Books like Captive by Joan Johnston

Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen.

A wife trapped in a barren marriage meets a charismatic outsider, but secrets and a husband's death force her to confront love, loyalty, and danger.

Richard, Duke of Cleybourne, returns to his country estate to deal with the tragic loss he had suffered four years earlier. But the arrival of Miss Jessica Maitland and Gabriella, his new ward, throws a wrench into his plans. The governess, feisty and flame-haired, reveals that the girl is in danger, and the mysterious events escalate into a murder mystery at Cleybourne Castle.

Elena Ravenscliffe, a young English lady, is forced into a harem in Constantinople and into the arms of a wealthy man she has never been able to forget.

In the third installment of the Song Series, beautiful Carolina risqué to rescue her beloved buccaneer Kells, who suffers amnesia after a deadly storm.

Isobel is kidnapped by the Comanche after a raid and becomes the bride of the fierce chieftain Stands Alone, their turbulent relationship blurs the line between captor and loved one in this frontier romance.

A bounty hunter and an orphaned beauty bond over a crime they didn't commit, leading to a forbidden romance in a gritty historical novel.

In colonial America, the spirited heiress Dorinda Meredith and the daring highwayman known as The Blade clash and collide amid intrigue, drawing them together in a passionate, historically grounded romance.

A beautiful, notorious young woman’s journey from Kansas to San Francisco in 1906, seeking love amid glamour and danger.

A tale of love, redemption, and survival in the New World as a British girl falls in love with a Lenape warrior and must choose between freedom and the one she cannot escape from.

In a perilous 18th‑century Scotland, Ross Sutherland risks everything to protect his estates by stealing from Lady Catlyn Boyd, yet his heart battles loyalties, love and betrayal.

Set against the tumult of 1651 to 1660 England, this romantic saga follows Lenore as she evades Roundhead persecution, and Geoffrey as he is exiled to France, all while the Restoration ushers in a hopeful yet bittersweet reunion.

In early America, Charity Woodstock’s beauty and boldness attract both love and danger as she battles accusations of witchcraft, escapes from a Dutch manor to a Quaker hut, and confronts a world of pirates and plantations, all while defying expectations of her era.

In this heartbreaking and shocking expose, one of Dynasty's biggest stars lays bare a secretive organization that is holding her daughter hostage and details her mission to save her in this powerful depiction of a mother's love and determination. "I am a mother whose child is being abused and exploited. And I am not alone." In 2011, Catherine joined her daughter, India, at a leadership seminar for a new organization called NXIVM. Her twenty-year-old daughter was on the threshold of building a new company and they both thought this program might help her achieve her dream. But quickly, Catherine saw a sinister side to what appeared to be a self-help organization designed to help its clients become the best versions of themselves. Catherine watched in horror as her daughter fell further and further down the rabbit hole, becoming brainwashed by the organization's charismatic leader. Despite Catherine's best efforts, India was drawn deeper into the cult, eventually joining a secret, elite "sorority" of women members who are ordered to maintain a restricted diet, recruit other women as "slaves," and are branded with their leader's initials. In Captive, Catherine shares every parent's worst nightmare, and the lengths that a mother will go to save her child. Featuring interviews with past members of NXIVM and experts in the field of cults, Oxenberg attempts to draw back the curtain on how these groups continue to lure in members. She relates her continuing journey to try to reach her daughter, to save her from what she believes is a dangerous, mind-controlling cult.

In 1651, Lenore and Geoffrey, lovers amid England’s civil war, flee Roundheads and exile, hoping to reunite with their daughter in a turbulent Restoration England.

Emilie Gayarre, a schoolteacher who left a luxurious upbringing for the isolated Fairweather Key, returns to New Orleans upon her dying father's deathbed and discovers a family secret tied to a long‑hidden stigma that threatens her future.

Three intertwined heroines in historic Somerset navigate love, loyalty, and secrets as their lives shape destiny in Valerie Sherwood’s romantic historical tale.

In the high‑stakes world of the Nightshade universe, 25‑year‑old Tristan Doran, a powerful Keeper‑witch, falls for a human prisoner named Sarah, sparking a forbidden romance that threatens to unravel an ancient prophecy.

When Veronica St. Germaine inherits her father’s principality, media frenzy follows. Bodyguard Rajesh Vala must protect her—an assignment that forces their attraction into a forbidden, high‑stakes game of love and duty.

In Rash Reckless Love, Georgianna, daughter of the striking Imogene, falls for a fearless Caribbean pirate while navigating inheritance, betrayal, and the whims of fate in a swashbuckling romance.

When night falls, Susannah falls into a torrid love affair with the handsome but mysterious cousin, Nicholas, in the grim, dangerous world of London's East End during the 1970s.

A Southern woman’s romance in 19th‑century Florida with a stunning half‑Indian man turns perilous as the Indian Wars ignite their destiny.

A sweeping 18th‑century romance set in Lisbon, where a young woman navigates love, duty, and dangerous intrigue amid the vibrant streets of Portugal.

A romance novel about a widowed widower and a spirited young woman who sets out to prove that age isn't a barrier to love in a small town in the South during the 1930s during the Great Depression. The book explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family.

In colonial New York, Anna Smith wed wealthy planter Brett Danforth, trading a silver gift for love—only to discover his past lover may tempt her back to a life of adventure in the Hudson Valley.