Books like Crimson Roses by Grace Livingston Hill

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 losing the man she loves, Louisa Clark must rebuild her life and find herself again while navigating grief and new relationships.

A first‑century‑turn English novel by E. M. Forster that explores social conventions, class distinctions, and the relationships among families and sisters.

Tory Bodeen returns to a South Carolina town scarred by her best friend Hope’s unsolved murder. Determined to open a home‑design shop, she seeks peace—and the chance to rebuild a bond with Hope’s brother, Cade—while confronting a lurking killer.

A seductive romance set in Britain where a 21‑year‑old young woman defends her heart against a Marquess who seeks her in the most unlikely of places—a brothel—turning deceptions into passion.

Jade, a young woman haunted by a cult past, seeks safety and family after years surviving on the streets. With the help of former cop Luke Kelly, her journey to reunite with her father exposes lingering dangers and the secrets of her trauma.

American Dorothy "Daisy" Miller charms in Switzerland and Italy, but her lively spirit and romance with the young American Winterbourne clash with the conservative norms of their fellow expatriates, prompting a critique of Anglo‑American cultural differences.

Sarah Addison Allen’s charming follow‑up to *Garden Spells* follows 27‑year‑old Josey Cirrini as waitress Della Lee’s unexpected arrival turns her sugary‑cluttered life into a journey of friendship, romance, and quirky magic.

Jane Arleth, a young woman of modest means, meets the handsome and wealthy John Sherwood in 1940s America, sparking a heartfelt Christian romance that tests loyalty and love.

After a family tragedy and a forced escape into the Arctic, Joanna Grey meets the lodger Richard Strange in a remote cabin, and between snowstorms and a dangerous love triangle, their fragile bond is tested.

Two bachelor brothers, David and Joseph, live on an old farm until a city‑raised sister, adopted by an aunt, arrives and reveals their kinship, bringing faith, love and renewal to their home and village.

Marina Makarova, a privileged young woman, seeks freedom during the Russian Revolution, falling in love, risking everything, and witnessing her nation's turmoil while navigating personal loss and growth.

An impoverished young woman travels to Scotland to honor her late mother, only to find herself entangled with aristocratic scheming and the hope of a long‑lost love.

478 p. ; 21 cm

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.

Wes Holden, a bereaved army veteran, seeks meaning in West Virginia's mountains where he meets Ally Monroe, a young woman caring for her widower father. Their bond is tested as a lurking drug operation threatens their fragile peace.

Mary Bennet, long mocked for her lack of social grace, undergoes a quiet transformation. When her sister's unexpected pregnancy forces her to live with Jane and Henry, Mary faces new chances for love and self‑acceptance.

A former FBI trainee, Miranda Moore, survives a serial killer and now hunts his latest victim, a Montana college student, as the FBI interrupts her relentless pursuit of vengeance.

(From the back cover) Young Katharine Bowman is certain the winter will be long and dreary. Her friends from the summer have all gone back to their homes, she feels deserted and lonely. Then she discovers a gift left for her by one of her friends...a gift that will change her life in astonishing ways! “Katharine’s Yesterday,” like the other short stories in this collection, brings readers a real sens of the past, of days when life seemed simpler, more straightforward. Yet it also shows that struggles with pride, self-centeredness, and temptation are timeless, as real in the past as they are today. Fortunately, the solution to these struggles is equally timeless. Written in Grace Livingston Hill’s inimitable style, these entertaining stories will both challenge and inspire.