function q(c, r) { {This Heart of Mine} by Brenda Novak. Im into the whole survivalist element, mostly because I am sonota survivor, and this one has great attention to detail! 3,693 ratings Dont get me wrong: I love a well-drawn Emma, Sarah, or Kate as much as the next reader. published 2011, avg rating 3.87 hey,I love reading about heroines that are so badly hurt to the point of them almost dying(no sexual assault). [CDATA[ }); 2,348 ratings 15,337 ratings googletag.enableServices(); By Jennifer L. Armentrout Romantic suspense. Cookie Notice q("i", arguments) All of them made me cry in the end actually lol. [CDATA[ g.parentNode.insertBefore(A, g) published 2011, avg rating 3.74 A pregnant heroine can also force a couple together and cause tension/angst and sometimes humor . googletag.pubads().setTargeting("resource", "List_116260"); var gads = document.createElement("script"); Cookie Notice window.Mobvious.device_type = 'mobile'; Johanna Lindsey, a romance novelist whose best-selling paperbacks ranged through the centuries, chronicling passionate and independent women in pirate ships, Viking forts, medieval castles, the. 1,066 ratings 10,528 ratings googletag.pubads().setTargeting("sid", "osid.bdf2a79c258d49eb0ddb80cdbad08003"); if (isRetina) { [CDATA[ Very adult, and has an extreme romantic plot in it. Flowers in the Attic by V.C Andrews. 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The book does not describe any sexual assault but there are references to a serial killer who also SAd some of his victims. q("f", arguments) Cookie Notice Only thing I'm not comfortable with is sexual assault. published 1991, avg rating 3.77 var stylesheet = document.createElement("link"); if (a[a9]) return; Online. Amazing names abound in all historical romances, but some of the most fun and bizarre ones are found in regency. Learn how your comment data is processed. 38895 books suggested | I don't feel so good.. | Source. try { Bookfairs, Help This one, Gia, is escaping an abusive relationship with a dangerous criminal. 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