tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post4265761758138636590..comments2024-03-28T07:00:12.226-04:00Comments on Romance Novels for Feminists: Love in the HouseJackie C. Hornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-80161354721197763922015-04-26T15:46:52.096-04:002015-04-26T15:46:52.096-04:00I haven't read The Naked Chef (and am unlikely...I haven't read The Naked Chef (and am unlikely to now), but I do like Grace Burrowes quite a lot -- and for the reasons you delineate so nicely here. Her men are strong but never bullies; they adore women, but they also LIKE them. One always feels at the end of the book that the marriage will be equal and affectionate as well as sexy. <br /><br />Thanks for the blog entry!Nancy, or the Writerly Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589646566545525805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-75286470539535651412015-04-22T09:44:50.664-04:002015-04-22T09:44:50.664-04:00It's weird; when the home is the workplace, th...It's weird; when the home is the workplace, the work itself is so intimate that my usual "NOPE" button for employer/employee romance isn't as strong. I am much more turned off by office romances. <br /><br />I agree, though, that POV can go a long way toward making something squicky less uncomfortable (or to put it another way, take a scene from noncon to dubious or full consent). I would probably react the way you do to the two books you cover.<br /><br />-lawless523Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187860051812060040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-58230105042546493882015-04-21T08:24:19.848-04:002015-04-21T08:24:19.848-04:00Oh, yes, THE DUKE OF DARK DESIRES definitely fits ...Oh, yes, THE DUKE OF DARK DESIRES definitely fits into this workplace sexual harassment category. And more on the negative than the positive side, I thought. Did you?Jackie C. Hornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-40577411351005633752015-04-21T08:23:10.236-04:002015-04-21T08:23:10.236-04:00Thanks, Mark, for picking this up. I've fixed ...Thanks, Mark, for picking this up. I've fixed it...Jackie C. Hornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-44141510232135083162015-04-21T00:41:10.593-04:002015-04-21T00:41:10.593-04:00I just read another one that fits in the "wor...I just read another one that fits in the "workplace sexual harassment" section: The Duke of Dark Desires by Miranda Neville.rednikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908720735212147131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-3226670422820061982015-04-18T02:49:47.675-04:002015-04-18T02:49:47.675-04:00Small correction: it's Diane Hernandez, not Da...Small correction: it's Diane Hernandez, not Dawn :)manixdkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519575744346767904noreply@blogger.com