Miranda Neville is a mind reader. She’s uncovered (no pun intended) the topic I’m going to discuss on the blog next week. And she must also know my tastes in historicals as she clearly identified my Achilles heel when it comes to story lines. I don’t know about you, but I cannot resist the ‘heroine disguised as a boy’ plotline. It gets me every time. It’s a must buy for me. Then of course, who can resist talk of French pastries, you know those ‘little puffy things’? Needless to say, I bought Never Resist Temptation and enjoyed every word of Miranda’s unique spin on it. I also admit to having a nice chuckle when I read her post for today. I’ll let you judge for yourself as I ask you to join me in extending a warm welcome to Miranda Neville.
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I’ve been thinking about covers lately. Not because The Season is holding a cover contest, though that is a good reason. But because I recently got my first look at the cover for my next book.
A big issue with historicals is accuracy. Not just the heroine’s hair color or the hero’s eyes, but the clothing they wear (or almost wear). We writers tend to be way too hung up on this. After all, Regency writers know stuff like what was in fashion in 1809 as opposed to 1819. But does anyone else care? When I get too obsessed I think about medievals. As far as I’m concerned, if it’s got a man with a great big sword on the cover it’s medieval. The Middle Ages lasted hundreds of years, yet when I pick up a medieval I don’t go “OMG she’s wearing a wimple! That is SO two centuries ago.” Perhaps the average reader doesn’t greatly care if the Regency gown looks a touch Victorian.
In case anyone out there still thinks authors chose their covers, let me disabuse you of the notion. You’re lucky if you even see it before it’s ready to go. I was happy when I saw the cover for NEVER RESIST TEMPTATION for the first time. The hero is cute, the heroine has the right color hair, and I like the design and the color scheme. I got over the fact that the gown is not in period, I can’t figure out how it stays up, and the heroine never wears purple. Actually she spends much of the book wearing pants. (And I can say pants because I’m in 21st century mode here).
Never Resist Temptation
Author: Miranda Neville
Publisher: Avon
Pub. Date: May 26
ISBN-13: 978-0061734083
384 pages
Beautiful, spirited Jacobin de Chastelux would have been the perfect prize for any man … but she never imagined one would win her at a game of cards! When she learns that her dissolute, dastardly uncle and guardian had wagered her virtue–and lost–she flees. A cunning disguise and her culinary talents land her in the royal kitchen as a chef. All is well until her uncle dines with the prince and is poisoned by one of her pastries. Jacobin must escape again … to the home of the very man who won her in that infamous game!
Lord Storrington knows nothing of the true identity of the new cook. All he knows is that things are heating up–and the sparks aren’t coming from the stove. A delicious ecstasy tempts the scoundrel and the chef … one that can only end with sweet, sweet surrender.
I am even happier with the cover for THE WILD MARQUIS. The heroine’s gorgeous blond hair is perfect and she does wear red in one scene. The gown has a high Regency waist. Then there’s the hero’s shirt… Now if you’re going to get picky, early nineteenth century men’s shirts didn’t unbutton all the way so you can’t get that off-the-shoulder look without ripping. Yet (mild spoiler alert) at no point in THE WILD MARQUIS does the heroine rip off the hero’s shirt. I apologize for this fact and promise to do better next time.
THE WILD MARQUIS won’t be out until March but I’m running a contest on my website to celebrate the arrival of the cover. Come on over to www.mirandaneville.com to win some books. In the meantime, two commenters will win copies of NEVER RESIST TEMPTATION.
Let’s talk covers. Do you prefer hero, heroine or clinch covers? Is historical accuracy important to you? What would you like to see more of? Chest hair? Bare butts? Tasteful period artwork?
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Comment to enter to win 1 of 2 copies of Kit Donner’s The Notorious Bridegroom. In the Fall of 2010, look out for Kit’s sophomore book, The Vengeful Bridegroom.
The Notorious Bridegroom
Author: Kit Donner
Publisher: Kensington
Pub. Date: August 1
ISBN-13: 978-1420108460
352 pages
Ever since the horrible day her brother was accused of treason, Patience Mandeley hasn’t recognized her own behaviour. Under normal circumstances she would never be disguised as a maid, skulking around an earl’s estate for secrets she isn’t meant to find. But now the situation is desperate, and Patience will do whatever it takes to spare her beloved brother the noose, even if it means finding the true spy herself.
To do that, she’ll have to gain access to the estate of Lord Londringham, the most desired bachelor in all of England-without him knowing who she really is. But even in her maid’s uniform, she can’t miss the looks of unsuppressed desire she receives from her employer, and she finds to her dismay that the attraction is quite mutual. Though she knows she must ignore her feelings for this dark-haired rogue to save her family and escape ruin, his close proximity is making all reason impossible…and Patience may find that the real traitor is her own body.
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Debuting only this past month is Angela Johnson’s Vow of Seduction. Comment to enter to win 1 of 2 copies.
Vow of Seduction
Author: Angela Johnson
Publisher: Kensington
Pub. Date: October 1
ISBN-13: 978-1420108576
352 pages
Sworn to support King Edward, Sir Alex de Beaumont had to leave his new bride on their wedding night to fight in the Crusades. Captured and left to languish in a lonely prison, the warrior knight is kept alive by the memory of love – and of Lady Katherine’s innocent passion as she cried out his name in ecstasy and made him her own. Upon his escape and return to England, he is shocked to find his beloved is about to marry another man…
Kat refuses to forgive him. But Alex will not be gainsaid. He vows to seduce her all over again and his searching kisses reawaken the sensual fire they once knew – until an enemy determined to destroy them both closes in. Now Alex must risk everything for the one woman whose love he wants forever…
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I’m giving away 2 advance copies of Lori Brighton’s Wild Heart. Get it before it hits the stores!
Wild Heart
Author: Lori Brighton
Publisher: Kensington
Pub. Date: Nov 3
ISBN-13: 978-1420108651
352 pages
Wanton. . .
Leo Roberts is next in line for an earldom and the power and fortune that come with it, but he is uncultured, unrefined–and completely untamed. . .until governess Ella Finch arrives upon the scene. Can so young and inexperienced a woman tutor him in the manners and mores of his class? Leo’s mysterious past has rendered him an outsider, too wild for polite society. But he finds her innocence most intriguing. . .
Willing
What manner of man he may be, Ella does not know. Yet he fascinates her and she must know more. Capturing Leo’s reckless heart is about to free her in ways she never dreamed of. . .and his sensual touch releases the deepest yearnings of her body and soul. . .
“A first-class debut. Lori Brighton is a bright new voice to watch closely.” –Hannah Howell
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And last but certainly not least, I promised you a surprise. Comment to win a much coveted prize. Yes, I’m jumping ahead to next year and to a book I personally am eagerly anticipating. The author? A very young Sara Lindsey (shades of Lisa Kleypas and Julia Quinn, n’est ce pas?) debuts with Promise Me Tonight. She’s adorable isn’t she? Well don’t let all that pretty innocence fool you into believing she can’t write a sexy, sizzling Regency. She can and she did. And have you checked out the GORGEOUS cover? Once again the cover gods have smiled and this time down on Sara. Promise Me Tonight releases February 2, 2010 but some lucky commenter is going to get their hands on an autographed ARC…um, NOW!
Promise Me Tonight
Author: Sara Lindsey
Publisher: NAL/Signet
Pub. Date: February 2, 2010
ISBN-13: 978-0451229373
320 pages
Isabella is determined to marry James….
Isabella Weston has loved James Sheffield practically forever. Her come-out ball seems the perfect chance to make him see her in a new light.
James is determined never to marry….
James is stunned to find the impish girl he once knew has blossomed into a sensual goddess. And if he remembers his lessons, goddesses always spell trouble for mortal men.
A compromise is clearly necessary.
When Izzie kisses James, her artless ardor turns to a masterful seduction that drives him mad with desire. But, no stranger to heartbreak, James is determined never to love, and thus never to lose. Can Isabella convince him a life without love is the biggest loss of all?
Great covers on all these books! On the topic of covers, I don’t mind a clinch cover as long as it’s tastefully done, good composition and of course, attractive models. I’m not fussed about historical accuracy but I am annoyed when the models don’t resemble the characters at all- as in, if the heroine has BLACK hair, why is the model an obvious red head? If the hero is BLOND the man on the cover is obviously dark haired. I know it’s never the author’s fault, it’s just somewhat irritating.
And here I thought I’d see a blurb about you, Bev, as the surprise debut author! *taps foot* Miranda’s book was great fun, and talk about sexy covers! Love the red. I’m super-aware of covers lately, having gotten my own. One’s a clinch, one’s not, but boy are they beautiful. All the books above are very eye-appealing, too. I was book-shopping yesterday, and it remains a mystery to me why some covers just don’t have “that certain something” that makes one want to pick it up and read the back. You would thing publishers would knock themselves out to guarantee that all covers are knock-outs. The topic of covers never gets old to me—I guess I’m just superficial, LOL, but I’d rather look at something pretty!
Such delicious talk of pastries and wicked temptations! I love book covers and most of them are beautifully realized. However, it is very disconcerting for the hero & heroine and the background of the cover to not match the content of the book! I like to see both the hero and the heroine on the cover.
🙂 I don’t mind the cliched covers as long as they’re beautiful, really love the cover artists these days! Though I say no to chest hair lol A little bit is ok I guess…:P
I like a beautifully done clinch cover, but I also love a beautiful cover with just the heroine, or just the hero on it. I do like it when the hero and heroine have the right eye and hair color. As for historical accuracy…as long as the cover gets the spirit of the book, then I don’t mind if the details aren’t exact. 🙂
Oh, I have been following Sara Lindsey and her writing journey for what seems like forever.
I can hardly wait till February to get my hands on her book. I implore you—-choose me! I would LOOOOOOOOOOOVE an arc of her first book….Promise Me Tonight.
-Louise Fury
I would love to be able to win an ARC of Promise Me Tonight. Julia Quinn and Lisa Kleypas are two of my fav historical romance authors, so I can’t wait to see what Sara has in store for us!
Thanks for the lovely intro Bev. I appreciate the headline 🙂
Maggie – I am so glad you enjoyed NRT – I had fun writing it.
All the comments/opinions on covers are fascinating – publishers want to know these things. They spend a lot of time trying to figure out what works (i.e. sells).
And I am excited to share this day with Kit, Angela, Lori and Sara. Angela is the only one I haven’t met either electronically or in person but she’s not a Regency gal. How can I tell? Great Big Sword.
It was great to see the author’s perspective of the covers. Yours are beautiful and would defiantly tempt me to pick up the book and take a second look. I will admit that I still do all my impulsive book buying based upon the covers. While I love a bare chest (which seems to be the trend), I personally prefer covers that have both the hero and heroine on them.
I really love all of these covers. Truthfully, I’m not sure I need a completely accurate depiction of the hero/heroine because I invent what I think they look like as I’m reading the book. For instance, Elizabeth Hoyt’s To Taste Temptation: Samuel Hartley is Viggo Mortensen. That’s who I imagined and no step-back cover can change my mind!
Thank you again, Beverly, for all the work that you do here! Love this site!!
I was in a meeting not long before I left my sales job in publishing where one of the mass market publishers said they were shifting all of their covers to feature people, not scenery or tasteful period artwork. In the same meeting, the publisher suggested that in a few years scenery covers would be all the rage again. Cover art for romance novels, especially historicals went in cycles. I always thought that was an interesting observation. Personally, I love the people on covers:)
LOL. Miranda, I still remember when it was titled His Just Desserts. I LOVED that title!
I love these covers!
Beautiful covers! Wonderful stories! Hours of deliciously delightful reading!
Sara’s cover is gorgeous, isn’t it? I’ve been waiting for years to read this book!
I love the cover to the WILD MARQUIS. I see a trend of seeing covers with the backside of the heroine and so far its been very sexy and well done.
Miranda, Love your covers!
For me covers are the thing that pull me in. Sometimes if I’m just walking around and a cover jumps out at me, i’m more inclined to buy the book. I have to say though that I do not miss the Fabio covers, for me I like how covers are moving toward something better. Tessa Dare I think has had some of the best covers for her books. All these covers are great! Can not wait to pick them up!
I must be the exception to the rule. I could care less about covers. In fact, sometimes I have to overlook a cover to buy a book (which I almost always do!). I actually prefer the historical accuracy covers. And I also would prefer to see both the hero and heroine on the cover.
Thank you for the giveaways–sure has brightened up a ho-hum week for me.
Historical romances have such lovely covers. A good cover can really attract my attention, and a bad cover can completely turn me off.
I especially like covers with a shirtless man (no chest hair, please) or a woman with her back turned or couples in a tasteful clinch. Historical accuracy is a plus, and resemblance to the characters is a must.
Oh wow! I’m definitely getting Never Resist Temptation. ^w^
Beautiful covers. I don’t mind a clench cover. I like covers that are vivid and represent the book well. I have not read any of these books. They sound wonderful.
I love the covers on all the books. great blog, thanks
Penney
SOO many of those books sounds really good.
Great covers…I really love that purple in the first one! I will admit that many times I do judge a book by it’s cover, but only in a good way. If I’m drawn to a cover I will pick up the book and buy it for that fact alone. But I never overlook a book based on it’s cover – I will pick up the ugly ones and read the back to see what the book is about!
Thoses books sound great. Would love to read one!
I really enjoyed Miranda’s first book — cross-dressing women in the 19th century are my academic specialty, and I love reading a book where that device is handled well. The pastries and recipes made my mouth water, as did the hero….
I like attractive covers, and I know one when I see it. Too many covers look alike, and that annoys me. We had the “one bare leg” in historicals early this year, and I literally had trouble figuring out which was the one I meant to buy. I know enough about period fashion to be annoyed by egregious errors, but it bugs me most when there’s something unique about a hero or heroine’s appearance that isn’t reflected in the cover art. Two recent examples come to mind. In one, the hero is MUCH taller than the heroine, and this is important throughout the plot, but on the cover he’s only about a head taller. In the second, the hero is significantly older than the heroine, an important aspect of what’s keeping them apart, and yet on the cover she looks 20 and he looks about 17.
I try to look past covers, since I know that authors have little input and no control in this area. But when I’m browsing, I have to admit that attractive and unique covers (not just another clinch from behind or vast expanse of man-titty) are the ones that catch my eye.
Janna: Viggo …. Yum. I’d have him for my cover model any day
Sarah: That is so interesting about changing fashions in art work. One question though. Were scenery covers ever in fashion? I can’t remember any. I like covers with beautiful houses because I think they are one of the attractions of historicals. I always base the ones in my books on real English stately homes. Never Resist Temptation has scenes in the Brighton Pavilion so I put a lot of pictures on my website.
Thank you all for compliments on the covers, especially Armenia, Jamie, Carrie and Melissa. Melissa, yes please, do get NRT. And let me know what you think. (We writers are such pathetic suckers for attention)
SonomaLass. Thank you! (See note above re pathetic suckers)
Cheryl: I don’t think you are alone in disliking chest hair, judging by all those smooth, sexy six-packs we’ve been seeing lately.
I have to say some inaccuracies on covers irritate me. Much like you, the purple gown seemed not in period and it kind of bothers me that she never wears purple in the book. I read a book once where the heroine on the cover was a blond but the heroine in the book had black hair. This bothered me the entire time I’m reading the book and even still. One of Eloisa James’ duchess series books, I think the 3rd one, had the heroine in a gorgeous green dress on the cover. Yet, the same woman pretends to be a man for most of the book. What’s up with that? So, I definitely would sign a petition for the book cover artists to have to read the book and make the cover relevant and acurate.
okay, and I failed to get my own spell checking done prior to submitting my last comment – so with complete irony, my spelling of accurate was inaccurate. Sigh.
I am a cover person!! I love good looking covers, that catch your eye the second you see the book. I found out a few years ago, that most authors do not get to pick their covers. I really do not understand that. I think I would want to make sure it was what I protrayed in the book.
I like the covers that look like artwork but I don’t really pay attention to exactly what period the clothing is from. I had read somewhere that the artwork might be used on more than one cover which I would think would be confusing.
Kelly, I used to think the same thing. Ideally I’d like to see every cover portray an identifiable scene from the book. The artist wouldn’t need to read the whole thing – any writer can come up with a one paragraph description of selected scenes. Now I know how things work, I am more tolerant. Publishers have many factors to consider, like not having two covers that are very similar out at the same time.
One thing that does continue to irk me is when the back cover blurb seems to bear little or no resemblance to the story.
Enjoyed reading the comments.
I have purchased a lot of books simply by lookng at the cover. I have been pleasantly surprised by the content of some of them. I like Angela Johnson’s cover-that way I canuse my own vesion of what he looks like.
All the other covers are interesting too.
I loved “Never Resist Temptation.” I’m looking forward to reading the other debut releases.
Hi Miranda
I loved your book and am looking forward to your next one.
As for covers I love covers with the hero and heroine on them and yes I do like it when they get the hair colour correct although when I am reading a book I have a little TV screen in my mind and kinda watch it as I read LOL, but I do enjoy it when they get the cover right with clothing and colouring.
There are some more awesome books here today I have ordered Lori’s book and am waiting for it to arrive hopefully early in the week they take a bit longer to make their way to Australia. But the wait is always worth it.
Thank you Miranda and Bev for another great post
You Guys rock
Have Fun
Helen
Love Love Love the covers.
Miranda I love your book and I have Never Resist Temptation in paperback but also in eBooks format.
Great covers, I like them all but what bothers me is if the hero/heroine have blond hair in the book I want them to have blond hair on the cover.
New authors and new books? I’m ecstatic!
I love covers with male torsos. Certain colors catch my eyes as well. All the covers above are fantastic. I want to visit all your sites asap. Look for me. *g*
Oh, I’m drooling over the ARC! I collect them.
Hi Miranda! I can’t wait tell the release of your next book “The Wild Marquis”. I absolutely love the beautiful cover of it, showing both the hero and heroine. Sometimes though I prefer faceless characters on the cover because they don’t match the description that’s in the book.
I would love a chance to win the arc of “Promise Me Tonight” by Sara Lindsey. Hearing great buzz about it. Thanks!
I’m blushing. To be mentioned in the same sentence as Julia Quinn and Lisa Kleypas is high praise indeed!
And can you believe the photo used on the cover of PMT is a self-portrait?! I bow down to Dana France. I can’t take a decent picture with an automatic-point-and-shoot-if-you-mess-this-up-you’re-a-moron camera, and she takes stunning self-portraits…
Thanks so much, Jane, Helen and Danielle. And to several more visitors. Believe me I am taking notes about cover likes and dislikes.
Maureen: I don’t believe they do it anymore, but there definitely used to be repeated artwork. I recall one cover with a couple lying in a meadow that was used several times by Avon with slight changes in hair and dress color. I believe the books that had that cover include the original edition of Lord of Scoundrels and early books by Julia Quinn and Suzanne Enoch.
Dena: I am with you on hair color. That is absolutely basic.
Donna: I’m really excited about The Wild Marquis (and may I reveal here that its sequel, The Dangerous Viscount, will be out in September). Anyone who signs up for my mailing list, which can be done by contacting me through my website, will get a special sneak peek excerpt sometime before Christmas.
The cover gods smiled on all of these new authors!
I enjoy clinch covers, I like seeing both the hero & herione. The covers with the heads cut off are what annoy me, where are their heads? I don’t like chest hair, a smooth chest is sexier to me. Really, the cover is nice, but what’s inside the book is more important to me. If it sounds good, I don’t care what’s on the cover. If there are inaccuracies, I’m not going to know it before I buy the book, and while I’m reading it, I’m not looking at the cover, I’m looking inside the book, so they don’t really matter to me. I really like the cover of The Wild Marquis, that’s my idea of a lovely cover.
I am a cover addict!! I have been known to buy books strictly for their covers, or not buy because of the cover. It has been one of the biggest downfalls of going to the digital books, I don’t get my cover fix!! I love seeing a hot guy on the cover. I am not all that into chest hair, so the artist can definitely leave that out. As much as I love a really hot guy, I love a beautiful woman, with or without the hero, and pretty scenery. The one cover that always comes to mind is Almost Innocent by Jane Feather. The artist that designed this cover has done several others that are remarkable. I really wish I could remember his name to give him credit.
For Paranormal romances I really like just the guy with a bunch of the dark colors and swirlys going on. Sophie Renwicks upcoming release is a perfect example of this. I don’t mind part of his head being chopped off, but leave me something of his bone structure to stare at.
What I hate, and I can’t say that I have seen it with historical romance yet, is a cartoonish cover. For example the original covers for Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse books. The cover is the whole reason I could not bring myself to buy the books. I don’t know, the cover just gave me the vibe that I would not be able to take the book seriously enough to even enjoy it. Now I am hearing about how great this series is. I still haven’t purchased them.
Now that I have answered that question I am going to go off on another tangent…
I just received an Amazon gift card and of course it was burning a whole in my pocket before I even got it. I am really wishing that I had heard about your book sooner, like yesterday when I went on book buying binge. I love a heroine disguised as a boy. One of the first HR books I read and my most favorite was Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey. Georgina was dressed as a boy and pretending to be a cabin boy. Only she never fooled James Mallory. I am definitely going to have to put all these great books, especially Never Resist Temptation, on a wish list somewhere for future reference.
Hi Miranda! Both your covers are beautiful, but I also like The Wicked Marquis best. It is stunning!
I’ve seen all types of covers that I like. I think any type cover can be beautiful if the color, model, font, and everything come together just right.
Congratulations on your books!
The Sara Lindsey cover above is gorgeous too!
Heather D. You have lots of opinions and I love that in commenter! I will check out the covers you mention. I wasn’t impressed with the C. Harris ones either.
Barbara and Zara: I am so glad you like the cover for The Wild Marquis. I hope this augurs well for it flying off the shelves.
Bev: thanks for having me as your guest – you’ve got a great bunch of commenters. The Season is a hit! Please, pretty please can I come back in March and talk about the Marquis? He is, if I say so myself, really hot: one of those devil-may-care rakes who turns out to have a heart of pure gold mush.
Hello All,
I would have responded sooner but I’ve been without the internet all day! Oh the withdrawal! Thanks Bev and Miranda for sharing my name and debut book along with all these wonderful authors! Your covers are beautiful! I’ve always enjoyed people on the covers rather than just words. I think the covers just keep getting better and better.
Miranda, it was a pleasure having you and OF COURSE you MUST come back in March and talk about your Marquis. Hot rakes are always welcome here! hehehehe I’m so looking forward to reading.
Hi Kit, so not a problem. You must come back when The Vengeful Bridegroom comes out. The title alone makes me want to read. 🙂
Great scvers and great sounding stories. Another wonderful set of stories and more for my list.
Honestly, i’m not judge the book by its cover 🙂 I mean, all the books above have great covers. It’s important for me that the cover can reflect what inside the book. Be appropriate, I guess.
Miranda,
Sorry but I am boring and believe less is more. Landscape covers, period artwork, jewelry or tapestries, as long as they reflect something of the story.
As you say, most period don’t know enough to realize if clothing is not accurate to the period. Having said that, there have been some dresses lately that have been way too modern (sheaths with spaghetti straps) for the story (in this case, Regency). That just doesn’t work. I prefer accuracy, at least try to be close.
Good luck with your book release and with your next one.
Lovely covers, my daughters and I are all romance readers and we discuss the covers together. I’m artistically challenged so I often can’t tell a good cover from a bad one but both my girls have an eye for the aesthetics but we all agree on something that is tastefully done- we don’t mind some leg or groping positions but they should go inside a stepback or the back cover instead of the front.
Miranda, loved your post. It’s always so exciting for a debut author to get that first glimpse of their book cover. And I must say, I love all the covers presented today. Before I saw mine, I, like Barbara, had an issue with headless heroes. But now I am a big fan. 😉 My favorites, though, are the sexy clinch covers, like THE WILD MARQUIS and Lori’s WILD HEART.
FYI, I am a Regency gal. I just have not come out of the closet yet.
Bev, thanks for including my book in your giveway.
I would LOVE to win any of these great books!
Nice post!! All of these books would be new reads for me. All the books look good!! Thanks, Sue
I like hot covers!!! But then I also like hot stories….not erotic without the romance/not romance without much sex.
Even though I have several friends that won’t read sexy book covers in public or use cloth book covers to hide them so they don’t have to deal with (investigating eyes)….I still love them. My only request is that (if the heroine is a blonde) the cover show a blonde!!! If the hero has black hair…then the cover should show a black haired man!!!
I love to read and I read just about anything in the romance genre. Thank you for the chance to win a book!!!
Hi Miranda,
I just saw your question. Scenery was in fashion for a brief while. Examples include Madeline Hunter’s novels such as The Romantic and Julia Quinn’s The Duke and I (pink version as this has been redesigned a few times). Now whether these covers really helped sell books in another matter, but the publishers really do look at everything to ensure they are maximizing sales (at least in my experience.)
I also like hot covers and hot stories. I love the romance and sex, but not sex without love.
I love to read! Thanks for the chance to win a book.