Books like Behind A Closed Door by Jane Donnelly

A 2012 crime thriller that explores a marriage in turmoil as one wife disappears, leaving her husband to confront suspicion and secrets.

A young bride, the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter, arrives at Manderley on the Cornish coast and finds her new home haunted by the memory and housekeeper’s obsession with her mysterious, stylish predecessor—Rebecca.

Sandra Cisneros’ celebrated coming‑of‑age tale follows Esperanza Cordero as she grows up in Chicago’s Mexican-American community, exploring identity through poetic vignettes.

Lawyer Stephen Harmon arrives from London to take over Elsgood and Elsey in the quiet Midland town of Cheslyn Slade, sparking tension with Mr. Elsgood’s secretary Nell, who doubts both her future there and the firm’s new direction.

When identical twin Celia betrays Lucy by having an affair, Lucy must step into her sister’s shoes to protect her reputation, forcing a tangled love affair with Daniel Stewart into the spotlight.

A tense romance follows Lacey as she confronts a former lover who returns without notice, igniting unresolved feelings and challenging her current engagement.

A Hollywood love triangle unfolds as the glamorous hotel owner Rian Montgomery becomes entangled with rising star LaRaine Evans, sparking jealous longing in his former lover Laurie.

In this anthology of fifty romance novels, each story takes readers to a different U.S. state, offering a romantic tour written by Janet Dailey with thorough research by her husband Bill.

After her father's death, Stacy retreats to a secluded Texas cabin to heal, but the arrival of the proud rancher Cord Harris challenges her plans and sparks a fierce determination to stay.

Widow Charity Selborne’s leisurely drive through Provence turns into a suspenseful thriller when she encounters a frightened boy and his enigmatic father in Avignon, leading her into a dangerous web of romance, murder, and betrayal.

After leaving her affluent stepfather’s home, Ann Beverly becomes a farm housekeeper, discovering love and a new life in the Yorkshire countryside alongside her employer, Patrick.

On London’s grueling docks, John O’Brien strives to keep his large family fed while marrying a distant teacher, Mary Llewellyn, in a romance that battles both poverty and societal barriers.

In the picturesque Emberside Grange, Isobel Penrose’s quiet life is shattered when a sinister stranger, Simeon Graw, arrives with a mysterious companion, plunging the town into eerie danger and a perilous search for her missing cousin Lydia.

A Russian Jewish man named Yakov is wrongfully accused of ritual murder during the Tsarist era.

A gripping psychological suspense novel set in Dublin, focusing on two detectives investigating a series of murders in the woods.

A romance novel about a woman who becomes the future Olympic runner under the tutelage of a trainer who sees her as nothing more than a property for himself.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

Margaret Maron's mystery, Slow Dollar, follows fictional judge Deborah Knott as she navigates a North Carolina case that turns to the intrigue of a circus.

A glamorous city model falls in love with a rugged New Mexico rancher, marries him, and then must decide whether to stay in the wild or return to her former life.

Low Country Liar invites readers on a romance-filled journey through South Carolina, the first of fifty state-themed novellas written by America’s premier romance author.

Explore Arizona’s romantic landscapes in Janet Dailey’s "Sonora Sundown," the first novel in her state‑by‑state collection that blends passion with authentic regional detail.

Join Janet Dailey on a romantic journey through Utah, the opening chapter of her state‑based romance collection that celebrates American locales with lush detail and heartfelt stories.

When Richard Lingard returns unexpectedly, Daisy and her sister must devise a scheme to protect their happiness, only to discover that their plan has unforeseen consequences for Daisy.

Emma Harte Lowther Ainsley rises from a Yorkshire maid to one of the world’s most powerful businesswomen, her relentless ambition forging a vast empire amid love, loss, and the harsh realities of poverty.

*Newspaper boss Adam Schofield didn't normally have problems attracting women . Rich , successful , dynamic, he had most of the qualities that appealed to the opposite sex . But Millie was imprevious to his charms . Adam was the man who had tried to wreck her brother's life . And she had every intentionof making him pay for it . . .*

"I've decided now, and I won't sell!" When she unexpectedly inherited a country property from a kindly employer for whom she'd worked less than a month, Hallie resolved to sell the house back to the man who was living in it. After all, as her late owner's nephew, he should have been the rightful owner. Then she took an instant dislike to the arrogant Roger Sherman, and to annoy him she decided to turn his home into a summer holiday house for orphaned children. But her little scheme fell through when she fell in love with him!