《五十度灰》已经out了，现在英国最流行的成人书籍是性感单身爸爸，主角都是深谙带娃之道、充满爱心同时又性感迷人的单身爸爸。专家认为，英国女性被这种题材的吸引是因为主人公是情感成熟的暖男，而且比较接地气，能让人产生共鸣。
Publishers are reporting a surge in demand among fiction fans for tales of 'hot single dads'.
出版商报告称，书虫们对性感单身爸爸题材的需求量大增。
MillsBoon first spotted the trend earlier this year, pointing out that steamy novels about 'hot daddies' are setting pulses racing among romantic fiction readers - and flying off the shelves.
MillsBoon公司在今年早些时候发现了这一趋势，指出关于性感爸爸的情色让言情读者心跳加速，而且十分畅销。
The imprint's publishing house HarperCollins has suggested the new trend is down to women's desire for 'real and relatable heroes'.
该公司的出版社HarperCollins指出，这一新潮流源于女性对真实的让人产生共鸣的男主角的渴望。
The romance novel industry is big business in the UK - with some 10.7 million regular readers - and experts believe the uptick in interest in single fathers could be being fuelled by women's attraction to men with 'emotional maturity' and fully-fledged parenting skills.
言情产业在英国是个大产业，拥有近1070万稳定读者，专家认为读者对单身爸爸的兴趣大增可能是因为女性被情感成熟并在育儿方面训练有素的男性所吸引。
A spokesperson for MillsBoon said: 'There are so many different kinds of romance heroes, but single dads have a nurturing and caring element that is very appealing.
MillsBoon公司的发言人说：现在有太多不同类型的言情男主角，但是单身爸爸拥有的这种养育和关怀的元素非常具有吸引力。
'The current popularity of the single dad trend definitely has some caring family men, but readers are appreciating these dad heroes in a new sexier light from cute father to hot daddy if you will.'
当前流行的单身爸爸中肯定有暖心的居家男人，但是读者更喜欢这些单身爸爸性感的一面或可爱或火辣，各种性感都有。
HarperCollins just rolled out a bundle of six hot single dad stories for Fathers Day with an array of steamy plot twists and protagonists - including a hunky paramedic and a mysterious billionaire.
HarperCollins出版社在父亲节刚刚推出了6本性感单身爸爸，里面既有跌宕起伏的成人情节，也有令人心神荡漾的男主角包括一位英俊潇洒的伞兵军医和一位神秘的亿万富翁。
Falling for the Single Dad by Emily Forbes features a plastic surgeon returning from active duty in Afghanistan - who also happens to be a single parent.
艾米莉福布斯写的《情迷单身爸爸》描绘了一个从阿富汗服役归来的整形外科医生，同时也是一个单身爸爸。
Meanwhile, in Charlene Sands' The Billionaire's Daddy Test, a woman tries to honour her sister's dying request to find the father of her baby girl - also a single father.
而在沙琳桑德斯的《亿万富翁的父亲测试》中，一个女人为了满足姐姐死前的请求，努力去寻找姐姐年幼女儿的父亲也是一个单身爸爸。
MillsBoon Brand Marketing Director, Joanne Rose, added: Our single dad stories certainly strike a chord with readers - the heroes are real and relatable, and often offer hope of a second chance at happily ever after.
MillsBoon公司的品牌营销总监乔安妮罗丝补充说：我们的单身爸爸故事确实能让读者产生共鸣男主角真实又深入人心，通常会给人花开二度的希望。
'We know that in a turbulent world readers turn to romance for comfort and reassurance, and a MillsBoon book guarantees a delicious moment of escapism for every romance reader.
我们知道，在动荡的世界中读者会从言情中寻找安慰，而一本MillsBoon的书能让每位读者都体会到逃离现实的美妙瞬间。