Books like By Any Other Name by MaryJanice Davidson

During a London season in 1814, Anthony Bridgerton, the acclaimed bachelor, falls in love with Kate Sheffield. Her meddling sister threatens their engagement, but temptation and heart collide in Regency romance.

Executive assistants Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman battle over a promotion, turning office rivalry into a witty, high‑stakes game of love and humor within Bexley‑Gamin Publishing.

Mori Phelps, a rebellious young woman in a small English town, turns to fantasy novels and her half‑brother’s strange magic to escape her family’s darkness, yet her own spell‑casting draws dangerous scrutiny and forces her to confront her mother.

Rebecca Bloomwood’s compulsive shopping spirals her into debt, but when a compelling story lands, she writes an article that transforms her life and those around her.

Rachel, a Manhattan attorney, teeters between loyalty and desire when her best friend’s fiancé becomes an unexpected love interest, forcing her to confront friendship, risk, and the blurred line between right and wrong.

In Regency England, the free‑spirited Beatrix Hathaway must choose between a conventional life and a love that begins as a deception—when a daring soldier, Christopher Phelan, returns from war, their correspondence turns into a passionate romance.

A Regency love‑story in which Captain Adam Deveril, newly titled Viscount, must secure his estate by marrying an heiress he has never met, leading him into a marriage of convenience that surprisingly transforms his life.

In a post‑holocaust world, a secluded community preserves itself through a bold experiment in cloning, blending rigorous science with human drama.

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.

Ellen Kellaway, a poor orphan raised by wealthy cousins, finds her quiet life shattered when a London nobleman proposes marriage, ushering her to the Far Island where a looming doom and mysterious family secrets await at Kellaway Castle.

A pragmatic art teacher’s beige routine shatters when she adopts a stray dog, pulling her into a whirlwind of past love, rivalry, and danger that forces her to confront what she truly wants.

Riordan Barrett, a disreputable earl and unexpectedly father to two wards, seeks the help of a young governess, Maura Caulfield, as he navigates romance and society in Regency London.

Robert Silverberg’s Hugo‑winning novella "Nightwings" explores a world dominated by the mystical Avluela the Flier, whose scarlet and ebony wings guide a lone watcher to an ancient city, leaving the sky and space unguarded.

Journalist Chastity O'Neill returns to her hometown to start working on her feminine wiles, but four older brothers and a crush on her first love make things complicated.

A fairy prince raised among humans attracts a devoted guardian, and together they navigate a perilous path to his true homeland.

Duke Max Rotherbridge unexpectedly inherits the wardship of four captivating Twinning sisters, including the alluring Caroline. Balancing a reputation as London’s rogue with the duties of a guardian, he faces the challenge of protecting—and perhaps conquering—his newest wards.

Set in the rural backdrop of Stone Creek, Arizona, the book follows a single attorney who leaves the city to become guardian of a young boy and integrates into the tight-knit community of ranchers and local law.

A former childhood betrothed, Lady Emma Beaumont, inherits a fortune tied to her half‑husband, Lord Alasdair Chase. Two years after eloping, Emma vows to reform her love life by Valentine’s Day, while Alasdair attempts to win her back.

Nine‑year‑old Booker toils in his family's saltworks while secretly dreaming of a day when he can read.

In her fourth book, LIPSTICK JUNGLE, best-selling author Candace Bushnell re-creates a real-life world as compelling and fascinating as Sex and the City. In LIPSTICK JUNGLE, high fashion meets the powerful women who actually wear it.Victory Ford -- single, beautiful, creative and unconventional -- has worked for years to create her own independent fashion house. But when her company goes into a tailspin, Victory falls into the arms of the ruthless cosmetics baron, Lyne Bennett. As she struggles to keep her company afloat, she learns crucial lessons about what she really wants from a relationship.One of the most powerful women in publishing, Nico O'Neilly seems to have it all -- a stellar career, a well-respected husband, and an eight-year-old daughter whom she adores. But at forty-three, Nico finds that this isn't enough. Her secret ambition is to become the first female CEO of Splatch-Verner (the multimedia company that owns her magazine), but if she's going to achieve her goal, she needs to start acting now.Wendy Healy, President of Parador Pictures, has chutzpah to spare. It’s propelled her to the very top of the cutthroat movie business, yet as she tries to bring her most important movie to the screen, her drive is not enough to save her. Selden Rose, the president of MovieTime, is secretly lobbying to oust Wendy and take over Parador; meanwhile, her twelve-year-marriage to her metrosexual househusband is falling apart. One has to go--and in a series of unconventional plot twists, Wendy finds a startling answer.Following these determined but likeable leading ladies through the ups and downs of their careers, their marriages and their affairs, Candace Bushnell shows us how three strong women stay at the top of their fields in the toughest town in the world.

447 pages : 24 cm

MaryJanice Davidson, a Minneapolis-based writer, shares her life and career as an award‑winning author, noting her family and her work on the Undead series published by Berkley.

Enemy Mine, a Hugo Award‑winning novella by Kay Hooper, blends romance with suspenseful action in a science‑fiction setting.