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message 1: by Emma (new)


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Emma Harris Abbi Glines

Think all of Abbi's books should be on this list :)


message 7: by Lade (new)

Lade fifty shades shouldn't be on this list


message 8: by Maija (new)

Maija Umm, Travis from Beautiful Disaster is the bad boy and also agressive. I loved the book but it shouldn`t be on this list.


message 9: by Jane (new)

Jane Maija wrote: "Umm, Travis from Beautiful Disaster is the bad boy and also agressive. I loved the book but it shouldn`t be on this list."

^This


message 10: by Rainbowheart (last edited Mar 23, 2014 02:06PM) (new)

Rainbowheart How on earth is On Dublin Street on this list?

There's no way in hell Braden Carmichael is any kind of gentleman. He's incredibly possessive, jealous, restrains the heroine against her will, refuses to leave her alone when asked, penetrates her while she's asleep, and beats up a guy who dares to flirt with her. A gentleman would never behave in such a way!

The fact that 15 people voted for it is kind of stunning.


message 11: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart So I feel like someone should clean up this list? Is the list creator around? I'm a librarian so I can remove stuff, but wanted to get other people's opinions before I do so. It seems to me like Fifty Shades, Beautiful Disaster, and On Dublin Street should be deleted.


message 12: by Spoon (new)

Spoon Rainbowheart wrote: "So I feel like someone should clean up this list? Is the list creator around? I'm a librarian so I can remove stuff, but wanted to get other people's opinions before I do so. It seems to me like Fi..."

Totally agree! I was excited when I found this list but seeing some of the books I'm definitely scared to trust it >_<


message 13: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart Thanks Spoon! I'm not sure if the list creator is around, but I'm going to go ahead and remove the most egregious examples of non-gentlemen from this list. Specifically 50 Shades, Beautiful Disaster and On Dublin Street. Those heroes are certainly aggressive or bad boys, so don't belong on the list. If anyone else spots something that doesn't belong, let me know and I'll see about taking it off.


message 14: by Spoon (new)

Spoon Rainbowheart wrote: "Thanks Spoon! I'm not sure if the list creator is around, but I'm going to go ahead and remove the most egregious examples of non-gentlemen from this list. Specifically 50 Shades, Beautiful Disaste..."

Thank you Rainbowheart!


message 15: by RAM (new)

RAM I love Travis Maddox but he is no gentleman. However I think Grey is a gentleman in his manners even though his obssessive behavious at times makes him seem like a jerk.

I don't know why people vote for Travis. He treats women like shit even Abby. No gentleman takes two women to his apartment when the girl he claims to love is sleeping there and then kicks these women out of his apartment as thought they were used tissues. That wasn't cool and this comes from someone who has a crush on Maddox.


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