Books like The Emerald Swan by Jane Feather

Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen.

In an elite New England college, a charismatic classics professor lures a group of eccentric students into obsessive study, leading them from intellectual curiosity to corruption, betrayal, and ultimately murder.

A timeless novel about love, manners, and the struggle for wealth and status in 19th-century England.

A series of charming vignettes set in the fictional English country town of Cranford, drawn from Gaskell’s childhood in Knutsford, depicting the lives and manners of its genteel society.

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

A young widow seeks the truth about the enigmatic Lord Ian Mackenzie, a Scotsman rumored to be mad and possibly murderous, in a tale of passion and intrigue set in historic England.

Two sisters flee a cruel stepfather, stealing a family heirloom to escape to London. While posing as a servant, one is drawn to a nobleman who must decide between love and protecting her true identity.

Richard, Duke of Cleybourne, returns to his country estate to deal with the tragic loss he had suffered four years earlier. But the arrival of Miss Jessica Maitland and Gabriella, his new ward, throws a wrench into his plans. The governess, feisty and flame-haired, reveals that the girl is in danger, and the mysterious events escalate into a murder mystery at Cleybourne Castle.

After Henry VIII’s death, nine‑year‑old Edward VI inherits the throne of England, while a regency council navigates religious reform and political unrest—setting the stage for future conflicts between Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth.

A sweeping historical narrative set during Alexander the Great’s final years, seen through the eyes of Bagoas, a Persian eunuch once sold to Darius who becomes Alexander’s close confidant and lover.

When the disgraced Bolton family faces ruin, Alexandra Bolton turns to marriage—a strategy she abandoned after her mother’s death. But her meeting with the scandal‑shrouded Duke of Clarewood rekindles forbidden passions, risking her future and an ancient secret.

An inheritance that requires marriage: English lord Sylvester Gilbraith must wed one of the Earl of Stoneridge’s granddaughters to secure his fortune, but romance and danger collide when he encounters the dazzling yet unattainable Theodora Belmont.

Set in the rugged Welsh borderlands of England, The Innocent follows Eleanore of Ashlin, a young woman torn between her religious vows and royalty’s demand that she marry the knight Ranulf de Glandeville. Amid growing passion and devious rivals, her faith and love are tested.

Duke Max Rotherbridge unexpectedly inherits the wardship of four captivating Twinning sisters, including the alluring Caroline. Balancing a reputation as London’s rogue with the duties of a guardian, he faces the challenge of protecting—and perhaps conquering—his newest wards.

A French aristocrat on the run poses as a British governess while a top spy pursues her family, both drawn into Revolutionary Paris where hidden love and intrigue collide.

Emerald Star, a continuation of Sapphire Battersea by Jacqueline Wilson.

Four sisters and friends navigate life in Regency London, rescuing an abandoned lady at a mysterious house and confronting the return of an heir who resents their aid.

Amiranth St. Clare is only nine when she first glimpses Tristan Geraint, but she falls instantly and totally in love. Six years later, Tristan, now the Earl of Haverlocke, is ordered by the king to choose a bride. Thanks to nasty rumors alleging that he murdered his older brother, Amarinth is the only noblewoman willing to accept his offer. Her joy dies an hour before their wedding, when she overhears Tristan admitting to his friend that he has no enthusiasm for their marriage. After enduring a nightmarish wedding night and the agony of his continued indifference, she is relieved when he sails off to do battle in France. Once there, Tristan is captured almost immediately. For the next eight years, he languishes in prison, sustained only by dreams of the life he will create with Amiranth upon his return. When he finally does escape, he learns from Amiranth’s identical cousin, Lily, that his wife has died of the plague…or so Lily claims.

A fierce love story set in England, where Ariel Ravenspeare secretly marries her sworn enemy, Lord Hawkesmoor, and discovers a hidden secret wrapped in a silver rose.

In 1880s Peru, a daring Californian woman protects her professor father while their quest for the lost Incan city of Vilcapampa tests love and survival in the jungle.

Take Matthew Halliday for a lover? How presumptuous! Her late husband's best friend is already her business partner and surrogate father to her mischievous five-year-old twins. But he's thoroughly out of line to suggest completing the picture--and Miranda Knight is furious! — Yet, isn't intimacy the next logical step? Matt's lean frame, beguiling grin, and dry wit have always attracted her. His calm strength is a perfect complement to her chaotic creativity. His unexpected kisses set off thrills of sensual excitement. But when he whispers, "Marry me," confusion swamps her. His proposal seems too obvious to be sincere, his affection too convenient to be love...

A charismatic tycoon marries the free‑spirit artist he admires, only to find that love, art, and corporate life collide in unexpected ways.

The lovely Irish mill girl Carina O'Rourke was ready to pay the highest price to release her brother from jail. And when she begged rich, devil may care Jared Wentworth to help her, the untouched raven-haired beauty was well aware what his demand would be. Carina gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, knowing the experience would be humiliating and dreadful. But when Jared tenderly traced her curves and gently explored her lush red lips, Carina didn't know what overcame her. For in his embrace, she forgot about her brother and yearned for her exquisite torture to never end!(

When a gradual blindness threatens to take over, Courtney's world changes when she meets Joshua—a man with amber eyes and a daughter who faces the same darkness. A tender love story unfolds as they confront loss, hope, and the promise of a new tomorrow.

Madeline de Lacy, the Duchess of Magnus, must outwit a scandalous inheritance fraud by swapping identities with her cousin to reclaim her family's estate and confront the man who stole her dowry.