I write dark mafia romances and I have a following on Wattpad but when people read my stories they’re disappointed to realise the sex scenes are closed door. I know I ace the sexual tension and get good feedback on it but I’m bummed to know I’m disappointing my readers by not writing smut, especially since I’m planning to publish in the future. I get why people don’t like no-smut stories, because most of them have zero tension but how do I get around trying to sell a dark mafia romance with no explicit sex scenes?
Every mafia book I read has explicit sex scenes and it makes me sad to think I’ll have to write sex just to sell my book. I swear we didn’t have this problem ten years ago, but smut romances have become so normalised that people expect it in every romance. A little advice please? Should I just scrap the idea of publishing? I really want to make no-smut (but high tension) mafia romance a thing but I’ve never heard anyone speak of it. I’d appreciate your opinions, thank you!
Ps my characters do have sex, the scene are its just not explicitly written and they’re fade to black.
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