Recommendations based on "Cousin Kate"

When shy and secluded author Sara Fielding ventures from her country cottage to research a novel, she inadvertently witnesses a crime in progress—and manages to save the life of the most dangerous man in London.Derek Craven is a powerful and near-legendary gambling club owner who was born a bastard and raised in the streets. His reputation is unsavory, his scruples nonexistent. But Sara senses that beneath Derek's cynical exterior, he is capable of a love more passionate than her deepest fantasies.Aware that he is the last man that an innocent young woman should ever want, Derek is determined to protect Sara from himself, no matter what it takes. But in a world where secrets lurk behind every shadow, he is the only man who can keep her safe. And as Derek and Sara surrender to an attraction too powerful to deny, a peril surfaces from his dark past to threaten their happiness . . . and perhaps even their lives.Together they will discover if love is enough to make dreams come true.

The Duke of Jervaulx was brilliant and dangerous. Considered dissolute, reckless, and extravagant, he was transparently referred to as the ′D of J′ in scandal sheets, where he and his various exploits featured with frequency. But sometimes the most womanising rake can be irresistible, and even his most casual attentions fascinated the sheltered Maddy Timms, quiet daughter of a simple mathematician.

Rose Justice Is A Young Pilot With The Air Transport Auxiliary During The Second World War. On Her Way Back From A Semi-secret Flight In The Waning Days Of The War, Rose Is Captured By The Germans And Ends Up In Ravensbrück, The Notorious Nazi Women's Concentration Camp. There, She Meets An Unforgettable Group Of Women, Including A Once Glamorous And Celebrated French Detective Novelist Whose Jewish Husband And Three Young Sons Have Been Killed; A Resilient Young Girl Who Was A Human Guinea Pig For Nazi Doctors Trying To Learn How To Treat German War Wounds; And A Nachthexen, Or Night Witch, A Female Fighter Pilot And Military Ace For The Soviet Air Force. These Damaged Women Must Bond Together To Help Each Other Survive. In This Companion Volume To The Critically Acclaimed Novel Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein Continues To Explore Themes Of Friendship And Loyalty, Right And Wrong, And Unwavering Bravery In The Face Of Indescribable Evil.

Young, beautiful, and adventurous Nicola Ferris loves her life as a secretary at the British Embassy on the lush island of Crete. Then on her day off, she links up with two hiking companions who have inadvertently stumbledupon a scene of blood vengeance.And suddenly the life Nicola adores is in danger of coming to an abrupt, brutal, and terrifying end . . .

A Royal Wedding—and a Shocking CrimeAfter rescuing jewelry designer Ruby Tate from an attacker, Lydian royal guard Galen Harris suspects the crime wasn't a random incident. Jewelry thieves have set their sights on Lydia's royal family, and they won't let anyone stand in their way—including Ruby, who's in town to help the princess with her wedding jewels. The closer Ruby and Galen get to uncovering the mystery, the harder it is to deny their feelings. But with a deadly gang of criminals after them, will they live to see their own happily ever after?

Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel. As the English fleet gathers at Portsmouth, the country raises the largest militia army it has ever seen. The King has debased the currency to pay for the war, and England is in the grip of soaring inflation and economic crisis. Meanwhile Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. Asked to investigate claims of "monstrous wrongs" committed against a young ward of the court, which have already involved one mysterious death, Shardlake and his assistant Barak journey to Portsmouth. Once arrived, Shardlake and Barak find themselves in a city preparing to become a war zone; and Shardlake takes the opportunity to also investigate the mysterious past of Ellen Fettipace, a young woman incarcerated in the Bedlam. The emerging mysteries around the young ward, and the events that destroyed Ellen's family nineteen years before, involve Shardlake in reunions both with an old friend and an old enemy close to the throne. Events will converge on board one of the King's great warships, primed for battle in Portsmouth harbour: the Mary Rose...

“You can’t help but fall in love with Lynsay Sands!” —Christina Dodd New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lynsay Sands “hits all the right notes” (Suzanne Enoch) whether she’s penning passionate tales of the Argeneau vampire family or transporting her readers to the Scottish Highlands. In her charming historical romance classic The Chase, a beautiful Highlands hellion flees the handsome “English devil” she’s been promised to, and her intended groom realizes that his enchanting prize will be much harder to win than he imagined. Lynsay’s loyal readers, as well as fans of Hannah Howell and Kinley MacGregor will adore The Chase…as well as the very sexy capture!

Stunning Caledonia MacNeely fights an unfamiliar shiver when she is offered in marriage to the infamous ′Lord Sin′. Though Callie fears this mysterious knight - less for the dark whispers that damn him than for the burning desire he invokes - she is under order of the English King. And with the fate of her troubled clan hanging in the balance, she has little recourse.

Dawn is the sequel to Dusk the epic wartime romance by Eve Edwards LondonPaddington Station22 October 1916 Sebastian reached in his pocket for the portrait of Helen he had drawn only last year. 'I'm looking for a young lady who came through here late last night.' In the midst of the First World War Helen Sanford a young nurse has disappeared. Sebastian Trewby is determined to find her so that he can protect her before his flight squadron calls him back for duty. Helen knows that if Sebastian discovers her it could ruin him. Society wants to persecute her for her German heritage and she is threatened at every turn. Her only hope lies with those that love her and the authorities are closing in... [praise for DUSK] 'This is a book that is heartbreaking and romantic a book that will tug at your heartstrings and make you think about it long after you close the last page.' Goodreads reviewer 'I could say so much more in praise of this novel but really I think it would be better if I just said this: Read 'Dusk' I don't think you will be disappointed.' Amazon reviewer

A spellbinding saga of a remarkable american family . . . The beautiful, frail Colette Duvoisin trusted governess Charmaine Ryan with her worries, her dreams, and the care of her beloved children. But now Colette is gone—leaving her three young ones devastated . . . and the house of Duvoisin in turmoil. To her children's horror, their father, the enigmatic Frederic Duvoisin, weds his mistress and sister-in-law, Agatha, soon after their mother's untimely death. A scheming and dangerous adversary, Agatha has no love for her predecessor's offspring, ruthlessly wielding her newly won power while guarding her own dark secrets. Meanwhile, a rivalry between Colette's stepsons—suave Paul and cynical John—is reignited, drawing battle lines among family, friends, and servants. When Frederic suddenly emerges from his self-imposed isolation, he touches off a struggle for patriarchal supremacy that threatens to lay the entire Duvoisin empire to waste. At the center of the storm is innocent Charmaine, who must come to terms with shattering truths about the family she once believed she knew—and decide who among them deserves her admiration, her derision, her devotion . . . and her heart.