Is this acceptable? Would you recommend just setting clear expectations for each book in the series or is it worth trying to shove them into the same level of spiciness?
I'm working on a duology with the first turning out to be a gentler romantic fantasy, and the second a rather more explicit fantasy romance -- one of my worries is that since it's just two books, it's going to be an abrupt change rather than the sort of gradual ramping up that a reader might be able to bail on with less shock.
I'm working on a duology with the first turning out to be a gentler romantic fantasy, and the second a rather more explicit fantasy romance -- one of my worries is that since it's just two books, it's going to be an abrupt change rather than the sort of gradual ramping up that a reader might be able to bail on with less shock.