Books like Laird of the Wind by Susan King

Candide: A Tale of Conviviality and Optimism in a Wretched World

A Fine Balance is Rohinton Mistry's critically acclaimed second novel, set in India in the mid-1970s and focusing on four unlikely individuals who come together in a city apartment during a state of emergency.

A Chilean woman embarks on a quest to find her lover in 1840s California's goldfields, facing numerous challenges and adventures along the way.

Natty Bumppo's first journey into frontier life and the challenges of defending his freedom against dangerous Indians and the corrupting influence of a ruthless new lawman, setting the stage for the larger story of The Last of the Mohicans.

Mr. Darcy's diary reveals his complex inner world and surprising truths.

Sita, tormented by a cruel uncle and driven to despair, finds hope aboard a voyage to Calcutta when a mysterious Indian passenger appears and offers her unexpected love.

Short stories of life in a Louisiana bayou, featuring the Creole way of life and miscegenation, written by Kate Chopin, a prominent figure in American literature.

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.

Tells the story of 108 legendary heroes from the end of the Song Dynasty who fought for justice and poverty relief.

Cian O'Connor watched Bronwynn Fitzhugh toy with her betrothed. Cian despised her conniving ways, but she was his only hope to escape from bondage at Castle Carrick. So the Irish rebel took her hostage, never reckoning that the fiery beauty would become his passionate ally, and risk her life to save his own... She was King Edward's ward, promised to a nobleman she despised, when the brooding Irishman seduced her with his magical harp. Now Bronwynn was Cian's prisoner, shamelessly abandoned in his arms, caught up in his fight against the ruthless overlord who would stop at nothing to get her back -- and destroy the rebel chieftain who captured her heart and soul. Here, amidst the wild beauty of 14th century Ireland, a man and a woman discover desire amidst the spoils of war, defying king and country in the name of love...

Set in a prehistoric Arctic realm, *Cry of the Wind* follows Chakliux, a seasoned hunter torn between duty and love, as he and others confront ancestral curses, tribal conflict, and the harsh elements of an icy world.

Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack hunts Texas Bob Krey, a condemned outlaw accused of killing a judge’s brother, in a frontier thriller that blurs the lines between law, justice, and morality in the old West.

When Lesley returned to her Highland home after her mother's death, mistress now of the family estates, she found a stranger in the glen -- Maxwell Croy, intent on buying back that part of the estate which had once belonged to his family. Lesley's determination not to sell was backed up by her foster-brother Callum, who had other plans for them both. Would either man succeed in influencing her?