Books like When Love Awaits by Johanna Lindsey

Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen.

When a cruel baron steals her family’s heritage, young Gillian allies with Scottish lairds and a steadfast friend to reclaim her home—and perhaps her heart—amid the rugged Highlands.

In the Scottish Highlands, Roslynn Chadwick seeks marriage to safeguard her inheritance from a devious cousin and wealth‑hunters, only to find herself drawn to the roguish Anthony Malory, whose charms threaten her to heed her heart.

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 medieval Britain, Viking lord Selig Haardrad is condemned to Lady Erika of Gronwood’s dungeons. Bound by vengeance, he seeks to break her icy resolve while their intertwined fates spark a forbidden romance.

Sheena, a 19‑year‑old heiress of the Fergusson clan, is bound to marry the feared 25‑year‑old laird Jamie MacKinnion to end a deadly feud, yet she struggles between duty, pride and a growing desire for the man she must love.

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.

Two sisters flee a cruel stepfather, stealing a family heirloom to escape to London. While posing as a servant, one is drawn to a nobleman who must decide between love and protecting her true identity.

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.

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 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.

England’s only female doctor, Dr. Garrett Gibson, teams up with former Scotland Yard detective Ethan Ransom after a fleeting encounter. Together they face a perilous mission while their attraction deepens amid 19th‑century social customs.

When the disgraced Bolton family faces ruin, Alexandra Bolton turns to marriage—a strategy she abandoned after her mother’s death. But her meeting with the scandal‑shrouded Duke of Clarewood rekindles forbidden passions, risking her future and an ancient secret.

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.

Set in the rugged Welsh borderlands of England, The Innocent follows Eleanore of Ashlin, a young woman torn between her religious vows and royalty’s demand that she marry the knight Ranulf de Glandeville. Amid growing passion and devious rivals, her faith and love are tested.

Quicksilver follows mysterious scientist Virginia Dean as she wakes beside a dead body with no memory, drawn into the Arcane Society, where psychic mirrors and hidden societies blur reality and romance.

In this Victorian romance, Lady Harriet Hamilton’s outspoken spirit encounters Viscount Thomas, who is focused on restoring his family's holdings. Their meeting sparks a passionate yet challenging love story set against the backdrop of aristocratic England.

The Hathaway sisters' younger sister Catherine Marks must confront her feelings for Leo, a brother who proposes a dangerous love that could end her life and jeopardize her family's future.

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.

In Regency England, the immaculate governess Lady Charlotte Dalrumple must navigate a rocky romance with the unruly Lord Wynter Ruskin, learning that genuine love requires breaking the strict rules of courtship.

A governess’s carriage is attacked by a notorious highwayman on Cornwall’s rocky coast, leading her to a manor where love, suspicion, and Napoleonic espionage intertwine.

A sweeping romance that launches Maresa Fairweather from the moors of Yorkshire to the Tuscan hills, following her tumultuous journey from headstrong fifth daughter to a woman who balances love, duty, and self-discovery.

(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.

When her brothers’ lives endanger, Lady Margaret Chattan—vowing never to marry to break a centuries‑old curse—teams with Laird Heath Macnachtan to battle a formidable supernatural foe.