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Originally Posted by booklover6
I always say I read erotica but under that definition, I don't. I do read a lot of, a LOT of, erotic romance.
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I guess I go by Ellora's Cave definition. They were my first ebooks years ago. They call it Romantica. Anyone remember that term? They had a separate place for Erotica I believe they called it Exotika
Although the lines have become a
big blur over the years. It's still how I think of things. Erotic Romance has plot and while sex can be super spicy and frequent there is a story to be told. Think Breed Series by Lora Leigh. Which was my first taste. 50 Shades which took Erotic Romance mainstream. I was actually shocked A Mighty Storm was labeled Erotica.
Because I wouldn't even called it Erotic Romance. It was too TAME to be labeled it. Something Brava would published.
Erotica is more male meets female and they are in instant lust and they immediately have sex which is told in explicit detail. There is barely little if any plot. Think Merciful Angel by Lacey Thorn which I
tried to read after One Good Man which was erotic romance and really well done. It's written for titillation and pretty much nothing else.
Of course both definitions can apply to M/M or Menages types too. I once read a couple of MM/F that was erotic romance. That's how I know it's not my thing and went back to M/F stories.
