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The traditional way of handling sex in a Romance Novel; Purple Prose to IKEA Erotica's Beige Prose. Physical actions and sensations are conveyed via vague euphemisms or even overblown (heh heh) metaphors -- while emotions are described in excessive, abstract detail. Often one suspects that the writer wishes he or she were participating in the scene. A sure sign that you've got one of these is when abstract nouns are used to refer to genitalia. Examples of Mills and Boon Prose include:

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  • The traditional way of handling sex in a Romance Novel; Purple Prose to IKEA Erotica's Beige Prose. Physical actions and sensations are conveyed via vague euphemisms or even overblown (heh heh) metaphors -- while emotions are described in excessive, abstract detail. Often one suspects that the writer wishes he or she were participating in the scene. A sure sign that you've got one of these is when abstract nouns are used to refer to genitalia. Examples of Mills and Boon Prose include:
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  • The traditional way of handling sex in a Romance Novel; Purple Prose to IKEA Erotica's Beige Prose. Physical actions and sensations are conveyed via vague euphemisms or even overblown (heh heh) metaphors -- while emotions are described in excessive, abstract detail. Often one suspects that the writer wishes he or she were participating in the scene. A sure sign that you've got one of these is when abstract nouns are used to refer to genitalia. Popularly associated with, but not limited to, sex scenes. Any interaction between the main characters is fair game for this sort of emotionally charged description. This is becoming rare in real romances, which are beginning to eschew floweriness for harder-edged (and sometimes downright vulgar) prose. However, Mills and Boon Prose lives on in parodies, often used to invoke Innocent Innuendo. It also occurs in fictional documents as a form of Stylistic Suck. Can involve Anatomically-Impossible Sex. Examples of Mills and Boon Prose include:
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