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    sequined: Fun game: write your own out-of-context innuendo-full lines from trashy romance novels. It's delightful and actually forces you to think pretty creati... more »
    rocknrollunicorn: Sex scenes can totally go either way. A lot of them suck, but some are good. Usually they are more subtle or straightforward, the good ones. However, ... more »
    Helen Valentine: Whenever a particular friend and I are in Barnes & Noble we like to wander into the romance section and play "Quick-Draw Find the Cheesy Sex Scene... more »
    Eric Northman is mine: If anything reading romance novels increases your analogy game. "His throbbing pulsing member/his manliness penetrated her essence....yadda yadda..so ... more »
    lfw1031: Imagine my confusion - I read the headline as Nora EPHRON. more »
    Maulleigh: I disagree: all of my favorite books are sex-free! more »
    PreposterousHypothesis: I had to describe to my fiance what purple prose is. Nice to see it in the tags. Also, I need to get one of these trashy romance novels just to fully ... more »
    Dodgergirl: As for cupcakes, I will say: The Amy Sedaris's vanilla cupcakes are delicious. more »
    Dodgergirl: Stephanie Meyer added: Sparkliness is important in the books, because without it, it would be like drinking water instead of your beloved's blood. more »
    sequined: I'll go ahead and say it: I like Nora Roberts. Some of her books lately are sort of magical and time-travel-y, which I'm not into, but she has pretty ... more »
    SpasticFurchild: I brought Martha Stewart snickerdoodle cupcakes with buttercream frosting in to the bookstore I work at for my coworkers. There were no survivors. On ... more »
    Eldritch: I work in a bookstore and everyone and their mother comes in to buy loads of Nora Roberts and JD Robb books. She's so photoshopped on the back it isn'... more »
    Penny: I made love to an amazing cupcake this morning. True story. more »
    bluebears: I don't know. In my opinion so many sex scenes in books are so cheesy they make me laugh. more »
    RisaPlata: See, Todd? THIS is how you do it. Not long-winded analogies about catching ghonorrhea from watching someone else eat chocolate. more »
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    Nora Roberts: "Sex is important in the books because, without it, it would be like eating a rice cake instead of a cupcake." [New Yorker]
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