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A tempestuous battle of wills where a marriage in name only ignites into undeniable, long-simmering passion. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Waves of Fire.

tempestuous
emotionally charged
tense

01
Wife for a penny
Anne Hampson · 1993
A sun-drenched, trope-heavy vintage romance where stubborn independence clashes with sweeping Mediterranean passion.
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- tense
- earnest
- marriage of convenience
02
For love of a pagan
Anne Hampson
A sun-drenched, high-stakes battle of wills where moral outrage wrestles with irresistible, sweeping passion.
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- tense
- melodramatic
- intense
- passionate
03
Strangers may marry
Ann Hampson
A desperate bargain for the sake of a child blossoms into an unexpected chance at true love.
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- earnest
- marriage of convenience
04
Wildfire
Alexandra Scott
A tangled romantic drama where a postponed future gives way to a breezy, tension-filled getaway and unexpected temptation.
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- tense
- earnest
05
Rash Contract
Angela Wells
A tense and emotionally charged exploration of buried heartbreak and the turbulent collision of lingering attraction and bitter antipathy.
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- tense
- earnest
06
All The Fire
Anne Mather
A sun-drenched, high-angst vintage romance where forced proximity on a Greek island ignites undeniable passion between a naive heroine and a cynical alpha.
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- tense
- melodramatic
- intense
07
When the clouds part
casey-roberts
A deliciously tense vintage romance built on a house of cards, where unexpected passion collides with the dread of a hidden truth.
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- tense
- melodramatic
- earnest
- marriage of convenience
08
Bed of Roses
Anne Weale
A sun-drenched, glamorous escape into a marriage of convenience where wealth buys everything except the heart.
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- tense
- melodramatic
- earnest
- marriage of convenience
09
Dear Stranger
Anne Logan
A vintage, high-angst romance steeped in forbidden yearning and dramatic family secrets.
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- tense
- melodramatic
- intense
- earnest
10
Pride and power
Maggie Simpson
A high-stakes battle of wills where fierce pride meets an immovable, arrogant force in a classic vintage romance setting.
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- tense
- melodramatic
- intense
- passionate
11
Antonides' Forbidden Wife
Anne McAllister
A high-stakes battle of wills where bitter estrangement melts into undeniable, explosive passion.
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- emotionally charged
- tense
- intense
- passionate
12
Marriage At His Convenience
Jacqueline Baird
A high-angst, emotionally explosive battle of wills wrapped in the glamorous tension of a billionaire marriage of convenience.
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- emotionally charged
- tense
- melodramatic
- intense

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