Books like Call Up the Storm

A tempestuous, coastal romance where a fiery quest for vengeance dissolves into a stormy, inescapable passion. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Call Up the Storm.

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01
A fierce encounter
Jane Donnelly · 1983
A tempestuous reunion forces a woman to choose between a safe, predictable future and the chaotic passion of her past.
Shares:
- melodramatic
- earnest
02
Dear Caliban
Jane Donnelly
A nostalgic, coastal-set vintage romance about stepping out of a famous parent's shadow and sparring with a brooding writer.
Shares:
- coastal
- earnest
- enemies to lovers
03
Stormspell
Anne Mather
A sweeping, tempestuous vintage romance that moves from a lush Caribbean island to the gray streets of London on a tide of forbidden longing.
Shares:
- stormy
- melodramatic
- passionate
- earnest
04
Stormy weather
Sandra Clark · 1983
A tempestuous vintage romance fueled by desperate bargains, compromised reputations, and the agonizing tension of unrequited feelings.
Shares:
- tempestuous
- earnest
05
Storm force
Sara Craven · 1990
A tense, stormy battle of wills where isolation fuels an irresistible and reluctant attraction.
Shares:
- stormy
- brooding
- earnest
06
Tender the Storm
Elizabeth Thornton
A sweeping historical romance that trades the adrenaline of a wartime escape for the simmering tension of a marriage of convenience.
Shares:
- earnest
07
Storm Cycle
Margaret Pargeter
A tempestuous, vintage romance where fiery banter masks the vulnerable ache of a childhood crush turning into adult passion.
Shares:
- tempestuous
- melodramatic
- earnest
08
Stormfire
Helen Bianchin · 1992
A high-stakes battle of wills where bitter enmity inevitably combusts into undeniable passion.
Shares:
- stormy
- melodramatic
- passionate
- earnest
09
Fire and steel
Mary Wibberley
A tempestuous battle of wills where an unstoppable force meets an immovable object in a storm of vintage romantic angst.
Shares:
- tempestuous
- melodramatic
- passionate
- earnest
10
Stormy Persuasion
Johanna Lindsey
A spirited high-seas romp where aristocratic entitlement clashes deliciously with roguish charm.
Feels:
- escapist
- breezy
- swoony
11
Conflict of Hearts
Liz Fielding
A classic, breezy battle of wits where a cynical boss and a guarded heroine try to out-stubborn their undeniable chemistry.
Feels:
- breezy
- tension-filled
- cozy
12
Don't Call It Love
Lindsay Armstrong · 1984
A classic, angsty marriage-of-convenience romance where secret yearning collides with cynical pragmatism on the Australian coast.
Shares:
- coastal
- melodramatic
- earnest

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