Books like All made of wishes

A breezy, nostalgic escape to the Cornish coast where polite resistance melts into inevitable romance. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with All made of wishes.

breezy
nostalgic
sun-warmed
yearning

01
The Dream Within
Barbara Cartland · 1972
A breathless, glittering romp through high society where innocence and true love inevitably conquer all obstacles.
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- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic
- melodramatic
02
To Catch A Butterfly
Marjorie Lewty · 1985
A breezy, tension-filled vintage romance where a business arrangement on the Cornish coast inevitably sparks into undeniable passion.
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- breezy
- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic
03
Dangerous male
Marjorie Lewty · 1983
A deliciously angsty vintage romance where workplace vengeance melts into forbidden, high-stakes attraction.
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- nostalgic
- earnest
- melodramatic
04
To catch a unicorn
Sara Seale
A windswept, vintage tale of unrequited yearning and family drama set against the rugged Cornish coast.
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- yearning
- earnest
- romantic
- melodramatic
05
Harstairs House
Amanda Grange
A windswept, gothic-tinged romance where a ticking-clock inheritance collides with eerie mysteries and forced proximity.
Shares:
- romantic
06
Land of heart's desire
Catherine Airlie
A windswept, nostalgic journey to the Scottish isles where traditional romance triumphs over restless ambition.
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- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic
07
More Than a Dream
Rebecca Stratton
A nostalgic, angst-laced journey through the bitter misunderstandings and breathless reconciliations of classic vintage romance.
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- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic
- melodramatic
08
Fairest of them all
Teresa Medeiros · 1996
A playful, fairy-tale-infused historical romance where a reverse-makeover deception meets a brooding hero with a dark secret.
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- earnest
- romantic
- melodramatic
09
Aquamarine
Madeleine Ker · 1984
A sun-drenched vintage romance where a ridiculous inheritance clause sparks an irresistible, whirlwind attraction.
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- breezy
- earnest
- romantic
10
A man of Kent
Isobel Chace
A nostalgic, gently dramatic journey through the English countryside where duty and unexpected romance collide.
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- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic
11
Chase a Green Shadow
Anne Mather
A tense and atmospheric romance where initial antagonism melts into a complicated, angsty yearning against a Welsh backdrop.
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- yearning
- earnest
- romantic
12
A Handful of Dreams
Hilary Wilde
A sun-drenched, vintage enemies-to-lovers escape where a surprise inheritance leads to tropical clashes and inevitable romance.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic

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