Books Similar To The Catcher In The Rye

Sophia's selfless sacrifice to marry William Roberts to save her step-sister quickly turns into a nightmare. She finds herself trapped in a loveless and abusive marriage, being used solely for William's pleasure. William's obsession with Sophia knows no bounds - he wants her all to himself and will stop at nothing to make sure she remains under his control. But when Sophia meets his artistic cousin who draws her nudes, she finds herself drawn to his raw talent and his gentle touch. Will Sophia be able to break free from his grasp and follow her heart? Or will William's dangerous fixation consume them both?

When 20 year old Emilia Navarro is sold to one of the most feared mafia lord in the city, her world shatters. Her father and stepmother, drowning in debt and desperate for a taste of luxury, trade her innocence for a pile of blood stained money. She is delivered like property to Dante Calhoun a cold, ruthless man with ice in his veins and a reputation built on violence. Dante didn't ask for a bride, he demanded obedience, a pawn to solidify his grip over a rival family. What he didn't expect was Emilia's fire, fragile yet defiant. Emilia refuses to be broken even as she thrusts into a world of brutal power plays ,deadly secrets and dangerous alliances. As the lines between hate and desire blur, Emilia must learn how to survive in a world where love is a weapon and loyalty is earned in blood. But the deeper she falls into Dante's world, the more she realizes that the most dangerous thing may not be falling for the man she was sold to but discovering secrets behind her true origin.

*Please be aware this is technically books 1 and 2* Laura was convinced for the longest time that Xander, her pack's future Alpha, was her destined mate. Even if it was against the current Alpha (Clide) and Luna's (Ashly) wishes she was certain they would be together. Well, that all changed the day Alpha Victor arrived and she learned her fate. She was to marry this Victor, whose cruel, terrifying, and mean reputation seems true. To make matters more complicated Laura learns the truth behind the so-called rouge attacks that have been plaguing her pack since her birth, not only killing her own parents but many other innocent people. With the help of her best friend Ellen, adoptive big brother Domini, and Bella will she be able to handle her arranged marriage and fight off the looming threat?

Isla Walker thought her summer would be dull, not dangerous. A scholarship student at an elite High school, Isla’s only goal was survival. Juggling part-time jobs to escape her drunk father and leech of a stepmother, she never expected her already fractured life to spiral into a nightmare. Sold like property to settle her family's crushing debts, Isla finds herself handed over to a man feared across cities — Grayson Voss, the cold and calculating mafia lord of the Voss Syndicate. But Grayson isn’t a stranger. He’s the man who saved her once. And the man who now owns her. What Isla doesn't know is that Grayson has been watching her. Ever since that night at the club, her face has haunted him — softening his steel walls and stirring something he's spent years burying. But affection has no place in his world. To him, Isla is nothing more than collateral — a debt repayment. A useful pawn. One he can't afford to care about. Except he does. And when someone lays a hand on what he owns... all hell breaks loose.

Tonya Wilson loved Alpha Zeke since forever. When his lover, Angie, abandoned him, she was the one who pieced him together. Their bond bloomed into into a fairytale romance until it shattered. Once the proud daughter of a Gamma, a wolf-less Tonya is stripped of her gamma blood-rights, her dignity, and her place in the pack when in a bizarre twist of fate, Zeke chooses Angie over her and casts her aside like filth. Now branded as an omega, she faces humiliation, and unfair punishments by the very Alpha who she trusted. She is broken beyond words. However, her world spins faster than before when the mysterious rogue Alpha King, Ezra arrives in the pack’s territory. He is wild, dangerous, broken and dark for all the wrong reasons. He burning with vengeance, and has vowed to destroy Zeke and anyone tied to him, including Tonya. But what happens when Ezra meets Tonya? Sparks fly but so does confusion and resistance to forbidden. Trapped between two powerful Alphas, Tonya's life becomes a roller-coaster of emotions and she finds herself at crossroads. Who will she choose between them? One who she had loved all her life, or the one who she shouldn’t even look at? Should she surrender to the forbidden desire or is she done choosing altogether? And both their wolves want to mount her.

Marriage is a union of heart, but is it the case when it comes to a compromise? Jemima Wilson never imagined walking down the aisle with a man she barely knew, not just any man, the man in question is her boss. After she was betrayed by the two people she loved the most, her mother arranged her marriage with the CEO of Greyson corporation, Khalid Greyson. She braces for a loveless marriage with her boss but Khalid gave her a supportive husband, and a man who would sacrifice anything for her. So Jemima must decide: Lock her heart or give Khalid the chance to be the only man who can truly claim her. And with danger lurking around her for being the CEO's wife, will she survive?

On her 20th birthday, Irene had to accept a bitter gift from her stepfather in the form of the fact that she had just been sold to the Alpha King and exchanged for a sum of money used for gambling. "I will set you if you give birth to a son for me." - Adam The offer certainly intrigued Irene. But unfortunately, Irene was trapped in her own feelings. Irene fell in love and decided to leave rather than suffer every day. Irene decided to run away while she was with the Alpha's child. Adam, who was not pleased, decided to find Irene and was determined to bring her back to his side. Would Adam succeed in bringing Irene back? What about the child that Irene was carrying?

"Congratulations, now you are the legal wife of the most handsome billionaire ‘Alexander Harrison’." After hearing these words, my mind was paralyzed. How had my life turned upside down in just one week? How had all my dreams been shattered? How do I become entangled with these heartless people? Thinking about that, my eyes welled up with tears, and I looked around desperately for someone, anyone, to wipe them away. But there was no one; I was alone with these cruel people. "Let's go into the room." I had been sitting still like a statue but these words shook me. I looked at him, with blank eyes. Next moment, I felt a touch on my hand. He was Alexander; he held my hand in front of all the family and signaled me to get up. My body trembled to its core. "I won't go with you. Let go of my hand!" I struggled with all my strength, attempting to break free from his grip. "You will have to come because now, I am your husband." His triumphant smile sent shivers down my spine. I looked at his bright and handsome face and could only think why his heart was so dark? Why does he hate me so much? - The story starts from a scene of forced marriage of Isabella Harrison and Alexander Harrison. Isabella was the granddaughter of the illustrious Harrison family and Alexander was the most handsome and arrogant son of Harrison family. She was forced to marry Alexander Harrison, most rude and arrogant man. He hated her, but strangely he was ready to marry her. She protested, even tried to runaway but he caught her and threatened her to kill her mom. She became weak and this way she was forced to marry him.

Rosalind spent years training to avenge her brother’s death at the hands of the Lycan prince. Their families signed a truce, but hatred doesn’t fade..it festers. Branded weak because she cannot shift, she knows her only chance at strength lies in finding her mate. She signed up to a mixed military and intelligence academy with the intention of getting stronger only to find the target of her revenge is at the same academy as her and even worse, he was her combat captain. On her twenty-first birthday, surrounded by celebration and the scent of destiny, fate betrays her. The mate bond snaps into place but it doesn’t tie her to safety, it binds her to him. Aklan Draven, her brother’s killer. Aklan's gray eyes burn with the same hatred, the same desire he shouldn’t feel. The truce, the past, every vow of vengeance threatens to unravel in the fire of a bond neither can resist. To claim each other could heal their broken packs… or ignite another war that destroys them both.

She was never meant to matter. Until she became the spark that could shatter an entire world. Rory has always lived at the bottom of the pack—an orphaned omega, overlooked, unloved, and invisible. She expected the Moon Festival to be just another night spent watching from the shadows. Instead, it became the moment everything changed. When a rogue wolf attacks, Rory doesn’t run. She leaps into the fray to save a child—and in that instant, her first shift explodes from within her. But this is no ordinary transformation. She doesn’t just shift. She awakens. Before a stunned crowd, Rory kills a rogue mid-air with the fury and grace of an Alpha... and draws the attention of the last wolves anyone would expect: the Alpha’s triplet sons. Kael — the heir with haunted eyes. Thorne — the untamed warrior with a heart of fire. Riven — the ruthless tactician who trusts no one. One mate would’ve been impossible. But all three? It’s not fate. It’s a prophecy. And a curse. “Three sons. One moon. One mate. Choose wrong, and the pack will fall.”