If you are anything like, then you don’t read books because they are “steamy” or “spicy.” In fact, if you are here, you probably don’t like sex scenes in your books much at all. With the line between Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance being blurred, I present to you a list of Urban Fantasy books with (Almost) no sex.

GreyWalker Series by Kat Richardson

This series has literally no sex scenes. It’s mentioned and there are sort of “fade to black” type scenes where you know what is going to happen, but it isn’t described at all. The series itself also has an interesting premise and the main character has a ferret, which is adorable.

Walker Papers by C.E. Murphy

This series is relatively sex-free. It’s not as “clean” as the Greywalker series, but there are no long descriptive sex scenes. This one also has a great premise, with the main character being a (very reluctant) Shaman.

Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

This one falls more into the “almost” category, where there are a few descriptive sex scenes but overall not a lot. Especially considering the number of books in the series, the “steam” is pretty low comparatively.

Cal Leandros by Rob Thurman

Similar to the Dresden Files, there’s more mention of sex in these books than the Greywalker or Walker Papers series. With this one though, I have to put a disclaimer that if you decide to read this series stop at book 9, Downfall. The last book in the series, Everwar was never published and book 10, Nevermore, ends on a huge cliffhanger.

Kitty Norville by Carrie Vaughn

This series does have a bit of sex in it but nothing crazy. What scenes there are, are fairly brief.

Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs

Here is where we start getting into more iffy territory. The series starts out relatively sex free. It isn’t until later books, when the main character is in a relationship, that the sex scenes start to happen. Still, if memory serves correctly, the scenes weren’t long or overly explicit.

Kate Daniels by Illona Andrews

This one I’m going to call more of an “honorable mention” because, like the Mercy Thompson series, it starts out relatively sex-free. However, in the later books, when the main character is in a relationship, the sex scenes can be quite descriptive and a bit long. I still think the series is worth reading, the books are fantastic just know that it does get to a point where it crosses more into Paranormal Romance territory than Urban Fantasy.

And that is my list! Please know that this list is pulling only from what I have read so far. I hope to update this list as I continue to read more books. So, if there is a book or series that you think belongs on this list, please recommend it to me as I’m always on the hunt for more books to read. (even if I don’t need more.)

If you’re interested, please also check out my list of Fantasy Novels with (Almost) No Sex in Them.

Thanks for reading!