Books like The play by Susan Johnson

In Regency England, the rakish Marquis Julius D'Abernon turns heads with his seduction, while the witty and beautiful Lady Elspeth Grafton is trapped in a loveless marriage. Their fateful encounter promises both passion and drama.

Stuart Brown’s Play examines how the biological drive to play shapes intelligence, creativity and wellbeing from childhood through adulthood, drawing on neuroscience, animal studies and human case histories.

When Someone Loves You follows the romance of Duff d' Abernon, a reclusive gentleman, and actress Annabelle Foster as they navigate passion and personal change amid Regency society.

Peter Brooks speaks of the theater of the past and the present, of its changes, of its various forms, of what he has seen and sees and of his own work.

In this book the author presents a revolutionary new understanding of why and how we love, based on cutting-edge research. Every day, we hear of relationships failing and questions of whether humans are meant to be monogamous. This book presents new scientific evidence that tells us that humans are meant to mate for life. The author explains that romantic love is an attachment bond, just like that between mother and child, and shows us how to develop our "love sense", our ability to develop long-lasting relationships. Love is not the least bit illogical or random, but actually an ordered and wise recipe for survival. The book covers the three stages of a relationship and how to best weather them; the intelligence of emotions and the logic of love; the physical and psychological benefits of secure love; and much more. -- Provided by publisher.

Princess Christina meets the man who teaches her the meaning of sensual abandon in this story of forbidden love and unexpected turns of fate.