They’re not bodice rippers are they? We have a teacher and college librarian in the group and they keep us on our toes with literary elements. Our library has been stocking lots of Asian-themed books in the past year for the book club kits. The county library has book club kits but they only have 4 books in each. Our group has 10-12 members, depending on the day.
“Bodice rippers”
One of the most cleverly disguised rape-and-lace scene containing book series I’ve ever read was written by a man, written in the first person with a male narrator and not a romance series-Jack Whyte’s Camulod Chronicles-most of it is battle scenes and strategy, and the sex is more geared toward the male reader with graphic descriptions of stuff like voyerism, group sex, etc but the tender moments between the main male characters and their wives and mistresses are rather romantic, and the men aren’t complete brutes.
Some of Bernard Cornwell’s “Saxon Chronicle” novels also have some unexpectedly romantic and emotional moments between the characters amid the more graphic scenes of sex and battle as well.
LOL......not bodice rippers at all. just books for females...usually multi-generational women, set is small southern towns. perfect for a women’s book club. not sure if you are all female or not. men would not like these books. she has some folk lore or mystery woven into the stories. any one of her books would work for a woman’s book club, and I bet at least one of you reads all her books. interesting story lines that are developed and give good starting points for discussions. I think you would like it. just a pleasant interlude.