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🌑 Love isn’t enough ✨🖤
The real alchemy happens when desire meets love — and when stories dare to show both.
Parneet Gosal
October 19, 2025
Tainted Love isn’t a story about cheating — it’s about remembering:
That love isn’t enough.
That our bodies are sacred.
And the real alchemy happens when desire meets love.
Meanwhile, tech platforms are censoring words like sex and making it nearly impossible for readers to find the stories they crave. And yet, romance continues to keep the publishing industry alive — the Atlantic just ran a feature on how romance helps all of publishing stay in the black.
Theo Reads may be small today, but we’re rewriting the rules of romance (even in soft beta, we’ve already published just shy of 1,000 stories). We don’t treat sex as spectacle or love as purity. We see both as expressions of the same human longing — to be seen, wanted, forgiven, and real.
Ready to feel something real? Start here.
With love,
Parneet 🤍
Founder, Theo Reads
 | By Lizzette Monroe (🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Dark Romance, Hurt/Comfort) Tainted Love isn’t a story about cheating—it’s about remembering. Kaylen’s marriage gave her safety but starved her body of touch, until Wes reappears and reignites everything she tried to forget. What follows isn’t betrayal—it’s a collision of love and desire, where tenderness meets hunger and longing becomes truth. Because love isn’t always enough. The real alchemy happens when desire joins it—and we remember our bodies are sacred. |
 | NEW! By the writer of The Commander By Isoellen (🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Fated Mate, Damsel in Distress) Her mother is dying, and her step-father Merrick is a jackal waiting to stake his claim the second she is legal. In her world, Sasha is promised a choice. But if Merrick gets his way she will be married before anyone can protest against it. Desperate to secure the futures of herself and her workers, Sasha makes a dangerous gamble... She seeks out Constantine Kane, the most feared and respected man in the 12 Sectors. Sasha has made her choice... Will it be one she lives to regret? |
By Tori Lennox (🌶️🌶️ Billionaire, Slow Burn) Nolan Bishop isn’t prime daddy material in any universe. A globe-trotting, womanizing, billionaire hotel magnate, he’s stunned to learn he’s fathered a child. One he’s never wanted. Equally surprising is his strong desire to be involved in his child’s life. Even if that means becoming intimately involved in her mother’s... |
 | By Lizzette Monroe (🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Forced Proximity, Strangers) A crowded subway, a willing doll, and a powerful magician come together in a charming way on Halloween. While heading toward Wonderland from Bowdoin station on Boston's north end, a young college student seeks out her usual thrill while dressed as a doll. Things go off the rails when she encounters Wes and turns his mundane night into one of unforgettable pleasure. With him driving the action, she quietly fights her enjoyment of his attention. But what happens when they get to Wonderland and depart the subway car with the crowd? |
 | By Mira Hartley (🌶️🌶️🌶️ Dark Romance, Erotic Fantasy, Lesbian) Abby never expected her Halloween ritual to work. But when her spell summons Lily—a Lust Demon with charm, danger, and a smile that could melt holy water—curiosity becomes temptation. Now she’s spellbound by Lily, a beautiful creature of lust and shadow who offers everything Abby’s been afraid to want. But when desire opens a door to darker forces, love becomes the most dangerous magic of all. A Halloween Tail — a sensual, spellbinding F/F romance for anyone who’s ever wanted to touch the forbidden. |
 | By Sinclair Sexsmith (🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Erotic Romance, Bisexual, Lesbian, Queer) Handsome and dominating, Harrison navigates San Francisco's BDSM scene seeking his perfect match. When he meets Sidra and Addie—two submissives who awaken both his dominant desires and his heart—he faces a choice. Should he choose one perfect partner? |
