Recomendations: Kidnapping books?

How 'bout one of the first plays on it? Taming of the Shrew? And, of course, all the modern variants of it.

ViridianChick said:

Another weird request!

Does anyone know any books where one protagonist takes the other one captive? Preferably for a longer period of time.

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Old-style romance OK? Sweet Savage Love, by Rosemary Rogers, and The Flower and the Sword, by Jacqueline Navin, came to mind right away.

I'm looking specifically for stories that involve kidnapping and captivity.

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If "kidnapping" is defined as "coercing or threatening someone to force them to stay with you", there are a couple of Anne Stuarts as well - Cold as Ice and Breathless.

Oh, and I almost forgot Catherine Coulter's Devil's Embrace and Seasons of the Sun - those are kidnappings with BDSM and slave collars and all. Bertrice Small has a ton of kidnapping romances as well, usually where the heroine is taken to a harem. Try Unconquered or A Moment in Time. Or Johanna Lindsey's Prisoner of my Desire.

I also went to All About Romance's search engine and plugged in the words "abduct" or "captive" for the title. Dozens of hits.

I feel better. I was wondering who was kidnapping books. I have some I would have to ransom.

http://www.baenebooks.com/p-88-the-course-of-empire.aspx

Sci-fi invasion story, but some people are held against their will.....at first. Psychological and interesting. Book is free in Baen free library.

The Fan Club, by Irving Wallace, 1974. 4 men form a fan club, then eventually kidnap the actress they're a fan of. Interesting book.

Karina Cooper's first Dark Mission book Blood of the Wicked featured a kidnapping of sorts. She actively tries to escape...frequently, but it's a romance through and through.

Also, if you don't mind a high heat level, you might check out Annika Martin's novels.

Hey! Hey! (jumps up and down) My Spymaster's Lady is a kidnapping book.

I'm reading Kresley Cole right now, so these in her Immortals After Dark comes to mind...

Kiss of a Demon King

From New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this spellbinding story of a demon king trapped by an enchantress for her wanton purposes -- and the scorching aftermath that follows when he turns the tables and claims her as his captive.

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Lothaire

Driven by his insatiable need for revenge, Lothaire, the Lore’s most ruthless vampire, plots to seize the Horde’s crown. But bloodlust and torture have left him on the brink of madness—until he finds Elizabeth Peirce, the key to his victory. He captures the unique young mortal, intending to offer up her very soul in exchange for power, yet Elizabeth soothes his tormented mind and awakens within him emotions Lothaire believed he could no longer experience.

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Oh, I can think of a few of these.

Contemporary Erotica: (Massive trigger warning tags with this one. Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!) CAPTIVE IN THE DARK by CJ Roberts, from what I hear, is one that Goes There in every way imaginable.

Historical Romance: ABDUCTED BY A PRINCE by Olivia Drake.

Paranormal Romance: Caris Roane's Guardians of Ascension series appears to have a couple with this theme (CHAINS OF DARKNESS and BORN IN CHAINS immediately spring to mind).

Urban Fantasy: THE NIGHT INSIDE (also known as KISS OF THE VAMPIRE) by Nancy Baker.

High Fantasy: THE ELVENBANE might fit what you're looking for--it's more about a society that embodies slavery and someone's capture/induction as a slave for a period.

And... err... *stares at own avatar*

Those are the ones I could think of off the top of my head.

The Golden Dynasty by Kristen Ashley

Warning, it is not for the faint of heart but it is sooooo so sos sosossooso good.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005IMCYVI/?tag=absowrit-20

Catherine Lorraine's ROCK IDOL ROMANCE. I found it silly but I couldn't help reading the whole thing. Fun-silly; a good "escape" read for moments when one needs a read like that.

Dark Magic by Christine Feehan
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
The Alpha's Virgin Possession by San Crescent ..the heroine is sold to the hero
Obsidian by Laurann Dohler ..heroine kidnapped the hero