The Whiplash of Lurve

This is totally a throwback to those old school romance novel covers with the chick’s head tilted back in passion while some Fabio lookin’ dude is posed to nuzzle her neck. Never mind that the dude is wearing jeans and an ugly denim shirt; just check out the chick’s dress. It’s all virginal white and and shit like she’s some vicar’s daughter who is indulging in a moment of lust with a libidonous rake/cowboy/viking/pirate. Ten bucks say she’s a virgin. I don’t know how a supermodel looking woman can stay a virgin in this day and age, but this is a Harlequin book.

Frankly, I think her neck is just tilted that way because it can’t handle the weight of her big head and big hair.

7 Responses to “The Whiplash of Lurve”

  1. Sonja
    1

    Actually, I think the dress is not really a dress. It’s like a nightgown or something. Which means she’s pretty trashy for walking around in a nighty while her plumber or cable guy or whoever the hell that man is does his thang. Or perhaps she’s just clever. Verrrrry clever.

  2. bam
    2

    Oh, dude, Sonja… you’re right. It’s totally a porn set-up and she’s a bored–nay, desperate–housewife.

  3. SpikeDru
    3

    and at any moment her husband could walk through the french windows and find them…

  4. debi
    4

    She looks carried away and he hasn’t even nuzzled her yet! She likes the idea too much, can guarantee the reality will be disappointing (not from personal experience mind!)

    I also got laughed at yesterday and it’s all your fault! Well, mine really, but I’m blaming you for getting me hooked at looking at these daft covers. There I was giggling away at the romance section when an acquaintance walked up and smiled smugly, ‘I wouldn’t have guessed these were your type of thing!’ she said sweetly. Grr, I know she didn’t believe me when I tried to explain I was just laughing at the covers (honest!) Next time I’ll have to do it online ;o)

  5. bam
    5

    Debi, this is why I buy my romance books on Ebay and Amazon. :)

  6. SpikeDru
    6

    I buy mine in charity shops. This is ruining my rep in the local shops as “the one who buys all the literary shit”: instead I am “the one who pounces on baskets of romances”.

    I refuse to look at them in one shop as the Saturday boy is young, cute and cool.

  7. Bonnie
    7

    “Flirting with Danger”??? More like flirting with her chiropractor … you *know* she’s gonna need a neck adjustment after this date!

    BTW, love your blog!



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