Books like A Susan Howatch treasury by Susan Howatch

A Catholic priest, scarred by his past, navigates early 1930s Mexico while the church faces persecution, providing aid to impoverished peasants under the threat of ruthless police and betrayal.

Set amid Cornwall’s dramatic coast, Penmarric follows a sweeping family saga spanning three generations around the ancestral estate of the same name, exploring love, betrayal, and the enduring ties that bind a Devonshire lineage.

A holiday anthology of three paranormal romance stories set around Christmas, featuring a musician father, a witchful bookstore owner, and a rancher with a mysterious healer.

Near her hundredth birthday, Roseanne McNulty confronts the impending closure of Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital, revealing her life and Ireland’s hidden past through journals with her psychiatrist, Dr Grene.

A reporter turns to a reclusive journalist for protection, forming an unlikely marriage against a backdrop of secret identities and dangerous threats.

The Stairway to Enchantment Ginny Campbell enjoyed her work as nurse-companion to Mrs. Blakeney. The fact that her patient's son Eric wanted her to marry him was an unnecessary complication. Yet if she were faced with the choice of leaving Castleton or accepting Eric, then Ginny would probably marry him. Or so she thought until Wolfe Meisen caused her to have doubts… Gallant’s Fancy Miranda was delighted when her boss asked her to accompany him on a business cruise to the Caribbean, even though she knew the whole purpose of the trip was a large take-over bid and that there would be as much work as play. But when it came to sweet-talking one Roger Gallant, she realized she had taken on more than she could manage. Roger was clearly in the habit of taking what he wanted and then throwing it away -- and it did look as if Miranda was going to be his latest victim. Matai Valley Magic Fern Fraser had been hitchhiking when she was hurt in a crash, which led to the driver, Hamish Alexander, inviting her to stay at Matai Valley. Mr. Alexander was nice, which was more than she could say for his nephew Brett, who described her as a "footloose and fancy free type, going around the country bludging rides instead of paying her way." But . . .

A lawyer fights for her life in a dangerous game of hide-and-seek with a greedy media mogul.

"In the whole state of Montana, there's nowhere to hide. Laurel Hodges has changed her identity twice. She's been on the run for the past four years, trying to outdistance the men who blame her for the death of one of their own. She's finally found the peace and stability she needs, for herself and her two children, in the small town of Pineview, Montana. But just when she thinks they're safe-- the nightmare starts all over again. The Crew, a ruthless prison gang with ties to Laurel's brother, will never forget and they'll never forgive. And now that they've finally found her again, they'll stop at nothing. It could all end in seconds. Only Sheriff Myles King stands between Laurel and the men who want her dead" -- author's web site.

Set in the Welsh hills, The Wheel of Fortune follows the fortunes of the Godwin family over two world wars, exploring love, jealousy, and redemption on the ancestral Oxmoon estate.