Books like Storm of Bells by Robert Thier

Lily Christian grows from an innocent child in paradise to a stunning and resilient woman who captures the heart of Captain Valentine Whitelaw while navigating court intrigue and royal danger during a perilous adventure that spans the globe.

this is the second book in the series " storm and silence" by Robert Thier.

Written in the Stars is a historical romance that explores 19th‑century manners and the evolving dynamics between men and women, set against the backdrop of traditional social customs; it examines how personal relationships shape and are shaped by the norms of the time.

London in the seventeenth century was a city of violent contrasts. Rich and poor huddled together in narrow, verminous streets, victims of the same random fate. Sudden death was common to both, and this uncertainty bred a reckless disregard for life, not only in the filthy warrens of the shns, but among the silk and laces of the nobility. On a stormy autumn night, Cornelia Brent, a merchant's daughter, met the violent insolence of Charles II's immoral Court. She fled, but the hunt was up, and the wild rake, Sir Rendel Woodham, was not easily shaken from the scent. Beneath his languid silks he hid an iron will which he brought to bear upon the girl. Cornelia's love for the austere doctor, Andrew Belgrave, did not meet with appnwal from her social climbing family, who preferred Sir Rendels suit. Cornelia struggled, but she was trapped in a gilded net. It was to take the outbreak of the plague to show her how little she understood herself.

"It takes more than love ..." And dearly as March Langdon loved the tiny Japanese village that had been her home for so long, how could she protect it from the sweeping changes threatened by the businessman Hugh Fernance?