Books like A Day Away (One Summer / Temptation) by Nora Roberts

Reid’s lush tale follows film legend Evelyn Hugo as she unveils the truth of her glamorous, scandal‑ridden life to an unlikely biographer, revealing the intersecting fates of Hollywood’s biggest star and a struggling reporter.

Twenty‑five year‑old Belly Conklin returns to the family summer home on the coast, where a cancer diagnosis forces her to confront love, loss, and growing up amid the familiar rhythm of beach life.

Socialite Eden Carlbough runs a girls' camp that turns into a love affair when she meets orchard owner Chase Elliot, leading to unexpected romance amid apple trees and forbidden curiosity.

A romance story about U.S. Marshals and drug dealers in Mexico.

A Montgomery brother and a Maryland innkeeper's unexpected romance sparks a journey of self-discovery and reconnection in a cozy bed and breakfast setting, blending contemporary romance with family dynamics and small-town charm in the state of Maryland.

When songwriter Maggie Fitzgerald seeks solitude after her husband's death, she moves into a vacant home in Maryland’s Morganville. Her new landscaping partner, Cliff Delaney, uncovers a corpse, turning a peaceful retreat into a tense murder investigation.

When a celebrated photojournalist and a renowned celebrity photographer cross paths during an American summer in the 1980s, their opposing worlds collide, bringing romance and passion into the lens of both professional and personal lives.

A summer of unexpected encounters: a magazine reporter trades city life for a camping interview with a reclusive author, while a photojournalist and a cynical photographer navigate love and a cross-country shoot.

B.J. Clark, manager of the Lakeside Inn, finds herself drawn to the new owner, Taylor Reynolds, as he threatens to turn the historic hotel into a luxury resort. At the same time, socialite Eden Carlbough, running a girls’ camp, falls into the arms of orchard owner Chase Elliot when a playful encounter goes beyond the expected.

A relationship between a music teacher and a mechanic unfolds as a heartwarming tale of love and redemption in contemporary America, with a touch of adventure and music.

Society‑page columnist Carrie Slayton abandons holiday family gatherings to chase a reclusive Alaskan author, hoping to secure a profile that could launch her serious‑reporting career.

Kezia Saint Martin, a glamorous socialite by day and secret journalist by night, struggles with identity and betrayal when she falls for Lucas Johns, a charismatic ex-con with a mission for social change.

During a brief summer at Shelter Bay, a Navy SEAL, Gabriel St. James, finds his guarded life softened by the compassionate veterinarian Charity, sparking a tender, contemporary romance amidst the backdrop of Marine life and animal care.

A contemporary Christian romance in which Claudia Masters follows a prayerful path to love, choosing faith, hope, and a new life with Seth Lessinger amid the challenges of career, family, and personal destiny.

Annajane Hudgens discovers she has been given a second chance at happiness with Mason Bayless, but secrets from her past threaten to derail her plans for the perfect wedding at Hideaway Lake in New England.

A romance novel set in Montana featuring a surgeon who struggles with emotions and a therapist dog's love for his patients.

Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of the Lowcountry Summer trilogy, returns to her beloved South with Beach House Memories, the sequel to The Beach House! Autumn brings haunting beauty to the sun-soaked dunes on Isle of Palms, where Olivia “Lovie” Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose Cottage. As the seasons change, Lovie remembers one special summer… In 1974, America is changing, but Charleston remains eternally the same. When Lovie married aristocratic, well-connected businessman Stratton Rutledge, she turned over her fortune and fate to his control. But she refused to relinquish one thing: her family’s old seaside cottage. Precious summers with her children on the barrier island are Lovie’s refuge from social expectations and her overbearing husband’s philandering. Here, she is the “Turtle Lady,” tending the loggerhead turtles that lay their eggs in the warm night sand and then slip back into the sea. Then, in the summer of ‘74, biologist Russell Bennett visits to research the loggerheads. Their shared interest brings them together, and soon it blooms into a passionate, profound love—forcing Lovie to face an agonizing decision. Stratton’s influence is far-reaching, and if she dares to dream beyond a summer affair, she risks losing her reputation, her wealth, even her children. This emotional tale of a strong woman torn between duty and desire, between tradition and change, is an empowering journey through the seasons of self-discovery. Until this autumn, this time of winds and tides, of holding on and letting go…

When a small‑town journalist falls for a man whose life revolves around chasing stories, romance and danger collide as an unexpected tragedy threatens their future together.

Travel writer Gabrielle Fleming teams with a mysterious photographer, Jarod Walls, to investigate her sister’s disappearance in Great Britain, uncovering a dangerous web of intrigue and deception.

A romance story set in the fictional town of Virgin River, featuring a man who returns to help his family run the apple orchard and falls in love with a single mother.

Someday with You is a contemporary romance novella by Nora Roberts, included in a New York Times bestselling anthology that explores love, humor, and royalty.

Alzheimer’s threatens the life of famed advice columnist Grace Dorian, forcing her daughter Francine to step into the spotlight, manage the family business, and navigate a growing romantic interest, all while keeping Grace’s condition a secret.

Elin Hilderbrand’s *Troubles in Paradise* is a contemporary romance that explores family secrets, motherhood, and widowed lives against the warm backdrop of the Virgin Islands.