tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post267123492420894441..comments2024-03-29T06:43:19.987-04:00Comments on Romance Novels for Feminists: Cocky Self-ConfidenceJackie C. Hornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-77817315550867642962015-03-02T19:13:08.438-05:002015-03-02T19:13:08.438-05:00I believe it was alluded to in Worth Any Price by ...I believe it was alluded to in Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas, and I thought it was daring then. I think we're seeing it more possibly because more authors are listening to readers or are already aware that a lot of women like to read those kinds of scenes. It is nice to see more shades of sexuality rather than strictly just the typical PIV scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-52284332026613064092015-03-02T16:28:47.787-05:002015-03-02T16:28:47.787-05:00Thanks Anne for sharing another example. An intere...Thanks Anne for sharing another example. An interesting trope to trace, no?Jackie C. Hornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-76273526915132620072015-02-27T19:12:30.147-05:002015-02-27T19:12:30.147-05:00I do believe I've been seeing more of this in ...I do believe I've been seeing more of this in recent years, and, like you, I can remember the first time I encountered it in a historical romance: Sabrina Jeffries's "Never Seduce a Scoundrel" (2006). In the key scene, hero Lucas is masturbating in the bathtub when his bride Amelia walks in on him and jokes that he's getting an early start on the wedding night. She wants him to continue touching himself for her own gratification, and he negotiates a striptease from her as encouragement. Like the scene you describe, there is an element of show involved, here from both participants. Lucas also starts out self-conscious (he's embarrassed to have been caught by his new wife) but eventually lets go of his inhibitions. It's an interesting contrast to the typical paradigm of the male partner being confident and unashamed in his pleasure.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842438266376679117noreply@blogger.com