I want to talk about something of interest to me: forced seduction….the appeal or lack thereof.

[image error]Jessica at her site, Read React Review, recently posted about the campy fun of reading ye olde bodice ripper.

She featured The Raider, by Jude Deveraux.  Here is a quote from the book.  Keep in mind, it's taken out of context…He kissed her again. "You have a choice. We make love tonight on the soft cool sand or I rape you tonight on the sharp rocks."

The Raider was released in 1987.  I didn't read romance back in '87 – while I know many of you have been reading romance all your lives, I'm a r...