Books like Novels (Local Hero / Will and a Way) by Nora Roberts

Maggie Concannon, gifted Irish glass designer, lives in seclusion with her late father’s memories and her sister. A visionary gallery owner invites her to international markets, sparking a passionate, career‑driven romance set against the windswept hills of County Clare.

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.

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.

American quarterback Brent Asher learns he has inherited an English estate, a viscountcy, and a host of complicated relatives—including a cousin he must marry to secure the fortune—bringing romance, inheritance drama, and football to the upper‑class British setting.

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 Boonsboro, Maryland, the Montgomery brothers launch a family bed‑and‑breakfast while a former childhood romance resurfaces between Owen and Avery McTavish, whose pizzeria sits across the street.

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.

Suzanna Calhoun and her sisters search their ancestral home for priceless emeralds that hold the key to a decades‑old mystery. When old love Holt Bradford reappears, he must protect her from the shadows that threaten to undo everything.

When soap‑opera writer Bess McNee is sent to jail, she uses the experience to write about a New York detective, leading to a risky romance and a clash of careers.

Graduate student Ashley Davison and former army intelligence officer Dashiell Tyler are forced to share a cramped car from San Francisco to Seattle during the holiday season, where a series of misadventures sparks an unexpected romance.

Mitch Dempsey, a comic-book writer, finds himself drawn to his new downstairs neighbor, Hester Wallace, a shy single mother, as she and her 9‑year‑old son navigate a growing attraction and the idea of a heroic presence in their lives.

Architect Sarah Lancaster balances ambition and love after a failed affair in Paris pulls her back to Phoenix, where she encounters the enigmatic Byron Lloyd.

Madelaine, a brilliant cardiologist and devoted mother, faces self-doubt while juggling the lives of her rebellious daughter Lina and two very different men—priest Francis and cynical Angel—after a tragic event forces them to confront past betrayals and learn to love again.

Madeline Krug, a bridal boutique owner, plans a Christmas wedding—until she must work closely with movie star Jonny Blaze, the bride’s brother. Will a small‑town wedding planner resist falling for Hollywood’s sexiest man amid mistletoe and holiday romance?

After opening the Rose Harbor Inn, Jo Marie Rose grows close to her enigmatic handyman, Mark Taylor, only to discover that his secret past and looming departure threaten the budding romance that may be her second chance at love.

Ruby Bell, a rising Hollywood director, breaks her strict no‑romance rule when charismatic actor Devlin Cooper appears on her set, pulling her into a passionate and unpredictable love affair.

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.

Air Force lovers Franci Duncan and Sean Riordan face a bittersweet reunion when a secret they kept comes to light in the close‑knit town of Virgin River.

Liza Lithgow, a celebrity devoted to her sister, thinks she’s escaped the red‑carpet grind, only to find a publisher’s kiss‑and‑tell deal threatens her new start.