The Italian’s Pregnant Prisoner by Maisey Yates
i have not read this book, and i do not wish to impugn it unfairly, but as a gut reaction to that title, we’ve really reached rock bottom in terms of “acceptable scenarios for romance novels.” while i am sure that situations exist in which it is not morally reprehensible for an italian to retain a pregnant prisoner, i am as hard-pressed as giles corey to think of one. but it does make me wonder what’s next in harlequin’s line of non-con romance novels:
the sheikh’s subway frottage
the billionaire’s sex dungeon for runaways
the cowboy lurking in the closet of your air b n b
the tycoon wore gloves
the CEO’s office bathroom cam
the cashier in the cowboy’s spank bank
the foreigner pretends there is no word for “consent” in his language
the uber driver
please continue to brainstorm with me here – together we could become as wealthy as a sex-trafficking viking.
Miriam
July 7, 2018 at 7:15 pm
This KJ Charles snippet is honestly one of the only romance writers I can think of saying “No, non-con is totally not okay, kill the guy and escape.”
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23952598-the-smuggler-and-the-warlord?from_search=true
karen t. brissette
July 9, 2018 at 7:05 am
i suppose murder does put a damper on romance…