Books like Midsummer moon by Karen Lynn

A historical romance set during the Napoleonic Wars, exploring the world of inventors, women scientists, and early flying machines.

Nothing could be more restful than summer in the small Irish town of Cahirmor—its most exciting diversion a Shakespearean summer production by a traveling repertoire company. That is, *usually*. But suddenly unexpected violence shattered the calm, giving Cahirmore a summer it would never forget. An English baronet's young daughter was found strangled in the woods, apparently the victim of a paranoid killer. Superintendent Duffy had definite suspicions, which were grimly confirmed when a lovely young actress became the murderer's second victim. The inhabitants of Cahirmore jump at the chance to be amateur detectives—and Duffy found himself both helped and hindered by such engaging characters as Lady Ballybrogh, a party-loving eccentric; the temperamental troupe of actors who were visiting Cahirmore; and an internationally famous Irish painter.

Nancy Forest haunted by the memory of her first love, Fletcher McGill, must confront the past when he returns to win her back. Amid longing and anger, they question if love can bridge their divergent worlds.

A young art student discovers a portal to the Otherworld at a sprawling country estate, where a charming and innocent young man emerges—capturing her heart amid a legacy of lost children and fairy magic.

Magic Trilogy #1 Philip Hawksbury, the Earl of Rothermere, obeying his father's dying wish, hies himself to Scotland to offer for one of the daughters of Alexander Kilbracken, the Earl of Ruthven. Frances Kilbracken, informed of the earl's arrival and his mission, disguises herself as a bespectacled dowd so she won't be the one selected by the young earl. But choose her he does, and for all the wrong reasons. The newly married couple return to England, together but not at all happy. Philip dumps Frances at Desborough Hall, his ancestral estate, and heads back to his old life in London. Ah, but Desborough has a stud farm and racing stable, and Frances is magic with horses. When the earl returns to his home, driven by guilt, he discovers the woman he married has grossly deceived him. What follows is a battle of the sexes that will have you chuckling, maybe even howling with laughter...

In Regency England, heiress Jane Reynolds spends a summer with her bold cousin Cynthia, only to find herself the target of the fashionable Sir George Overton, who is determined to win her heart.