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Historical Romance Review: This Ravaged Heart by Barbara Riefe

Posted on April 6, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Barbara (Alan) Riefe’s This Ravaged Heart is a 1970’s Playboy Press bodice ripper and while it wasn’t a great book, it had enough bizarre twists to qualify for a grudgingly positive review. 3 1/2 stars

Historical Romance Review: The Black Lyon by Jude Deveraux

Posted on April 6, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

The Black Lyon was my first Jude Deveraux read. I loved the first half, but the second half faltered a bit as a devious woman’s scheming separates the two protagonists.

Neo-Bodice Rippers: What They Are and Where to Find Them

Posted on April 6, 2021August 4, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

What is a neo-bodice ripper? It is a historical romance with tropes of dominance or forced seduction. It is a modern bodice ripper. Let’s check some of them out.

Updates #2

Posted on April 6, 2021September 4, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

Hello, again! Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying life to the fullest. To anyone actually looking at this site and interested in what there is to look and talk about, we have some more updates.

Historical Romance Review: While Passion Sleeps by Shirlee Busbee

Posted on April 6, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

While Passion Sleeps was an enjoyable ride. It is a bodice ripper that spans continents and years, has lots of steamy love scenes and plenty of violence.

Historical Romance Review: Purity’s Passion by Janette Seymour

Posted on April 5, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

The tale of Purity Jarsy, Purity’s Passion, (Part 1 of 3) begins with the horrors of the French Revolution and ends in France after Napoleon’s final defeat.