Prisoner of Matriarchal Desire - Romance Novels

Will our spirited heroine be able to guide our brooding hero through a world of forbidden passion to a matriarchal paradise?  Or will he simply think this stuff is a bunch of hooey? Join tempestuous Lady Dawn and rascally Lord Sean and they show us what, if anything, romance novels tell us about how our views of romance and courtship are shaped in our (patriarchal) culture.  Bodices and codpieces abound.