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Captive heart

Patti Beckman (1980)

SubgenreDark Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SettingContemporary Urban
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageMild

Synopsis

"I will have you when the time is right...." JoNell knew that the wealthy South American playboy Jorge Del Toro would carry out his threat. He. Played the game of love and business with a fierce determination to win. But JoNell was unprepared for his ruthless offer: marriage to him in exchange for saving her father from financial ruin. Trapped by this marriage of necessity, alone in a wild and exotic land, JoNell is shocked when a spark of passion kindles her hatred of Jorge into searing flames of love.

Tags

Contemporary RomanceInternational SettingForced MarriageBlackmail

Captive heart: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

Adults only. Contains a coercive relationship where the hero blackmails the heroine into marriage to save her father from ruin, leading to captivity and forced proximity with sexual content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, forced marriage, and coercion (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adults would find the tension between hatred and passion in an exotic setting compelling.