hehehe... yeesh... I'm still reeling from the idea of a "bodice-ripper". Yowza.
I guess it's a good thing fer womenfolk these days that they don't wear bodices too often anymore. Sounds like they were dangerous things.
Bodice-rippers were cool back in the day ... kinda like Foster Brooks was funny back in the day. Now there's nothing funny about drunks, and nothing cool about "I-hate-you-let's-do-it-NOW!" romances.
Ah, how tastes change ...