Books like With This Ring by Jayne Ann Krentz

Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen.

A dark, passionate tale set on the West Yorkshire moors, following the tumultuous love and revenge between the Earnshaws, Lintons, and the enigmatic Heathcliff.

A novel about Emma Woodhouse, a young woman's struggles with matchmaking, misplaced pride, and the dangers of meddling in others' lives in 18th-century England.

Thomas Hardy’s bleak final novel follows Jude Fawley, a stonemason from rural Wessex, whose search for faith, love and independence collides with society’s harsh conventions and leads to tragedy.

After a tragic gunshot wound, former chief detective Carl Mørck is reassigned to cold‑case work, where he is drawn into a five‑year investigation of a missing Danish politician.

Henry James’s early novel follows an American diplomat in Paris who must navigate the social intrigues of diplomatic life, the complexities of man‑woman relationships, and the contrasting worlds of America and France during the late nineteenth century.

A country girl’s return home after school leads Grace Melbury into a love triangle with a woodsman and a sophisticated newcomer, revealing how outside influences disrupt a rural community.

Lord Giles Cardross believes his 18‑year‑old wife, Helen, loves him, but her frivolous ways and rising debts make him question whether she married for money. Family scandals and hidden truths threaten their union.

A Chilean woman embarks on a quest to find her lover in 1840s California's goldfields, facing numerous challenges and adventures along the way.

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.

In the age of knighthood, a duty-bound warrior and a scarred heiress must blend war and trust to forge peace—love’s enchantment may be the key to survival.

Kate Croy, a young American woman in London, schemes to secure a future with the amateur financier Merton Densher by courting the wealthy, ill Milly Theale; her plan highlights ambition, love, and tragedy.

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.

She marries the (ooh, swoon, he's Russian) boss, MOC, platonic. She sleeps with her ex, is that adultry? You decide. That was chapter 1 The GR reviews would lead you to not want to read the book but Read the first 3 chapters, yeah, you'll finish it. Personally, i think that reading the blurb and /or Reading the reviews ... not a good idea. The spoilers will ruin it. I write that because, here at openlibrary it states: **How would you describe this book? There's no wrong answer here.** Here's the blurb... *(you've been warned)* On his terms only...The day Rosa agreed to wear Nicolai Baranski's ring she wasn't so foolish as to expect love. Yet nothing could have prepared her for the aching loneliness of her husband's constant indifference—an indifference that proved too much to bear. Nico is furious—no one turns their back on a Baranski. Rosa has some nerve if she thinks he will just let her walk away. He'll use every sensual trick at his disposal to bring her back, begging for more * * *By the end of the book... only you can decide... did she? Did she really cheat?* -D

A Regency‑era soldier falls for a Spanish noblewoman amid the Peninsular Wars, weaving military life, romance, and the harsh realities of war into a compelling historical romance.

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.

Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset’s historical epic follows 14th‑century Norwegian woman Kristin Lavransdatter through devotion, love, family, and societal upheaval, set against a richly detailed backdrop of medieval Norway.

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.

In Regency England, Elektra Worthington will do anything—including kidnapping a lord—to revive her family's ruined aristocratic standing.