Books like The Pursuit by Johanna Lindsey

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.

When Gabrielle Brooks follows her pirate father to a Caribbean island, she discovers love, danger, and adventure aboard the ocean—where passion blurs the lines between captor and captive.

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.

Lady Sophia Sydney schemes to ruin Sir Ross Cannon’s reputation by seducing him, but when she falls for him instead, a surprising love story unfolds in 19th‑century London.

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

A love story of widow Madeline May and notorious Viscount Altea, who turn to each other for help in dealing with men of ill repute while the blackmail situation escalates into murder.

Stepbrother's fiancée threatens Honor Cabot’s inheritance; she teams up with an illegitimate duke’s son to tarnish her rival’s reputation, navigating danger and unexpected attraction.

Elena Ravenscliffe, a young English lady, is forced into a harem in Constantinople and into the arms of a wealthy man she has never been able to forget.

When 6th Earl Gervase Tregarth vows to marry the next suitable lady he meets, his neighbor Madeline Gascoigne, the promise turns into a passionate battle of wills during the London Season.

In Regency England, Anthony Blake, a member of the Bastion Club, protects Alicia Carrington—who has staged a deception leading to a murder accusation—when her lie surfaces, forcing both lovers to weigh love against truth.

Georgia, Countess of Maybury's second brilliant marriage to save her reputation after losing everything in a duel leads her into a forbidden love with a scarred ex-naval officer, stirring up scandal and creating a family scandal with her husband's new wife.

When Lydia Montgomery is forced to leave her home to care for her ailing mother, she is sent to the enigmatic Lord Greenwich in London. Unwilling to conform to society’s expectations, she must confront her fears and discover the man hidden behind his mysterious reputation.

Orphan Mary Wilder seeks belonging at Beresford Abbey, but the enigmatic earl Bane Beresford shakes her world, blending secrets, forbidden longing, and a marriage of convenience amid Regency romance.

Raelynn Barrett finally hopes to start a new life with shipping magnate Jeff Birmingham, but whispers of his past cast doubt on their future together.

Young Gabrielle Brooks, grieving her mother, discovers her father’s hidden life as a Caribbean pirate. After three years of adventure, she’s returned to London, where romance and revenge intertwine as she battles the dashing sea captain Drew Anderson.

A tale of two lovers in London's elite society of the 19th century, where a man and woman with conflicting passions clash and ultimately find a new path forward in the shadow of scandal and societal expectations.

Princess Eleanor, a child bride who vows chastity, is captivated by the formidable Norman knight Simon de Montfort, whose obsession ignites scandal and war in medieval England.

(The eighth book in the Malory Family series) Devastated by her mother's death, eighteen-year-old Gabrielle Brooks sets sail from England to a Caribbean island in search of her estranged father. But instead of encountering a distinguished merchant ship's captain, she discovers her father has become a pirate! After spending three wonderful years sailing and treasure hunting with him, Gabrielle is dismayed when her father decides she must return to London to find a proper husband. His old friend James Malory will sponsor her in polite society. In London, Gabrielle is escorted to balls and parties by James Malory's wife, Georgina, and her brother, Drew Anderson, a dashing American sea captain who is visiting. Though drawn to Gabrielle's fiery beauty, Drew, a fun-loving rogue, wants nothing to do with a young woman hunting for a husband. Incensed by Drew's indifference, Gabrielle is determined to win his attentions. But when Drew embroils her in a scandal the night before he's to sail back to America, Gabrielle vows revenge. Enlisting the help of her father's pirate cronies, Gabrielle commandeers Drew's ship and takes him prisoner. But as passion runs high on their sea voyage, it becomes difficult to tell who is truly the captor and who is the captive.

A Roman noblewoman, Julia Antonia, must confront the alluring danger of Valens, a former gladiator sold into slavery, as society’s strict boundaries blur over passion and survival.

19‑year‑old Lady Mairi Dunwythie, heir to her father’s barony, falls for the bitter‑hearted Rob Maxwell amid a violent clan feud. Their forbidden attraction sparks a daring plan to settle debts and keep Scotland’s warring families apart.

A young courtesan's dangerous alliance with a nobleman sets her on a path of forbidden love and rebellion against her old loyalties.

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.

The third installment of the Sherring Cross series follows Melissa MacGregor as she leaves her Scottish home for London, where a fateful meeting with Viscount Lincoln Ross Burnett sparks a passionate, obstacle‑ridden romance.