Trying to Spice up your marriage? Mel B brings husband Stephen Belafonte a bag full of sex books... and it looks like he appreciates the gift
Sometimes a wife likes to give her husband a subtle hint about their love life, but no one has ever accused Mel B of being subtle.
She was spotted giving her husband Stephen Belafonte a pretty clear message upon her return from a book store in West Hollywood, California on Sunday.
The mother-of three was seen carrying a brown paper bag, which turned out to be filled with books about sex.
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![Start with this one: Mel B handed husband Stephen Belafonte a stack of sex books as a gift when she returned from a shopping trip in West Hollywood](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/08/22/2A58B7D000000578-3154035-Read_this_one_Mel_B_handed_husband_Stephen_Belafonte_a_stack_of_-m-69_1436389234663.jpg)
Start with this one: Mel B handed husband Stephen Belafonte a stack of sex books as a gift when she returned from a shopping trip in West Hollywood
Mel's 'giftbag' for her husband contained, among others, the Little Big Book of Sex Games, a book on karma sutra and The Big Butt Book 3D.
Stephen could be seen laughing as he looked through the stack, and appeared keen to try out some of the positions from the karma sutra book.
Not that anyone could blame him, with his Spice Girl wife turning heads in a tight black dress.
The knee-length number had sexy mesh panels which showed off her legs and a hint of her black underwear.
![Required reading: Mel appeared to be giving her husband a pretty clear message about their love life](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/08/21/2A58B72D00000578-0-image-a-59_1436388440537.jpg)
Required reading: Mel appeared to be giving her husband a pretty clear message about their love life
![Something like this? Stephen looked keen to try out the instructions in the kama sutra book he had been gifted by his wife](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/08/21/2A58B74400000578-0-image-a-65_1436388490434.jpg)
Something like this? Stephen looked keen to try out the instructions in the kama sutra book he had been gifted by his wife
The 40-year-old Spice Girls star elongated her legs in a pair of black towering pumps, and added a pop of colour with a red handbag.
Their comes just days after the couple packed on the PDA at a party in Hollywood Hills, where they were spotted kissing and cuddling.
The loved-up display proves that Mel and the film producer have put the previous months of speculation over their marriage well and truly behind them.
![Get ready to be surprised: Mel brought the mystery back back with her from a book shop in West Hollywood](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/08/21/2A58B78000000578-0-image-a-54_1436388211993.jpg)
Get ready to be surprised: Mel brought the mystery back back with her from a book shop in West Hollywood
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Wow-worthy: The 40-year-old looked stunning in a knee length black dress with mesh insets and towering black pumps
![Trying to prove something? Mel B and Stephen were rumoured to have relationship trouble earlier this year](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/08/21/2A58B72900000578-0-image-a-61_1436388464071.jpg)
Trying to prove something? Mel B and Stephen were rumoured to have relationship trouble earlier this year
![What? The former Spice Girl appeared to throw her arms out in a self-explanatory gesture](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/08/21/2A58B72000000578-0-image-a-62_1436388469336.jpg)
What? The former Spice Girl appeared to throw her arms out in a self-explanatory gesture
Marriage trouble rumours started when Mel shocked British viewers by appearing on The X Factor on December 14 last year with what appeared to be scratches and bruising to her arms and face.
Mel's wedding ring was also missing from her hand when she appeared on the ITV show.
Shortly after, Stephen slammed speculation from fans of Mel's on Twitter that he had hit her, telling MailOnline, 'You can only re-mix ten things, ten ways, so many times.
![Thanks love! Stephen gave his 40-year-old wife a hug of thanks for his gifts](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/08/21/2A58B77800000578-0-image-a-66_1436388505234.jpg)
Thanks love! Stephen gave his 40-year-old wife a hug of thanks for his gifts
![Time to read: Mel's 'giftbag' for her husband contained, among others, the Little Big Book of Sex Games, a book on kama sutra and The Big Butt Book 3D](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/08/21/2A58B7AC00000578-0-image-a-68_1436388556905.jpg)
Time to read: Mel's 'giftbag' for her husband contained, among others, the Little Big Book of Sex Games, a book on kama sutra and The Big Butt Book 3D
![More PDA: The married couple have clearly put their rumoured troubles behind them](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/08/21/2A58B71000000578-0-image-a-64_1436388481567.jpg)
More PDA: The married couple have clearly put their rumoured troubles behind them
'Who accused me of it, did she accuse me of it, the police, the hospital, who accused me of it.'
Mel, who shares three-year-old daughter Madison with Stephen and is also mum to Phoenix Chi, 16, and Angel, eight, took to Twitter to set the record straight.
'I'm very good was very polly [sic] but much better now and for the record my hubby never would lay a hand on me sorry took so long but any response fuels rumors #lovemyfamily #lovemyfans,' she wrote.
![Happy days: Stephen appeared to appreciate his wife's toned curves as they left the shopping mall](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/07/08/21/2A58B75800000578-0-image-a-63_1436388473778.jpg)
Happy days: Stephen appeared to appreciate his wife's toned curves as they left the shopping mall
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