bodice ripper

Noun

Meaning

a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated

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Examples

I only ask because of what I perceive to be the vaguely historical bodice-ripper cover (sadly sans shirtless hunk). Source: Internet

The covers of the books, painted by Warwickshire artist Stan Kaminski, are meant to spoof the covers of popular bodice-ripper novels, with scantily clad women being grabbed by the hero of the story. Source: Internet

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