Books like To Love and to Cherish (Wyckerley Trilogy #1) by Patricia Gaffney

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.

Don Tillman, a genetics professor with Asperger’s, designs a scientific survey to find a wife, only to meet Rosie Jarman, a drinker and late arriver who challenges his controlled worldview and leads him to discover that love can’t be measured.

The Notebook tells the enduring love story of Noah Calhoun and Allie Nelson, set in coastal North Carolina in 1946, following their journey from wartime romance to a second chance to be together.

Eddie, a ride mechanic who dies in an amusement park accident, travels to heaven where he meets five people who profoundly shaped his life.

In the aftermath of the Civil War, a stubborn Southern woman defends her farm and her future against local hatred and an unwanted pregnancy, while a war‑torn Union soldier wrestles with his own guarded heart.

During the Civil War, Cameron Campbell, a Mississippi senator's daughter, must navigate family secrets and murder while finding love again with the stoic Captain Jackson Logan, a man she once rejected.

Dominic Challenger and Marisa collide in a whirlwind of intrigue—a rogue pirate and a convent‑bound heiress test love across continents, from the New England coast to Napoleon’s court.

Two college friends discover that love can span continents and a decade when they reunite after life‑changing choices thrust them apart.

Storm, a young heiress whose name sounds like a storm, finds her life turned upside down when an uncle, a rancher, and a bandit all wager her away. In Texas she must navigate love, danger, and a fierce black‑haired gunslinger named El Lobo.

Former gunslinger turned rancher, Race Spencer’s quiet life is shattered when he rescues Rebecca Morgan, a lone survivor of an outlaw attack. In the dusty reaches of the frontier, a fragile romance ignites amid danger and trust.

Laura Morgan, the fire‑born daughter of the Morgan‑Brandon legacy, is destined to surrender her heart, body, and soul to the raw, untamed rebel Trent Challenger—a promise bound by past intrigue and igniting a perilous, sensuous love.

Marietta Danver, an English beauty sold into slavery, battles injustice and passion across the New World as she confronts powerful men and seeks her freedom.

A captivating tale of a woman kidnapped by a Scotsman who offers her freedom in exchange for his love, set in the historical backdrop of the border wars between England and Scotland.

Guy deMontgomery, a Norman conqueror, falls for the beautiful Lillyth while his army ransacks England. Lillyth's enchanting beauty and fiery nature lead Guy to challenge everyone for her hand in marriage. They share a passionate love story in the heart of medieval romance.

Seventeen‑year‑old Cherish Riley flees her rough family and the Kentucky wilderness, only to meet Sloan Carroll, who proposes marriage. Yet his affection will need more than a promise to truly capture her heart.

After a heated war's end, star‑crossed lovers Virginia Brandon and Steve Morgan face trials that tear them apart, yet their fierce bond refuses to die, promising a fiery reunion that redefines romance.

A daring love story between a wealthy Scottish lord and a young woman from an orphanage, set against the backdrop of the Renaissance palace and the Scottish Highlands.

In 1651, Lenore and Geoffrey, lovers amid England’s civil war, flee Roundheads and exile, hoping to reunite with their daughter in a turbulent Restoration England.

In real life or on the soaps, weddings are affairs to remember--and no place celebrates them with more style and panache than ABC Daytime! From fairy tale fantasies to never-meant-to-be nuptials, tying the knot on All My Children, General Hospital, and One Life to Live is an experience to be cherished. In this exclusive look into the enchanting world of daytime drama, Love, Honor & Cherish guides you through he most romantic, spontaneous, and out-of-this-word weddings ever to grace the television screen. From daytime soap's most perfectly matched pairs to duos doomed to failure, Love, Honor & Cherish spotlights the unforgettable romances that led to soap opera's most memorable moments. Take a walk down the aisle with All My Children's Erica Kane Brent Cudahy Chandler Montgomery Montgomery Chandler Marick Marick, relive Max's tender proposal to Luna on One Life to Live, and, of course, share in the magic of the greatest love of all--General Hospital's legendary Luke and Laura. Featuring the breathtaking gowns, lavish floral arrangements, poetic vows, music, and the all-important wedding cakes that have captivated viewers for decades, the elegant volume of treasured memories is every romantic's dream--and even includes tips on planning your own wedding.

Her man of the mist... — In the foggy cocoon of night, Alinda Hunter bared her soul to a mysterious stranger on a shadowy beach, then surrender her body and heart -- but ran away without ever asking his name! The rugged man with summer-sky eyes had made her feel alive again after months of grieving over a love betrayed, but she knew he was a fantasy, a magical gift that she could never keep. Paul-Anthony Payton vowed to find the lady whose yearning spirit had filled him with hope and made him believe in happiness, but once he traced her, he never expected she'd deny what they'd shared... or that she'd hide a truth that could bind them for always. Alida felt bewitched by the spell of Paul-Anthony's passion, but she feared that loving meant losing -- and she was terrified to risk the sorrow that ecstasy seemed to promise. Paul-Anthony had shared her secrets and understood her pain, but could Alida escape the ghosts of memory and trust in his forever love?

Trista Windham, strong‑willed and free, falls for the enigmatic Blaze Davenant amid the Civil War. Their passion defies danger and tests endurance, as Trista’s heart withstands perilous challenges and unwavering devotion.

Jade O'Bannon, after a shipwreck and believing her husband dead, journeys from peril to New York, torn between an enduring love and a dangerous new passion, only to confront a madman's obsession and decide her fate.

Lord James Hamilton, a celebrated rake of London, faces a changing heart when feisty Lady Anne Curzon‑Howe captures his attention, challenging his libertine ways and forcing him to choose love over leisure.

Celia St. Remy Sinclair, a twenty‑two American beauty, travels to London to avenge her mother’s death at the hands of Lord Northington. In a twist of fate she confronts the heir to her enemy and must decide whether revenge or heart prevails.

Hannah, a captured stepdaughter of the brutal Silas Quint, is thrust into servitude as an innkeeper’s barmaid. Amid poverty and abuse, she must escape, survive the lust of powerful men, and ultimately find love that frees her heart.

Ellen Tanner Marsh’s historical romance follows a fiery English beauty who disguises herself as an Indian girl and finds passion with a dashing captain.

A hard‑hearted businesswoman becomes a willing slave to passion when she meets the enigmatic Ruel McClaren, a Scottish adventurer whose returning to Glenclaren Castle sets a dangerous romance and quest for revenge in motion.

When a fallen woman named Rachel Wade is hired as the housekeeper by the cynical Viscount D’Aubrey, their forbidden bond forces Rachel to confront the past that keeps her from moving forward, while D’Aubrey learns that redemption can come in the most unlikely ways.

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