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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Philomena	fil-ə-MEEN-ə (English)	English, German, Late Greek
FÉLicitÉ	-	French
Yevgeny	yev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-nee	Russian
Perikles	-	Ancient Greek
Anfisa	ahn-FEE-sah	Russian
Gavril	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian