Books like Slow Burn by Julie Garwood

A Scottish laird, Alec Kincaid, is ordered to take the English beauty Jamie as his wife, sparking a fiery clash of wills that ends in a dangerous, passionate alliance.

A Dublin detective returns to his hometown’s Faithful Place after a decades‑old missing‑person case pulls his former lover’s suitcase into his life, and he must confront family, crime, and loyalty to uncover the truth.

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.

A child bride becomes a compelling beauty, while the Marquess of St. James—once a feared pirate—seeks her heart aboard his ship, The Seahawk. Their love faces a cruel conspiracy when they return to England.

Reena Hale, a seasoned arson investigator in Baltimore, battles a series of mysterious fires and harassing calls while courting a new love interest, Bo Goodnight, as she hunts for the truth behind her past and present threats.

Boston medical examiner Maura Isles confronts her twin by investigating a serial killer, unraveling dark family secrets while racing a cross‑country murderer to protect her own life.

A federal agent and a young lawyer team up to expose a Ponzi scheme and fight corruption, but their intense attraction threatens to derail their mission.

Karin Slaughter’s Faithless follows medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver as they investigate a buried‑alive murder in Georgia, uncovering family secrets, police corruption and a killer more dangerous than imagined.

Three sisters struggle to reconcile their faith with the world outside the convent.

Flora Dane survived a years‑long kidnapping and now struggles to reintegrate while Boston detective D.D. Warren investigates a brutal crime that may link her past and a new abduction.

A haunting tale of a middle-aged man's journey back to the past as he unravels a gruesome mystery at a former mental institution.

Annie O'Sullivan, a 32‑year‑old realtor in British Columbia, is abducted during an open house and later frees herself from a remote mountain cabin, confronting trauma, police inquiry and her own path to self‑realization.

A diver haunted by a supernatural vision must collaborate with her skeptical partner to uncover a serial killer while confronting a lingering past that threatens their lives and sanity.

After her husband’s murder, ex‑cop David Delgado aids Spencer Huntington in uncovering the killer, forcing them to confront a simmering attraction and Miami’s hidden dangers.

Danielle “Tanya” Bigelow, a former child with obsessive‑compulsive disorder, now seeks help from psychologist Alex Delaware after her aunt confesses to murder. The case pulls Delaware and LAPD Detective Milo Sturgis through Los Angeles’ darkest corners in search of a phantom victim.

A mother’s hidden past, a dangerous congressman and a sizzling romance collide when Cordelia Kane travels to Sydney to uncover her origins, putting her and her newfound love Aiden Madison in deadly peril.

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.

After surviving a brutal kidnapping, Abbie Devereaux must discover who held her captive in an airless shed and why she was targeted, as her memories fade and danger looms again.

Psychologist Alex Delaware investigates a double murder that entwines the lives of a clinical therapist and a homicide detective in Los Angeles.

In "Rage," psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD detective Milo Sturgis revisit a chilling 8‑year‑old kidnapping case to confront a haunting killer who may exact brutal revenge.

Reeling from the sudden loss of her sister, Haddie Montgomery has sworn off relationships. All she wanted from Beckett Daniels was a sexy distraction to help her escape her pain for just a little while ... There weren't supposed to be any strings attached-so why can't she shake the memory of that unforgettable night from her thoughts? Or the taste of his kiss from her lips? No matter how hard Haddie tries to forget about him, Becks relentlessly tries to prove that she should start living for today. But she is determined to avoid romantic commitment, and she can always use her ex-boyfriend's reappearance to help snuff out the slow burn within her that Becks has sparked ... Or will fate force her to realize that this kind of connection doesn't come along very often and a chance at love is worth the risk?