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April 16, 2013

Life During Wartime

JanetLetters of Opinioncaptivity narrative / forced-seduction / genre critique / trope18 Comments

Avon’s publication of Anna Campbell’s Claiming the Courtesan in 2007 sparked quite a conflagration online. Campbell’s unapologetic use of captivity and sexual force generated a great deal of discussion and controversy, some of which is captured nicely in Sarah Wendell’s review and its attendant comments. Many readers characterized the book ... more >

The Price of Innocence by Susan Sizemore
April 4, 2012

REVIEW: The Price of Innocence by Susan Sizemore

DabneyA- Reviews / Recommended Readsforced-seduction / Recommended Reads38 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Sizemore, I loved The Price of Innocence. And, I expect to get grief from a few for doing so. The relationship between your leads, Jack and Sherrie, begins with what could be called at best forced seduction and what will be seen by some as rape. This trope makes ... more >

Jennifer Paris's Petals and Thorns
April 27, 2011

REVIEW: Petals and Thorns by Jennifer Paris

JanineC- ReviewsBDSM / Beauty-and-the-Beast / Fairy-Tales / forced-seduction / Rape / rape fantasy / Reader Opinions30 Comments

Dear Ms. Paris, Around the time we were having the discussion of rape fantasies here at DA, Jane asked for recommendations of books similar to Cara McKenna’s Willing Victim, and your novella, Petals and Thorns, came up on Twitter. Reader MaryK, who hadn’t read it, thought it might fit the ... more >

April 26, 2011

Is there Such a Thing as Feminist Sex?

JanetLetters of Opinionfeminism / forced-seduction64 Comments

[Fleur] thought about Jake. His erotic pull on her grew stronger every time she saw him. She didn’t trust him, but she wanted him. And why couldn’t she have him? She turned the idea over in her mind. No emotional commitment. Just good, dirty sex. That’s all her attraction to ... more >

April 20, 2011

Of Rape and Rape Fantasies

Guest ReviewerLetters of Opinionforced-seduction / Rape / rape fantasy40 Comments

Note: This reader emailed me yesterday and wanted to share this story with me. I didn’t think it belonged in the comments even though the topic of this piece is on point.  I also thought we should post it today rather than allow another week to pass because of its ... more >

December 21, 2007

REVIEW: Untouched by Anna Campbell

JanetBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviewscaptivity narrative / forced-seduction15 Comments

Dear Ms. Campbell: I realized reading your new release Untouched that for me your books are fundamentally a revisiting of older Romance motifs, with both retro and current elements. At your best, your work brings out the best of both past and present Romances, because you are often examining some ... more >

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