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A sweeping, high-drama historical romance where a scandalous bargain in Rome ignites a years-long battle of revenge and desire. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Evening Star.

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01
Devil's Embrace
Catherine Coulter · 1982
A tempestuous, high-stakes battle of wills where captivity breeds a dark and feverish passion.
Shares:
- melodramatic
- intense
- passionate
02
Night Storm
Catherine Coulter · 1990
A spirited, gender-bending battle of wits wrapped in a classic, fast-paced historical romance.
Shares:
- melodramatic
03
A Rose In Winter
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
A sweeping, gothic-tinged historical romance where duty and forbidden desire collide in the shadow of a masked stranger.
Shares:
- sweeping
- melodramatic
04
The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne
Madeline Hunter
A sparkling battle of wits where commerce meets aristocracy, and stubborn independence gives way to equal partnership.
Feels:
- sophisticated
- romantic
- crackling
05
ROME'S REVENGE
Sara Craven · 2002
A deliciously angsty tale of calculated ruin that melts into an intense, protective romance.
Shares:
- tense
- intense
- passionate
- dramatic
06
Captive star
Nora Roberts
A high-stakes, forced-proximity romance where cynical distrust melts into passionate surrender while on the run.
Shares:
- tense
- passionate
- dramatic
07
The Hawk and the Dove
Virginia Henley
A sweeping, tempestuous battle of wills where revenge and desire collide in the lavish halls of the Elizabethan court.
Shares:
- sweeping
- melodramatic
- passionate
08
Magnolia
Diana Palmer
A sultry, old-school Southern romance where a desperate marriage of convenience slowly ignites into all-consuming passion.
Shares:
- melodramatic
09
Surrender
Amanda Quick
A deliciously gothic-tinged battle of wits where midnight escapades lead to a hasty marriage and a crumbling Yorkshire manor full of secrets.
Shares:
- dramatic
10
Morning Glory
LaVyrle Spencer · 1989
A tender, slow-building sanctuary of a story about two wounded outcasts building a life from the ground up.
Shares:
- second chances
11
Surrender the Night
Christine Monson
A sweeping, feverish historical romance where dangerous political intrigue collides with an all-consuming, turbulent passion.
Shares:
- melodramatic
- intense
- passionate
- dramatic
12
Three Times A Bride (This Time, Forever)
Catherine Spencer
A classic, emotionally charged second-chance romance where the safety of the future battles the undeniable pull of the past.
Shares:
- tense
- passionate
- dramatic
- second chances

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