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A vintage fake-engagement romance where shared heartbreak and a tangled web of lies slowly give way to unexpected warmth. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with South to Forget.

heartache-tinged
cozy
guilt-ridden
nostalgic

01
Anna of Strathallan
Essie Summers · 1975
A sweeping, nostalgic journey to a rugged sheep station where frosty misunderstandings slowly melt into cozy, undeniable romance.
Shares:
- cozy
- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic
02
Winter in July
Essie Summers · 1974
A windswept, nostalgic journey into the rugged high country where prickly first impressions melt into enduring love.
Shares:
- cozy
- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic
03
Goblin Hill
Essie Summer · 1992
A sweeping, scenic journey to the rugged hills of New Zealand, where old family scandals give way to a hard-won, slow-burn romance.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic
- warm
04
Springs of love
Mary Moore
A classic tale of tangled deceits and rugged landscapes, where unfair judgments slowly melt into passionate, hard-won romance.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
05
South of the Moon
Anne Hampson
A sun-baked, vintage battle of the sexes where two guarded hearts collide in the South African veld.
Shares:
- earnest
- melodramatic
06
Southern Sunshine
Gloria Bevan
A sun-warmed, nostalgic escape into the rugged New Zealand countryside where sparks fly between a disillusioned bride-to-be and a commanding station boss.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
07
Dolphin Bay
Gloria Bevan
A scenic, escapist romance about fleeing a broken heart only to stumble into the tangled web of sudden, seemingly unrequited love.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
- healing from heartbreak
- unrequited love
08
Reasons Of The Heart
Susan Napier · 1988
A nostalgic, emotionally charged second-chance romance where past insecurities collide with undeniable present-day chemistry.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
09
Never Count Tomorrow
Daphne Clair
A classic, angst-tinged romance where hidden motives collide with undeniable attraction against a rugged pastoral backdrop.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
10
Flamingo flying south
Joyce Dingwell
A sun-drenched, vintage romance where a plucky governess thaws a grumpy single father's heart under the Mediterranean sun.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
- romantic
- melodramatic
11
Second Time Around
Elizabeth Oldfield
A sultry, angst-filled vintage romance about the terrifying, irresistible pull of loving again after devastating loss.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
- melodramatic
12
Forgotten Fiancee
Lucy Gordon
A tender, trope-rich romance that explores whether the heart can remember what the mind has tragically lost.
Shares:
- cozy
- earnest
- romantic
- melodramatic

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