bonkbuster
Explicit popular novel
A bonkbuster is a novel featuring frequent explicit sex scenes, typically combined with glamorous settings, wealthy characters, and melodramatic plots.
The term blends "bonk" (British slang for sex) with "blockbuster," suggesting a commercially successful page-turner: She packed a bonkbuster for the beach vacation.
The genre flourished in the 1980s and 1990s with authors like Jackie Collins and Jilly Cooper.
Sensational romantic fiction
- potboilerWork made for money
- pulpSoft wet mass
- romanceLove and its excitement
- eroticaArousing creative works
chick-lit · paperback · mass-market · trashy · steamy · raunchy · titillating · explicit
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- passionIntense emotional drive
betrayal · intrigue · tryst · liaison · rendezvous · adultery · temptation · desire
High-volume publication
- page-turnerCompulsively readable book
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- escapismHabitual mental retreat
serialized · sequel · franchise · readership · imprint · advance · royalties · ghostwriter
bodice-ripper
Sensational romantic fiction
erotica · chick-lit · paperback · mass-market · trashy · steamy · raunchy · titillating · explicit · risqué
affair
Romantic entanglement outside commitment
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
passion · betrayal · intrigue · tryst · liaison · rendezvous · adultery · temptation · desire · lust
bestseller
High-volume publication
- page-turnerCompulsively readable book
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
escapism · serialized · sequel · franchise · readership · imprint · advance · royalties · ghostwriter
mansion
Large, stately home
jet-set · glamour · luxury · wealth · privilege · elite · aristocracy · tycoon · magnate · socialite
bonkbusterliterary fiction
Prose emphasizing craft and depth
experimental fiction · literary classic · belles-lettres · postmodern literature · stream of consciousness
bonkbustercozy mystery
Low-violence amateur sleuth genre
young adult fiction · Christian fiction · sweet romance · clean romance · children's literature
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