Books like Dark Surrender by Laurel Collins

Kate McNaught navigates a professional and personal tension with her charismatic yet domineering boss, Gregory Courtney, as their work relationship blurs into attraction.

A young woman, Julie, receives an unexpected proposal from Brad and must decide whether to become his mistress in London—an emotional clash between desire and duty.

When Shannon, a sheltered daughter of the Branigan family, journeys along the Oregon Trail, she encounters Swift Blade, a half‑breed scout whose fierce gaze challenges her world and ignites a passionate love that transcends the frontier’s borders.

A forbidden romance that turns a scandal‑ridden heiress into an unsuspecting bride as a charming stranger seeks to heal her past while demanding her complete surrender.

When her father dies, Alaine de Ste. Claire must defend her Normandy castle from the vengeful warrior Rorik Valis, who also seeks to claim her and her heart.

Raven‑haired Ariel Rushdon returns to Lord Nicholas Wyndham only to find him changed and unaware of her; as memory and passion recover, she realizes an unseen threat lurks in his manor.

Jenna reluctantly accepts the enigmatic lighthouse keeper Brennan Savage’s marriage proposal, drawing her into a gothic romance where danger lurks beneath the stormy sea and a buried secret threatens her safety.

In the rugged West, gentle Rachel faces a harsh frontier while Gavin Blake wrestles with his growing affection and the demands of building a life in danger.

In the untamed Wisconsin Territory, Swedish immigrant Kristianna and roguish trapper Stone Boucher clash over the land and soon find themselves drawn together by a powerful, forbidden attraction.

A daring 18th‑century romance where a wealthy heiress marries an aristocratic baron, only to discover his hidden motives and forged identity, as passion and betrayal collide on the high seas.

In the Colorado mountains he must win her heart—he will. Steamy romance set in the Old West, featuring Locke Breckenridge and Cornelia Lloyd Talbot.

Deborah Conway becomes companion to Lord Charles Denton's sister, where a mysterious brooch and ghostly warnings stir longing and danger. In a gothic romance set amid suspenseful intrigue, Deborah must uncover the secret power of a dead wife's jeweled pin.

A passionate and forbidden romance unfolds between Tammi and the rugged Daniel Tarrant, blending the heat of the desert with the intensity of unrestrained desire in this captivating historical western tale.

A captivating historical romance set in 18th-century England, featuring Mary Vernon's quest to uncover her father's accuser and her determination to prove his innocence amidst a dangerous and dangerous world of Jacobite sympathizers and noble families.

Melanie returns to her crumbling plantation to care for her ailing Aunt Addie, only to face haunting nightmares, ominous warnings, and a love that may be a trap—can she uncover the dark secret before it's too late?

Julia Meredith is pursued by a mysterious figure while staying at Lyon House in 19th‑century London. At Dower House, a tall cloaked stranger and her cousin Edward compete for her affection, each harboring sinister secrets.

After being wrongfully abandoned, beautiful Arabella of Byrum seeks a new love, but rumors about her past threaten to undermine her marriage to a more worthy lord.

A newlywed Madeleine confronts haunting doubts and eerie whispers in a looming mansion, as the shadows of the past and present tug at her heart in this gothic historical romance.

Ian Gilvry, Laird of Dunross, is a rugged Highlander whose land is threatened by the returning Selina family. Tricked into marriage with Selina, the couple must navigate duty, desire, and clan loyalty.

When Savannah Clare sails into New York harbour, her dark green eyes are anxious. What will the future hold? She knows so little of her past. American-born, she was taken to England for a genteel upbringing, when her mother died And now she is bound for the Deep South and the plantation which her father owns. Hut why has he never acknowledged her existence by even a letter? Aboard a Mississippi steamship the piercing gaze of raven-haired Rue Delaney, a riverboat gambler, tempts Savannah into bitter sweet desire. She longs to accept his offer of marriage, but a few short weeks have made her worldly wise, and she cannot believe Rue's honied words. Under the dark shadow of Civil War, their destinies again become dangerously intertwined when,after her father’s death, Savannah learns that her mother was a mulatto. She is bylaw, a slave -- and must trade herself to save the life of the man she loves.

When her eccentric aunt dies, Barbara inherits a fortune—and a twisted marriage to Richard Goodall, the pirate’s son. At the remote high island of High Place, she must confront hidden secrets and a perilous past.

China Rose, a 2024 historical romance, follows a young woman torn between the rugged love of her forbidden suitor Justin Cross and the promise to marry his brother Sir Ranulf in the Cross family mansion.

Angel Sherwood’s voyage from England to Louisiana turns to a perilous romance when she’s kidnapped by the enigmatic pirate Captain Ty, whose hardened heart softens for the fair-haired stranger, leading to a steamy love affair.