,

Hero discovers heroine is a virgin during sex.

Hero is surprised the heroine is a virgin because:

* she was previously married but the marriage was not consummated for whatever reason e.g. Wicked Angel
* hero mistakes heroine for a whore
* hero thinks she is sexually experienced because of the way the heroine acts/looks (flirty) or the way she lives (mistress or lives in a brothel. e.g. Secret Ways
* because of her age
* hero has been deceived by someone into thinking heroine is not a virgin like in So Speaks the Heart by Johanna Lindsey
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message 1: by crazy1bad (last edited Jul 08, 2018 07:02PM) (new)

crazy1bad Not Quite a Lady doesn't fit here. the h had a child that she gave away. Same with Then Came You


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Farida6 wrote: "Not Quite a Lady doesn't fit here. the h had a child that she gave away. Same with Then Came You"

Both have been removed.


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) "Surprise! I am a Virgin.
Hero discovers heroine is a virgin during sex"

With historical novels, which are also on this list, it is not much of a surprise... Now is it?


message 4: by Kristy (new)

Kristy Moore Booklovinglady wrote: ""Surprise! I am a Virgin.
Hero discovers heroine is a virgin during sex"
With historical novels, which are also on this list, it is not much of a surprise... Now is it?"


Depends on the novel. In A Texan's Luck, the H assumed the h was a trollop that tricked his father into signing him up for a marriage by proxy and so when she shows up after several years to consummate the marriage he doesn't discover until after she's left that she was a virgin.


message 5: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Aug 10, 2019 02:21AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) @Kristy
It says "Hero discovers heroine is a virgin during sex".
With most historical novels, that is not much of a 'discovery' to make 😃

See also my earlier message


message 6: by JennyG (last edited Aug 10, 2019 01:53AM) (new)

JennyG I think the list creator needs to elaborate on WHY heroine being a virgin is a surprise.

That will also help readers add more books to the list.

Maybe something like...

Hero is surprised the heroine is a virgin because:

* she was previously married but the marriage was not consummated for whatever reason e.g. Wicked Angel
* hero mistakes heroine for a whore
* hero thinks she is sexually experienced because of the way the heroine acts/looks (flirty) or the way she lives (mistress or lives in a brothel. Secret Ways
* because of her age
* hero has been deceived by someone into thinking heroine is not a virgin like in So Speaks the Heart by Johanna Lindsey


message 7: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Aug 10, 2019 02:23AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) JennyG wrote: "I think the list creator needs to elaborate on WHY heroine being a virgin is a surprise.

That will also help readers add more books to the list.

Maybe something like...

Hero is surprised the he..."


I totally agree.


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