Books like Magnolia Summer by Jaci Burton

Twenty‑five year‑old Belly Conklin returns to the family summer home on the coast, where a cancer diagnosis forces her to confront love, loss, and growing up amid the familiar rhythm of beach life.

A hardworking businesswoman and a wealthy, estranged heir cross paths, igniting a romance that threatens to change both their lives forever.

A Modern-Day Gunfighter and a Woman's Touch in the Colorado Wilds

A mysterious heirloom jug and its effect on a family's fortunes and love lives over twelve months in the Dark and Penhallow clans, set in the fictional province of Prince Edward Island, Canada, during the late 19th century, and involving scandal, conflict, and romance that unfolds as the coveted jug's name is revealed after a year, leading to a series of twists and turns that transform family loyalties, love, and relationships within the clans, with the novel's themes of family, succession, and the power of inheritance being the primary focus of the narrative.

A contemporary fiction that follows women art dealers as they navigate the challenges of business and family inheritance, uncovering the complex links between legacy and livelihood.

The pleasure of bedding a baroness

A family grapples with inheritance, secrets, and life‑changing events in the quiet backdrop of winter, as generational bonds blossom like wildflowers.

Mary Alice Monroe’s newest entry in her popular Beach House series offers another heartfelt escape to the coast, weaving family, romance, and the quiet joys of South Carolina life.

BLACKMAILING BLACKGUARD Emma Oliver would do anything to protect her family from that lying scoundrel, Lieutenant Paul Rousseau. She had even gone to his hotel room to plead with him to leave her family alone, and had offered the handsome blackguard money. But all he would accept was one night with her -- in his bed. Outraged by his ridiculous demand, she had staunchly refused, damning him as a rake, even though the dashing sailor's touch inflamed her, made her traitorous body ache for his caress, and her heart beg for his love... VIRGIN VIXEN Oliver! The very name set his blood boiling. He had waited so long to wreak his revenge on that murderous family, and now the opportunity presented itself in the curvaceous form of the beautiful Emma Oliver. He would woo the tantalizing blonde with kisses that would leave her breathless, embraces that would make her lush body quiver with ecstasy, and shower the green-eyed beauty with promises of love that would bind her to him through the hot, steamy Magnolia Nights.

When the beloved glassblower Claire Danner Crispin agrees to co‑chair Nantucket’s Children Summer Gala, she must juggle fundraising, a rekindled romance with ex‑high‑school sweetheart Max West and a passionate affair with the event’s Executive Director, Lockhart Dixon, all while keeping her family and business afloat.

A tale of the petticoats between sisters and the haunting secrets of the dollager family, this novel will keep you on the edge of your seat with its psychological tension and spine-tingling plot twists.

In 1900 Atlanta, Claire Lang’s comfortable life is upended by the enigmatic John Hawthorn, whose affection drives her to a desperate marriage that sparks passion and turmoil.