Josh T asked Laurell K. Hamilton:

Was it always your intention to inject highly charged pornographic eroticism in the books (I don't mean as an insult), or did that just happen as an unintended consequence of book after book of plotlines (Harder time enjoying Narcissus in Chains, as a result of the focus on sex rather than story)? I was in it for the action, and the story. But now it seems just sex focused. Quality of writing hasn't lessened mind you.

Laurell K. Hamilton No, it wasn’t my plan to have the sexual content go up in the Anita books. In fact, the Merry Gentry books were created in part to have a main character that was more comfortable with sex. I wrote the first Merry book, Kiss of Shadows and then sat down immediately to write Narcissus in Chains. I was surprised that the higher sexual content continued into Anita. But I’ve struggled over the years with the fact that I was more comfortable with the violence in my books, but not as comfortable with the sex. I asked myself why was I okay with the amount of violence necessary for my stories, but not okay with the sex between people who cared for each other? I’m truly sorry that the change in the books bothered you, but I believe that I have some kick ass mystery and thriller plots in the latter books, as well as the early books, so sorry that you are missing the latest Anita adventures.

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