Books like In Times Like These

A vintage romantic romp that blends mid-century glamour with light espionage and the irresistible tension of a fake engagement. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with In Times Like These.

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cozy-thrilling
swoony
nostalgic

01
My Dearest Love
Loring, Emilie · 1978
A vintage blend of high-society glamour and romantic suspense where a stolen legacy puts hearts and lives on the line.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
02
When Hearts Are Light Again
Emilie Baker Loring · 1943
A nostalgic blend of home-front espionage and wholesome romance that feels like a classic black-and-white movie.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic
- patriotic
03
Keepers of the Faith
Emilie Loring · 1982
A glamorous, vintage romp where wartime espionage meets the delightful tension of a fake romance.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
- patriotic
- duty and patriotism
04
Forsaking All Others
Emilie Baker Loring · 1971
A glamorous starlet brings her theatrical spark to a sleepy desert town in this classic marriage-of-convenience romance.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
- unexpected love
- finding purpose
05
Temporary paragon
Emma Goldrick · 1987
A breezy, nostalgic romp through 1980s Boston where a misguided scheme of workplace sabotage accidentally sparks true love.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
06
City Cinderella
Catherine George · 2003
A cozy, banter-filled collision between a grumpy, flu-ridden banker and his irrepressible cleaning lady.
Shares:
- romantic
07
The Winter Heart
Lillian Cheatham
A tense, wintry romance where forced proximity and a brooding thirst for revenge ignite into unexpected passion.
Shares:
- earnest
- melodramatic
08
Where The Wind Blows Free
Emily Spenser
A nostalgic, sweeping romance about melting a cynical millionaire's frozen heart with down-to-earth sincerity.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic
09
South to Forget
Essie Summers
A vintage fake-engagement romance where shared heartbreak and a tangled web of lies slowly give way to unexpected warmth.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
- melodramatic
- romantic
10
Caroline
Anne Mather
A breathless, vintage romance that leans into the delicious angst of a naive heroine falling for a formidable, older boss.
Shares:
- swoony
- nostalgic
- earnest
- melodramatic
11
Front Page Engagement
Laura Wright
A classic, fast-paced fantasy of a cynical mogul brought to his knees by the unassuming girl next door.
Shares:
- swoony
- earnest
- melodramatic
- romantic
12
A Perilous Engagement
Emily Hendrickson
A Regency romance where sudden titles and inherited engagements are shadowed by the lingering threat of foul play.
Shares:
- romantic

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