Music for Stripping

“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” ~ Aldous Huxley

Music is truly universal. Even if we don’t like a particular piece of music or understand the language, we intuitively understand its mood—what it’s trying to communicate via its unique combination of notes, rhythms, and beats.

Today, for fun, I wanna focus on music that puts us in a sexy mood, or more to the point (pun intended), I’m going to list my top 10 “slicked-up bodies sliding in a hot cabana in the tropics” kind of music. You know, just to give you some inspiration for seducing your partner setting up a really hot scene in your book.

Exploring Erogenous Zones

There’d be fewer divorces if couples would own a metal headboard. I’m kidding (or mostly anyway). Of course sex (or lack of it) isn’t a primary reason for divorce, but a healthy sexual relationship can generate intimacy, which usually leads to better communication, which translates to feeling understood, valued and loved in any manner of partnership, married or otherwise. It’s no surprise then, that sexual tension is a chunk of the relationship puzzle writers—especially romance writers—spend time developing. But the question is, how can we keep it—the writing of it—fresh?