Books like Taken by storm by Rochelle Alers

Twenty‑five year‑old Belly Conklin returns to the family summer home on the coast, where a cancer diagnosis forces her to confront love, loss, and growing up amid the familiar rhythm of beach life.

Faith Whitfield runs a bustling pastry shop while searching for love, but when her disciplined air‑force pilot, Ethan McMillan, steps into her kitchen, a budding romance threatens to bake both their hearts.

Ellie Weston returns to her greataunt's lake house and finds a unfinished romance novel, prompting her to spark a sizzling summer fling with Uriel Lassiter, a bachelor who may rethink his single life.

When an elevator encounter turns into an unexpected fake date, a high‑powered groomsman and a nurse’s aide must decide whether a night of fun is enough to bridge the miles between a pediatric surgeon in Los Angeles and a Berkeley chief of staff.

Former accountant Gina Harkness suddenly inherits millions and hires a charismatic chauffeur, Justin Whitehead, whose fiery gaze blurs the line between business and passion.

When a citywide blackout traps Brooklyn assistant district attorney Micah Sanborn in wedding planner Tessa Whitfield’s townhouse, a night of unexpected sparks turns into a whirlwind romance that could break barriers of past heartbreak.

Jolene Walker, executive director of The Sanctuary, balances her demanding job with a passionate romance with Army Captain Michael Kirkland—until a dark client forces Michael to risk everything to protect the woman he loves.

Orphaned CIA agent Merrick Grayslake, who keeps his distance from everyone, meets ambitious grad student Alexandra Cole. Their unexpected connection threatens to unravel his guarded life.

Isabella and her best‑friend‑turned‑millionaire, Eric, navigate the thrilling tension of a road trip, exploring friendship, love and the complications of a no‑commitment playboy.

Sassy sisters running a cosmetic line double as covert agents in the Ladies Cartel. While rising the corporate ladder in New York, TLC agent Savannah Fields uncovers a web of espionage and deception that ends homeward, threatening her family and marriage.

After a rocky marriage, Jay Crawford meets the irresistibly seductive Ashlee Anderson. A one-night stand turns into a fiery, obsessive affair where devotion and turmoil collide, forcing Jay to confront whether love or danger wins.

Ruby Lockhart, a career-focused woman, finds her world turned upside down when a chance encounter with former Navy SEAL Luther Biggs sparks unexpected romance and challenges her plans.

Dena Graham fights legal battles to keep custody of her son while scrambling for a job; she lands as office manager at a construction firm owned by Julian Hamilton, and a workplace romance sparks when two wary hearts collide.

The Eatons. For generations, the Eaton family has been dedicated to teaching others. Now siblings Belinda, Myles and Chandra are about to get some sexy, surprising lessons in love….Lesson #1: Love arrives when you least expect itBelinda Eaton is dedicated to her job as a history teacher in one of Philadelphia's most challenging high schools. Committing to a man? Not exactly on her agenda. But then a tragedy brings her closer to gorgeous attorney Griffin Rice and they have to share custody of their twin goddaughters.Griffin never saw himself as husband or father material. But suddenly family vacations and Sunday dinners with the girls are the highlight of his schedule—and getting closer to their smart, intriguing godmother is his number one priority. Can he teach her that their partnership has turned into a loving relationship powerful enough to last?

In the five years since Alana Sharp Dumond lost her husband, she has remodeled her life. Her vintage car company is raking in money. She owns her own home and she has top-of-the-line friends. If she misses the feel of a man's arms around her, she'd never admit it. Worldly restaurateur Roland Casey has had his eye on sultry Alana for months, but she keeps putting the brakes on all his moves. Can he mend her once-broken heart?