Books like Joining by Johanna Lindsey

Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles follows Tess Durbeyfield, a rural woman from a poor family, as she confronts poverty, social injustice, and the rigid expectations of early 20th-century English society.

The Return of the Native follows Clym Yeobright, who returns to his Wessex home from Paris and soon marries the provocative Eustacia Vye, setting off a chain of personal turmoil.

In Regency England, Horatia Winwood enters a convenient marriage with the wealthy Earl of Rule to save her sister, only to find love, intrigue, and the possibility of ruin amid the era’s social customs.

In Regency England, Kelsey Langton, bankrupt and desperate, agrees to an auction into the House of Eros so her sister can have a future. There she captures the attention of Lord Derek Malory, who sees beyond her charms to true love and transformation.

An 19‑year‑old heiress, outraged by the charming abductor Nicholas Eden, vows to make him pay with his heart, sparking a passionate and perilous romance that may live only once.

A 17‑year‑old French heiress, Brigitte de Louroux, vows never to be a slave, yet finds herself drawn to the warrior lord Rowland of Montville amid the social customs of France.

Assassin Leonard Kastner defends a baby heir, Alana, and later returns her to a European throne where mistaken identity and court intrigue threaten a kingdom.

A scandalous, romance-driven tale of a notorious duke who fakes a ward, only to return and demand his bride’s devotion in exchange for their wedding night.

The Reckless Bride is a Regency romance by Stephanie Laurens set in Great Britain.

A matchmaker for the aristocracy, Devin Baldwin, falls for the beautiful Duchess's daughter when she decides to take riding lessons from him.

When the Malory family gathers at Haverston, an anonymous present—a forgotten journal—revealsthe passionate, forbidden love between Christopher Malory, the second Marquis, and Anastasia, a gypsy woman fighting an arranged marriage.

Duke Simon Hawkins of Trent abandons his rigid honor to pursue a forbidden romance with his lady's maid, Sarah Osborne, sparking scandal within the English aristocracy.

Samantha Everard must marry before her twenty‑fiveth birthday to keep her childhood home, but she resists. When the stern neighbor, William Wentworth, Earl of Kendrick, learns of her plight, he sets out to protect her and win her heart.

During a snowy Christmas, Lady Perdita Selby meets the Duke of Fletcher and thinks she has found forever. Years later, their marriage is an aristocratic ideal, but the flame of their first love has dimmed. Determined to rekindle it, the duke pursues a flirtatious and daring seduction, risking everything to win his bride back.

A Regency romance in which a duke must secure his line while his illegitimate son, Devlin St. Just, faces a tangled inheritance and unplanned guardianship that tests love and duty.

A forbidden love sparks between Violet Knowlton and Kit during a fencing demonstration, leading to adventure and passion.

When the new Earl of Heyward rescues Angeline Dudley from disgrace she falls instantly in love, but the stolid Earl has another match in mind—an old friend. Will passion triumph over protocol?

A modest vicar's sister, Vera Fenwick, rebuilds a damaged rectory while uncovering a smuggling ring, all the while confronting an unexpected love with Lord Edmund Herriott.

All I Need Is You (Straton Family #2) Johanna Lindsey′s enchanting romantic adventure All I Need Is You is the sequel to her immensely popular A Heart So Wild. Lovely and tempestuous Casey Straton the headstrong child of Chandros Straton and Courtney Harte leaves her Texas home determined to prove to her parents that she can do more than "woman′s work." Successful businessman Damien Rutledge III came west looking for vengeance. But though he is strong and fearless, the handsome Eastern "dude" would have surely been lost in the wild West were it not for the timely intervention of a half-pint bounty hunter called "Kid." but when Damien discovers his rescuer is, in fact, a stunningly sensuous young lady named Casey in disguise, he realises that there are going to be very serious complications on the rocky trail that is leading them both toward a dangerous, irrepressible love. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Say You Love Me (The fifth book in the Malory Family series) Her parents' deaths left Kelsey Langton penniless - and responsible for the safety and well-being of her younger sister, Jean. Now circumstance and human frailty have conspired to leave them homeless as well, unless Kelsey can avert the disaster. But she knows only one way to rescue Jean's home, future and honor - and it means sacrificing her own. Kelsey must allow herself to be sold at auction. With fear and trepidation she enters the House of Eros - resigned to becoming the plaything of some well-heeled gentleman. And Lord Derek Malory is the highest bidder - a dashing rakehell from a family of charming London rogues. Enchanted by the stunning, dark-haired maid with flashing bright eyes, he purchases her for his mistress - and sweeps Kelsey into a world of astonishing family secrets, perilous rivalries and unconventional loyalties. But Lord Derek is unaware of the true worth of the prize he has so frivolously acquired - never imagining that the proud, spirited miss is a highborn lady blessed with grace, wit and intelligence as well as beauty. And he certainly never expected that he would fall in love with her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Love Me Forever (The second book in the Sherring Cross series) Still mourning her mother's death, Kimberly Richards is incensed by the determination of her father, the Earl of Amburough, to marry her off as quickly as possible --- just to please the jealous lover he plans to wed. And since Kimberly harbors a deep-seated dislike of gold-diggers and the whole distasteful state of affairs, the feisty young heiress already despises the "worthy suitor" she encounters at Sherring Cross Estate: Lachlan MacGregor, the dashing, newly impoverished Laird of Clan MacGregor. A tryst with the handsome, haughty Lachlan seems dubious at best ---especially since the rogue has designs on the married Duchess of Wrothston. But strange turns and outrageous circumstances promise to lead a woefully mismatched pair to a wildly unexpected destination --- where a hard, resisting heart can open to the true glories of love.

A contemporary Scottish writer uncovers a secret from 1708 involving a Jacobite invasion and a long‑lost tragedy, as a haunting ancestral memory threatens to unleash the buried truth for all to see.

A witty regency romance about a widowed woman who fiercely pursues love and social acceptance in early 19th‑century England.

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.

Heart of a Warrior (Narrator: Laural Merlington, Director: Ruth Bloomquist, Engineer: Jill Sovis): Brittany Callaghan thinks she's dreaming when a blond, nearly seven-feet-tall Nordic god shows up on her doorstep in her tiny California town. She is taken aback when Dalden, a spectacular Viking who is a long way from home, needs her help - and is willing to pay for it. Dalden is a warrior to the depths of his soul - a man who will fight fearlessly and relentlessly for what he wants. And now, what he wants most of all is Brittany . . . The Pursuit (Narrator: Michael Page, Director: Laural Merlington, Engineer: Matthew Christilaw): What was to be a grand adventure for Melissa MacGregor - an escape from the wilds of her Scottish home into the whirl of the London social scene - seems to pale before the promise in the passionate gaze of Lincoln Ross Burnett. But Melissa's stifling, disapproving uncles are now determined to rob the Viscount Cambury of his newfound happiness. Yet he is equally resolved to confront the peril . . . A Man to Call My Own (Narrator: Laural Merlington, Director: Sandra Burr, Engineer: Melissa Coates): Amanda and Marian Laton are sent to live with their aunt on a sprawling Texas ranch after the sudden death of their father. As the twin sisters - one of whom is nasty, the other nice - both find themselves pursuing Chad Kinkaid, the cowboy son of a neighboring ranching family, Lindsey skillfully charts the intoxicating course of first love that ends in one of the Laton twins winning the heart of a man she can call her own.

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.

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.