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Captive Love: Stockholm Syndrome in Romance

Captive Love: Stockholm Syndrome in Romance

No other literary genre is as light and fluffy yet daring and dark as romance. It gives the readers the best of both worlds – from tooth-rotting love stories to twisted relationships. The latter category is nuanced, even more so today, where authors explore every dark theme possible. One of them is Stockholm Syndrome, a real-life theorized phenomenon filtered in romance fiction, where every other novel comes with trigger warnings. What is Stockholm Syndrome? Stockholm Syndrome is a condition where the kidnapped person forges a psychological bond with their kidnapper. This bond is often positive, with the victim protecting the…
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