Books like By Design by Madeline Hunter

When squire Addis de Valence returns from the Crusades, he finds his lands usurped, his country rebelling, and the woman he loves—Moira Falkner—waiting in his cottage.

Nell Trim vows to wrest justice from the seductive Marquess of Leath, knowing she must resist his tempting charms herself.

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.

A romance filled with betrayal, love, and the mysterious old abbey of Ravenscar.

A forbidden romance blossoms when mystic Hayden Rothwell enters Alexia Welbourne’s life, forcing a marriage that intertwines intrigue, duty, and desire in this historical romance.

Lady Christiana Fitzwaryn faces a tense marriage arrangement with the mysterious merchant David de Abyndon, challenging class boundaries and personal expectations in historical England.

A seductive guardian and his beloved orphan embark on a forbidden romance in the regency era.

In Madeline Hunter’s Seducer series, lawyer Julian Hampton, one of the London Dueling Society’s five members, rescues Countess Penelope of Glasbury from a tyrannical husband and later assists her escape to Italy, setting the stage for a dangerous romance.

A story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of 19th-century England, where an orphaned heiress seeks to prove her worth in the pursuit of a marriage of convenience.

A tale of forbidden love and dangerous secrets in the historic English mansion of Winterset.

Gareth Fitzallen, a charming aristocrat with a reputation for pleasure, visits Langdon's End to restore an inherited estate and investigate an art theft. There he sets his sights on Eva Russell, a spinster who secretly longs for a life beyond her limited prospects.

In 12th‑century France, a Breton warrior and a besieged castle’s commander fall into a passionate, perilous romance that tests loyalty, love, and survival.

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

In Lessons of Desire, Lord Elliot Rothwell uses his power to free author Phaedra Blair from unjust imprisonment, but the cost of her freedom forces them into a dangerous game of seduction, bribery, and family honor.

Lynn Kurland's historical romance novel, set in England, explores the past and present of a Scottish woman's love story with a Scottish knight.

A psychological thriller about a psychic investigator and the mysterious estate where she finds a long-lost brother.

A romantic adventure of love, deception, and the search for identity.

In Regency England, the boisterous Marquis of Glengask hunts his sister to London, only to be swayed by a sharp‑tongued English lady who challenges his notions of honor and reason.

Ennis Corbyn, a spirited young woman, is adopted by Marquesa de Verletta and introduced into high society. The Marquesa's wealth and attention from the Prince Regent overshadow Ennis's social success, but her love for a dashing Damien Wynton and a mysterious Oliver Embury adds to the eerie happenings in the old wing.

A half-breed mountain man and a feisty halfbreed woman, both half-truths, will clear each other's names and uncover the truth about the last honest outlaw in the American West.

A romance novel about a widowed widower and a spirited young woman who sets out to prove that age isn't a barrier to love in a small town in the South during the 1930s during the Great Depression. The book explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family.

A love story of a legendary swordswoman and a Viking warrior, woven into the heart of history and romance, as two great warriors prepare for a final battle to claim their destinies and the magic of enchantment that ties them together.

A historical romance featuring two Blackthorne brothers and their political beliefs in the Revolutionary War, with themes of love, adventure, and politics.

A dangerous highwayman falls for a ruthless earl's estranged daughter.