Books like The Daughter of Deceit by Victoria Holt

Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen.

In an elite New England college, a charismatic classics professor lures a group of eccentric students into obsessive study, leading them from intellectual curiosity to corruption, betrayal, and ultimately murder.

A young bride, the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter, arrives at Manderley on the Cornish coast and finds her new home haunted by the memory and housekeeper’s obsession with her mysterious, stylish predecessor—Rebecca.

In Washington Irving’s classic, a superstitious schoolmaster falls ill after a chilling encounter with a headless horseman while courting a wealthy farmer’s daughter.

Martha Leigh arrives at Cornwall’s towering Mount Mellyn to serve as governess, only to discover a family's dark secrets, a perilous romance with the austere master Connan TreMellyn, and a mystery that tests her heart and courage.

Two reckless hearts court a breathless, impossible love in a Southern summer of lace and propriety.

After escaping a stagnant life, Morgan James finds herself threatened on her first night in Greece and reluctantly drawn into a complex relationship with the enigmatic Nicholas Gregoras—a wealthy importer whose hidden depths test her sense of safety and love.

In post‑war Sydney, Maggie Chamberlin seeks a fresh start only to be swept into a passionate bond with the charismatic Reeve McKenna, whose own heart is torn over the mystery of a vanished brother.

Three sisters struggle to reconcile their faith with the world outside the convent.

Gothic retelling of Jane Eyre set in early 19th-century London, where a woman traumatized by her aunt and a cruel schoolmaster turns to vengeance and becomes a governess amid dark secrets and a possible serial killer.

Barbara Cartland’s romantic tale set in early England follows the blossoming love between Valeta and a Marquis.

A fascinating tale of the Georgian era, focusing on Princess Charlotte, the future Queen of England, and the Regent's determination to keep her distant.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

Two brothers from Andalusia face tyranny and danger in 16th century Spain, as they fight against Philip II's Catholic regime and protect the protestant women they love.

An orphaned young woman finds love and healing when she takes refuge at a ruined Hall, where she meets a blind aristocrat whose heart she helps restore.

When London’s dazzling socialite Diana Headley loses everything, she flees society to find love with the intellectual Barry Dunbar, only to discover he dismisses her as a frivolity. Struggling between a hasty marriage and true affection, Diana risks a desperate gamble for her heart.