Books like The Pledge by Helen Mittermeyer

A charming tale of love and adventure in 19th-century Yorkshire, featuring a young man trying to rescue a lady and a woman struggling to save a family farm.

In the resplendent setting of a Bermuda villa, a woman’s unresolved past with her ex‑husband threatens a fragile new marriage—tension and desire intertwine toward an inevitable surrender.

McCrory's Lady is a historical romance novel by Shirl Henke, exploring themes of love, prostitution, and social expectation within a captivating historical setting, a tale of forbidden affection.

A mysterious burglar and a wealthy woman's tragic love story spanning centuries of art and passion in the Cote d’Azur, set against the backdrop of historical grandeur and crime. Jules Habsburg, a blackmailed wife, uncovers the Panther, a notorious cat burglar, and realizes her heart is in the arms of a man without identity, leading her on a dangerous journey into forbidden love and betrayal. Dark romance, historical romance, and art enthusiasts will find this story both captivating and hauntingly beautiful, with secrets and betrayals that keep readers guessing.

A Regency-era romance set in England, featuring a determined lady who must marry a man she doesn't love in order to save her nephew.

Two fabulously rich families unravel secrets of identity and passion in a sweeping romance saga set in Australia’s glittering society with a hint of historical intrigue.

Maggie Herbert and Jeremy return from the past, hoping to make amends and claim their destiny together.

Set in a small town in Switzerland, The Pledge centers around the murder of a young girl and the detective who promises the victim’s mother he will find the perpetrator. After deciding the wrong man has been arrested for the crime, the detective lays a trap for the real killer—with all the patience of a master fisherman. But cruel turns of plot conspire to make him pay dearly for his pledge. Here Friedrich Dürrenmatt conveys his brilliant ear for dialogue and a devastating sense of timing and suspense. Joel Agee’s skilled translation effectively captures the various voices in the original, as well as its chilling conclusion. One of Dürrenmatt’s most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.

A romance story set in Seattle, focusing on the bonds between Militine, a young woman, and Thane, a man with a dark secret, as they navigate the complexities of man-woman relationships and Christian values in a historical context, exploring themes of redemption and the transformative power of friendship and understanding.

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’.

COLE -- A mesmerizing maverick who vowed to follow his heart... — He'd awakened her to love in the backseat of his father's Chevy, shared her deepest secrets, and made her feel wanted -- but Cole Whitford had never forgiven Fidelia Peters for disappearing from his life! When he spotted Del across the crowded gym at their tenth high school reunion, fury at her betrayal warred with white-hot desire for the woman whose mermaid eyes had bewitched him long ago. Too Handsome for His Own Good -- and Hers Shocked by the sparks that still flew between them. Del wondered how she could face Cole. She'd never told him about the heartbreaking reason she'd left town, but when he discovered the truth, she knew he'd demand to be part of her life. The rugged vet made her tremble with hunger, but once the silken web of memories ensnared them both, could they admit to a love that time had only made more precious?

In a dystopian kingdom where social class is defined by language, Charlaina "Charlie" Hart discovers a hidden gift that changes her destiny when she meets the enigmatic Max.

A steamboat captain and a gambler fight for the heart of a beautiful riverboat gambler, while confronting the past of the ruthless con man who won her interest in the card game 5-Card Stud, St. Louis Style.

A romantic historical adventure set in the 16th century with pirates, treasure, and a search for a lost paradise.

Roxanna falls in love during a Cheyenne train robbery, facing peril and passion in the Old West and the present day.

Elizabeth Taylor’s ‘A Game of Hide‑and‑Seek’ is a historical romance set in England, delving into first loves, marriage, family life and man‑woman relationships.