Books like Fascination by Joan Elliott Pickart

Contemporary romance between a daring woman and a former cop, as they navigate danger, trust, and attraction in the city’s high‑stakes environment.

Writer Whitney Jordan swaps a staged romance for a real one when a charming stranger claims her to be his future wife, sparking a heartfelt and witty romance as plans for a nephew’s marriage unfold.

After a painful break-up, Minta Westerly returns home and is stunned to find her former love, Chism Talbert, in the doorway. Torn between past promises and present desire, they must decide if love can survive time's wounds.

A lawyer and a team‑leader meet in a playful office romance: a detective’s curiosity sparks a dinner that turns into fast‑food‑infused flirtation. One relishes gourmet meals, the other football — yet the attraction is undeniable.

When Bliss Barton wakes to a hangover, a rugged stranger, Dutton McHugh, finds her irresistible. In a contemporary romance, their playful banter turns to daring affection as they navigate desires, family ties, and a growing love.

Her man of the mist... — In the foggy cocoon of night, Alinda Hunter bared her soul to a mysterious stranger on a shadowy beach, then surrender her body and heart -- but ran away without ever asking his name! The rugged man with summer-sky eyes had made her feel alive again after months of grieving over a love betrayed, but she knew he was a fantasy, a magical gift that she could never keep. Paul-Anthony Payton vowed to find the lady whose yearning spirit had filled him with hope and made him believe in happiness, but once he traced her, he never expected she'd deny what they'd shared... or that she'd hide a truth that could bind them for always. Alida felt bewitched by the spell of Paul-Anthony's passion, but she feared that loving meant losing -- and she was terrified to risk the sorrow that ecstasy seemed to promise. Paul-Anthony had shared her secrets and understood her pain, but could Alida escape the ghosts of memory and trust in his forever love?

Grace Wren, a beautiful but poor young woman, agrees to marry the ailing Marquess of Stonehaven, Lord Arran Rossmara, to secure financial security, only to discover her fiancé is younger and more energetic than expected, leading to a passionate and deceptive courtship.