Heh! Heh! Yes, "bodice-rippers"! Exactly. The used bookstores here usually devote an entire wall to them.

Well, far be it from me to deprive you of your guilty pleasures, Eliza. I quite agree that those books are FAR preferable to any number of minutes spent watching horrible movies about chainsaw-wielding maniacs. In fact, I salute your good sense in opting for the romance novel over the slasher film.