If You Like Sidney Sheldon
Fortune is a Woman by Elizabeth Adler
Francie Harrison is the poor little rich girl with a misogynistic father in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. She escapes the doll's world he plans for her and finds love, only to have it disintegrate in the earthquake of 1906. Amidst the destruction, she meets Lai Tsin, an illegal Chinese immigrant, and the strong Yorkshirewoman Annie Aysgarth, who, together, help her build a world for herself. All three profit from the alliance and emerge on top of the business world, rich in friendship as well as treasure.
The Fourth Estate by Jeffrey Archer
The ambitions of two men--Keith Townsend, the son of a millionaire newspaper owner, and Richard Armstrong, son of an illiterate Jewish peasant, who escapes the Nazis, changes his name, and embarks on a ruthless campaign for power--collide on a global scale.
Being Elizabeth by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Elizabeth Deravenel rises to become the most powerful managing director in the history of the Deravenel business empire, only to find herself surrounded by corporate intrigue, takeover threats, betrayal, and scandal as she must make a choice between love and duty.
Lovers & Players by Jackie Collins
Engaged to a powerful real estate tycoon, New York heiress Amy Scott-Simon has a one-night fling with male model and former drug addict Jett and is horrified to discover that Jett is her fiancée’s younger brother.
Double Take by Catherine Coulter
Violently attacked by a stranger six months after the brutal killing of her beloved husband, Julia Ransom is narrowly rescued by special agent Cheney Stone, who reopens the case of Julia's husband's death when he suspects a connection.
A Season in Purgatory by Dominick Dunne
Harrison Burns is a scholarship student at a New England prep school for privileged boys from rich Catholic families. He becomes buddies with Constant Bradley and finds himself falling in with Constant's family; his attraction to Constant, his self-negation in the face of Constant's more overwhelming personality, eventually spells tragedy as Constant embroils Harrison in a deadly situation. Years later, after Harrison has had an intimate relationship with Constant's sister, he must finally come clean of the secret he's held for too long.
Desperate Journey by Julie Ellis
Caren met Marty, an Iranian, at college. Young and idealistic, they fell in love. But when family duty recalls Marty to Tehran, he starts to change. Gradually, he turns into a tyrant. Imprisoned in a loveless marriage, in a society hostile to Western women, Caren flees. Together, she and son Danny escape to the States, where she hopes to rebuild her life, and create a loving home for Danny provided Marty cannot track her.
The Parisian Affair by Judith Gould
Manhattan jewelry designer Allegra Sheridan is struggling, and just when it seems as though her business is about to go under, reclusive billionaire Hilton Whitehead makes a strange, possibly lucrative request. He wants Allegra to go to Paris to bid on a famous emerald ring. There is great interest in the ring because of its owner, Princess Karima, an aging Arabic aristocrat famous for her scandalous lifestyle and her decision to sell her possessions for charity. Glamorous people, upscale locations, and the mystery of the ring will keep readers hooked.
Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard
Wealthy young widow Bailey Wingate nearly dies when her small plane crashes, leaving
Bailey and her pilot, Cam Justice, stranded in the wilderness, and it is only after their return to civilization that Bailey and Cam suspect that the crash was no accident.
Shining Through by Susan Isaacs
The ordinary life of legal secretary Linda Voss explodes into passion with her handsome boss and into danger as an OSS spy caught in the heart of Nazi Germany.
Till We Meet Again by Judith Krantz
Creating glamorous characters living fascinating lives in exciting places is a talent that Krantz continues to use very well. Her heroines here are a mother and daughter who move in the World War II-era worlds of Parisian music halls, champagne vineyards, and moviemaking in both France and the United States.
Someone to Watch Over Me by Judith McNaught
Seriously injured in a car accident, Broadway actress Leigh Kendall awakens to discover that her husband, Logan Manning, has disappeared, and the police suspect her involvement, so she must unravel the nature of his business to survive.
A Certain Smile by Judith Michael
Miranda Graham, a clothing designer and widowed mother of two teenagers, travels to China to work with the factories that will produce her designs and falls in love with Yuan Li, the successful son of a Chinese mother and an American soldier.
Up Close and Personal by Fern Michaels
On the anniversary of her daughter Emily's death, Sarabess, the matriarch of the Windsor family, enlists the help of lawyer Jake Forrest to find Trinity, the daughter she had given up for adoption, a desperate search that exposes dark secrets and has unexpected consequences.
First to Die by James Patterson
Four women friends--a homicide detective, a medical examiner, an assistant DA, and a crime desk reporter--form a Women's Murder Club to stop a killer who has been stalking newlyweds in San Francisco. Several books in this popular series.
Fortune’s Hand by Belva Plain
After receiving a small inheritance, teacher Rob McDaniels heads to law school, goes to work for a powerful law firm, and marries the daughter of the senior partner--leaving behind his hometown sweetheart--as his idealism is gradually transformed by greed, ambition, and dishonesty.
Superstition by Karen Robards
A story on a series of fifteen-year-old unsolved crimes and a television show featuring a renowned psychic draw reporter Nicole Sullivan and police chief Joe Franconi into a perilous search for a murderer when the killer returns. Many romantic suspense titles by this author.
The Predators by Harold Robbins
Jerry Cooper's parents die in an accident when he is 18 in 1941, and after he goes to work for his disreputable uncle, he is drafted and sent to France, where he begins to make money to recover what his uncle took from him.
Sweet Revenge by Nora Roberts
The daughter of a fabled Hollywood star and a dashing Arab playboy, Adrianne leads a double life as a highly successful jewel thief in an attempt to pay back her father for the cruel loss of her mother, until she encounters an enigmatic man who seems to know her every secret.
Charming Grace by Deborah Smith
When a Hollywood movie star comes to small-town Georgia to film the true life- and-death story of a heroic local lawman, the dead man's widow, Grace, launches a campaign to stop the filming. Also try Sweet Hush.
Only Love by Erich Segal
Dr. Matthew Hiller's newest patient is dying--and she happens to be the love of his life, the woman whose loss he has mourned for years. Will he be able to save her?
HRH by Danielle Steel
Returning to the kingdom (a small European nation) after four years spent studying in America, Princess Christianna chafes in her gilded cage and rails against the responsibilities and insignificance of her duty-bound royal life.