...These are people who don't understand the meaning of "niche," huh? If it's called Black Lace, and has heretofore been known for porn, what do you think people will call it even years after it's stopped actually being porn?

If they wanted to publish less porny work, they needed to set up a separate publishing house or series name. Preferably something that does not say NAUGHTY UNDERPANTS all over it, you know?

The problem is that booksellers are refusing to carry Black Lace because it's too naughty.

So a story that's just one long sex scene would be okay by them?

As long as nobody says 'fuck'.

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

Wha....? The hell is that about? Dude, that's less than romance novels. I can vaguely understand wanting to cut back on four letter words (though frankly, I much prefer those to things like "her honeyed cavern" or whatever). But one sex scene per book? Just start a new line, y'all, don't kid yourselves.

Yeah..."White Lace" could be those.

It surprised me to hear, because the CW is that the two growth areas in romance land are inspirationals and romantica/erotica. Cue discussion of polarized society. So I was surprised to hear about an erotica line trying to go less, well, erotic.

The other non-fiction book I'm currently reading (Courtesans : Money, Sex and Fame in the Nineteenth Century, by Katie Hickman)

I've read that, and founf it quite interesting. I'd re-read it. I also read Sedctresses and it was fun, although a little heavy on the GuRl PoWR!! slant sometimes.

Now I have a sudden urge to read a romance novel where the euphemisms are so vague and removed from the acts they represent that it's not possible to tell what's actually happening in a given love scene.

"When they touched, it was as if her windblown lace was being gently kissed by the morning dew" and so forth.

Eee! A new swashbuckler!

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