Tag: forced sex in romance novels

Please Note: The House on Black Lake has been adapted to screenplay. Go to Home Page to view provocative trailer filmed by award winning cinematographer.

Scene From "The House on Black Lake" Trailer

The story of [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] teems with jealousy and obsession.  World-weary Alexandra Brighton travels with son Samuel to visit the man who has haunted her heart for years. She seeks resolution to an obsession that has brought her former life to ruin. But the fire is only stoked by charismatic Ramey Sandeley. Ramey is a man who has never heard the word "no" and expects life to give him everything he desires. But he has never tasted the drug of love or any desire beyond the physical. The feelings awakened in him by Alexandra are twisted to jealous rage when he learns she has given herself to seductive young French artist Andre Labat.  When she returns to the house he confronts her and threatens to administer a whipping for her discretion. This is only the beginning of a battle of wills that will lead the couple to the edge of destruction and threaten the safety of those caught in their orbit.

Yet, they are not the only ones driven by obsessive feelings. The lake's inhabitants are caught in tormented web of frustrated desire and and the drive to create unity at any cost.

Christian Grey, of [amazon_link id="0345803485" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Fifty Shades of Grey[/amazon_link] is the latest in a long line of dark lovers.  Crazy in love, jealous, obsessive, possessive males make intense romance heroes.  The top alpha picks (taken from personal surveys and popular romance forums) can be found in the following novels, in no particular order.

1. [amazon_link id="143890259X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Rose to the Fallen[/amazon_link] by April Bostic

2. [amazon_link id="0553588044" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Smoke Thief[/amazon_link]  by Shana Abe

3. [amazon_link id="0553588060" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Queen of Dragons [/amazon_link]by Shana Abe

4. [amazon_link id="1613820186" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Phantom of the Opera[/amazon_link] by Gaston Leroux

5. [amazon_link id="0843956534" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dark Desire [/amazon_link]from the Carpathian's Series by Christine Feehan

6.  [amazon_link id="0061245089" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Halfway to the Grave [/amazon_link]Night Huntress Series, Book One by Jeaniene Frost

7. [amazon_link id="B00KB4GHWA" target="_blank" ]The Game Series Complete Collection[/amazon_link] by Christine Feehan

8.  [amazon_link id="0425226921" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Guild Hunter Series[/amazon_link] by Nalini Singh

9. [amazon_link id="0312939922" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dangerous Games[/amazon_link] Tempting Seals Serices by Lora Leigh

10. [amazon_link id="0312939949" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Killer Secrets[/amazon_link] by Lora Leigh

11. [amazon_link id="0451214773" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Darkyn Series[/amazon_link] by Lynn Viehn

12. [amazon_link id="0425238199" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]KGI Serices[/amazon_link] by Maya Banks

13. [amazon_link id="0061208604" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dangerous Secrets[/amazon_link] by Lisa Marie Rice

14. [amazon_link id="0452286034" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bitten, Women of the Otherworld[/amazon_link], Book 1 by Kelley Armstrong

15. [amazon_link id="0425241505" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dragon Bound[/amazon_link] by Thea Harrison

16, [amazon_link id="1476712042" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Beautiful Disaster[/amazon_link] by Jamie McGuire

17.  [amazon_link id="1416509879" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Hunger Like No Other[/amazon_link]  by Kresly Cole

18. [amazon_link id="B00427ZI2C" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Forever Mine [/amazon_link] The Moreno Brothers 1 by Elizabeth Reyes

18. [amazon_link id="B0052YCJKI" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Always Been Mine[/amazon_link] The Moreno Brothers 11 by Elizabeth Reyes

19. [amazon_link id="B0052ZAV9S" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Under the Cowboy's Control [/amazon_link]by Lynda Chance

20. [amazon_link id="B004UIA3GE" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Blackmailed into Bed[/amazon_link] by Lynda Chance

21. [amazon_link id="0425244466" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Madness of Lord Ian McKenzie[/amazon_link] by Jennifer Ashley

22. [amazon_link id="0061234931" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Tempt the Devil[/amazon_link] by Anna Campbell

23. [amazon_link id="1416510877" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Playing Easy To Get[/amazon_link] Immortals After Dark 1 by Kresly cole

24. [amazon_link id="1416580956" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Pleasure of a Dark Prince [/amazon_link] Immortals After Dark Series by Kresley Cole

25. [amazon_link id="1416975861" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Clockwork Angel[/amazon_link] The Infernal Devices, book 1 by Cassandra Clare

26. [amazon_link id="0312947933" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]One Bite With A Stranger[/amazon_link] The Others Book 6, by Christine Warren

27. [amazon_link id="1935152262" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Submissive Desires[/amazon_link] by Carolyn Faukner -  SD chronicles a woman's journey of complete submission under control of dominant ex navy seal. The book is erotic and too extreme for most, but well written  for those who enjoy or desire insights into world of BDSM.

I was recently interviewed about obsessive, possessive love.  Here are my thoughts.

ATTENTION READERS: New Romantic Fantasy, [amazon_link id="B07191NW8N" target="_blank" ]The Chamber of Curiosities[/amazon_link], set in a carnival in an ancient land is now available. Be the first to read, review, and comment on the love story between a beautiful aerialist and a charismatic young giant. It is a tale filled with forced love, bondage, infidelity, betrayal, obsession, and self empowerment. 

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