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Game of Love
288 pages
A high-stakes game of pretend turns into a passionate battle of wills and vulnerable hearts.
What it feels like
Reading this classic category romance feels like stepping into a delightfully dramatic time capsule of high-stakes emotional warfare. The pace is brisk, pulling you immediately into a tangled web of mistaken identity and simmering, undeniable attraction. It is a book built entirely on the electric tension between two strong-willed people—one demanding a casual affair, the other holding out for true love. The prose is emotionally heightened, focusing intensely on the racing pulses and internal turmoil of its protagonists, creating an atmosphere that is both tense and deeply swoony. It will thoroughly delight readers who love the unapologetic melodrama, alpha heroes, and passionate misunderstandings that define vintage romance, offering a satisfying journey from guarded deception to vulnerable surrender.
- Mood
- emotionally charged
- tense
- swoony
- Tone
- earnest
- melodramatic
- passionate
- intense
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- mistaken identity · fear of vulnerability · family loyalty · the risk of true love
- The writing
- Emotionally heightened and intensely focused on the internal turmoil and physical reactions of the characters.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from a place of guarded deception and defensive banter to a vulnerable surrender to genuine love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the high-angst, fast-paced emotional rollercoaster of vintage category romance.
Content notes
- deception
- emotional manipulation
About the book
Tasha couldn't refuse to help--not when her favorite cousin's happiness was at stake! But pretending to be someone she wasn't was risky business.... Especially when it involved trying to fool Luke Templecombe.
And Luke was fooled. In fact, he found Tasha's act so convincing he expected to become her lover. What he couldn't believe was that she turned him down.
Tasha wasn't interested in just an affair. With Luke, she wanted more. But was this too much to ask of a man who only played games of love?
Description from Open Library.
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