Books like Damsel in Distress by Heather Graham

In 12th‑century Scotland, warrior Lord Lion—knighted for his bravery—faces a ransom in a Viking bride, Mellyora MacAdin, whose fierce independence and hidden past test his loyalty and desire.

In a remote country manor, Beautiful Grace Paget is kidnapped and told to fulfill a stranger’s demands or face death. Defying her captor, she plots escape while the two must confront their growing attraction and shared rebellion.

During a French campaign in colonial America, Morgan MacKinnon is captured and secretly turns spy, only to confront loyalty and love when he falls for a French mademoiselle.

Legendary knight Hugh the Relentless and daring Lady Alice team up to recover a prized crystal, forcing a forced betrothal that blurs the line between treachery and desire in medieval England.

During the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, a penniless maid disguises herself in stolen jewelry and finds unexpected love with a charming gentleman. The two marry in the chaos, survive the flames, and uncover a devious plot to steal her fortune.

Lady Saura of Roget, a servant bound by an unscrupulous stepfather, is summoned to Sir William of Miraval’s castle, where a fierce romance sparks amid danger, testing their love and survival.

In 1923, Daisy Dalrymple—a magazine writer and heiress—helps her friend Philip Petrie rescue Gloria Arbuckle, a millionaire’s daughter, after she is kidnapped. While Scotland Yard forbids her involvement, Daisy closes in on the kidnappers’ rural hideout.

Guy deMontgomery, a Norman conqueror, falls for the beautiful Lillyth while his army ransacks England. Lillyth's enchanting beauty and fiery nature lead Guy to challenge everyone for her hand in marriage. They share a passionate love story in the heart of medieval romance.

Jessica Fox rises from London streets to become a coveted beauty in high society, yet her ambition to marry Captain Matthew Seaton threatens to unravel her past and her future.

A medieval romance where a reluctant Viking knight entangles with a fiery princess, trading wits and desire to protect their people.

In the dusty town of Stone Creek, Arizona, schoolteacher Lark Morgan and U.S. Marshal Rowdy Rhodes conceal personal secrets while battling a looming gang of train robbers—and an undeniable attraction that threatens to turn danger into devotion.

A thrilling historical romance about a mercurial mercenary and the beautiful Miriam Toulon, a gifted physician who nurses him back to health but is drawn to the dark stranger he has become in love with, leading Rigo Torres on a dangerous journey to reclaim his family’s inheritance and protect his father’s betrayal of his brother and Taino tribe from a cunning enemy known as ‘The Fox’.

AKA: "About A Dragon" For Nolwenn witch Talaith, a bad day begins with being dragged from bed by an angry mob intent on her crispy end and culminates in rescue by-wait for it-a silver-maned dragon. Existence as a hated outcast is nothing new for a woman with such powerful secrets. The dragon, though? A tad unusual. This one has a human form to die for, and knows it. According to dragon law, Talaith is now his property, for pleasure…or otherwise. But if Lord Arrogance thinks she’s the kind of damsel to acquiesce without a word, he’s in for a surprise… Is the woman never silent? Briec the Mighty knew the moment he laid eyes on Talaith that she would be his, but he’d counted on tongue-lashings of an altogether different sort. It’s embarrassing, really, that it isn’t this outspoken female’s magicks that have the realm’s greatest dragon in her thrall. No, Briec has been spellbound by something altogether different-and if he doesn’t tread carefully, what he doesn’t know about human women could well be the undoing of his entire race…

A battle‑seasoned warrior meets a spirited, exiled lady‑in‑waiting who protects an illegitimate child, and he learns that love and loyalty strike deeper than duty.

Elizabeth Lawrence, a pampered English woman, marries a powder mill owner in the American colonies, only to discover that he has died in an explosion. Forced to run a business and face a perilous life on the frontier, she meets a man she initially fears, but he is ultimately revealed to be strong, sensual, and secretive Michael Patrick O'Brian.

A brave lawman confronts outlaws who have destroyed his family.

After years abroad, Royal returns to a dying duke and a nearly empty treasury. He must marry heiress Jocelyn Caulfield, but his heart is drawn to her cousin Lily Moran, who schemes to recover the estate’s fortune together.

Donald E. Westlake’s The Damsel is a mystery novel that delves into themes of assassination within American literature.

A condemned English officer is offered mercy to infiltrate Ireland, where he must win the heart of a staunch rebel, Caitlin MacBride, while the fate of a nation hangs in the balance.