HaBO: First Bodice Ripper

This HaBO comes from Tina, who wants to find her first “bodice ripper”:

Somewhere around 2001, I read my first bodice ripper romance novel and I CAN NOT, for the life of me, figure out what it was.

What I remember:

Full cover art, big dress, boobs falling out, dress or background was baby blue, no waterfall or anything. She was on her back and the hero was kind of kneeling over her or cradling her.

Heroine lived in a brothel, but was a virgin.

The hero frequently visited the establishment and used sheep or goat condoms. I specifically remember that.

He was very wealthy and had a house staff. They end up married somehow and he deflowers her roughly, not believing her story and then profusely apologizes. I remember a whole bath scene.

There was a pregnancy and birth scene.

I know many are quite similar, but hopefully theres something in here that triggers someone’s memory.

I think she was a redhead. Definitely no plot line with an Indigenous character.

We just had a post on Old Skool covers, so I was inspired to run this one.