So, if you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that I am obssessed an avid reader of romance novels. Especially romances that takes place in Scotland. (This blog is called Highland Heather for a reason people.)
I can’t write about those romances without mentioning the most loved author in this genre (though she doesn’t really fit in the romance genre), Diana Gabaldon and her Outlander Series.
I. Love. These. Books.
a) They are not cheesy. b) The hero is younger than the heroine and a virgin on their wedding night – HELLO. How awesome is that? That is just NOT DONE in the Romance genre. c) The author has plenty of love play once these two love birds get together and it is fantastic. And to my immense relief, not once does she describe an orgasm as exploding into a million stars.
Prepare yourself though, there are about twenty almost rape/this-really-is-rape scenes. Apparently this is all people did back then lol. But it furthers the plot, and provides for some very entertaining I-am-your-husband-and-I-own-you sex scenes. Big fan of those.
I have a confession to make too. I love these books because they are sorta naughty. And not just because the sex scenes are so hot actual steam rises off the pages.
I love them because when I read them, I can gleefully lock my inner feminist inside a deep dark dungeon (because lets face it, she’s not very much fun) where I can’t hear her petulant whining about “equality” and “rights”. And I can guiltlessly embrace my inner cave woman, whose screams, hell yes I am your property as long as you order me around, take all responsibility off my shoulders, and take me like the gorgeous sweaty animal you really are! Me-ow!
After reading these books, my inner cave woman is WELL satisfied, if not a little sore, and my inner feminist is getting the treatement she deserves sometimes – the cold shoulder.
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If you like having your guts ripped out and shoved back in again while reading a romance novel I would highly recommend Judith McNaughts “Almost Heaven.” And there is some Scotland in there!