Books like The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne

A young scholar uncovers a labyrinthine family legacy, tracing the truth of Vlad the Impaler and the myth of Dracula across centuries and borders, risking life and sanity to confront an ancient evil.

Sir Richard Kenworthy courts the unlikely Iris Smythe‑Smith, and when she agrees to marry him, hidden secrets threaten the romance blossoming between a nobleman and a discreet music‑lover in Regency England.

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.

Lady Amelia Patton’s sheltered life unravels when she becomes the centre of a scandalous affair with Alexander St. James, the son of her father’s enemy.

Whitney Morgan’s investigation into corruption takes a dangerous turn when threats become reality, forcing her to question the man she has secretly loved for years—Hawk—whose motives remain unclear.

A story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of 19th-century England, where an orphaned heiress seeks to prove her worth in the pursuit of a marriage of convenience.

Ranger's Revenge

An old sea captain falls in love with a mysterious nursemaid.

Jess Whitby, after her father's wrongful conviction for treason, dives into London’s underworld to unmask the true traitor—only to find herself entangled with a rakish ship captain who may be the very villain she seeks.

In 1072, after the Norman conquest of England, a soldier named Vallon must rescue a captured knight by capturing four rare hawks, undertaking a perilous quest across harsh seas and battlefields.

Three sisters struggle to reconcile their faith with the world outside the convent.

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.

When a haunted assassin’s mental storms threaten to consume him, his only salvation comes in the eyes of the mysterious Holly Evernight, whose touch tamps his rage but also makes her a target of hired killers.

A reporter turns to a reclusive journalist for protection, forming an unlikely marriage against a backdrop of secret identities and dangerous threats.

The Illinois State Historical Library produced four volumes in this documentary series on the Black Hawk War. Only two of the four are available online; Volume 1, and Volume 2, Part 1. The volumes not included here are Volume 2, Part 2, Letters and Papers June 24, 1832 – October 14, 1834; and Volume 2, Part 3, Appendices and Index. Volume 1: Illinois Volunteers. The ‘Foreword’ contains an explanation of the various collections of records that were used to compile these rolls of participants in the Black Hawk War, and notes accompany the rolls of each military unit throughout the volume. This volume includes muster rolls for 244 units of Illinois volunteers who served in the 1831 and 1832 campaigns. The rolls accounted for 204 companies and detachments and 40 staff organizations. Chapters of Volume 1 are: -Introduction, “Prelude to Disaster: The Course of Indian-White Relations Which Led to the Black Hawk War of 1832″ by Anthony F. C. Wallace -Part One – Black Hawk Campaign of 1831: Muster Rolls -Part Two – Black Hawk Campaign of 1832: Muster Rolls -Appendix: Service Records and Reports -Index Volume 2, Letters and Papers Part 1 April 30, 1831 – June 23, 1832. Approximately 1,400 items were selected by the editors from available collections of documents for presentation in both parts of Volume 2. About half of those are in Part 1.

A romance novel about Judd Matthiessen's troubled past and his return to Lanni's life, setting in the historical context of the 1930s.

A historical romance novel set in medieval Scotland, exploring the forbidden romance between Lady Marsi Cargill and a mysterious knight named Hawk.

During the French Revolution, French spy Annique Villiers shares a dungeon cell with two British agents. After a daring escape, the trio in a high‑stakes game of cat and mouse navigate allied and enemy lines as a growing attraction threatens to unravel their fragile partnership.

A spinster woman joins a wagon train to the Oregon Trail and finds herself in a relationship with a wagon master, facing challenges on the journey while also using her medical skills to help others.

When the enigmatic former privateer the Black Hawk abandons the sea, he and merchant Robert Chandler are drawn into a perilous intrigue by Lady Bianca Stanford, whose quest to free her father threatens Queen Elizabeth’s life.

A romance novel about a widowed widower and a spirited young woman who sets out to prove that age isn't a barrier to love in a small town in the South during the 1930s during the Great Depression. The book explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family.

Elizabeth Taylor’s ‘A Game of Hide‑and‑Seek’ is a historical romance set in England, delving into first loves, marriage, family life and man‑woman relationships.