Books like The Prisoner Bride by Susan Spencer Paul

During World War II, a foster girl in Nazi Germany steals books to share with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man, proving literature’s power to nourish the soul amid darkness.

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

In the 14th‑century countryside, Rowena Belleme must secure an heir or face her ruthless step‑brother’s wrath. She entangles the noble yet captive knight Warrick deChaville in a passionate, perilous romance fueled by power, inheritance, and revenge.

Nicholis Penryn, an embittered recluse living in the remote moors of Cornwall, finds his hardened heart softened by an unexpected marriage to a gentle young woman whose compassion touches him for the first time.

Lord Giles Cardross believes his 18‑year‑old wife, Helen, loves him, but her frivolous ways and rising debts make him question whether she married for money. Family scandals and hidden truths threaten their union.

Union Captain John Howe escapes a Confederate prison and must escort a reluctant former prisoner, Amanda Douglas, on a perilous journey that tests loyalty, love, and survival.

Simon the Coldheart follows a 14th‑century English knight who rises from illegitimate birth to nobility, fights at Agincourt, and finds unexpected love with a French lady amid the turmoil of the Hundred‑Year’s War.

TV news journalist Piers Armstrong returns from a year as a hostage to Central America, haunted by dreams of captivity. Suzy Collier, his former lover and editor, must coax him into sharing his story, revealing how time and trauma have altered him.

A 26‑year‑old knight named Lord Senet Gaillard must win the heart of 21‑year‑old Lady Katharine to regain his ancestral castle, despite her skeptical view of marriage and gender roles.

A historical romance set in 16th century England, featuring Lorna Doone, a young woman who is kidnapped and becomes a fugitive during the Monmouth Rebellion.

Lady Julia Barrowby, after her husband's death, claims her place in the elite Royal Four and faces the seductive intrigue of Marcus Ramsay, who seeks to uncover her secrets and perhaps her heart.

Maid Marian is a historical adventure that brings the legendary Robin Hood era to life, featuring the woman outlaw Maid Marian in a romantic, action‑packed narrative set across Great Britain.

He seethes with raw power the first time I see him--pure menace and rippling muscles in shackles. He’s dangerous. He’s wild. He’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. So I hide behind my prim glasses and my book like I always do, because I have secrets too. Then he shows up in the prison writing class I have to teach, and he blows me away with his honesty. He tells me secrets in his stories, and it’s getting harder to hide mine. I shiver when he gets too close, with only the cuffs and the bars and the guards holding him back. At night I can’t stop thinking about him in his cell. But that’s the thing about an animal in a cage--you never know when he’ll bite. He might use you to escape. He might even pull you into a forest and hold a hand over your mouth so you can’t call for the cops. He might make you come so hard, you can’t think. And you might crave him more than your next breath.

An English tourist impersonates a new king in a fictitious European Kingdom of Ruritania, leading to political intrigue and a thrilling adventure set in 1894.

""Creative and enthralling. If you enjoy authentic Medieval history combined with modern suspense, this one's for you." --John Lescroart Once a Knight of the Realm, Crispin Guest was stripped of his title and his lands and must now earn his meager living through his wits. With the help of his young apprentice, reformed thief Jack Tucker, Guest is known to certain populations as The Tracker, the man who can find anything--for a price. It is for that reason that Guest is sought out by Nicholas Flamel, an absent-minded alchemist. Both Flamel's wife and his apprentice are missing, and he wants Guest to find them and bring them home. Before he can even begin looking, Guest discovers that Flamel's house has been ransacked. Then Flamel's assistant turns up--dead, hanging from the rafters with a note pinned to his chest by a dagger. It is a ransom note that promises the safe return of his wife in exchange for the Philosopher's Stone, which is reputed to turn lead into gold and create the elixir of life. And the kidnappers aren't the only ones after it. From the highest nobility to Flamel's fellow alchemists, everyone is seeking the stone for themselves. Guest must rescue the missing wife and find the stone before it falls into unworthy hands"--

An empress of Austria, a penniless English horseman, and a clever heiress entwine in a love triangle set against the 19th‑century Grand National, exploring the private yearning behind public duties.

Isabelle confronts a secret from her family after her grandmother demands she settle a long‑standing score, confronting tension at a family dinner and the mystery that surrounds her past.