Evie Mitchell's Complete Heat/Spice Guide
You asked. I delivered.
I've broken down my heat/spice rating you know exactly what you're getting into before you accidentally read something filthy on public transport and have to pretend you're not blushing.
EXTRA HOT — Level 5: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Put the kids to bed. Lock the door. Maybe open a window. These books are unapologetically erotic with multiple spicy scenes that don't fade to black — they turn the lights on. Expect toys, bondage, multiple partners, and the kind of creative bedroom activities that'll have you side-eyeing your partner with ideas. Don't worry — there's still a plot and a happily ever after. We're not animals. (Okay, sometimes we are.)
HOT — Level 4: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ These books have detailed, graphic love scenes — and plenty of them. Solo play, toys, and enthusiastic exploration are all on the table (and against the wall, and in the shower). Sex drives the tension and the storyline, and you'll need a cold drink and a lie-down by the end. HEA guaranteed.
MEDIUM — Level 3: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Kissing? Absolutely. Sex scenes? Yes — described honestly and realistically, no floating euphemisms here. The spice is woven into the romance and the characters' connection, but the scenes are shorter. Think: quality over quantity. Still ends with a happily ever after, because I'm not a monster.
MILD — Level 2: 🌶️🌶️ Lots of kissing. Lingering touches. The kind of tension that makes you want to yell "JUST KISS ALREADY" at your Kindle. When things do happen, they're sweet, tender, and described with a softer touch. These are the books you can almost read on public transport. Almost. HEA included.
EXTRA MILD — Level 1: 🌶️ Sweet, swoony, and wholesome. There's attraction, longing glances, and butterflies — but when things heat up, the bedroom door closes and the rest is left to your (clearly excellent) imagination. All the romance, none of the blushing on the bus. Happily ever after, always.