Books like Haunted

A tense, atmospheric romance where the ghosts of a passionate, possessive past collide with a brooding new desire. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Haunted.

somber
atmospheric
tense
shadowy

01
Darkness of the heart
Charlotte Lamb · 1983
A sun-drenched, angst-ridden Mediterranean mystery where old betrayals and simmering desires collide.
Shares:
- tense
- melodramatic
- intense
02
Obsession
Charlotte Lamb
A high-stakes battle of wills in the boardroom that inevitably spills over into intense, undeniable passion.
Shares:
- tense
- intense
- earnest
03
Haunted Summer
Joanna Mansell
A moody, atmospheric romance where tending to a neglected garden mirrors the slow healing of a broken heart.
Shares:
- atmospheric
- brooding
- earnest
04
Insatiable Passion
Lynne Graham
A high-stakes collision of past heartbreak and undeniable present chemistry.
Shares:
- tense
- melodramatic
- intense
- earnest
05
Exorcism
Penny Jordan
A sun-drenched, high-angst journey of forced proximity where old wounds clash with undeniable, simmering passion.
Shares:
- tense
- melodramatic
- intense
- earnest
06
Harstairs House
Amanda Grange
A windswept, gothic-tinged romance where a ticking-clock inheritance collides with eerie mysteries and forced proximity.
Shares:
- atmospheric
07
Bitter Harvest
Anne Hampson
A sun-drenched, high-angst battle of wills where pride and passion collide in a luxurious Greek cage.
Shares:
- tense
- melodramatic
- intense
- earnest
08
Second Time Around
Elizabeth Oldfield
A sultry, angst-filled vintage romance about the terrifying, irresistible pull of loving again after devastating loss.
Shares:
- melodramatic
- earnest
09
Chase a Green Shadow
Anne Mather
A tense and atmospheric romance where initial antagonism melts into a complicated, angsty yearning against a Welsh backdrop.
Shares:
- atmospheric
- tense
- earnest
10
Devil in Velvet
Anne Mather
A sun-drenched, high-angst reunion romance where an inescapable past collides with undeniable present passion in the French countryside.
Shares:
- tense
- melodramatic
- intense
- earnest
11
The Veranchetti Marriage
Lynne Graham
A tempestuous, high-angst battle of wills where bitter misunderstandings collide with undeniable, explosive chemistry.
Shares:
- tense
- melodramatic
- intense
12
Love Spin
Ann Charlton
A vintage romance of simmering tension and second chances, where a guarded widow learns to take the wheel of her own life and heart once more.
Shares:
- intense
- earnest

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