Romancing the Blog - Candy Tan discusses her own personal squick barrier when it comes to unconventional romances.

“When it comes to shapechangers and certain types of aliens, I think the border that delineates bestiality is blurred. I mean, c’mon, werewolves aren’t horny when they’re changed? Based on my observations of canine behavior, I’d say that’s un-bleeding-likely, especially for unneutered males. So what do all these wolfies do when they need nookie? If they have a human partner, would having sex with them while in wolf form make it bestiality? Or if the werewolves opt to have sex with a real wolf or dog after they’ve changed, would that constitute cheating? And in turn, what would the implications be when it comes to informed consent, since werewolves are presumably smarter than the average mutt? This sort of awkwardness can be completely avoided by avoiding human/werewolf pairings altogether, but I don’t see that happening any time soon with paranormal romances.”

The Erotic Romance E-Publisher Comparison Site Blog - Emily Veinglory’s take on the topic.

Personally I feel that the appeal of the beast-monster is his or her ‘otherness’ and all this romance shapeshifting to allow sex in human form is coy and even dishonest. If you love the monster, you love him or her as a monster rather than trying to make him or her into a human. That doesn’t mean you need rampant puppy love scenes in every werewolf romance but a few non-human features shouldn’t come as to much of a surprise. I suppose the message to paranormal writers is, the ethical basis for bestiality rests on consent–but the squick factor will fall all over the place depending on the reader. There may need to be a new ‘furry warning’ on some of the paranormals coming out now.

For those who would rather read than discuss, Teddy Pig has a whole bunch of in depth reviews of gay werewolf erotic romance ebooks over at his blog.

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