Bodice Ripper Readers Anonymous discussion

I need some assistance please and I know you ladies can help. I'm working on a post about the different shades of romance novels and I need two covers for the steamiest of the steamy housewifey porn type books. One cover needs to in no way represent what's on the inside of the book and the other needs to scream bodice ripping smut of the worst kind.

Anxiously awaiting and I know Karla and Jeanine will not let me down :)

Well, my sister read this one and said it was pretty smutty.


As for truth in advertising, you can't get any better than the nekkid Lindsey dudes.


Probably not what you're looking for, but it's all my crappy connection can manage at the moment.

As for truth in advertising, you can't get any better than the nekkid Lindsey dudes.
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Karla that Johanna Lindsey cover was the first one that came to mind. In fact you can't go wrong with any of her covers from to where the women are more or less dressed and the men are naked.

The funny thing about the TITS (hee-hee) cover is in the second printing of the book, there's this big orange starburst covering the hero's tush. Seems like somebody thought the original was too risque!

Far from covering up his butt more, that orange burst would just make me wonder if he'd eaten Mexican.

TITS....hur hur... It's been a long day and that's hilarious. :D

*snort*

Oh god, I'm sitting there pulling up this thread right when the controller is standing on the other side of the desk. It was h*** keeping a straight face.

I ain't one for buying books by the cover art but that cover would scream sold to me.

Sorry, resurrecting this thread for a quick question. I thought I had seen or heard of an art-y book that was a collection of old skool book covers but I haven't been able to find it. Does anyone know about it? Or am I making up stuff in my head that just sounds like it should exist...

Omg, that Tender is the Storm cover is freaking awesome! lol.

An odd aside note, I learned at the RWA conference that many overseas publishers buy old New York covers, which is why they seem more 80s, 90s.
I know, that has nothing to do with this post, lol. Just thought I'd share!

I've seen comments from romance fans in Germany that they wish they had US covers because the old clinch covers are still used. I envy them, frankly!

Just recently I came across a German cover for Ashes in the Wind by Kathleen Woodiwiss. Unfortunately the US artwork they used has a castle and ship in it. Ummmm, there are no castles or ships in Ashes in the Wind... :P