IAC SPICE LEVELS

Everyone has their own definition as far as what is defined as "spicy" and "not spicy". At IAC, it is our mission to disclose spice by content as described in the following chart. Please use this as you browse our website and access our stuff your e-reader events. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us using the chat box in the lower right corner. Thank you and happy reading!

CLOSED-DOOR LEVELS

SWEET & INNOCENT

LEVEL 1

Holding hands
Affectionate touching (i.e. hand on cheek)
Compliments
Confessing love
Low-descriptive kissing
Tender embraces
Cuddling
Blushing and sighing
Non-descriptive discussions about sex
Established relationships
Fade-to-black (if married)
Any sexual encounters from the past are only mentioned, but not described

SWEET AFFECTIONS

LEVEL 2

Touch signaling attraction
No touching in the underwear zone
Long kisses with light description
Deeper kisses with implied tongue
Feeling warm or flushed
Gasping, deep sighs, light growls, & groans
Thinking or speaking about desire (not described)
Fade-to-black for established relationships, after a scene that matches level (may not be inappropriate if not married)

GETTING STEAMY

LEVEL 3

Hands moving (not in the underwear zone)
French kissing (described)
Make-out sessions (within level)
Feeling hot or sweating
Heavier gasping, groaning, deep growls, & panting
More frantic and some loss of control
Male shirt coming off (but nothing else)
Legs straddling waist (no mention of arousal)
Light description of contact/movement when lying down together
May involve bedroom (with interruptions or fade-to-black, focus is on emotions)
Fade-to-black (married couple or engaged/committed couples)

OPEN-DOOR LEVELS

HOT & HEAVY

LEVEL 4

Hands roaming the body
French kissing & make-out sessions
Sweating
Heavy gasping, groaning/moaning, growls, & panting
Loss of clothing (both male and female)
Some descriptive language & details
At least one sexual scene, lightly described
Not extremely explicit
No BDSM, kinks, or fetishes

SPICING IT UP

LEVEL 5

Heavy touching/hands roaming
Descriptive sex scenes
Could involve more than one person in scene
May involve committed & non-committed relationships
May contain light BDSM, fetishes, or kinks
More detailed and descriptive scenes
Potentially a variety of sexual acts

GETTING KINKY WITH IT

LEVEL 6

Multiple descriptive sexual scenes
May contain BDSM, fetishes, & kinks
Could involve more than one person in scene
May involve committed & non-committed relationships
Main focus of the book is the sexual acts