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Welcome to summer romance aficionados! You can trust summer to be hot. Here in Southern California, it’s more of a dry heat. On the east coast, it’s a humid type hot. It’s great time of the year to visit a beach, a lake or a water park to cool off. This newsletter I’ll talk about heat levels in romance.
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We all enjoy a good romance, but does it have to have sex in it? A majority of romance writers/readers tend to pick what stories they read based on “heat” level. So, what is a heat level, preciously?
SWEET: There is generally no graphic description of intimacy. The hero/heroine might hold hands. A chaste kiss may occur at the end. It’s what the author feels comfortable writing and what the reader feels comfortable the reading. The romance occurs in the journey, but the “spice” or physical intimacy isn’t visually depicted.
SENSUAL: There’s a bit more description of intimacy. There’s usually kissing and more description of physical touching. There might be some undressing and more stimulating conversation to go with it. The focus is on feelings and emotions of “falling in love.” Generally, there’s no description of the act itself.
SPICY/MAINSTREAM: This includes a description of the physical act of sex itself. There’s kissing, touching, unzipping, poking, high emotions and feelings as the couple engages each other.
EROTIC: Think “50 Shades.” There is explicit sex, graphically described. Toys, bondage, and multiple partners might be involved.
Heat levels can be instrumental in helping readers select the type of romance stories they want to read.
QUESTION: How important to you are romance heat levels? Do you choose a story based on the heat level?
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Feedback from my Romance/Love NL Dated: 19 JUN 2019:
D. Reed Whittaker 
Might we add another sub-genre - seasoned romance, senior romance, or whatever the current label may be for 'mature' romance? The main characters are on the other side of 40 (could be some argument here). Just a thought. Thanks.
Good thought! Let’s add it.
Monty 
You made points that I would agree with. Found it interesting.
Thanks
vada
Good information in this Newsletter, Steph. As to your questions, the thing I remember and love the most about my dad is how, through example, he taught us how to treat others. I also remember fondly his sense of humor. Sadly, he died many years ago. My favorite genre, and the one I prefer to write is historical. More specifically, American late 1800's-early 1900's Romance. Vada
Thanks for sharing!
Quick-Quill 
I love writing mysteries or suspense. I love introducing a little romance into the novels to give readers something else to enjoy while they try to figure out what is going to happen. I don't write illicit sex, but I have written about an attempted rape.
StephB is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. Her latest release, "Journey of the Heart" is available on Amazon as an ebook. Can James help Rachel save her winery?
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Romance/Love: July 17, 2019 Issue [#9654]
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