{"canonical":"https://books.mozaikallc.com/nb/tropes/captor-and-captive","locale":"nb","author":"Anna Zaires","type":"trope","modified":null,"data":{"label":"captor-and-captive","slug":"captor-and-captive","pitch":"Anna Zaires writes romance with captor-and-captive: Close Obsession, Close Remembrance, Sweeter Than Hate.","works":[{"title":"Close Obsession","author":"Anna Zaires","canonical":"https://books.mozaikallc.com/nb/works/anna-zaires/close-obsession","year":2013,"heat":5,"seriesTitle":"The Krinar Chronicles","seriesOrder":2,"tropes":["Alien Romance","alien-human-romance","Alpha Hero","captor-and-captive","Enemies to Lovers","Fated Mates","forbidden-interspecies-romance","Forced Proximity","immortal-and-mortal-romance","morally-gray-hero","possessive-protector-hero","power-imbalance","Science fiction romance","secret-resistance-alliance","villain-pov-cliffhanger"],"summary":"In Lenkarda, the main Krinar colony on Earth, Mia is completely at Korum’s mercy. With no way to leave and no idea how to operate even the most basic Krinar technology, she has no choice but to trust the K who brought her there—the lover whom she had betrayed.\n\nWill he keep his promise to bring her home, or is she destined to be his prisoner forever? Can a human become a part of Krinar society? Does Korum love her, or does he only wish to possess her?","isbn":null,"updatedAt":"2026-11-05T23:59:42.368445+00:00"},{"title":"Close Remembrance","author":"Anna Zaires","canonical":"https://books.mozaikallc.com/nb/works/anna-zaires/close-remembrance","year":2013,"heat":5,"seriesTitle":"The Krinar Chronicles","seriesOrder":3,"tropes":["Alien Romance","Alpha Hero","amnesia-romance","arena-challenge","captor-and-captive","Enemies to Lovers","Fated Mates","forbidden-interspecies-bond","human-alien-romance","political-intrigue","possessive-protector-hero","Science fiction romance"],"summary":"When a ruthless enemy finally strikes, Mia and Korum will face the biggest test of their relationship yet. But it’s Korum’s own secrets that may ultimately tear them apart.\n\nFrom the beaches of Costa Rica to a planet in a distant galaxy, theirs is a love story that may change the world…","isbn":null,"updatedAt":"2026-11-05T23:59:42.368445+00:00"},{"title":"Sweeter Than Hate","author":"Anna Zaires","canonical":"https://books.mozaikallc.com/nb/works/anna-zaires/sweeter-than-hate","year":2019,"heat":5,"seriesTitle":"Darker Than Love","seriesOrder":0.5,"tropes":["assassin-heroine","captor-and-captive","Dark Romance","Enemies to Lovers","Forced Proximity","international-crime-thriller","morally-gray-assassin-hero","Novella","possessive-hero","second-chance-lovers","secret-identity","twin-rivalry","undercover-operative"],"summary":"Free novella!\n\nI shouldn’t have heard the things I did. Shouldn’t have attracted his attention.\n\nNow I feel his stare like a touch. Viscerally. Acutely.\n\nThe Russian assassin has me in his sights, and there’s only one way out.\n\nHis bed.\n\nGood thing I’m drawn to danger.","isbn":null,"updatedAt":"2026-11-06T00:00:38.07262+00:00"},{"title":"Chained Fate","author":"Anna Zaires","canonical":"https://books.mozaikallc.com/nb/works/anna-zaires/chained-fate","year":2025,"heat":5,"seriesTitle":"Molotov Betrothal","seriesOrder":3,"tropes":["Arranged Marriage","arranged-betrothal","captor-and-captive","crime-family-rivalry","Dark Romance","Enemies to Lovers","Forced Proximity","forced-marriage","hurt-comfort-caretaker-romance","Mafia","medical-crisis-and-survival","morally-gray-protector","obsessive-stalker-hero","she-chooses-him"],"summary":"A final war. A fate uncertain. A bond forged in fire.\n\nAlina\n\nMy marriage began as a cage. Now, it may be my only sanctuary.\n\nTo survive, I must rely on the very monster I once feared. With every tender touch, every protective command, the line between love and hate dissolves further.\n\nHe thinks he’s chained me to him. He doesn’t realize… I may be the one who refuses to let go.\n\nAlexei\n\nShe is finally mine. My wife. My obsession.\n\nBut a shadow looms over us, a vicious twist of fate that threatens to tear her away. I would burn down the world for her, but this is a battle I cannot win with violence.\n\nHer brothers think our vows are her prison. They are a promise. One I will defy heaven and hell to keep.","isbn":null,"updatedAt":"2026-11-06T00:00:51.049977+00:00"},{"title":"Tormentor Mine","author":"Anna Zaires","canonical":"https://books.mozaikallc.com/nb/works/anna-zaires/tormentor-mine","year":2017,"heat":5,"seriesTitle":"Tormentor Mine","seriesOrder":1,"tropes":["Antihero","Assassin","captor-and-captive","Dark Romance","Enemies to Lovers","Forced Proximity","grief-stricken-widow","morally-gray-assassin-hero","obsessive-and-possessive-hero","Revenge","revenge-driven-hero","secret-agent-spouse","stalker-romance"],"summary":"He came to me in the night, a cruel, darkly handsome stranger from the most dangerous corners of Russia. He tormented me and destroyed me, ripping apart my world in his quest for vengeance.\n\nNow he’s back, but he’s no longer after my secrets.\n\nThe man who stars in my nightmares wants me.","isbn":null,"updatedAt":"2026-11-06T00:00:19.590938+00:00"}]}}