I didn't even think of that!(smacks forehead) Because that happened to me...getting a LP Nora Roberts or something, where, let's face it, who cares? But in that Lethem instance...um, yeah.

Isn't Uma Thurman about to cut her nose off with her own katana?

That's a fairly standard stance. Blade's a few inches off her face, if she's doing it right.

Oh, fuck.

First, you have Black Lace. My most recent letter from them says:

Editorial Changes: Please be aware that we want to tone down the four-letter words a bit for future compilations. We preferably want only one sex scene per story, beautifully described and perhaps more subtle than previous Black Lace writing. We are trying to get the books off the top shelf here in the UK, and out to a wider audience. For that, we need to reduce the use of ‘f’ and ‘c’ words.

Yup. Black Lace, purveyors of porn for women, want only one sex scene per story.

That's just...romantic comedy or something...my brain before lunch. Not "porn"

I've read Black Lace. It's porn.

How many sex scenes did they used to have?

Uh... many?

Oh, yeah, I suppose. Hope the writers and readers don't suffer from the lack of, um, wiggle room, Betsy.

If you follow the link, it's to an angry erotica writer who says that she is indeed suffering.