Any Clean Romance Books?

[Elvish Hobbit]

Hi, everyone.
Well, this is my first thread on the forum, so I'm sort of nervous. Crazy, I know.
anyway, coming to the topic, I want to know the names of some clean romance books if there are any. Generally not interested in romance, something caused me to read some books, but having known about them and the content they happen to have I'm little confused about them. Can you please help me?
Thank you.
EH

[JewelSong]

Not sure what you are asking here. If you are "generally not interested in romance" why would you want to read romance books? As far as "clean" goes....do you mean sex? Most romance novels have a bit of sex in them. Some are more explicit than others.


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[Elvish Hobbit]

Not sure what you are asking here. If you are "generally not interested in romance" why would you want to read romance books? As far as "clean" goes....do you mean sex? Most romance novels have a bit of sex in them. Some are more explicit than others.


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Hey, JewelSong!
Didn't I make this explicit what I'm asking? And yeah, "clean" less of sex stuff and I do know most romance do have this kind of stuff. But there might be a number of books in which these things are not written so clear. Just wondering there is NO romance book without it?

[heliona]

There always a classic like Pride and Prejudice - I don't think there's any sex in that.

[JewelSong]

It's implied, though.


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[heliona]

I'm not sure you can have a romance book without any sex implied at all. It's not really romance if there's no physical attraction.

[Elvish Hobbit]

If it's 'implied' there it's not a big deal, but can there be a book without too much of physical intimacy? I tired once reading The Notebook, and could have continued it had the intimacy been b/w the protagonists only, but the guy seemed to be jumping on bed with many women after the girl left in the beginning phase of their relationship. I do have Pride and Prejudice, though. Not read yet.

[Morwenna]

I suppose that if you could find some romances written back in the '50s they wouldn't have explicit sex in them. But they probably are not still in print.

[markkur]

Hi, everyone.
Well, this is my first thread on the forum, so I'm sort of nervous. Crazy, I know.
anyway, coming to the topic, I want to know the names of some clean romance books if there are any. Generally not interested in romance, something caused me to read some books, but having known about them and the content they happen to have I'm little confused about them. Can you please help me?
Thank you.
EH

Take a look through Gutenberg.org
Lots of stuff no doubt. I'm not a Romance reader and (to each their own) I consider sex..sex; as if I want to see or read what someone else does, even fake someones. Give Eric Bright-eyes a go. It's old and traditional but very well done and you know the hero and heroine are absolutely in love...not lust.

Anyway, there are probably tones of books with clean relationships.

[MissMontana]

Pride and Prejudice is an absolute classic.

[Elvish Hobbit]

Thank you, everyone. I'm delighted to read the comments. And few months back I read Dear John by Nicholas Sparks as someone had suggested me. It didn't have much explicit sexual stuff but more like I personally can handle. Yet the story seemed quite incomplete and illogical. I wished to read something extremely gut-wrenching but wasn't satisfied. Rest, I might try Pride and Prejudice very soon!

[Arassuil]

Try Sleeping Beauty.

[Arlaug]

Persuasion by Jane Austen and literally anything by Bronte sisters. Just...gorgeous. I'd go for Jane Eyre and TOWH

[Celeb-Lammen]

Doctor Sally, by P.G.Wodehouse, is a sensibly treated romance. I was once as you, but when I found Wodehouse I realised that romance can be worth reading. Try it!

[Felarof]

I suppose that if you could find some romances written back in the '50s they wouldn't have explicit sex in them. But they probably are not still in print.

Neville Shute novels were published around that time. I like his books because he tells good stories, where a romance is usually incorporated, but is not the sole interest. "A Town Like Alice" is quite well known because it has been filmed. Less well known, but a favourite of mine, is "The Chequer Board." I recommended that to a book group I'm in, and it was well-received by the other members.

[Wisteria]

I realize I'm coming late to the game, but the suggestion above about romances from the 50's is a good one. Early 60's as well. At that time, the physical romance was pretty much centered around whether or not the two protagonists were going to kiss - and that was it. Consider Mary Stewart, Victoria Holt (and Phillipa Carr...two pseudonyms for the same author). Mary Stewart also wrote a series of the King Arthur stories, only told from Merlin's point of view. Not romances, but good books.

[ElvenArcher]

Wisteria-- glad to see you here