Many Harlequin Blaze titles are "Burning," as are many of Kensington's Brava line.Wealth, status and determination: these heroes have everything…except the right woman! Enter their world, where bold encounters, sizzling chemistry-and secrets-keep the pages turning! Their stories are passionate and intensely emotional. The details are thoroughly graphic, and may include what some readers might consider kinky. Sexual feelings and desires are strongly focused on and some books in this category have sex as the primary focus. Robb, Leanne Banks, Stephanie Laurens, Gaelen Foley, Karen Marie Moning, Linda Howard, Lisa Kleypas, Susan Andersen, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and pre-romantic suspense Julie GarwoodĮxtremely explicit sensuality - these books are often considered "romantica," a hybrid between erotica and romance. Most Harlequin Temptations and Blazes, as well as a good number of Silhouette Desires, are "Hot." Authors who tend to write "Hot" romances include J.D. The characters often think about their sexual feelings and desires, and making love is graphically depicted, and there may be strong use of euphemistic "code words." Both the emotions of the hero and heroine and the physical feelings of both are important during love scenes. The love scenes are longer, and there are at least two or three of them. There is an expanded focus throughout the book on sexual feelings and desires. Authors who often write at this level of sensuality include Nora Roberts, Susan Wiggs, Rebecca York, Judith Arnold, Mary Balogh (trads and single titles), Edith Layton, and Candace Camp. The vast majority of single title romances fall in either the "Warm" or "Hot" category. Series lines that are generally "Warm" include Harlequin American Romance and Silhouette Special Edition. The vast majority of single title romances feature "Warm" sensuality. While there is sexual tension, there may not be more than one or two love scenes in the whole book. Much is left to the reader's imagination and/or possibly the use of euphemistic "code words." But what's most important are feelings and emotions, not body parts. While our lovers do make love, and the reader is there with them, physical details are described, but are not graphically depicted. Traditional Regency authors who tend to write books with "Subtle" sensuality include Patricia Oliver and Karen Harbaugh. Authors who write at this level of sensuality include Pamela Morsi, LaVyrle Spencer, Debbie Macomber, and Deborah Smith. Many Harlequin American Romances are written with "Subtle" sensuality. The emphasis is on how lovemaking made the characters feel emotionally, and not on graphic description, although this does not equate to the use of euphemism or only "petting." Rather, if lovemaking occurs, it is alluded to rather than described, so that the reader's imagination becomes paramount. Kissing and touching, but physical romance is described in general terms or implied. Authors who tend to write "Kisses" romances include Betty Neels, Nicole Burnham, Lisa Wingate, and Donna Simpson. Most traditional Regencies fit this category, as well Harlequin Romance and Silhouette Romance titles. Many of these books are quite simply "sweet." The rating system is based heavily on the system created by a website called All About Romance.īelow is a complete explanation of each level of rating from All About Romance: Kisses So, sensuality ratings for suggested titles are provided on this guide. Most readers have a definite preference regarding the explicitness and development of the physical relationship in a Romance. Do you prefer a chaste love story, with nothing more explicit than holding hands? Or do you prefer something more sensual, even erotic? Or perhaps you prefer something in-between depending on your mood.
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