Books like The Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer

Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen.

In "Wide Sargasso Sea" Jean Rhys explores the life of a Caribbean woman, her troubled marriage, and the lingering effects of colonialism, race, and gender dynamics.

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.

Arielle Leslie, a sixteen‑year‑old, is forced into a cruel marriage with the old and abusive Paisley Cochrane. After his death she believes she is free, but the returning Earl of Ravensworth, Burke Drummond, will not let her go.

Set in 1277 England, a marriage of political necessity brings an heiress and a warrior together in the medieval idyll of Rosehaven, where duty, disguise, and destiny collide.

In 1941 Whitney, Georgia, lonely Will Parker meets Elly Dinsmore, a widowed single mother of two on the brink of a third child. Their unexpected connection offers both fresh love and a new sense of home.

Seventeen‑year‑old Caroline Derwent‑Jones rebels against her controlling guardian, only to be drawn into the mysterious world of Frederick North Nightingale, a charismatic lord whose iron‑clad estate in Cornwall hides secrets and a hidden love.

When a nameless, amnesiac woman awakens on a Mississippi plantation, she becomes the prize of two men—Ashton Wingate, a devoted husband, and Malcolm Sinclair, who claims she is his wife. Their tangled love threatens to unravel a hidden past.

Richard, Duke of Cleybourne, returns to his country estate to deal with the tragic loss he had suffered four years earlier. But the arrival of Miss Jessica Maitland and Gabriella, his new ward, throws a wrench into his plans. The governess, feisty and flame-haired, reveals that the girl is in danger, and the mysterious events escalate into a murder mystery at Cleybourne Castle.

Lord Giles Cardross believes his 18‑year‑old wife, Helen, loves him, but her frivolous ways and rising debts make him question whether she married for money. Family scandals and hidden truths threaten their union.

Legendary knight Hugh the Relentless and daring Lady Alice team up to recover a prized crystal, forcing a forced betrothal that blurs the line between treachery and desire in medieval England.

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.

Anna Reardon escapes a harsh Boston street life to become mail‑order bride Karl Lindstrom, but a buried secret threatens their love in the 19th‑century Minnesota frontier.

In 19th‑century Texas, a spirited young woman finds love and conflict when her fiancé’s rival descends into town, turning a stolen kiss into a test of true devotion.

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

HIGH-BETTING ROGUE It was a gamble and ravishing risktaker Josie Leigh had lost. Now the arrogant rogue was demanding she pay up--with her virtue! The high-spirited beauty vowed shed never succumb... Until the handsome rake whisked her away to his country estate where he wooed her with sensual kisses, aroused her with honeyed caresses and enflamed her with a raging desire only he alone could quench. And for the first time, Josie knew she had won more than she had lost... GORGEOUS GAMBLER The moment Matt Garrett spied the gorgeous green-eyed gambler across the casino, he couldn't believe his good fortune. Here was the chit he d been searching for Now all he had to do was beat her at her own game; then the wench would be his. He would be free then to touch her lush, alluring curves, drink from the sweetness of her lips, and he would have ninety days and nights to thrill in the sensual charms of his mahogany-haired enchantress as together they reaped the rapturous rewards of DESIRE'S GAMBLE

In 1872 Wigan, England, coal miners endure harsh lives beside lavish owners. Detective Jonathan Blair searches for a missing man, only to find himself drawn to Rose, a fiery pit girl defying Victorian expectations.

In New Orleans, Megan's life is overturned when she kills a man in self‑defense and must flee. She finds refuge with her father's new partner, King Quartermain, whose protection deepens into a dangerous, romantic destiny.

In Regency England, the immaculate governess Lady Charlotte Dalrumple must navigate a rocky romance with the unruly Lord Wynter Ruskin, learning that genuine love requires breaking the strict rules of courtship.

A lighthouse keeper in Washington's rocky coast finds hope and love when a shipwreck survivor, pregnant and penniless, arrives on his lonely shore, forcing him to confront the secrets of his past.

April Asbury starts a new life as a nurse in Depression‑era Missouri and finds herself drawn into a town’s secrets, a romance with Joe Jones, and a looming threat that could upend Fertile.