Sara Adrien

Sara Adrien

Do I use profanity in my books?

A short guide for readers who want kissing, peril, and zero potty mouths

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Sara Adrien
Sep 26, 2025
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A lovely reader wrote to ask:

“Do you use swear words or profanity words in your books?”

It’s a fair question.

Because who among us hasn’t picked up a book that looked like a swoony romance… only to get ambushed by a barrage of four-letter words, overly descriptive beard stubble, and a scene in chapter four that made us drop the Kindle in the salad?

So let’…

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