![]() ![]() The answer to the question largely depends on what you consider erotic romance, of course. Answers ranged from Jackie Collins' The Stud (1969) to Kathleen Woodwiss' The Flame and the Flower (1972) to Anne Rice's Sleeping Beauty Trilogy (1983-1985). Erotic romance has been around for quite a while now, however, and other comments demonstrated that. Make sure you have a pen handy to take notes!īeth: Recently on my Facebook page I asked readers, what was your first erotic romance? A great many of them said Fifty Shades of Grey, which was not surprising given the recent phenomenal success of the series. Beth joins us to share what readers and other authors (and one HEA contributor) have to say about the very first erotic romance they read. Now she's back with a new serial, When I'm With You, part three of which comes out today. Beth Kery grabbed me and hung on with her serial erotic romance Because You Are Mine. ![]()
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