Books like He said no by Patricia Waddell

In mid‑life, Willa Knox faces a crumbling inherited home and a family in crisis, prompting her to uncover Vineland, New Jersey’s Utopian roots and a nineteenth‑century connection that may save them.

In a post‑collapse California, a husband and wife retreat from a ruined Los Angeles to a lone wilderness shack, then rush toward a nearby fortified enclave after the wife discovers she is pregnant, risking trust and survival in a treacherous new world.

Minnow Bly, a seventeen‑year‑old with no hands, is sentenced to a juvenile detention center after a cult raid that left her family and trust shattered. In custody she must decide whether to reveal the cult’s secrets in exchange for freedom.

Convenient Bride for the King is a romance novel by Kelly Hunter that explores themes of love, duty, and destiny within a fictional setting.

Teenager Michael Fletcher gains light‑beam powers after a lightning strike and is recruited by the supernatural organization HAND. He must gather heroes and ordinary allies to stop the demonic prince Possessor from destroying the world.

A young woman must play a virtual reality game to prevent a world-threatening cyber Armageddon.

After a murder, Ari Kent withdraws into silence, and her brother Simon struggles to protect her while a psychiatrist once intrigued by her condition confronts his own secrets.

During bedtime, a mother cat and her kitten Holly play 'Who Do You Love?', and Holly shares the people and things she loves, explaining why they matter to her.

Tish Amble, a professional renovator, moves to a Michigan town to restore a Victorian home. Inside its cracked basement, she uncovers unsettling clues of foul play, while navigating a cautious neighbor officer and a nearby love interest.

Four contemporary teens are whisked back to 1483, finding themselves in the Tower of London where two of them are secretly Prince Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury, caught in a struggle against King Richard III’s tyranny.

When the final four women in competition for an aloof, if somewhat sleazy, bachelor's heart arrive on a mysterious island in the Pacific Northwest, they mentally prepare themselves for another week of extreme sleep deprivation, invasive interviews, and of course, the salacious drama that viewers nationwide tune in to eagerly devour. Each woman came on "The Catch" for her own reasons—brand sponsorships, followers, and yes, even love—and they've all got their eyes steadfastly trained on their respective prizes. Enter Patricia, a temperamental, but woefully misunderstood local, living alone in the dark, verdant woods and desperate to forge a connection of her own. As the contestants perform for the cameras that surround them, Patricia watches from her place in the shadows, a queer specter haunting the bombastic display of heterosexuality before her. But when the cast and crew at last make her acquaintance atop the island's tallest and most desolate peak, they soon realize that if they're to have any hope of making it to the next Elimination Event, they'll first have to survive the night. A whirlwind romp careening toward a last-girl-standing conclusion and a scathing indictment of contemporary American media culture, Patricia Wants to Cuddle is also a love story: between star-crossed lesbians who rise above their intolerant town, a deeply ambivalent woman and her budding self-actualization, and a chosen family of misfit islanders forging community against all odds.

SHE WANTED TO BE A WIFE AND MOTHER FIRST Donna McGrath wasn't lacking in career ambition. On the contrary, she knew that one day she'd probably be coaching gymnasts of Olympic caliber. But right now she was single-minded. She had one summer in San Francisco to convince Bruce Fenton, the man she'd loved since she was a girl, to marry her. She'd concocted a plan to involve lawyer Bruce m her life: he'd search for her natural father, a man she knew he'd never find. Only somehow Bruce managed to accomplish the impossible, leaving Donna with an awful lot to explain ..

Four teens unite under a murder victim’s initials to enact bold, personal vengeance.

A world devastated by the Blight sees humanity surviving on rare blood types as gangs and cults spread chaos; a broken man receives a signal that offers the faintest hope of redemption and a chance to reclaim lost humanity.

A Viscount escorts the Duke of Worley’s ward back to Belgravia, but a single stolen kiss sparks a romantic intrigue that threatens to upend her life in Regency London.

A candid memoir of a woman’s 15‑year journey to confront and heal from a violent rape, exploring love, motherhood, and the hidden grief that survivors carry.

Loving to Survive: A groundbreaking exploration of the complex interplay between male violence against women and women's psychology, leading to a new understanding of feminine behavior.

Alison Wonderland discovers the story behind her name and learns to live with it in this gentle children's tale.

Two sisters navigate their lives, one in faith and marriage, the other seeking a future, in a contemporary romance novel set in a small town in the United States.

"In the fourth and final volume of the Riders of Apocalypse series, high school senior Xander Atwood has a secret. Death, the Pale Rider, has lost his way. What happens when the two meet will change the fate of the world"--