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Captor / captive romance books

She was taken. He did the taking. Dark, morally messy and absolutely not okay in real life. 9 books so far, including Den of Vipers, Gild and When the Moon Hatched.

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  1. Den of Vipers

    K.A. Knight

    Spice 5/5 · Scorching

    Her father pays his debt to four mafia men with her. They were not expecting her to be this unhinged.

    • Captor / captive
    • Possessive MMC
    • Morally grey MMC

  2. Gild

    Raven Kennedy · Book 1 of 5 in The Plated Prisoner

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    King Midas's golden favourite in a golden cage. It starts slow, then turns into the revenge-and-rot fantasy of your dreams.

    • Captor / captive
    • Retelling
    • Revenge plot

  3. When the Moon Hatched

    Sarah A. Parker · Book 1 in Moonfall

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    A brutal assassin, a dragon-riding ruler and a world-building chonk of a book. Bring snacks.

    • Captor / captive
    • Fated mates
    • Morally grey MMC

  4. Captive in the Dark

    C.J. Roberts · Book 1 of 2 in The Dark Duet

    Spice 5/5 · Scorching

    A captor with a revenge plan and the girl he is training to sell. A foundational, brutal dark romance.

    • Captor / captive
    • Revenge plot
    • Morally grey MMC

  5. Captive Prince

    C.S. Pacat · Book 1 of 3 in Captive Prince

    Spice 3/5 · Steamy

    A prince sold as a slave to his enemy's court. Vicious politics and a slow, savage enemies-to-lovers.

    • Enemies to lovers
    • Captor / captive
    • Royalty

  6. Tears of Tess

    Pepper Winters · Book 1 in Monsters in the Dark

    Spice 5/5 · Scorching

    Kidnapped and sold, she ends up with a man darker than the ones who took her. Very dark, very intense.

    • Captor / captive
    • Morally grey MMC
    • BDSM / dom-sub

  7. The Never King

    Nikki St. Crowe · Book 1 of 5 in Vicious Lost Boys

    Spice 5/5 · Scorching

    Wendy's granddaughter, a feral grown-up Peter Pan and his Lost Boys. A deliciously dark Neverland.

    • Retelling
    • Villain gets the girl
    • Captor / captive

  8. Throne in the Dark

    A.K. Caggiano · Book 1 of 3 in Villains and Virtues

    Spice 4/5 · Spicy

    A Dark Lord who has never been loved and the heroine who is not scared of him. Readers report actual book hangovers.

    • Villain gets the girl
    • Captor / captive
    • He falls first

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Captor / captive books: FAQ

What are the best captor / captive books?

Reader favourites include Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight; Gild by Raven Kennedy; When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker; Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts; Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat. Use the spice filter above to narrow it to your heat level.

What are the spiciest captor / captive books?

For explicit captor / captive romance, try Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight; Captive in the Dark by C.J. Roberts; Tears of Tess by Pepper Winters; The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe; When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker. These are rated 4 or 5 out of 5 on our spice scale.

Are there standalone captor / captive books?

If you do not want to commit to a series, try Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight.