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message 1: by zuba (new)

zuba | 42 comments so im looking for books where the h is raped / abused by the Hero and later well he feels sorry :)
* guilty pleasure *


message 2: by McGee Magoo (new)

McGee Magoo http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/27...

This is a listopia list link. I don't know that there are many HP's on there. I hope the link works.


message 3: by Lemon (last edited Aug 10, 2013 12:32PM) (new)

Lemon | 801 comments Mod
Gul, are you looking for HPs specifically? If so, Sara Craven has written quite a few involving forced seduction. I am sure there are quite a few older HPs from the 80s, I believe Charlotte Lamb has written a few.

These I think these involved forced seduction by Sara Craven:

The Innocent's Surrender
The Marriage Deal
The Forced Bride
Desperate Measures
The Highest Stakes of All (This, however, was a horrible book and I found repulsive on several levels.)

If you like historicals, Whitney, My Love is a really good book.

Below is another link to a list, includes several older HPs:
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/h...


message 4: by zuba (new)

zuba | 42 comments ooohh Thankyou Girls :)


message 5: by Nicole (last edited Aug 12, 2013 08:56PM) (new)

Nicole | 11 comments Hi,

These are not Harlequin Presents, but the heroine in accidentally raped by the Hero.

Blue Skies (Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan, #4) by Catherine Anderson Second Chances Waiting in the Wings by C.J. England

My favorite theme is the abused/raped/fragile heroine.

I want to clarify on Blue Skies by Catherine Anderson. The hero does not realize she is a virgin and so she is hurt and afterwards afraid of sex. He was too drunk to notice.

So, please take a look at my bookshelves. I have many more books there.

Nicole


message 6: by Roub (new)

Roub (roubina) | 34 comments hi gul ! u shud really read the books by sara craven. i loved them !! 'the forced bride' is actually my favourite of hers. other recommendations:
-> Love's revenge
by Jacqueline Ashley

-> The Sheik
by Edith Maude Hull

-> Sensation
by Charlotte Lamb
(this one was definitely a guilty pleasure. the hero even told the heroine at the end dat he cud not regret it bcoz he enjoyed it too much while the heroine did not want him at all at dat time)

-> Marriage by Capture
by Margaret Rome

-> A Pirate's Love
by Johanna Lindsey

-> Disturbing Stranger
by Charlotte Lamb

-> Melting Fire
by Anne Mather

-> Dark Summer Dawn
by Sara Craven

-> Dark Rememberance
by Daphne Clair

-> Savage Surrender
by Charlotte Lamb

-> The Long Surrender
by Charlotte Lamb

-> The Greek Tycoon's Disobedient Bride
by Lynne Graham (he did not rape her but he near did it..i mean he was already doing it then came to his senses)

-> Pagan Lover
by Anne Hampson

-> Fetters of Hate
by Anne Hampson

-> Captive Bride
by Johanna Lindsey

-> Come The Vintage
by Anne Mather

-> Executive Lady
by Sophie Weston

-> The Devil's Darling
by Violet Winspear

-> Temporary Husband
by Susan Alexander

-> The Santangeli Marriage
by Sara Craven

-> An Unbreakable Bond
by Robyn Donald

-> Alien Wife
by Anne Mather

-> And Then Came Love
by Roberta Leigh

-> Love's Choice
by Penny Jordan

-> Dark Pursuit
by Charlotte Lamb

-> Dark Dominion
by Charlotte Lamb

-> Desire Has No Mercy
by Violet Winspear

-> Love Unspoken
by Carole Mortimer


-> Rightful Possession
by Sally Wentworth

-> Seduction
by Charlotte Lamb

-> Tomorrow Began Yesterday
by Sarah Holland

-> Crimson Rapture
by Jennifer Horsman

-> Love Is Eternal
by Yvonne Whittal

-> The Promise
by Brenda Joyce

-> Desert Hostage
by Diane Dunaway

-> Devil's Embrace
by Catherine Coulter


message 7: by Verity (new)

Verity | 567 comments My fav accidental rape :
Catherine George ~ Innocent pawn.


message 8: by Lisa Kay (last edited Aug 13, 2013 11:00AM) (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 244 comments Verity wrote: "My fav accidental rape :
Catherine George ~ Innocent pawn."


Okay, this is a hard to find book. However, I did see it is available for download at www.scribd.com

Is anyone familiar with this site? Am I going to get a bunch of eMails and spam if I join?

BTW, here is Innocent Pawn.


message 9: by Leona (new)

Leona (wdwcbm) | 373 comments Something Less Than Love by Daphne Clair


message 10: by Verity (new)

Verity | 567 comments Lisa Kay wrote: "Verity wrote: "My fav accidental rape :
Catherine George ~ Innocent pawn."

Okay, this is a hard to find book. However, I did see it is available for download at www.scribd.com

Is anyone familiar..."


No spam / emails.


message 11: by Lisa Kay (new)

Lisa Kay (lisakayalicemaria) | 244 comments Thanks, Verity!


message 12: by zuba (new)

zuba | 42 comments WOW Guys thankyou ... idk if u guys are interested Go in for Stormfire by christine monson.. Too goood and its available on scribd :)


message 13: by Trina (new)

Trina (kfs25) | 12 comments The Devil's Price by Carole Mortimer


message 14: by Informantxgirl (new)

Informantxgirl | 3 comments Did anyone mention This Calder Range by Janet Dailey?


message 15: by bookworm1202 (new)

bookworm1202 | 67 comments in old school harlequin i guess rape theme is common
the books which i came across

Disturbing stranger,sensation, dark dominion all by charlotte lamb

rightful possession by sally wentworth

wife in exchange robyn donald

historical - whitney


Wendy,  Lady Evelyn Quince (ladyevelynquince) | 39 comments In Miranda Lee's Hearts of Fire Series, a six-book saga about the continuing story of Nathan And Gemma and the loves of their friends and families, Nathan rapes his wife Gemma in book #5 Scandals and Secrets (Hearts Of Fire, #5) (Harlequin Presents, #1778) by Miranda Lee , after he thinks she's left him for another man.

A pregnancy result from this, and Gemma wants to save her marriage. Oddly enough, the one most disturbed by this is not Gemma, but Nathan (as he had a very traumatic childhood and his first sexual experience was at 16--he wanted to save his virginity for marriage--where he was basically raped by a much older woman, his dead mother's best friend).

Book #6 Marriage and Miracles (Hearts Of Fire, #6) (Harlequin Presents, #1784) by Miranda Lee is about how they deal with this and finally reconcile. I adored this series, although not too many readers seemed to have likeed it as much as I did!


message 18: by Danielle The Book Huntress , Harlequin Presents are my crack! (new)

 Danielle The Book Huntress  (gatadelafuente) | 2281 comments Mod
Wendy, I was captivated by that series. It was like the nighttime soaps I watched growing up.


message 19: by Wendy, Lady Evelyn Quince (last edited Feb 22, 2014 08:07PM) (new)

Wendy,  Lady Evelyn Quince (ladyevelynquince) | 39 comments Glad to see a fan of the series! And I agree, it was a bit like watching Dynasty, although without the cat fights. :) Each book kept me wanting more. One day I'll read Charlotte Lamb's six-parter (when I can dig those books out of storage). I hope that one will be just as thrilling!


message 20: by Nadia (last edited Feb 26, 2014 08:29AM) (new)

Nadia Goodreader Morning Rose, Evening Savage by Amii Loren


message 21: by Danielle The Book Huntress , Harlequin Presents are my crack! (new)

 Danielle The Book Huntress  (gatadelafuente) | 2281 comments Mod
Wendy, Lady Evelyn Quince wrote: "Glad to see a fan of the series! And I agree, it was a bit like watching Dynasty, although without the cat fights. :) Each book kept me wanting more. One day I'll read Charlotte Lamb's six-parter ..."

I think I have that one too.


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