Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 09:35     Subject: Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
Elizabeth Kelly - The Christmas Wife and The Christmas Nanny were both good.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 09:30     Subject: Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
Merry little meet cute
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2023 22:56     Subject: Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
2nd the rec for The Kiss Quotient. I was not expecting it to be so steamy! Also a very good book.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2023 16:24     Subject: Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
Anonymous wrote:Sarah MacLean has a list of recommendations on her website with short descriptions, so you can choose what your catnip is. Not all of them have higher heat levels, but many do.

https://www.sarahmaclean.net/recommended

Katee Robert is another author who writes erotica really well. Some of her books are more explicit than others. She’s got a pretty large backlist.

Sarah MacLean is whip smart. I love her. I'm going to add a few with links to their profiles on GR.

Courtney Milan: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2906892.Courtney_Milan
Sarah MacLean: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1598076.Sarah_MacLean
Joanna Shupe: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8312675.Joanna_Shupe
Lorraine Heath: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/104926.Lorraine_Heath
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2023 14:32     Subject: Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
Jackie Collins series. Chance’s, Lucky, and Lady Boss
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2023 14:23     Subject: Re:Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
Anonymous wrote:There's so much well written, plot heavy romance that is explicit. Try Darkest London by Kristen Callihan, Forbidden Hearts by Alisha Rai, or Hells Belles by Sarah Maclean (all are series).

I like most of S.M. books, also KJ Jackson. They are fast paced, IMO well written, and definitely gets explicit. But, these books are mostly historical romances.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2023 13:59     Subject: Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
Most books by Judy Blume?
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2023 08:42     Subject: Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
Sarah MacLean has a list of recommendations on her website with short descriptions, so you can choose what your catnip is. Not all of them have higher heat levels, but many do.

https://www.sarahmaclean.net/recommended

Katee Robert is another author who writes erotica really well. Some of her books are more explicit than others. She’s got a pretty large backlist.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 20:08     Subject: Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
Sally Rooney’s books. Three Women is nonfiction but worth a read.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 20:03     Subject: Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
“The idea of you” made me all squirmy and hot
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 19:58     Subject: Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
Red Sparrow. These books had the best sex scenes I’ve ever read, in terms of realism and depth.

If you want borderline erotica, try Philipa Gregory or Colleen Hoover.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 19:46     Subject: Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
Archive of our own for fanfic
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 19:46     Subject: Re:Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
Anonymous wrote:About a year ago I read a very explicit novel about an African woman in an arranged marriage. She was training to become a fashion designer and her husband had more than one wife at once. I forget the name of it, dammit.


Above pp here. It was His Only Wife.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 19:44     Subject: Re:Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
About a year ago I read a very explicit novel about an African woman in an arranged marriage. She was training to become a fashion designer and her husband had more than one wife at once. I forget the name of it, dammit.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 19:39     Subject: Re:Best sexually explicit, but well-written books?
Anonymous wrote:There's so much well written, plot heavy romance that is explicit. Try Darkest London by Kristen Callihan, Forbidden Hearts by Alisha Rai, or Hells Belles by Sarah Maclean (all are series).


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