Books like Captive Bride by Johanna Lindsey

A dynastic betrothal unites Britain’s most powerful families, but the intended bride Milisant and groom Wulfric resist the arranged marriage, and King John opposes it—yet love eventually triumphs over politics and status.

When Gabrielle Brooks follows her pirate father to a Caribbean island, she discovers love, danger, and adventure aboard the ocean—where passion blurs the lines between captor and captive.

During the Civil War, Cameron Campbell, a Mississippi senator's daughter, must navigate family secrets and murder while finding love again with the stoic Captain Jackson Logan, a man she once rejected.

Sir Arryn Graham seeks vengeance, claiming Kinsey Darrow’s bride Kyra—only to discover a powerful connection that could save her and redeem his soul.

A high‑stakes romance set in the Napoleonic era, where a charming earl with a deadly reputation pursues a young heiress, turning a calculated gamble into marriage and a battle of passion versus betrayal.

Carolina Lightfoot, a stunning colonial beauty, is swept into London’s high society by rumored rake Lord Thomas Angevine, only to be forced into exile in Virginia and then the Caribbean, where she must elude a brooding pirate and reclaim her fate.

When a kidnapping in London’s Hyde Park leads a sea captain to Katey Tyler, a young woman from Connecticut, she discovers a tangled plot of family secrets, ransom, and a forbidden attraction that threatens to upend her life.

A 26‑year‑old knight named Lord Senet Gaillard must win the heart of 21‑year‑old Lady Katharine to regain his ancestral castle, despite her skeptical view of marriage and gender roles.

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

Guy deMontgomery, a Norman conqueror, falls for the beautiful Lillyth while his army ransacks England. Lillyth's enchanting beauty and fiery nature lead Guy to challenge everyone for her hand in marriage. They share a passionate love story in the heart of medieval romance.

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.

Victoria Ryan, who found love and freedom in Boston, must return home to Alta, California, and confront a forced marriage. With a hidden fortune, she seeks escape and is escorted by the stoic ex‑Texas Ranger Nick Kincade, whose own secrets bind them in a fierce romance of destiny and danger.

Young Gabrielle Brooks, grieving her mother, discovers her father’s hidden life as a Caribbean pirate. After three years of adventure, she’s returned to London, where romance and revenge intertwine as she battles the dashing sea captain Drew Anderson.

All I Need Is You (Straton Family #2) Johanna Lindsey′s enchanting romantic adventure All I Need Is You is the sequel to her immensely popular A Heart So Wild. Lovely and tempestuous Casey Straton the headstrong child of Chandros Straton and Courtney Harte leaves her Texas home determined to prove to her parents that she can do more than "woman′s work." Successful businessman Damien Rutledge III came west looking for vengeance. But though he is strong and fearless, the handsome Eastern "dude" would have surely been lost in the wild West were it not for the timely intervention of a half-pint bounty hunter called "Kid." but when Damien discovers his rescuer is, in fact, a stunningly sensuous young lady named Casey in disguise, he realises that there are going to be very serious complications on the rocky trail that is leading them both toward a dangerous, irrepressible love. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Say You Love Me (The fifth book in the Malory Family series) Her parents' deaths left Kelsey Langton penniless - and responsible for the safety and well-being of her younger sister, Jean. Now circumstance and human frailty have conspired to leave them homeless as well, unless Kelsey can avert the disaster. But she knows only one way to rescue Jean's home, future and honor - and it means sacrificing her own. Kelsey must allow herself to be sold at auction. With fear and trepidation she enters the House of Eros - resigned to becoming the plaything of some well-heeled gentleman. And Lord Derek Malory is the highest bidder - a dashing rakehell from a family of charming London rogues. Enchanted by the stunning, dark-haired maid with flashing bright eyes, he purchases her for his mistress - and sweeps Kelsey into a world of astonishing family secrets, perilous rivalries and unconventional loyalties. But Lord Derek is unaware of the true worth of the prize he has so frivolously acquired - never imagining that the proud, spirited miss is a highborn lady blessed with grace, wit and intelligence as well as beauty. And he certainly never expected that he would fall in love with her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Love Me Forever (The second book in the Sherring Cross series) Still mourning her mother's death, Kimberly Richards is incensed by the determination of her father, the Earl of Amburough, to marry her off as quickly as possible --- just to please the jealous lover he plans to wed. And since Kimberly harbors a deep-seated dislike of gold-diggers and the whole distasteful state of affairs, the feisty young heiress already despises the "worthy suitor" she encounters at Sherring Cross Estate: Lachlan MacGregor, the dashing, newly impoverished Laird of Clan MacGregor. A tryst with the handsome, haughty Lachlan seems dubious at best ---especially since the rogue has designs on the married Duchess of Wrothston. But strange turns and outrageous circumstances promise to lead a woefully mismatched pair to a wildly unexpected destination --- where a hard, resisting heart can open to the true glories of love.

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.

A wedding deception? "I want you to be my wife." Kyle had asked Liane to marry him not once, but twice, which at least should have argued sincerity on his part. Or, perhaps it was just determination-- if he was serious, wouldn't he have told her that he loved her? Seven years ago, Liane would have had no doubts. But then their affair had ended in bitterness and anguish, and she hadn't seen Kyle since. So how could she be certain that he wasn't just out to get his revenge?

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.

(The eighth book in the Malory Family series) Devastated by her mother's death, eighteen-year-old Gabrielle Brooks sets sail from England to a Caribbean island in search of her estranged father. But instead of encountering a distinguished merchant ship's captain, she discovers her father has become a pirate! After spending three wonderful years sailing and treasure hunting with him, Gabrielle is dismayed when her father decides she must return to London to find a proper husband. His old friend James Malory will sponsor her in polite society. In London, Gabrielle is escorted to balls and parties by James Malory's wife, Georgina, and her brother, Drew Anderson, a dashing American sea captain who is visiting. Though drawn to Gabrielle's fiery beauty, Drew, a fun-loving rogue, wants nothing to do with a young woman hunting for a husband. Incensed by Drew's indifference, Gabrielle is determined to win his attentions. But when Drew embroils her in a scandal the night before he's to sail back to America, Gabrielle vows revenge. Enlisting the help of her father's pirate cronies, Gabrielle commandeers Drew's ship and takes him prisoner. But as passion runs high on their sea voyage, it becomes difficult to tell who is truly the captor and who is the captive.

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

A beautiful pagan woman schemes for love and adventure as a rogue pirate and a powerful nobleman cross paths in England's past.

Nine intertwined historical romances follow women in captivity or bondage, who fight for love, freedom, and self‑discovery across America and beyond.

Set on Britain’s rugged eastern coast, "Captain Jack's Woman" follows the seductive clash between smuggler Captain Jack and his ward, Kit Cranmer, as they trade midnight gallops for a forbidden romance amid the perils of illicit trade.

Laura Prescott, heir to a sea‑captain’s family, is betrothed to the master of Stormswept Heights but finds her heart torn between two brothers on the rugged Cornish coast.