Books like The wings of love

A sun-drenched, vintage Cinderella story where quiet worth outshines entitled glamour on the French Riviera. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The wings of love.

sun-drenched
glamorous
swoony
wistful

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:
- swoony
- earnest
- romantic
- escapist
02
Flying High
Sally Wentworth
A classic battle of wills where professional rivalry melts into undeniable passion.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
03
Dawn Song
Sara Craven
A sun-drenched, angsty escape into a world of mistaken identity and simmering forbidden attraction in the South of France.
Shares:
- sun-drenched
- swoony
- earnest
- romantic
04
The Brooding Frenchman’s Proposal
Rebecca Winters
A sun-drenched French escape where hopeful new beginnings collide with brooding suspicion.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
05
To Dream of Love
Marion Chesney · 1986
A frothy, traditional Regency romp where a pragmatic heroine's quest for financial security accidentally leads to a sparkling romance.
Shares:
- romantic
06
Little White Lies
Marjorie Lewty · 1994
A cozy, tangled web of romantic denial set against the backdrop of a Normandy hotel.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
07
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
- romantic
08
Burden of Innocence
Patricia Wilson
A classic, angsty romance of innocent longing and sophisticated temptation set against a glamorous French backdrop.
Shares:
- swoony
- earnest
- romantic
09
Rendezvous in Venice
Elizabeth Ashton
A glamorous, sun-drenched vintage romance where a pragmatic arrangement slowly melts into genuine passion amidst the canals of Venice.
Shares:
- sun-drenched
- glamorous
- earnest
- romantic
10
Sister to Meryl
Nerina Hilliard
A delightfully dramatic vintage romance where righteous anger melts into undeniable, complicated attraction.
Shares:
- swoony
- earnest
- romantic
- melodramatic
11
The Wilderness Hut
Mary Wibberley
A frosty battle of wills thaws into fiery passion when a spoiled heiress and an unyielding pilot are trapped together in the remote wilderness.
Shares:
- earnest
- melodramatic
12
Bay of angels
Margaret Rome
A glittering, high-stakes plunge into vintage romance where innocent longing meets arrogant, jet-set glamour.
Shares:
- glamorous
- swoony
- earnest
- romantic

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