tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post830768640528066443..comments2023-06-08T04:03:22.642-06:00Comments on Chocolate & Spice: What's Your Heat? Sweet and Sensual or Hot and Steamy?Stina Lindenblatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13923143841924752849noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-3003890028179291932011-03-24T12:44:45.945-06:002011-03-24T12:44:45.945-06:00No kidding, Stephanie. I might have planned the ki...No kidding, Stephanie. I might have planned the kiss later on in my novel, but my characters have a different opinion. ;)Stina Lindenblatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575803898794883722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-57327786607821960232011-03-24T12:17:18.283-06:002011-03-24T12:17:18.283-06:00"I need more than a sweet kiss that takes 200..."I need more than a sweet kiss that takes 200 pages to happen" - LOVE IT. I'm the same way Stephanie. I can only handle the tension for so long.Anya S. Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938059712990028046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-68288728146458135032011-03-24T12:09:56.713-06:002011-03-24T12:09:56.713-06:00Gotta be love, first and foremost, but while I do ...Gotta be love, first and foremost, but while I do like as sweet romance, I need more!! I need more than a sweet kiss that takes 200 pages to happen! But I guess it depends on the story too.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401931638397651614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-79093953550396034232011-03-23T08:12:26.828-06:002011-03-23T08:12:26.828-06:00I love YA romance for the sweet. I love feeling t...I love YA romance for the sweet. I love feeling the emotion, the kick in the gut, the butterflies. My all time favorite butterfly inducer: Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver and Linger.Roberta Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806214081554970161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-79991286614457091032011-03-23T06:53:19.265-06:002011-03-23T06:53:19.265-06:00As long as I get an HEA with the two mains hooking...As long as I get an HEA with the two mains hooking up and staying together at the end, I don't care if I have a sweet (kissing only) YA or a full-out smut erotic romance. I love em both from sweet blushes to lotsa description and hot buzz!Miranda Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223576713894825069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-51226090346834959952011-03-23T04:50:59.683-06:002011-03-23T04:50:59.683-06:00If I'm reading a paranormal story, it's fi...If I'm reading a paranormal story, it's fine if there is just the kissing/touching stuff, because usually there is so much adventure & excitement going on around them, it draws attention to those aspects of the story.<br /><br />If it's more contemporary romance, then there needs to be super steamy love scenes. That being said, there also has to be romance. I'm not much in the way of erotica as a read. When I'm reading a story about two characters getting intimate, I want to know that they eventually fall in love and wind up together.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726858055689145824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-88168350043760538312011-03-22T13:18:25.248-06:002011-03-22T13:18:25.248-06:00I write scorching romances, and that's what I ...I write scorching romances, and that's what I like too. I do enjoy less steamy love stories sometimes, and I enjoy the occasional flat-out erotica. But for my day to day reading, I enjoy a HEA. And porn? I'll watch it as research for my m-m stories, but to be honest I get bored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-88374559562639155852011-03-22T13:09:53.235-06:002011-03-22T13:09:53.235-06:00I tend to like reading hot romances, which is prob...I tend to like reading hot romances, which is probably why I write hot romances. The characters definitely need to fall in love, unless I'm reading with the knowledge they won't, which is fine too. But if my expectations aren't met - the characters aren't believably falling in love, for example - that's when I get mad.Cassandra Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11261191490396335404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-45174194382345310272011-03-22T11:37:52.396-06:002011-03-22T11:37:52.396-06:00I'm with Stina. I'm all about luuuurve. ...I'm with Stina. I'm all about luuuurve. There's a fine line between a great romantic/steamy story, and a flat-out cheesy romance novel. I did a post on it once, here is the link if you have a chance to swing by:<br /><br />http://writersblog-gina.blogspot.com/2011/01/romance-vs-straight-up-cheese.htmlGina Cioccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024256412233972412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-987494638394946487.post-40291347303024249492011-03-22T09:58:27.430-06:002011-03-22T09:58:27.430-06:00I love steamy. But YA steamy (which I love) is ver...I love steamy. But YA steamy (which I love) is very different to adult steamy. Pure erotic isn't my thing, mainly because I need a heavy dose of romance too. Throw in danger and I'm sold. ;)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com