SWEET AND INNOCENT

  • Also called sweet
  • Maybe some hand-holding through the story and a kiss when they get together.
  • Plenty of emotion, but no undressing on the page or detail to worry about
  • The bedroom door is closed and anything that does happen, happens behind a closed door.
A TOUCH MORE SIZZLE

  • More sensual than sweet with more sizzle.
  • Lots of kissing and some touching.
  • Sexy talk isn’t graphic
  • Focus is on the feelings rather than the body parts.
  • Lovemaking is implied not described – generally no unzipping, prodding, poking or bodice ripping.
  • Feels sexy and full of heart
IT'S GETTIN' HOT IN HERE (my books)

  • Steamy, sexy, spicy, hot
  • Most contemporary romance falls into this category
  • Some graphic sex scenes on the page with language to match but focus on the relationship
  • Body parts named and explored (so to speak)
LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX

  • Explicit sex and sex talk
  • One level shy of erotica
  • May involve sex toys, some mild BDSM
  • Sex used to further the story – in intimate detail
OH YEEEEAAAAH BABY

  • Erotic romance
  • The central plot is still the romance – sex is used to further the emotional journey
  • Graphic language, explicit sex, may involve BDSM, sex toys, and multiple partners.
Meet Me In Moonshine
Meet Me In Moonshine
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