Tag: kidnap

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 [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class= ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] explore a woman's experience as she is lured into a seductive web of intrigue and deceit, and held a virtual prisoner on Black Lake. Although Alexandra Brighton takes the trip to the exclusive enclave of summer homes outside Montreal on her own volition, to find resolution to her obession with charismatic Ramey Sandeley, she does not initially realize there is no way out. By the time she recognizes there are sinister forces at work she is essentially kidnapped and forced to confront the dark forces at play within the shadows of the lake, and well as inside her own heart. In the end Alexandra must must make a dramatic personal transformation is she is to survive.

The subject of kidnap is a popular theme in romantic literature. Some of the most popular are as follows, in no particular order.

[amazon_link id="0671795538" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Perfect[/amazon_link] by Judith McNaught

[amazon_link id="0425217620" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Unlawful Contact [/amazon_link]by Pamela Clare

[amazon_link id="044661114X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lone Rider [/amazon_link]by Lauren Bach

[amazon_link id="0451224183" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Comanche Moon[/amazon_link] by Catherine Anderson

[amazon_link id="0671737821" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Honor's Splendour[/amazon_link] by Julie Garwood

[amazon_link id="0843944625" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Silken Savage[/amazon_link] by Catherine Hart

[amazon_link id="0505523868" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Night Flame[/amazon_link] by Catherine Hart

[amazon_link id="0553297511" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hawk O'Toole's Hostage[/amazon_link] by Sandra Brown

[amazon_link id="0380805863" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]His Wicked Ways [/amazon_link]by Samantha James

[amazon_link id="0671737619" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Kingdom of Dreams[/amazon_link] by Judith McNaught

[amazon_link id="0671019724" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Touch of Fire[/amazon_link] by Linda Howard

[amazon_link id="0821728644" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Cheyenne Song[/amazon_link] by Georgina Gentry

[amazon_link id="0821735608" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Apache Caress[/amazon_link] by Georgina Gentry

[amazon_link id="0425216616" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Tanner's Scheme[/amazon_link] by Lora Leigh

[amazon_link id="0380810719" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Abduction of Julia[/amazon_link] by Karen Hawkins

[amazon_link id="050552208X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Darker Dream[/amazon_link] by Amanda Ashley

[amazon_link id="037327047X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Twilight Illusions[/amazon_link] by Maggie Shayne

[amazon_link id="0821769286" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Knight Triumphant[/amazon_link] by Shannon Drake

[amazon_link id="0821747967" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Princess of Fire[/amazon_link] by Shannon Drake

[amazon_link id="0821747940" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lie Down in Roses[/amazon_link] by Shannon Drake

[amazon_link id="067179339X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Masquerade in the Moonlight[/amazon_link] by Kasey Michaels

[amazon_link id="B001BHJNNQ" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Bride of the Beast[/amazon_link] by Teresa Medeiros

[amazon_link id="0553590146" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Thief of Hearts[/amazon_link] by Teresa Medeiros

[amazon_link id="143915788X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Devil Wears Plaid[/amazon_link] by Teresa Medeiros

[amazon_link id="0380813009" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]One Man's Love[/amazon_link] by Karen Ranney

[amazon_link id="0373837585" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Heart of Winter[/amazon_link] (Anthology) with Maggie Shayne

[amazon_link id="0373775350" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Nymph King[/amazon_link]by Gena Showalter

[amazon_link id="0373775253" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Heart of the Dragon[/amazon_link] by Gena Showalter

[amazon_link id="B00413PIUY" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Captain's Price[/amazon_link] by Lyla Sinclair

[amazon_link id="0373163983" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Night of the Phantom [/amazon_link]by Anne Stuart

[amazon_link id="0373291574" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Gallant Waif[/amazon_link] by Anne Gracie

[amazon_link id="038075620X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Night Fire[/amazon_link] by Catherine Coulter

[amazon_link id="0451210689" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Uncommon Vows[/amazon_link] by Mary Jo Putney

[amazon_link id="1611940109" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Hawk [/amazon_link]by Monica McCarty

[amazon_link id="0553568612" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Quest[/amazon_link] by Juliana Garnett

[amazon_link id="0449002470" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Pirate Prince[/amazon_link], Ascention Trilogy, by Galen Foley

[amazon_link id="B0040RMF6G" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Spymaster's Lady[/amazon_link] by Joanna Bourne

[amazon_link id="0451222350" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lover Unbound[/amazon_link], Black Brotherhood Trilogy, Number 5, J.R. Ward

[amazon_link id="038079747X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Pirate Lord[/amazon_link] Lord Trilogy 1, by Sabrina Jeffries

[amazon_link id="0778328481" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Ruthless[/amazon_link], The House of Rohan, by Anne Stuart

[amazon_link id="0553576275" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Scotsman[/amazon_link] by Juliana Garnett

[amazon_link id="0505525143" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Savage Heat[/amazon_link] by Nan Ryan

[amazon_link id="0843947233" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Night Raven[/amazon_link] by Elaine Barbieri

[amazon_link id="0821721593" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Untamed Captive[/amazon_link]by Elaine Barbieri

[amazon_link id="0380777045" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]This Fierce Loving[/amazon_link] by Judith French

[amazon_link id="161756091X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Panther's Prey[/amazon_link] by Doreen Owens

[amazon_link id="1575660687" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Captive [/amazon_link] by Colleen Faulkner

[amazon_link id="0380792052" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Destiny's Warrior [/amazon_link]by Kit Dee

[amazon_link id="1419958291" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lakota Love Song [/amazon_link]by Madeline Baker

[amazon_link id="B004HILQ8Q" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Falcon and the Dove[/amazon_link] by Bonnie Vanak
[amazon_link id="1419964321" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Northman's Passion[/amazon_link] by Kate Hill
[amazon_link id="0373029411" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Whirlpool of Passion[/amazon_link] by Emma Darcy

[amazon_link id="0758234651" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]In the Warrior's Bed[/amazon_link] by Mary Wine

Alexandra is kidnapped to island by Andre Labat

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Kidnapping and forced love are popular themes in romance literature. Like with [amazon_link id="1606208780" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Beauty and the Beast [/amazon_link]and [amazon_link id="B003XVYII8" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hades and Persephone[/amazon_link]  there is an allure to be desired, and drawn to vulnerability by a powerful captor. [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link]  explores the provocative themes of confinement and forced love.

Following is a list of preeminent romance novels featuring forced love. Thanks to Amazon forum for input:

Regency:

[amazon_link id="0061733970" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]My Dangerous Duke [/amazon_link]by Gaelen Foley - she is kidnapped for him as a virginal "gift" - very much a Beauty in the Beast type plot

[amazon_link id="0821746898" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Captured by Love [/amazon_link] by Amber Kaye - he kidnaps her based on a revenge plot

[amazon_link id="B003UHUBGI" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Beguiled[/amazon_link] by Heather Graham - very tame kidnap tale, he's a highwayman type that takes her off into the woods briefly

[amazon_link id="0380752948" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Silver Angel[/amazon_link] by Johanna Lindsey - she is kidnapped, sold into slavery, and he is her purchaser

[amazon_link id="B00D7SI6N0" target="_blank" ]The Last Highwayman[/amazon_link] by Katherine O'Neal - he kidnaps her to get the ransom money but her family doesn't pay - they end up working together, very passionate

[amazon_link id="B000QRIHF2" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Devil Who Tamed Her[/amazon_link] by Johanna Lindsey - very tame kidnap tale, basically he absconds with her into the countryside to melt her heart of ice based on a bet

[amazon_link id="0380814714" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]So Speaks the Heart[/amazon_link] by Johanna Lindsey - he takes her from her home, thinking she's a slave

Western:

[amazon_link id="1419958291" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lakota Love Song[/amazon_link] by Madeline Baker - he is an injured Indian that she rescues from death, only to be kidnapped by him when he's better

[amazon_link id="1599982099" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Bounty [/amazon_link]by Beth Williamson - he's hired by a psycho to find her for a bounty, so he finds her, kidnaps her and then falls for her

[amazon_link id="1420108506" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Diablo [/amazon_link]by Georgina Gentry - he kidnaps her based on a revenge plot but they fall for each other, very moving story

[amazon_link id="0671019724" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Touch of Fire[/amazon_link] by Linda Howard - he kidnaps her to help heal a gun shot wound, but loses his heart to her

Contemporary:

[amazon_link id="0446326925" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wild Orchids [/amazon_link]by Karen Robards - he's on the run in Mexico and she's in the wrong place at the wrong time, he kidnaps her to use her as a means of escape

[amazon_link id="0671795538" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Perfect[/amazon_link]by Judith McNaught - he breaks out of jail and uses her and her car as a means of escape

[amazon_link id="0425217620" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Unlawful Contact[/amazon_link] by Pamela Clare - he uses her to break out of jail, then abducts her- very moving passionate story

American Historical:

[amazon_link id="0553578812" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Star Keeper[/amazon_link] by Patricia Potter - they're already falling in love but she learns the truth about him - that he is an enemy pirate- to keep her quiet her abducts her

[amazon_link id="0553562266" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Relentless [/amazon_link]by Patricia Potter - she is kidnapped for him as part of a revenge plot- very moving and passionate

[amazon_link id="0821734423" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Sweet Fire[/amazon_link] by Jo Goodman - he kidnaps her as part of a complex plot- she is unaware because she has amnesia - but very good passionate moving story

HISTORICAL/PARANORMAL

[amazon_link id="0449002470" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Pirate Prince[/amazon_link](Ascension Trilogy), historical pirate romance, by Gaelen Foley

[amazon_link id="1416509879" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Hunger Like No Other[/amazon_link] (Immortals after Dark, Book1) paranormal vampire intrigue, by Kresley Cole

[amazon_link id="143915788X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Devil Wears Plaid[/amazon_link] by Teresa Medeiros

[amazon_link id="B003F76XCO" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bodacious [/amazon_link]by Sharon Ervin

[amazon_link id="0449006379" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Lord of Fire [/amazon_link] by Gaelen Foley
[amazon_link id="0425219607" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Spymaster’s Lady[/amazon_link] by Johanna Bourne

[amazon_link id="0778328481" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Ruthless[/amazon_link], (The House of Rohan), by Anne Steward

[amazon_link id="0440223725" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]All Through the Night[/amazon_link]by Connie Brockway

[amazon_link id="B007PU0882" target="_blank" ]Honor Bound[/amazon_link] by Sandra Brown

[amazon_link id="B006YGD8J4" target="_blank" ]Some Kind of Magic[/amazon_link] by Theresa Weir

[amazon_link id="1402588216" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hawk O’Toole’s Hostage [/amazon_link]by Sandra Brown

Thanks to the Amazon romance forum for their input