Books like Dazzling Brightness:(Greek Myths #1) by Roberta Gellis

Neil Gaiman retells the classic Norse myths, bringing the gods Odin, Thor, and Loki, as well as the nine worlds and the apocalyptic Ragnarok, to life with his characteristic wit and vivid prose.

Stephen Fry delivers a witty, vivid retelling of Greek myths, from Pandora’s box to Prometheus’s fire, breathing new life into Zeus and the Olympians while preserving the original wonder.

In "Dragonfly in Amber," Diana Gabaldon transports readers across time to 18th‑century Scotland and France, following Claire Randall’s return with her daughter Brianna to uncover family secrets tied to the Jacobite uprising.

Discover the hidden tales of Greek heroes and gods from Ancient Greece, featuring the adventures of Perseus, Heracles, and more.

When a winged Pegasus crashes onto her New York City building during a blackout, 13‑year‑old Emily is whisked to Olympus, where she must navigate monsters, a corrupt agency, and the peril of keeping the Olympic flame alive.

In the third installment of the Song Series, beautiful Carolina risqué to rescue her beloved buccaneer Kells, who suffers amnesia after a deadly storm.

Heir with a fiery spirit and a sea captain who mistakenly believed her a temptress.

Rebecca Rayburn, a fiercely independent New England woman, refuses a politically arranged marriage and instead finds herself drawn to the charismatic ship’s captain Philip Keane—a bold privateer whose promise of love and danger entwines fate and desire.

In colonial America, the spirited heiress Dorinda Meredith and the daring highwayman known as The Blade clash and collide amid intrigue, drawing them together in a passionate, historically grounded romance.

A beautiful, notorious young woman’s journey from Kansas to San Francisco in 1906, seeking love amid glamour and danger.

A young rancher falls for Erin Sterling, the spirited stepdaughter of a reviled slave‑merchant, but their love threatens to expose a secret lineage that could spark scandal in a rough frontier town.

Set against the tumult of 1651 to 1660 England, this romantic saga follows Lenore as she evades Roundhead persecution, and Geoffrey as he is exiled to France, all while the Restoration ushers in a hopeful yet bittersweet reunion.

In early America, Charity Woodstock’s beauty and boldness attract both love and danger as she battles accusations of witchcraft, escapes from a Dutch manor to a Quaker hut, and confronts a world of pirates and plantations, all while defying expectations of her era.

Three intertwined heroines in historic Somerset navigate love, loyalty, and secrets as their lives shape destiny in Valerie Sherwood’s romantic historical tale.

In Rash Reckless Love, Georgianna, daughter of the striking Imogene, falls for a fearless Caribbean pirate while navigating inheritance, betrayal, and the whims of fate in a swashbuckling romance.

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.

Lili Santana, a sheltered aristocrat from New Orleans, anticipates a loveless marriage until the daring Jeremy Blaze steals her away, demanding ransom and igniting a forbidden, passionate love that defies her world.

Julie vows to move on from Captain Derek Arnhardt, but a westward wagon train forces both to confront past memories and rekindle a fiery romance amid the wilderness.

In the post‑Civil War South, Damask Downing’s Louisiana plantation is taken by a dashing gambler who proposes marriage to keep her family together. Forced into a union she cannot accept, she discovers unexpected desire and conflicting loyalties.

A sweeping 18th‑century romance set in Lisbon, where a young woman navigates love, duty, and dangerous intrigue amid the vibrant streets of Portugal.

In colonial New York, Anna Smith wed wealthy planter Brett Danforth, trading a silver gift for love—only to discover his past lover may tempt her back to a life of adventure in the Hudson Valley.

A poetic work by James Tiptree, Jr. that blends speculative and cosmic themes.

A rogue Viking warrior, Rurik, defends a captive noblewoman and vows to claim her, sparking a fierce romance that could steal the kingdom in this medieval love story.

The Romantic poet John Keats, considered by many as one of the greatest poets in the English language, has long been the subject of attention from scholars who seek to understand him and poets who seek to emulate him. Bridging these impulses, this book is neither historical biography nor scholarly study, but instead a biography of Keats's poetic imagination. Here the noted poet Dan Beachy-Quick enters into Keats's writing--both his letters and his poems--not to critique or judge, not to claim or argue, but to embrace the passion and quickness of his poetry and engage the aesthetic difficulties with which Keats grappled. Combining a set of biographical portraits that place symbolic pressure on key moments in Keats's life with a chronological examination of the development of Keats-as-poet through his poems and letters, Beachy-Quick explores the growth of the young man's poetic imagination during the years of his writing life, from 1816 to 1820.--From publisher description.