Books like Once a Princess by Johanna Lindsey

A reimagining of the epic tale of the Mahabharat, told from the perspective of Panchaali, the wife of the Pandavas, as she balances her wives' kingdoms and faces the threats of war and betrayal.

Mary Balogh’s historical romance follows Fleur, a young woman who survives on the London fringe, as she navigates forbidden desire, danger, and social expectations while working as a governess.

A dynastic betrothal unites Britain’s most powerful families, but the intended bride Milisant and groom Wulfric resist the arranged marriage, and King John opposes it—yet love eventually triumphs over politics and status.

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 Highland heir in London is bound to marry the city’s most coveted guide, but duty, secrets, and unexpected affection threaten their arranged union in this romantic historical saga.

During the Civil War, Cameron Campbell, a Mississippi senator's daughter, must navigate family secrets and murder while finding love again with the stoic Captain Jackson Logan, a man she once rejected.

Two reckless hearts court a breathless, impossible love in a Southern summer of lace and propriety.

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.

In the rugged Texas West, headstrong ranch heir Casey Straton battles gender expectations while protecting her family's property from the vengeful businessman Damian Rutledge III, who falls for her disguised bounty hunter self.

Princess Leonie must protect her brother from a deadly conspiracy while guarding her own heart under the watchful eyes of a disguised marshal who falls for her beauty.

(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 romantic intrigue set in Regency England, where a young lord’s longing for a married woman leads him to a masked ball that introduces him to a heiress, setting off love, betrayal and a battle against duty.