clean romance

Love without explicitness

Clean romance is a genre of romantic fiction that avoids explicit sexual content.

Stories may include kissing and emotional intimacy but stop short of depicting sex scenes.

The label signals to readers seeking romance without graphic material: She prefers clean romance novels.

Sometimes called "sweet romance."

Opposites
sexual content

clean romanceerotica

Arousing creative works

erotic romance · smut · steamy romance · adult romance · bodice ripper

content intensity

clean romancedark romance

Fiction blending love and danger

taboo romance · adult fiction · forbidden romance

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Rated G