Books like Second time around by Marcia Willett

A dark, passionate tale set on the West Yorkshire moors, following the tumultuous love and revenge between the Earnshaws, Lintons, and the enigmatic Heathcliff.

Walter Hartright, a drawing master, becomes entangled with Laura Fairlie, Sir Percival Glyde, and the scheming Count Fosco as questions of identity and madness intertwine in 19th‑century England.

A first‑century‑turn English novel by E. M. Forster that explores social conventions, class distinctions, and the relationships among families and sisters.

180 p. ; 21 cm.1010L Lexile

Mary Jo Summerhill needs Evan's help and love three years after their breakup.

Penelope Keeling reflects on a bohemian childhood, wartime romance, and a priceless family portrait as her children debate its future.

Monsieur Perdu, a literary apothecary aboard a Seine barge, prescribes novels to heal broken hearts. When his own love remains a mystery, he journeys south of France to find closure and prove stories can mend souls.

Meg Venturi inherits her eccentric grandfather’s profitable antique jewelry shop in a New England town, but must partner with the mysterious A. L. Riley—unveiling secrets, danger, and a looming threat to keep her from joining the hidden legacy.

A single mother's ten-year-old son's quest for friendship leads to unexpected complications with the widower next door.

Sandra Winslow, widowed after a mysterious accident that claims her husband Victor, struggles with suspicion in the town of Paradise. Selling her beach house, she meets Mike Malloy, whose ties to the community test her trust and reveal hidden truths.

A Modern-Day Gunfighter and a Woman's Touch in the Colorado Wilds

Under the fading light of the Chinese emperors and the waning British Empire, a young man’s desperate quest amid World War II reveals loyalty, betrayal, and the fragile ties of a racially mixed Malaysian society.

After her husband George’s sudden death, Antoinette’s life is upended when a mysterious woman appears at his funeral, unveiling family secrets that threaten to unravel everything she thought she knew.

A memoir‑style tale of a boy’s one summer at an English country estate, where he befriends a farmer and becomes an inadvertent messenger between the farmer and the host’s daughter, with whom he harbours a youthful crush.

A Navy lawyer falls for a widower, but how can she keep her career and her heart from drifting apart?

"I never got a chance to tell Sam I love him!" These are young Jennie Carmichael's dying thoughts. A tragic accident is ending her life -- and she's never told her boss, private eye Sam Magee, how much she loves him. She was too timid -- why would attractive Sam care for his shy, wheelchair-bound assistant? As Jennie's lifelight fades, an incredible sadness fills her. Then a miracle happens. Jennie awakens to find that she has been given a second chance. She's elated -- until she discovers she's returned to life in the body of Maxine Lisbon -- Sam's detested ex-wife. As Jennie struggles to adjust to a body that can walk, dance and make love -- things she only dreamed of from the confines of her wheelchair -- she realizes she is in deadly danger. For Maxine Lisbon was murdered, and now her killer is stalking Jennie. And worse, the man who can help the most-- private eye Sam Magee -- is the one who least wants to....

Through eight decades of Thessaloniki’s turmoil—wars, occupation, and displacement—two families’ lives intertwine, revealing the city’s resilience and the enduring choice of preserving its memories.

A Season of Angels is a heartwarming Christmas story featuring three guardian angels who return to Earth to answer the prayers of three lovelorn souls.

Widowed mom Elise Trent embraces love again when a protective policeman enters her life, while family drama, new romantic proposals and a string of burglaries test her resolve and relationships.