Remember all of those hilariously funny Southwest Airlines commercials where someone is completely embarrassed and you hear them say, “Wanna get away?” There have been times aplenty when I’ve cringed at what is going to happen to a character or what is happening to a character in one of the many romance novels that I’ve read and this post here is where we’re going to talk about them.

Remember in This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips when Molly tries to seduce Kevin in his sleep? Do you remember reading that scene at the beginning of the book with your heart pounding in your throat because you couldn’t believe she was actually considering doing what she was going to do and then when the shit hits the fan, you’re yelling in your head about how stupid, stupid, stupid she was and you were just so effing embarrassed for her that you wanted to drown in your own puddle of embarrassment?

I mean, seriously…who does crap like that?

What about the time in Can You Keep a Secret by Sophia Kinsella when Jack put Emma on blast on NATIONAL TELEVISION? Each and every secret that Emma had was spread out for everyone to know and as I was reading that scene (actually, every time I read that scene) I get red in the face and so embarrassed for Emma because that seriously bites. To walk around and know that everyone that watched that program was a witness to your greatest embarrassment is just too embarrassing for words.

Now, I could go on and on for days about how embarrassed I was for this character and that character but I thought it would be a fun little discussion for Book Binge. So let’s hear them, what scenes from books you’ve read made you want to duck for cover in embarrassment for the characters? Don’t be shy…let’s compare notes!