Books like Desire by Louise Bagshawe

In 1964 South Carolina, Lily Owens, grieving her mother’s death, seeks refuge with a fierce stand‑in mother and a trio of black beekeeping sisters who open her to the secret world of bees, honey, and healing.

Two college friends discover that love can span continents and a decade when they reunite after life‑changing choices thrust them apart.

Matt Hunter, a former criminal, uncovers a shocking truth that puts his freedom and love for Olivia in jeopardy.

A woman’s Indian family navigates marriage, identity, and belonging across generations, tracing the parents’ arrival in the U.S., the daughter’s wedding, and the estranged son’s return.

Phillip Kincaid’s hunt for a film location lands him in the small town of Friendly, New Mexico, where his speeding ticket brings him face‑to‑face with Sheriff Victoria Ashton—law, love, and a surprise cast of local characters collide.

After a tumultuous divorce, Melissa Elmett is targeted in a kidnapping driven by her father's revolutionary energy-saving invention, and only her estranged husband, Will Hyde, can protect her.

Four glamorous cousins inherit a flamboyant trust fund, but their financial paradise is shattered when a surprising marriage announcement forces them into the Seychelles, where they must confront family secrets, love, and the price of independence.

Lane Chandler, a private concierge, must confront a dangerous conspirator who knows more about her every move than she does.

Fabulously wealthy, internationally adored, the aristocratic Massot family owns one of the last great jewelry firms in Paris. But seven years have passed since the disappearance of the patriarch, Pierre Massot. With hope of his return all but extinguished, his beautiful young widow, Sophie, reluctantly declares her husband dead and takes control of the family business. But even as Sophie begins to look to the future, forces are conspiring to destroy the Massotsby unearthing the devastating secret from their past that Pierre may have died trying to protect. Bagshawes sweeping story takes readers from the murky diamond mines of Soviet Russia to the cultural whirl of modern-day Paris, unraveling the mystery of Pierre Massots fate and the scandal and deceit that lies behind the Massot family fortune. Spanning continents and decades, Louise Bagshawes Sparkles is an addictive tale of ambition, betrayal, and romance.

Siena McMahon, heir to a Hollywood dynasty, must navigate family feuds, industry ambition, and her own dreams of stardom while uncovering the true cost of fame.

Ex‑soldier Logan Thibault, haunted by Iraq memories, seeks the woman in a photograph he found in his pack. He embarks on a journey that uncovers a startling truth while Beth, the woman in the picture, battles her own turmoil.

A first‑time thriller that spins a tense love triangle, in which a mother’s obsessive bid to keep her son with her threatens the life of the woman he loves.