Books like The Ex-Debutante by Linda Francis Lee

Twenty‑five year‑old Belly Conklin returns to the family summer home on the coast, where a cancer diagnosis forces her to confront love, loss, and growing up amid the familiar rhythm of beach life.

A fiery romance between Houston oil tycoon Hardy Cates and heiress Haven Travis unravels when family feuds and forbidden love collide, sparking passion and danger in Texas high society.

Public defender Kendall Deaton in Prosper, South Carolina, must flee after uncovering a town secret and confronting her powerful husband, while protecting her baby and navigating a treacherous escape amid threats to her life and the truth she holds.

A heartbreaking, Pacific‑Northwest summer reunites estranged sisters Meghann, a divorce attorney, and Claire, who falls in love, as they confront past betrayals and discover the healing power of family.

A remarkable friendship and its enduring journey of two remarkable women from the postwar era of the 1950s, told with vividly descriptive language and a relatable narrative.

Veteran LAPD officer Mike Valenzuela, wounded in duty, seeks a new life in the small town of Virgin River where he meets ambitious Sacramento prosecutor Brie Sheridan, and together they confront pain, protect their community, and learn what trust truly means.

A spellbinding novel of contemporary romantic suspense--the unforgettable story of a woman caught between love and vengeance... Manhattan attorney Claire Green is haunted by the brutal murder of her twin sister Zoe in a dangerous revenge scheme that soon implicates Claire. Claire's only hope of clearing her name is to bring her sister's murderer to justice on her own...before a second killer strikes. But someone else is dogging Claire's trail: relentless F.B.I. agent Liam Jameson, who has tracked her to New Orleans. With her own life threatened, Claire reluctantly joins forces with the enigmatic Jameson. Distrust quickly flames into desire. As Mardi Gras builds to fever pitch, they are inexorably drawn into a shadowy world where impeccable tradition cloaks deadly secrets and where no one--not Claire nor even Jameson--is safe from the shocking truth...

When Cate arrives at the crumbling Endsleigh House to inventory its Georgian treasures, she discovers a shoebox of 1930s dance remnants that unlocks the forbidden romance of two celebrated debutantes, forcing her to confront the darker pasts that shape her present.

Lexi Titan must bet her day‑spa empire on a six‑month engagement to Marry Cruz Rodriguez, a wealthy suitor who can save her from financial ruin—but old‑family rivalries and buried passions threaten the fragile bargain.

Deborah Knott, a lawyer in North Carolina, tries to become a judge but becomes entangled in an old murder case and must solve the mystery to stay in the race for election.

Fredericka Mercedes Hildebrand Ware’s life in the exclusive Junior League of Willow Creek, Texas, unravels when her husband betrays her, steals her money, and disappears, threatening everything she has built.