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Romance Novelist “Jessica Blair” Actually a Man

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If U.K. author Jessica Blair is your favorite romance novelist, surprise: She is actually a he — 89-year-old World War II veteran Bill Spence. Blair was a pseudonym given to him by his publishers.

10 Famous Love Quotes

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We may never know who wrote the Book of Love, but we can cite a few people who said really smart things about it. In that spirit, we present a few of our favorite quotes from the new book Words …

Sarcastic Definitions for Sex and Love Terms

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Sex and and relationships are two very good things, don’t get us wrong, but we love to laugh about them too. Currently amusing us: The Official Dictionary of Sarcasm: Sex and Relationships: A Lexicon for Those of Us Who Are …

Poll: 40% of Couples Have Sex Three to Four Times a Week

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Every relationship has its own unique perfect sex frequency — some couples do it every day; some are more once-a-week (or less often) kinds of people. A recent online survey of nearly 100,000 people, though, found that 40 percent of …

Author Interview: How Literature Can Help Your Love Life

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When your heart’s been broken, there are fewer better places to run than straight into the pages of a great novel. We asked Maura Kelly, author of Much Ado About Loving: What Our Favorite Novels Can Teach You About Date …

Sexy Book Covers that Will Burn Your Retinas

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Shield your eyes! Flavorwire collected 15 of what they dub the Sexiest Book Covers of All Time, and we’re digging what they unearthed.

And the Bad Sex in Fiction Award Goes To…

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No author is immune to being given the Bad Sex in Fiction award — even those who write serious, critically acclaimed literature, like Nancy Huston, who received this year’s prize from the U.K.’s Literary Review. The annual honor is intended for …

Best Card Game Ever: Sex Positions Deck

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If you’re looking to try something new in bed, forget paging through a book or scouring adult websites for new tricks: The soon-to-be-released Sex Positions Deck, packed with 101 wild suggestions, was based on the popular book 365 Sex Positions, so all …

Why Sex in Romance Novels is Better than in Real Life

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Yet another reason we love to read! In an interview with Australia’s Brisbane Times, romance novel author Jennifer St George reveals her literary secrets for making sex in her books so much better than anything you can get in real …

Author Interview: “Fix Your Relationship in One Minute”

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Like all modern gals on the go, our time is precious. So when we heard that an e-book called Fix Your Relationship in ONE Minute is on sale now, we had to get the dish. Author Jay Fleming-Smith was kind enough …