Books like Love Play by Rosemary Rogers
Rosemary Rogers’ "Love Play" centers on Sara Coleville, a beautiful and unspoiled young woman who finds herself at the center of a world dominated by wealth, power and arrogance. Sara’s defiant spirit and bold attitudes draw the attention of Marco Marcantoni, a hot‑blooded duke whose shameless passions ignite a passionate and tumultuous affair. Promising secrecy and seclusion, Marco seeks to possess Sara, while she navigates the risks of love amid the motion picture industry, alpha male dynamics, and the perils of high‑stakes romance.
The novel explores themes of power, desire, and the dangers of passion in a high‑finance and entertainment setting, offering readers a contemporary dark romance that intertwines ambition, secrecy and emotional confrontation.
First publish date: 1981
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Rosemary Rogers
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