Books like The Marriage Spell by Mary Jo Putney

In an elite New England college, a charismatic classics professor lures a group of eccentric students into obsessive study, leading them from intellectual curiosity to corruption, betrayal, and ultimately murder.

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 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.

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

In Sharon Shinn’s fantasy world of Gillengaria, mystic Senneth is sent to gauge threats amid rising hostility toward magic, accompanied by a diverse crew of riders and warriors who must unite to survive a fanatical cult’s quest to eradicate all magic users.

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 decade after a shocking act of violence, Lord James Kirkland and his former wife Laurel, now a woman of independence, find their paths crossing again in a game of political intrigue and raw, forbidden love.

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.

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.

When widowed Katherine Parr is compelled to marry King Henry VIII, she navigates danger, intrigue, and religious upheaval while asserting her influence as queen and regent.

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.