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Great question, @seekjustice! This is something I’ve been thinking about myself, as I’m moving into writing the second half of a romance series–and now all the couples introduced in the first half are married, some happily, some–less so.

Positive and honorable depictions of erotic love (between married people) are sadly lacking both in books and movies, and anything we believers can do to remedy this is good…however, it is a tricky topic. I think you can do a lot with subtle implication rather than explicit statements, but if a big plot point is the consummation of this originally (I assume) unhappy marriage, it will be tricky to give it the significance and impact it needs.

Off the top of my head, I wonder if you could end the book that way? Like everybody knows that’s what they’re going to do, and the curtain drops? Then you could tie up some loose ends in an epilogue. Or, if it’s not quite that crucial, at least end an important chapter that way? Or tell that part of the story from the point of view of the third main character who isn’t directly involved, but probably understands the importance of the moment?

Hope these ideas get some gears grinding…