This week on the Clean Romance Podcast, we’re joined by clean romance author Madelyn Smith for an honest and thoughtful conversation about explicit content in books and how it affects the brain.

Madelyn shares her personal story of overcoming a smut addiction and why she ultimately chose to write clean romance, all while sharing tips for readers with similar struggles. We also discussed the language we use—smut, spice, explicit content—and why the terminology matters.

As always, we wrap up the episode by sharing our latest five-star clean romance reads. Whether you’re navigating your own reading boundaries or simply curious about how books shape us, this conversation is one you won’t want to miss.

Follow Madelyn Smith on Instagram here @madelynsmithauthor

Here are affiliate links to all our five-star reads from this episode:

Madelyn's five-star reads:

The Heart of the Matter

A Dragon Outside

Tiffany's five-star read:

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Sarah's five-star read:

Creatures of Chaos

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Check out our website: www.thecleanromancepodcast.com to learn more about Tiffany and Sarah and for links to all the five star reads!

To find out more about Tiffany and Sarah’s books, check them out here:

Tiffany’s books can be found here: Amazon

Sarah’s books can be found here: Amazon

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