Things we never got over by Lucy score is a good place to start for some light smut.
Pagingmrsweasley on
Honestly, much of the erotic. Fanfiction written about my favorite characters was fantastic – much of it is ok to good, and some of it was truly excellent writing. I highly recommend AO3 (archive of our own).
My personal rabbit hole was Bridgerton, specifically Anthony and Kate. (The original book was… awful)
kittiesssss on
How old is she? I’m in my 30s and I usually struggle to connect with romance books that are from the POV of main characters significantly younger than me. Romance and erotica are maaaaaasive genres with so much variety in tone, character types, time periods, frequency of sexual encounters, etc
Emily Henry writes really good, grounded and realistic characters who are flawed but lovable. Funny Story is my personal favorite. Contemporary romance is not my favorite but I think it’s a good place to start for someone unfamiliar with romance
Also I think reading an Emily Henry book will help her better know if she wants erotica or romance. Erotica will be more about sexual exploration, romance will have more of a focus on a specific romantic relationship between characters that can include several (or no) sex scenes
MyNebraskaKitchen on
The works of Robert Rimmer from the 60’s and 70’s are pretty good (The Harrad Experiment, etc.)
Some people find the books 2-6 of the Jean Auel Earth’s Children series pretty erotic. I think the Catholic Church put them on the banned book list.
In their day, Fanny Hill, Candy, The Naked Lunch and Naked Came the Stranger were all popular–sometimes banned.
I took a creative writing course in college, around the time Naked Came the Stranger came out, several of us tried it during the course and found out that writing erotic fiction is difficult, it either sounds trite or unbelievable.
My wife likes the Nora Roberts books. I’ve read a couple, they’re too formulaic for me.
MrsSadieMorgan on
Why did this question get downvoted? Weird.
Anyway, have her try the “Sleeping Beauty quartet” by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice’s other pen name). Starts with *The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty*, and it is steeeeeamy. I guarantee you’ll benefit from her reading these. 😏
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Things we never got over by Lucy score is a good place to start for some light smut.
Honestly, much of the erotic. Fanfiction written about my favorite characters was fantastic – much of it is ok to good, and some of it was truly excellent writing. I highly recommend AO3 (archive of our own).
My personal rabbit hole was Bridgerton, specifically Anthony and Kate. (The original book was… awful)
How old is she? I’m in my 30s and I usually struggle to connect with romance books that are from the POV of main characters significantly younger than me. Romance and erotica are maaaaaasive genres with so much variety in tone, character types, time periods, frequency of sexual encounters, etc
Emily Henry writes really good, grounded and realistic characters who are flawed but lovable. Funny Story is my personal favorite. Contemporary romance is not my favorite but I think it’s a good place to start for someone unfamiliar with romance
Also I think reading an Emily Henry book will help her better know if she wants erotica or romance. Erotica will be more about sexual exploration, romance will have more of a focus on a specific romantic relationship between characters that can include several (or no) sex scenes
The works of Robert Rimmer from the 60’s and 70’s are pretty good (The Harrad Experiment, etc.)
Some people find the books 2-6 of the Jean Auel Earth’s Children series pretty erotic. I think the Catholic Church put them on the banned book list.
In their day, Fanny Hill, Candy, The Naked Lunch and Naked Came the Stranger were all popular–sometimes banned.
I took a creative writing course in college, around the time Naked Came the Stranger came out, several of us tried it during the course and found out that writing erotic fiction is difficult, it either sounds trite or unbelievable.
My wife likes the Nora Roberts books. I’ve read a couple, they’re too formulaic for me.
Why did this question get downvoted? Weird.
Anyway, have her try the “Sleeping Beauty quartet” by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice’s other pen name). Starts with *The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty*, and it is steeeeeamy. I guarantee you’ll benefit from her reading these. 😏
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sleeping_Beauty_Quartet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sleeping_Beauty_Quartet)
Go to the romance books sub and search for her kinks — you will no doubt find something she likes!