Books like Perilous Refuge by Patricia Wilson

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

Kathryn clashes with the arrogant Diego Alvarez when she resists his manipulative charms and her family's plans to move to Spain, yet she cannot ignore the growing pull he exerts on her heart.

A historical mystery set in 18th-century London that explores themes of women's empowerment and time travel in a twist of fate, featuring a precocious girl solving centuries-old murders.

When Emma Shaw seeks refuge at her uncle’s isolated Dartmoor home, she encounters Jake Garrani, a renowned artist who discourages her presence. A reluctant attraction sparks between them, challenging Emma’s desire for independence.

The Orphan Master's Son follows a man's journey through propaganda, identity, and state power in North Korea.

April Stewart finds herself irresistibly drawn to the powerful and enigmatic Michalis Konstantine, even as both battle uneasy feelings and moral doubts over a forbidden, passionate interest.

"To whom do we offer refuge -- and why? After a life that rubbed up against the century's great events in New York City, Mexico, and Montreal, 96-year-old Cassandra MacCallum is surviving well enough, alone on her island, when a young Burmese woman contacts her, claiming to be kin. Curiosity, loneliness, and a slender filament of hope prompts the old woman to accept a visit. But Nang's story of torture and flight provokes memories in Cass that peel back, layer by layer, the events that brought her to this moment -- and forces her, against her will, to confront the tragedy she has refused for half a century. What does she owe this girl, who claims to be stateless because of her MacCallum blood? Drawn, despite herself, into Nang's search for refuge, Cass struggles to accept the past and find a way into whatever future remains to her"--Amazon.com

A Chinese mother and her adopted daughter, raised by an American couple, discover how a rare native tea links their worlds and transforms their family's destiny across cultures.

After witnessing her boss’s murder, Chelsea Rogers hides in Hawaii as a wealthy matron’s assistant, but former attorney Alex Sullivan and hired killers close in—she must trust him to survive and keep the love that endangers them both.