14 must-read romance books like Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book) by Marlys Millhiser

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Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

By: Marlys Millhiser

3.91

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Just when her life seems complicated by an unsatisfactory career and personal tragedy, model Leah H…

If you liked the romance plot in Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book) by Marlys Millhiser , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of The Vanishing Box (Stephens & Mephisto, #4) by Elly Griffiths

1. The Vanishing Box (Stephens & Mephisto, #4)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto discover once again that the line between art, life… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Vanishing Box (Stephens & Mephisto, #4) book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Jaran (Jaran, #1) by Kate Elliott

2. Jaran (Jaran, #1)

By: Kate Elliott

3.95

Format: 496 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A woman seeks her destiny among a clan of nomadic warriors trapped in interstellar intrigue. In … read more

Similar categories in Kate Elliott's Jaran (Jaran, #1) book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • romance
  • fiction
Cover of Window on the Square by Phyllis A. Whitney

3. Window on the Square

By: Phyllis A. Whitney

4.23

Format: 192 pages,

THE SCENE IS NEW YORK CITY IN THE 1870's. A letter summons young Megan Kincaid to the house on Wash… read more

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  • romance
  • gothic
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of An Earthly Crown (Jaran, #2) by Kate Elliott

4. An Earthly Crown (Jaran, #2)

By: Kate Elliott

5.00

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

In the second book of Kate Elliott's Novels of the Jaran, Tess Soerensen is pulled between two powe… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
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5. A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick #1)

By: Kendra Elliot

4.36

Format: 352 pages,

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  • romance
  • mystery
  • fiction
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6. The Shivering Sands

By: Victoria Holt

3.96

Format: 425 pages, Paperback

The new novel by the modern mistress of romantic suspense is set on the coast of Kent, at a great e… read more

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  • romance
  • gothic
  • fiction
  • mystery

7. Daughter of Time (After Cilmeri, #0.5)

By: Sarah Woodbury

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Daughter of Time tells the story of a young widow, Meg, healing from the pain of a brief, unhappy m… read more

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8. The Gabriel Hounds

By: Mary Stewart

3.99

Format: None pages, Paperback

It's all a grand adventure when English Christy Mansel unexpectedly runs into her cousin Charles in… read more

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9. The Obsession

By: Nora Roberts

4.22

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

“She stood in the deep, dark woods, breath shallow and cold prickling over her skin despite the hot… read more

Similar categories in Nora Roberts's The Obsession book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • romance
  • mystery
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
"I want you. I want you under me and over me and around me. And you want."

-Nora Roberts, The Obsession

"You walked in, and the air changed. It gives you an advantage and you're enough of a challenge. I'm not trying to be a challenge. It's one of the things that makes you one."

-Nora Roberts, The Obsession

10. Airs Above the Ground

By: Mary Stewart

3.06

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

Lovely Vanessa March, two years married and very much in love, did not think it was a strange for h… read more

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11. Nine Coaches Waiting

By: Sandra Brown , Mary Stewart

3.06

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

Linda Martin, an English woman is hired to be a governess for a young French boy. But a strange ter… read more

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12. The Moonspinners

By: Mary Stewart

3.06

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

Young, beautiful, and adventurous Nicola Ferris loves her life as a secretary at the British Embass… read more

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13. Madam, Will You Talk?

By: Mary Stewart

3.06

Format: 405 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Widow Charity Selbornehad been greatly looking forward to her driving holiday through France with h… read more

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14. Above the Bay of Angels

By: Rhys Bowen

4.19

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

A single twist of fate puts a servant girl to work in Queen Victoria’s royal kitchen, setting off a… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's Above the Bay of Angels book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • romance
  • mystery
  • fiction
"The new century is coming. Young women should have a chance to make something of themselves. Heaven knows that most of the cooks in the great houses around the country are women. It's a natural art f…"

-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels

"It is Jean-Paul Lepin. Chef Lepin." I could not stifle a grin. I thought he had said lapin , which is the French word for rabbit. "For a rabbit, you seem quite fearless." This made the other chefs ch…"

-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels

"And on that table was the most impressive assortment of food: salmon mousse in the shape of a salmon; cold chickens; quail; a huge platter of oysters, shrimp and lobster claws; all kinds of salads; f…"

-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels

"Her Majesty's daughter Princess Helena and her granddaughter Princess Thora are visiting. Here's the menu: consommé aux fines herbes, cheese croutons, poached fillet of sole with parsley sauce and po…"

-Rhys Bowen, Above the Bay of Angels

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15. Diablo Mesa (Nora Kelly, #3)

By: Douglas Preston

4.06

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

From  New York Times  bestsellers Preston and Child, archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie … read more

Similar categories in Douglas Preston's Diablo Mesa (Nora Kelly, #3) book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • mystery
  • fiction
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16. Mind Games

By: Nora Roberts

4.40

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Identity presents a suspenseful new novel of tragedy an… read more

Similar categories in Nora Roberts's Mind Games book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • romance
  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach

17. Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance

By: Alison Espach

3.80

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The summer before Sally Holt starts the eighth grade begins as a gloriously uneventful one. It's fu… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery
  • fiction
"But I didn't remind you of this, because that was the fun of being sisters. Sometimes, you got to be younger than you were, and I got to be older."

-Alison Espach, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance

"We laughed a lot, but I don't remember about what. I just remember laughing. And wasn't that the most important thing? Wasn't that all a person wanted to remember?"

-Alison Espach, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance

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18. The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Pandemic lockdowns have Ruth Galloway feeling isolated from everyone but a new neighbor—until Nelso… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14) book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • mystery
  • fiction
"It's a locked room mystery,' says Tony. 'Like in the books.' 'Nothing,' says Nelson, 'is like it is in the books."

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The churches are all closed. She was surprised how shocked she'd been to hear this news. Judy might be a lapsed Catholic, but she'd always assumed that, all her life, mass would be carrying on somewh…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The air is so sweet and pure that it almost takes her breath away. It's as if nature is conspiring to make lockdown a less terrifying experience. Ruth has already noticed herself becoming interested …"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"There are no commuters, no children jostling for school buses, no taxis, no old men in hats driving in the centre of the road. It should feel like heaven but, as Nelson drives through the old city ga…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

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19. Stranger in the Woods

By: Anni Taylor

4.00

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

Photographer Isla Wilson is thrilled she’s landed her dream job, but the clients who hired her are … read more

Similar categories in Anni Taylor's Stranger in the Woods book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • mystery
  • fiction
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20. The Family Cabin

By: James Caine

4.01

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s a young woman tied up in the basement of our cabin. It was supposed to be a fun weekend … read more

Similar categories in James Caine's The Family Cabin book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Edge of Collapse (Edge of Collapse, #1) by Kyla Stone

21. Edge of Collapse (Edge of Collapse, #1)

By: Kyla Stone

4.17

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

In the dead of winter, an EMP attack destroys the U.S. power grid. No electricity. No cars or phon… read more

Similar categories in Kyla Stone's Edge of Collapse (Edge of Collapse, #1) book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • fiction
Cover of Secrets at the Last House Before the Sea (Heaven's Cove, #1) by Liz Eeles

22. Secrets at the Last House Before the Sea (Heaven's Cove, #1)

By: Liz Eeles

4.25

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

From the attic of Driftwood House there are stunning views of the deep green sea and sapphire sky. … read more

Similar categories in Liz Eeles's Secrets at the Last House Before the Sea (Heaven's Cove, #1) book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • romance
  • mystery
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Lie Told (Finley O’Sullivan, #1) by Debra Webb

23. The Last Lie Told (Finley O’Sullivan, #1)

By: Debra Webb

4.06

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

From USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb comes the thrilling first installment in the Finley O’… read more

Similar categories in Debra Webb's The Last Lie Told (Finley O’Sullivan, #1) book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • mystery
  • fiction
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24. Let It Snow

By: Beth Moran

4.14

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Curl up with the perfect cosy read and the latest novel by the bestselling author of Just the Way Y… read more

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  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
Cover of Wyoming Heart (Wyoming Men, #9) by Diana Palmer

25. Wyoming Heart (Wyoming Men, #9)

By: Diana Palmer

3.95

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

HQN 278 Cort Grier no era un ranchero corriente. A pesar de su inmensa riqueza, seguía trabajand… read more

Similar categories in Diana Palmer's Wyoming Heart (Wyoming Men, #9) book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
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26. A Time-Travel Christmas

By: Karen McQuestion

4.50

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartwarming tale of a Christmas miracle. Christmas Eve 2022 After her boyfriend breaks up … read more

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  • fiction
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27. Wish Upon a Christmas Star

By: Karen McQuestion

4.50

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

Get caught up in a special holiday story about the magic of Christmas and a second chance at love. … read more

Similar categories in Karen McQuestion's Wish Upon a Christmas Star book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
Cover of Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book) by Marlys Millhiser

28. Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

By: Marlys Millhiser

3.91

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Just when her life seems complicated by an unsatisfactory career and personal tragedy, model Leah H… read more

Similar categories in Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book) book and Marlys Millhiser's Willing Hostage (Mystery Scene Book)

  • romance
  • gothic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • contemporary romance

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3.95

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4.23

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Linda Lael Miller

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