The Fated Sex Mates to Perfectly Matched Spectrum

Shelf Love: Romantic Love Stories in Pop Culture

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The Fated Sex Mates to Perfectly Matched Spectrum

Shelf Love

Mar 16, 2022

Do our fated lovers smell like ambrosia because of the cosmic love connection? How do romance novels use language to convey romantic love? I propose a spectrum that ranges from "fated sex mates" to "perfectly matched" using examples from 4 romance novels (not all of them recommended).

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Thanks to the Shelf Love Discord members for sparking the idea for this episode!

Books Discussed:

After The Night by Linda Howard (not recommended)
Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Holt (not recommended, YMMV)
As You Desire by Connie Brockway (recommended)
The Other Guys Bride by Connie Brockway (recommended)

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Shelf Love: Romantic Love Stories in Pop Culture

Shelf Love explores fictional stories of romantic love across media, time, and cultures. For the curious and open-minded who joyfully question as they consume pop culture. What's love got to do with it? Quite a bit!

From the page to the stage, on the screen or in the wrestling ring: Shelf Love invites experts to share their knowledge and love for diverse genres and how they help us explore romantic love, including romance novels, comic books, soap operas, romantic comedies, video games, oral stories, advertisements, and more, and introduces theory alongside applications and accessible explanations.

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