Is clean romance part of “toxic purity culture”? And what’s the difference between sexual purity and purity culture?
In this episode of The Clean Romance Podcast, Sarah Ruth Hickner and Tiffany Noelle Chacon tackle a difficult and timely conversation happening across BookTok, Bookstagram, and the romance book community. They discuss the backlash against fantasy romance author Elizabeth Wheatley after she decided to remove explicit sex scenes from her previously published books and move toward closed-door romance.
Sarah and Tiffany talk about purity culture, sexual purity, censorship, and why Christians believe God’s boundaries around sex are ultimately for our good. They also discuss redemption after sexual sin and why choosing clean books isn't about judging readers who make different choices.
Plus, they talk about supporting clean and Christian romance authors with your dollars and the new Clean Romance Getaways Book Club!
📚 BOOK CLUB PICK
Our Clean Romance Getaways Book Club pick is Love in the Storm by Mandy Blake, a Christian romance with suspense. Mandy will be joining us on the podcast to talk about the book on October 20! https://link.amazon/B0bhT0mMa
📚 THIS WEEK'S EPISODE SPONSOR: The Hike to Higher Ground by Alyssa Feliciano
Looking for a clean Christian romance novella you can finish in just a few nights? The Hike to Higher Ground by award-winning author Alyssa Feliciano is part of the Short & Sweet Novella Series and has all the tropes we love: strangers to lovers, forced proximity, one tent, hiking, small town romance, and he saves her life. 🙌
The Hike to Higher Ground is available on Kindle Unlimited, Kindle for $1.99, and paperback for $7.99 https://link.amazon/B0glrn8YY
⭐ FIVE-STAR READS
Tiffany's Five-Star Read: Autumn on My Mind by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
A fun, quirky romance about two exes who decide to break up their parents after their parents start dating. Think an adult version of The Parent Trap! https://link.amazon/B0hlc2NIz
Sarah's Five-Star Read: Beauty and the Beach by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
A marriage-of-convenience romance that's part of the Falling for Summer series, complete with meddling grandparents and plenty of community charm. https://link.amazon/B04KqAtMz
If you love clean romance books, Christian romance, closed-door romance, book recommendations, BookTok, Bookstagram, romance tropes, and conversations about faith and books, you're in the right place.
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