u/mateothorne

[In Progress] [6200] [Erotica] Midlife marriage in trouble, male POV — literary and explicit

Looking for 4–5 beta readers for the opening of an erotic literary novel: a 49-year-old husband in a loving but sexless 20-year marriage, and the first night of the affair that will eventually upend it. Fully explicit, but the focus is psychological, guilt and desire at the same time, not sex-then-remorse. Especially looking for: readers 35+ who enjoy male-POV erotica or marriage-in-trouble fiction. If this describes a life stage you know, you're my ideal reader.

Feedback I need (takes ~10 min after reading): Did you finish in one sitting, and if not, where exactly did you stop? After chapter 1, did you trust the book would deliver? Did the guilt passages pull you in or push you out? Would you read chapter 3?

Happy to swap, I'll beta your WIP of similar length in any genre. Google Doc, comment access.

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u/mateothorne — 1 day ago