Books like Legacy by Nora Roberts

A former child‑star in the Shenandoah Valley restores a dilapidated farmhouse owned by her grandmother, a legendary actress who died of an overdose, while uncovering family secrets, a mysterious romance, and a dangerous threat that forces her to confront her past.

Jude Murray leaves America, finds refuge in Ireland’s Faerie Hill Cottage, and immerses herself in folklore, hoping for a new life. There she meets Aidan Gallagher, a pub‑keeper with a passion for his nation’s myths, and together they kindle a love rooted in shared stories.

An unexpected inheritance forces an unlikely duo to retreat to the Catskills, where a reluctant matchmaker and a stubborn relative confront their past, love, and the secret that could change everything.

After uncovering her father's hidden sins, Naomi reinvented herself as photographer Naomi Carson in the coastal town of Sunrise Cove. New love interests and a mysterious past pull her into a quiet heroinic struggle between safety and desire.

Nate Burke, a Baltimore cop haunted by a partner’s death, takes on the role of chief of police in the remote Alaskan town of Lunacy. A New Year’s Eve kiss beneath the Northern Lights inspires him to stay and face his past.

In a world that dismisses myth, Blair Murphy, a lone demon hunter, is chosen by the goddess Morrigan to lead a circle of six against the vampire Lilith and her minions, forcing her to trust allies and confront a forbidden love across time.

Sea Swept opens the Chesapeake Bay saga, introducing the Quinn family and their lives in Maryland’s waterfront community.

Professional house-sitter Lila Emerson becomes an unexpected suspect when she witnesses a murder‑suicide in her rented apartment. Teaming up with artist Ashton Archer, she navigates a world of priceless antiques, deadly obsession, and a mysterious crime ring.

In wintry western Ireland, Brianna Concannon’s quiet bed‑and‑breakfast hosts an unusual guest: American mystery writer Grayson Thane, who arrives seeking solitude and finds unexpected romance as they both confront their pasts.

A gripping collection of contemporary romance tales where passion, danger, and professional rivalries intertwine—anthropologists, writers, antiques dealers, cops, and journalists find themselves drawn together in unpredictable entanglements.

The ex-cop and librarian meet in Hawaii as they investigate a murder with rogue sensitives and para-hunters, discovering more danger than they bargained for.

Follow a Russian mistress of an oligarch as she seeks independence while navigating love with a young French painter amid the glamorous settings of Paris, London, and the South of France.

Two intertwined romance stories in which former lovers reunite, discover new opportunities, and find love again.

Midnight Bayou (James Daniels with Sandra Burr, Sandra Burr, Jill Sovis): Declan Fitzgerald had always been the family maverick, but even he couldn't understand his impulse to buy a dilapidated mansion on the outskirts of New Orleans. Determined to restore Manet Hall to its former splendor, Declan begins the daunting renovation room by room, relying on his own labor and skills. But the days spent in total isolation in the empty house take a toll. He is seeing visions of days from a century past, and experiencing sensations of terror and nearly unbearable grief - sensations not his own, but those of a stranger. Only the companionship of the alluring Angelina Simone can distract him from the mysterious happenings in the house, but Angelina too has her own surprising connection to Manet Hall - a connection that will help Declan uncover a secret that's been buried for a hundred years. Chesapeake Blue (James Daniels, J.C. Howe, and Jill Sovis): Seth Quinn is finally home. Now a grown man returning from Europe as a successful painter, Seth is settling down on Maryland's Eastern Shore, surrounded once again by Cam, Ethan, and Phillip, their wives and children, all the blessed chaos of the extended Quinn clan. Still, a lot has changed in St. Christopher since he's been gone - and the most intriguing change of all is the presence of Dru Whitcomb Banks. Dru's past has made her sensitive to deception - and slow to trust. And Seth's past has made him a target of blackmail - as a secret he's kept hidden for years threatens to explode, destroying his new life and his new love... Birthright (Bernadette Quigley, Laura Grafton, Matthew Christilaw): On a hot July afternoon, a worker at an Antietam Creek construction site drives the blade of his backhoe into a layer of soil -- and strikes a 5,000-year-old human skull. As an archaeologist, Callie Dunbrook knows a lot about the past. But her own past is about to be called into question. Recruited for her expertise on the Antietam Creek dig, she encounters danger -- as a cloud of death and misfortune hangs over the project, and rumors fly that the site is cursed. She finds a passion that feels equally dangerous, as she joins forces in her work with her irritating, but irresistible, ex-husband, Jake. And when a strange woman approaches her, claiming to know a secret about Callie's privileged Boston childhood, some startling and unsettling questions are raised about her very identity.

Irish Wish is a contemporary romance novel by Nora Roberts, highlighted as a New York Times bestseller that centers on women's perspectives and family life.

Debbie Macomber’s contemporary romance follows a group of women navigating marriage, divorce, and family life, offering a heartfelt portrait of love and resilience that earned the book New York Times bestseller status.