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The Nice List 🖤. The Naughty List 🍒. Pick your poison
Tonight’s romances: tender, tangled, and sometimes very, very dirty.
Parneet Gosal
May 03, 2025
For a long time, stories about women in midlife were hard to find—it’s as if we aged out of being seen. But we live in strange times now: our agency has never been more under threat, and our sexuality has never been more visible.
Tonight’s stories celebrate the women in the middle of it all: rediscovering pleasure with her trusty rabbit (Chasing), falling for the wrong person at the right time (My Best Friend’s Ex), saying her wildest desires out loud about him and his best friend (When Dreams Come True), and challenging what they thought they knew about romance (Consent is Sexy).
This Mother’s Day will be my first without my own mom. It's a hard one — and maybe it is for some of you, too. Wherever you are in your story, I hope tonight’s reads bring you a little comfort, a little fire, or just the reminder that you're not alone.
P.S. I’ve put together two lists for you: one for slower burns (the Nice List) and one that gets right to the good stuff (the Naughty List). Pick your mood — or read both. 🖤
With love,
Parneet
Co-founder, Theo Reads
See the complete list.
 | My Best Friend’s Ex By Shannyn Schroeder (🌶️🌶️🌶️) When Trevor Booth becomes a single dad overnight, parenting teenagers feels like a crash course in chaos. Thankfully, his ex-wife’s best friend, Callie, is there to help — even if their chemistry is wildly inappropriate. Can two people brought together by loss find something worth holding onto — or are their scars too deep to heal? |
 | Consent is Sexy By Titus Androgynous (🌶️🌶️🌶️ Couple) In the jury-duty waiting room, Charlotte, a retired teacher, befriends a group of ladies. Their conversation turns to the difficulty of navigating modern romance, and is interrupted by a young queer who challenges their views consent. Skeptical, Charlotte decides to prove the intruder wrong by testing the theory with her husband Ed. |
 | Beg For It By Megan Hart (🌶️🌶️🌶️ Enemies to Lovers, Forbidden Office Romance) She had never looked more beautiful to him than when she was making him hurt. Reese wasn’t Corinne’s first lover — just the first to submit. What they had was intense, unforgettable... and it ended badly. Now he’s back, a powerful businessman who just bought the company where she works — nothing like the boy she once knew. If he wants her again, he’ll have to beg for it. |
 | Hold Me Close By Shannyn Schroeder (🌶️🌶️🌶️ Slow Burn, Friends) After a devastating loss, Maggie O'Leary is ready to start over — with a plan to take back her life and maybe, just maybe, reconnect with her childhood best friend, Shane. What begins as a one-night stand to help her heal quickly turns into something deeper. Shane has always wanted Maggie, but now he wants forever. The question is — can she let him in before fear pushes him away for good? |
See the complete list.
 | When Dreams Come True By Lucy Felthouse (🌶️🌶️🌶️ Couple) A woman confesses to her partner that she had an amazing dream about sleeping with him and his best friend at the same time. To her surprise, her partner decides to make her dream come true. |
 | Immortality for Beginners By Jules Behrens (🌶️🌶️🌶️ Vampires, Paranormal Romance) Donna wanted a little excitement — not vampirism, a haunted house, and a dangerously hot immortal roommate. Now hunted by her maker, tangled in magic, and overwhelmed by thirst (and arousal), she's in deep. The ghosts are helpful. The DIY is a nightmare. Survival? Optional. Maybe. |
 Bussel | All in the Details By Rachel Kramer (🌶️🌶️🌶️ Couple, Bisexual) Esther's sex drive kicks into high gear when her boyfriend, George, reveals a hidden past encounter with his college roommate, Jason. As he shares the steamy details of his college hookup with his roommate, Esther finds herself more aroused than ever. Their passionate night together leads to a new understanding and potential exploration of their desires as a couple. |
 | The Piano Teacher By Lucky Lover (🌶️🌶️🌶️ Age Gap, Threesome - MMF) An erotic tale of a young man's surprise and delight at a piano lesson. |