Books like Ghost of the past

A tense, yearning romance steeped in the angst of living in a beloved sister's shadow. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Ghost of the past.

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01
The hawk of Venice
Sally Wentworth
A dizzying plunge into the atmospheric canals of Venice, where suspicion tangles with irresistible, high-stakes passion.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- melodramatic
02
Rightful Possession
Sally Wentworth
A high-stakes, high-angst vintage romance where a desperate bargain ignites an unexpected and consuming passion.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- melodramatic
03
A girl bewitched
Marjorie Lewty · 1986
A classic 80s workplace romance where fierce family loyalty collides with an irresistible, infuriating attraction.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- melodramatic
04
Old Lover's Ghost
Joan Smith · 1995
A delightfully witty romp through a haunted manor where the sharpest thing isn't the ghost, but the banter.
Feels:
- cozy
- playfully eerie
- breezy
05
Strangers into lovers
Lilian Peake
A high-angst vintage romance steeped in bitter regrets and the undeniable pull of a second chance.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- melodramatic
- angsty
06
Wounds of Passion
Charlotte Lamb
A sultry, high-angst vintage romance where simmering resentment and undeniable attraction collide in a storm of emotional reckoning.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- melodramatic
- angsty
07
The Sherbrooke Bride
Catherine Coulter · 1992
A spirited, chaotic romp through historical England featuring a marriage of convenience, a grumpy earl, and a meddlesome ghost.
Shares:
- melodramatic
08
Counterfeit Love
Stephanie Howard
A tense, classic romance built on the delicious agony of a massive misunderstanding and the desperate need to be believed.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- melodramatic
- angsty
09
A Man Worth Waiting for
Helen Brooks
A cozy, emotionally healing small-town romance where a guarded heart learns to forgive and love again.
Shares:
- earnest
10
Phantom Lover
Susan Napier · 1995
A deliciously dramatic romance built on the intimate vulnerability of secret letters and the crackling friction of forced proximity.
Shares:
- tense
11
Ghost Hunter
Jayne Castle · 2006
A snappy, futuristic paranormal romance where sharp banter and second-chance sparks fly against a backdrop of alien ruins and eerie mysteries.
Feels:
- adventurous
- eerie
- cozy-yet-dangerous
12
Impossible Kind Of Man
Kay Gregory
A cozy, tension-filled romance built on the delicious agony of forced proximity and resisting the irresistible.
Shares:
- yearning
- earnest

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