Books like Anise by Patricia Phillips

In 12th‑century Scotland, warrior Lord Lion—knighted for his bravery—faces a ransom in a Viking bride, Mellyora MacAdin, whose fierce independence and hidden past test his loyalty and desire.

Ranulf, the Black Lyon, a formidable Norman conqueror, falls for the fierce Lithuanian–born Lyonene. Their tumultuous romance, marked by betrayal and peril across the Irish Sea, tests loyalty and love.

Rhiannon, King Alfred’s prized niece, is pledged to the towering Viking prince Eric, and her fierce resistance sparks a passionate clash between medieval honor and Viking ambition.

In the age of Viking raids, Edin, a Saxon princess betrayed by a brutal invader, vows vengeance yet finds herself drawn to the very man who captured her.

A medieval healer’s quest for vengeance turns into an unlikely romance when the mercenary king of England becomes her savior and ally, forcing both to confront war, faith, and their own hearts.

Ryen De Bouries, a fearless French noblewoman, battles England in armor while Prince Bryce Princeton, a British lord of vengeance, is captured by her and drawn into a passionate duel of wills.

Prince Olaf of Norway, a fierce Viking warrior, and Princess Erin of Ireland, a formidable Irish noblewoman, must confront love and loyalty as they are bound together by war and a vengeful past.

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.

When exiled hero Ciaran Tamberlane shelters runaway wife Amaranth de Langois, he risks his already perilous freedom to protect her from a murderous husband.

The summer Lisa A. Phillips turned thirty, she fell in love with someone who didn't return her feelings. She soon became obsessed. She followed him around, called him compulsively, and talked about him endlessly. One desperate morning, after she snuck into his apartment building, he picked up a baseball bat to protect himself and began to dial 911. Her unrequited love had changed her from a sane, conscientious college teacher and radio reporter into someone she barely recognized -- someone who was taking her yearning much too far. In Unrequited, Phillips explores the tremendous force of obsessive love in women's lives. She argues that it needs to be understood, respected, and channeled for personal growth -- yet it also has the potential to go terribly awry. Interweaving her own story with frank interviews and in-depth research in science, psychology, cultural history, and literature, Phillips describes how romantic obsession takes root, grows, and strongly influences our thoughts and behaviors.

A tale of love and battle, Passions Bold Caress follows the adventures of Ailee and Jehan as they navigate the dangers of medieval England and the depths of their desire for each other.

In a medieval romance filled with lush elegance, Morira's quest for freedom clashes with the desires of Rhiannon, a powerful lord who becomes enchanted by her spirit as much as her beauty.

A captivating tale of a forbidden love in medieval England, where the dark presence of a raven brings a young princess to the brink of passion and betrayal.

In medieval Wales, Linnea de Valcourt, known as the cursed daughter of Maidenstone Castle, sacrifices her own happiness to protect her twin sister from a Norman conqueror, while her captor Axton de la Manse watches his love and vengeance unfold.

In the post‑Civil War South, the sisters of Rosewood face love, loyalty, and terror as the new KKK threatens their community.

Catherine, a fierce Cossack descendant, seeks vengeance against marauders who stole her village and prized horses. In an unlikely alliance with a proud Mongol prince, passion and duty ignite a fierce, historic romance.

A romance set in 16th‑century Europe, where Sir Jordan rescues Lady Elinore from outlaws, only to lose her to betrayal, captivity in Bordeaux, and slavery in a Moorish garden—her hope keeps alive for a knight’s return.

During the turbulent reign of Queen Isabella, Jehan and Roger de Mortimer clash over love and power, while the Earl of Glairn’s banner of red and gold threatens to shift the fate of the realm.

When Nelda and Lute made love, their hearts and bodies sang in a rapturous duet... until the death of their infant daughter drove them into discord and destroyed their marriage.... Years later, Nelda returns to Iowa, anxious to reassess her future -- and her past -- and seeking respite from her taxing career as an interior designer. Her reunion with Lute, now a rugged, prosperous farm owner, is fraught with conflict... and charged with desire. Will Lute's contempt for Nelda's cosmopolitan ways doom them to repeat their tragic refrain? Or will the lingering strains of their happier memories surge into a new -- and sweeter -- passion's song?

Isabel the Child--She was a forbidden fruit - voluptuous, ripe for passion, but still merely a child when she was forced to marry the king of France. So young and seemingly so naive, no one could guess that the child-bride possessed an astonishing sexual appetite. Isabel the Temptress--Her husband King Philippe-Auguste scorned her...until she set his bedchamber afire with her wild sexual exploration. If the young king was a slave to desire, Isabel would offer him an orgiastic feast, plotting that ultimate she would rule him. Isabel the Queen--Clever, cunning, willful, she seduced ad charmed the royalty of Europe, then dressed in rags and took to the streets to win the favor of the peasants. Many called her mad, but they all came to adore the flaxen-haired Queen of the Franks. Isabel the Legend--Though Isabel's cold body lay entombed in the cathedral of Notre Dame, Philippe was haunted by the memory of her captivating beauty, her exquisite grace. He could not forget her dying words: "You are mine until the grave makes ghosts of both of us."

Katerina, a fierce Cossack, seeks vengeance against marauders who ruined her village and stole her prized white horses, while an alluring Mongol prince aids her in reclaiming her people and destiny.

Norse warrior Michael Langsson seeks vengeance in Scotland but finds love and duty intertwined when he rescues the captive bard Cait Nea Sholto, drawing him into a fight for freedom amid passionate, high‑stakes romance.

After the death of her best friend Aubrey, Dara faces her senior year of high school while grieving and navigating the painful sight of Aubrey's brother Ethan each day.