Bodice Ripper Edit Meaning

1.

A "romantic" but risque novel aimed at a female audience; refers to the buxom women who decorate the covers, along with the dark, handsome, and wealthy male

I went to the bookstore in the airport, but all they had were bodice rippers

See Cornholio

2.

An historical romance where the heroine has lots of non-consensual sex, which becomes consensual. The book needs to have a gaudy cover with a woman with an extraordinarily long neck, heaving bosoms, and flowing hair, and a brooding man.

She read a couple bodice rippers every week.

See Amaranth