Books like Sins by Judith Gould

A dark, passionate tale set on the West Yorkshire moors, following the tumultuous love and revenge between the Earnshaws, Lintons, and the enigmatic Heathcliff.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece examines the glittering yet hollow glamour of the Roaring Twenties as the enigmatic Jay Gatsby pursues love, wealth, and identity across the social divide.

A classic tale of revenge and obsession against the mighty Moby Dick.

In an elite New England college, a charismatic classics professor lures a group of eccentric students into obsessive study, leading them from intellectual curiosity to corruption, betrayal, and ultimately murder.

John Grisham’s debut legal thriller follows a murder trial in Mississippi that explores capital punishment, racial discrimination, and the complexities of the judicial system.

In Tom Clancy’s thriller, CIA analyst Jack Ryan devises a plan to end Middle‑East conflict, but a terrorist coup ignites distrust and a looming nuclear crisis that threatens U.S. leadership and global stability.

Tom Ripley is hired to travel to Italy and persuade a wayward son to return home, but he becomes obsessed with taking the boy’s life, identity and wealth.

In Edith Wharton’s classic, Lily Bart, a beautiful and intelligent young woman devoted to luxury, struggles to navigate New York’s strict social hierarchy and moral expectations, ultimately confronting the limits of her independence.

In a quiet Minnesota town, a boy’s disappearance spurs a desperate hunt for a kidnapper or serial killer, as a determined investigator and a local cop confront a threat that forces the community to reevaluate its safety.

A gripping tale that spans Paris, Washington, a Midwestern campus, and a Greek villa, where a film star, a Greek tycoon, and an adventurer manipulate an innocent American girl in a deadly game of vengeance and betrayal.

Gilly, a former child of the wilds of Birnam Wood, disguises herself as a servant to exact revenge against Macbeth and his wife after her world is shattered by tragedy.

Venetia Hamilton discovers powerful desire when she encounters Earl Michael Wyndham, whose kiss ignites a fiery, dangerous love adventure.

Years of roaming the Far East have turned Lord Jonathan Devoran St. George into an intrepid, solitary world traveler, estranged from family and homeland. Yet the theft of a precious fossil has forced Jack back to England. The thief has planted the prize on an unsuspecting young woman, innocently minding her own business. Seconds later, the man is murdered-and Miss Anne Marsh becomes the unknown killer's next target. Jack sweeps Anne off to his ancestral estate, all in the name of protecting her. Safely engaged to another, she's never met anyone like wild Lord Jack. Trapped in this handsome aristocrat's company, she seizes the chance to learn something new-about the world, about love, and about wickedness.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes the thrilling sequel in the Consequences series: Truth, a game of deception, intrigue, and conspiracy where losing can be deadly. Claire survived the consequences. Through strength and compartmentalization, Claire Nichols captivated her captor. Though Anthony Rawlings thought he taught Claire to behave, his domination became desire, and his obsession morphed into love. Or was it? When her choices pushed Anthony's relentless vendetta too far, Claire barely survived the consequences. Discover the truth. Now, armed with new information and more questions than answers, Claire works to uncover the truth behind the dangerous game at play. As she begins anew, she must decide whom she can truly trust, especially with a new set of players on the move. New set of rules. With everything to lose and a manipulative game master controlling the board, Claire and Tony duel by a new set of rules. When thrust together once again, can they learn to trust each other to overcome new dangers? Or will this be Tony's second attempt at domination? Can Claire resist the man she'd never before been able to resist? Hatred and love. Deception and truth. Old habits and new beginnings. As this real-life game of chess plays out, past sins will come to light and new secrets will be revealed. With so much riding on each move, the stakes have never been higher. All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered. The trick is to discover them. - Galileo