They describe sex organs and sexual activities without the use of anatomically or clinically correct, commonly used, or vulgar language. Romance writing requires suggestive phrasing and subtle wording that allows the reader the freedom to imagine the scene as their own personal production. Before writing about sex in romance novels, I felt obliged to become familiar with the genres' critics, supporters, authors, readers, and publishers. It seemed like casual sex to write about the industry without first becoming familiar with it. Maybe I'm a romantic at heart, but casual sex, even when I'm only writing about it, never appealed to me.
Sex needs emotion.
You have to know your partner before you know them intimately. So I headed to several libraries, many bookstores, and a multi-author autographing session and spent countless hours to become familiar with the industry. Since I was now emotionally involved, I felt that I was ready for the sex. I read hundreds of love scenes and based on these, selected a few dozen novels to read completely. My personal preferences are lots of sex, humor, and vampires.