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Violence
Some
Abduction; physical force used as a plot device in a period romance
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
A lot
Explicit sexual content; the captive romance genre's typical non-consensual elements — note: older trope not endorsed as healthy relationship behavior
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate psychological intensity; captivity; power imbalance
What this book is about
Christina Wakefield is captured in Egypt by a powerful sheik who intends to keep her. Johanna Lindsey's early desert romance is an example of the vintage captive-romance genre: intense, exotic, and containing elements of non-consent that reflect the conventions of its era.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Non-consensual elements — captive romance trope from 1977
Explicit sexual content
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