Books like Chance the Winds of Fortune by Laurie McBain

Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen.

When Lady Alisoun hires Sir David of Radcliffe to defend her castle, his past and heart are tested by a daring damsel and looming danger—will love or duty prevail?

During the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, a penniless maid disguises herself in stolen jewelry and finds unexpected love with a charming gentleman. The two marry in the chaos, survive the flames, and uncover a devious plot to steal her fortune.

An aristocratic beauty and a notorious pirate embark on a passionate adventure in the Pirates Series, featuring love, adventure, and forbidden desires.

Elena Ravenscliffe, a young English lady, is forced into a harem in Constantinople and into the arms of a wealthy man she has never been able to forget.

In the third installment of the Song Series, beautiful Carolina risqué to rescue her beloved buccaneer Kells, who suffers amnesia after a deadly storm.

An enslaved duchess and a fallen sea captain navigate love, treasure, and peril in the West Indies, only to confront scandal and danger back in England.

Red Robert, a woman who has lured seasmen with a man’s identity, vows revenge against her lifelong nemesis, Blair Colm. When she and the handsome Captain Logan Hagarty are stranded on a desert isle, they must outwit Colm and defend their burgeoning love.

In colonial America, the spirited heiress Dorinda Meredith and the daring highwayman known as The Blade clash and collide amid intrigue, drawing them together in a passionate, historically grounded romance.

A beautiful, notorious young woman’s journey from Kansas to San Francisco in 1906, seeking love amid glamour and danger.

In a medieval world of chivalry and convents, Lady Edlyn, a gifted herbalist, saves the famed knight Hugh de Florisoun from a hidden wound. Their healing bond sparks a tempestuous romance amid battlefield danger.

Set against the tumult of 1651 to 1660 England, this romantic saga follows Lenore as she evades Roundhead persecution, and Geoffrey as he is exiled to France, all while the Restoration ushers in a hopeful yet bittersweet reunion.

In early America, Charity Woodstock’s beauty and boldness attract both love and danger as she battles accusations of witchcraft, escapes from a Dutch manor to a Quaker hut, and confronts a world of pirates and plantations, all while defying expectations of her era.

In 1651, Lenore and Geoffrey, lovers amid England’s civil war, flee Roundheads and exile, hoping to reunite with their daughter in a turbulent Restoration England.

Three intertwined heroines in historic Somerset navigate love, loyalty, and secrets as their lives shape destiny in Valerie Sherwood’s romantic historical tale.

A battle‑seasoned warrior meets a spirited, exiled lady‑in‑waiting who protects an illegitimate child, and he learns that love and loyalty strike deeper than duty.

In Rash Reckless Love, Georgianna, daughter of the striking Imogene, falls for a fearless Caribbean pirate while navigating inheritance, betrayal, and the whims of fate in a swashbuckling romance.

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.

A sweeping 18th‑century romance set in Lisbon, where a young woman navigates love, duty, and dangerous intrigue amid the vibrant streets of Portugal.

In colonial New York, Anna Smith wed wealthy planter Brett Danforth, trading a silver gift for love—only to discover his past lover may tempt her back to a life of adventure in the Hudson Valley.

The fifth in the saga of the Provincetown Tales. The winds of fortune are fickle guides…and happiness or heartbreak may be the destination. For Provincetown local Deo Camara, the only winds that have ever blown her way have been cold and lonely, and she doesn't expect things to improve when she is drawn into a family crisis against her will. Despite a decade of estrangement, however, Deo can't turn her back on the call of blood, no matter how high the price in heartache. Dr. Bonita Burgoyne is pleased with the changes she's made in her life…she has a rewarding new job and is looking forward to renovating the historic sea captain's house she has just purchased. She's content, and that's all she needs to be, or so she thinks until she hires Deo to head up the renovations. They have nothing in common except a shared legacy of betrayal by those they'd trusted the most, and an impossible attraction they would both prefer to ignore. Meanwhile, Bonita's new associate Dr. Tory King and her partner, Reese Conlon, must cero with the aftermath of the winds of war and the approaching fury of a very real gathering storm.