One Woman's Kink is Another Woman's Pleasure

Recently, I have been reading the Cajun series by Sandra Hill. I have been reading them out of order - started with the Jinx series (PINK JINX and PEARL JINX), then even managed to mess up the order of the Cajun books - read TALL, DARK AND CAJUN, then the first book, THE LOVE POTION. Now I am onto THE CAJUN COWBOY and will finish with THE RED-HOT CAJUN. And I must say, I really, really can't wait for the next book in the Jinx series, WILD JINX, which comes out next spring. For those who don't know, the Jinx series contains characters from the Cajun series and WILD JINX will have the long-awaited story about Tee-John's "thunderbolt."

Ms. Hill's books remind me why I love romance novels. The stories are sweet, tender, funny and keep you reading.

But the title tells you I am also thinking about other things. The sex scenes in Ms. Hill's books are hot, hot, hot! I was always one of those people who, while I enjoy erotica at times, would just skim through most sex scenes. But Ms. Hill's scenes are different. They are fun to read, and I know I blush when I read them while sitting at my desk at work on my lunch break.

I can't help comparing them to the sex scenes in the books by Susan Kearney. I also enjoyed her scenes. They were unique. But I have to admit, the kinky factor was definitely raised in her space books - THE CHALLENGE, THE DARE, THE ULTIMATUM, THE QUEST and ISLAND HEAT (latest release KISS ME DEADLY was a contemporary romance that had so much action there was hardly room for sex). I wasn't expecting that.

Sex is subjective. Some women prefer their sex scenes graphic, full of details that titillate the five senses. Some prefer to have the sex hinted at, but never fully realized. Even with erotica, there are preferences as to the type of sex, how it is presented, whether emotions are involved or it's just physical.

Going from a series with what some people would consider kink (spankings, sex toys and the like) to slightly more standard fare, I have realized that I can enjoy it all. I don't skim through the sex scenes anymore, waiting impatiently to get to the rest of the story. I am enjoying seeing what these authors can come up with next.

Nicole