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In an empty train car, two strangers follow a script that awakens an intoxicating power.

When a runner offers to help carry boxes, it’s more than his new neighbor can resist.

After a wartime kiss and years of silence, two women reunite to confront what was left unfinished.

A widowed English professor seeks solace with a new BDSM Guide, who will challenge him in ways he never expected.

Rolling into town hiding a part of himself, a bounty hunter fights to win over the woman he desires.

Offered as sacrifice to an ancient goddess, a messenger must reckon with religion, temptation, and the price of survival.

An author's take on why fantasizing matters and why highlighting queer fantasies is especially important.

Stranded in an Alaskan snowstorm, a new graduate's first trans experience becomes a moment of true arrival.

A harrowing building collapse launches an overworked nurse and her firefighter ex on a collision course that neither can outrun.

The why behind Bothered Stories: celebrating pleasure, craft, and diverse voices.

When long-awaited news arrives, a devoted husband celebrates his wife’s success.

After a near death experience, a woman's best friend offers to help her experience pleasure again.

After graduation, an inexperienced student gets a private invite to their female professor's apartment.

Our CEO unpacks the lifelong experience of women being a punchline.

A cursed peasant finds refuge in a brothel, where her love for a trans courtesan could save her—if that love is returned.

A conversation about why romance is subversive, how pleasure is an act of resistance, and why representation matters in story telling.

Old friends with unfinished business come together in a game of strip poker.

On vacation at last, a Mexican-American CFO encounters a presence that challenges her to redefine love, legacy and independence.

On a monsoon-soaked balcony, restraint and indulgence become a woman’s offering to her girlfriend.

What's behind the Heated Rivalry craze, and what it means for queer stories and romance.