Like a hot shower or romance novel (6)

I believe the answer is:

steamy

(Other definitions for steamy that I've seen before include "Erotic, sexy" , "Erotic - vaporous" , "Hot and misty" , "risque behaviour?" , "Full of vapour; erotic (book)" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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