(Throwaway account for reasons of embarrassment. I’m not a bot, I promise.)
Recently, my wife (of over 20 years!) had an idea for spicing up our romantic life: she wants me to find her some “romance” novels to read while I’m away at work that we can…uh…discuss…in the evenings. By “romance” she actually means “books with sex in them.” I know this because she told me.
Here’s the thing: as I’ve begun looking for good candidates, I’ve not been finding a lot that really fit her personality/interests. The ones we started with, because they came highly recommended, are those “Court of Thorns and Roses” books, but they really aren’t what she was looking for because they aren’t “sexy” enough and she isn’t interested in the fantasy setting.
Can anyone help us out? She’s looking for books that have plots, but are very sex-heavy. She isn’t looking for sappy love stories with euphemisms, I don’t think. They should be realistic—not sci-fi or high fantasy. BDSM and CNC seem to be popular in this genre, but she doesn’t like that sort of thing really. Not too dramatic…she should feel good about what she’s reading, not torn apart by moral dilemmas like Indecent Proposal. Infidelity and “swinging” are interests, but not essentials. Casual encounters and exploration might be good areas of focus.
I tried AI but I think this is all too specific. I feel kind of silly making a request like this, but I don’t know where else to go. I like this idea, but am sort of clueless.
TL;DR—I need sex novel recs for my wife that don’t read like 50 Shades or Lord of the Rings.
by ofathousanddays