself drawn to the wealthy Kipp Rutland, who refuses her affection.

Raelynn Barrett finally hopes to start a new life with shipping magnate Jeff Birmingham, but whispers of his past cast doubt on their future together.

In a Highland clan feud, Maggie McCallum is betrothed to Owen Duff to restore peace. Haunted by premonitions of his death on their wedding day, she struggles against a love she cannot protect.

Set against the backdrop of a 1808 Europe on the brink of war, two women and two men—Anna, Sebastian, Pia, and Farleigh—navigate love, lust, and power as they forge complex relationships and pursue freedom.

In 1651, Lenore and Geoffrey, lovers amid England’s civil war, flee Roundheads and exile, hoping to reunite with their daughter in a turbulent Restoration England.

A romance novel about a widowed widower and a spirited young woman who sets out to prove that age isn't a barrier to love in a small town in the South during the 1930s during the Great Depression. The book explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family.

Katie Kingsford's love for a gambler comes with a price as a fierce hurricane threatens to tear them apart.