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bodice-ripper
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a bodice-ripper (humorous)
a romantic book, usually where the story happens a long time ago, in which the characters show very strong emotions. She's written a serious novel, not some sort of bodice-ripper.

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Throw in Gavin's two young female wards, Will's near-magical horse Hosanna, and Kamil, the Muslim refugee from the Crusades who reluctantly becomes the imprisoned King Richard's messenger, and one has the stuff of the cheesiest of bodice-rippers.
K. M. Grant: Green Jasper by Smith, Vicky / The Horn Book Magazine
During the summer, many of us avail ourselves of giant blockbuster books, bodice-rippers and techno-thrillers, tomes about the size of a brick with the sustenance of cotton candy.
Henry. by Vasilash, Gary S. / Automotive Design & Production
His TV work includes several miniseries based on glitzy bodice-rippers written by his wife.
Persuasive Partner by Los Angeles Business Journal
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