Books like Misconception (Scarlet) by Margaret Pargeter

A housekeeper finds herself in unexpected circumstances when she becomes caretaker at the secluded Drumlarig estate, where the ailing owner, Logan Murray, mistakenly sees her as his deceased wife.

A CAPTIVE OF HIS DESIRES As the granddaughter of a highly placed French diplomat Gabrielle de Brienne was a valuable political pawn. She was also the same Gabrielle who as a child had inadvertently taken from Cam Colburne, Duke of Dyson, the two people he loved best in the world. The handsome nobleman had vowed to make her pay for his suffering, and now the perfect opportunity presented itself. He would abduct this eighteen-year-old hoyden with the looks of an angel and the manners of a ragamuffin--and hold her prisoner in his Cornwall castle in order to manipulate her traitorous grandfather. For years he had dreamed of having her at his mercy, and now nothing less than her complete surrender would satisfy him... A HOSTAGE TO HER HEART Gabrielle could fence like a seasoned duellist, ride like the wind, and shoot like a musketeer. But nothing in her unconventional education had prepared her for dealing with the enigmatic Dyson--a man who infuriated her with his arrogant commands yet aroused her to hitherto unknown heights of passion with his demanding kisses and intimate caresses. As his captive, Gabrielle was not in a position to deny him. But she loathed herself for wanting his possession, and knew she must escape before her heart was forever lost... (

In the lush Virginia countryside, Samantha Fleming, the daring Scarlet Temptress, steals from colonial nobles to free her father, while patriot Jason Kincaid clandestinely spreads revolutionary pamphlets. Their covert missions fuel both liberty and a fervent romance.

TOWN WITHOUT PITY How dare Clayton Cooper set foot back in Scarlet, South Carolina! Why, twenty years ago his worthless daddy had murdered sweet Lainey Sheridan's father and his mama was exposed as a shameless adulteress. Now he brazenly claimed his folk were framed! And he vowed to unearth Scarlet's every guilty secret to prove it .... The self-righteous citizens closed ranks. Lainey Sheridan wavered, torn between eagerness and terror. As a fierce but blameless young tough, Clay had been her childhood idol. Now he made her tremble with desire. Still, she was dangerously enmeshed in Scarlet's web of lies. And if Clay discovered the unspeakable truth, the wrath of a small Southern town might prove deadly.

A married woman meets a handsome stranger who gets her into trouble as a private detective investigating her husband's affair.

447p. ; 18cm