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Sexy Stories

Sexy stories do not have to be rushed. This category collects romantic and sensual fiction for adults, written for readers who like a slow build, a well-drawn setting and two people who clearly want each other. A glassblower on a Venetian island, a perfumer in Grasse, a tile painter in Porto, a bakery in the early hours: the places are specific, and so are the feelings.

Most stories here are told in two parts, so you can begin with the meeting and the tension, then read on to the evening where everything finally happens. The heat is real but unhurried, and scenes fade out rather than turning clinical. Expect candlelit suppers, rainy afternoons, long walks home and the kind of first kiss that has been waiting for three chapters.

If you enjoy steamy romance, romantic erotica and sensual short stories about couples falling in love, you will find plenty to read. The characters are all adults, the connections are consensual and the endings are warm.

Use the list below to browse by title, or look at the latest and popular pages for the newest additions. New romance series are published regularly, so there is always another place to travel to and another pair of people to meet.

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Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

Second Language

Hugo takes Spanish lessons in Madrid to speak to his grandmother properly. His tutor, Lucía, is patient and sharp, and their third lesson is about feelings.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

Silk and Secrets

In 1920s Calcutta, a widow named Leela commissions a portrait from an English art dealer, Edmund, who finds more in her face than he was hired to paint. Secrets follow.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

Soup for Two

A broken stove on the coldest night of a Montreal winter sends Léa downstairs to her neighbour Samir, who cooks lentil soup and listens to her hum.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Star Ferry

Mei takes the Star Ferry across Hong Kong's harbour every evening. Daniel, a visiting architect, sits opposite and draws the skyline. Tonight, he draws her.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Stargazing Lodge

Thea, an astronomy writer, visits a remote lodge in the Namibian desert. Kofi, the guide, switches off every light and tells her to give her eyes twenty minutes.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Street Painter

Camille sketches tourists in a Paris square for ten euros. Hugo, a visiting accountant, sits for a portrait and comes back every morning for another.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Morning Ferry

Yuki takes the 6:40 ferry across the bay every morning. When a stranger takes her usual seat, she plans to be annoyed. He offers her half his tea instead.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Tailor Shop

Sasha orders a dress at a tailor shop in Hoi An. Linh, the designer, says it needs three fittings, and Sasha finds she is looking forward to every one.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Tea Estate

Anika, an agronomist, is sent to a Sri Lankan tea estate to find out why the crop is failing. Rohan, the manager, offers her a cup of tea and a theory of his own.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Tea Museum

Hannah, a new museum curator, is paired with Oscar, the ship's restorer, to bring an old tea clipper back to life. He promises it will take a long time.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Chess Club

Sofía plays chess every Sunday in a Buenos Aires park. One Sunday a stranger sits down across from her and refuses to let her win.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Girlfriend Who Dared

Tia and Jesse have dated for a year. Tia has a jar of thirty small, safe dares, and Jesse draws the first card. Day one is more honest than either expected.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Rooftop Garden

Hana's tomatoes are dying on a Melbourne rooftop. Theo, the neighbour on the next roof, has the sunniest spot in the building and a very helpful opinion.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Stolen Painting

Clara is restoring a Renaissance altarpiece in Florence when she finds a forged signature hidden beneath the varnish. The man who hired her has already noticed.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Blue Tile Painter

Ines, an architect, is hired to restore a tiled facade in Porto. Rafael, the painter making the replacement tiles, will not let her rush a single brushstroke.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

Tram 28

Inês rides Tram 28 every night after her shift. Rui, the driver, has noticed. On the last run, a power cut stops the tram halfway up the hill.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

Tuesdays on the Ice

A skating teacher who has skated alone on a Helsinki pond for ten years meets a clumsy engineer who falls at her feet and asks her to teach him.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Tulip Farm

Esther, an illustrator, spends April painting tulip fields in Holland. Joris, the grower, wheels out a bicycle at dawn and says the light is best before breakfast.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Typewriter Repairer

Lena, a blocked novelist, buys a broken typewriter in Vienna. Stefan, the repairer, fixes it three times and notices that she never types anything.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Upstairs Neighbour

A burst pipe upstairs drips through Maya's kitchen ceiling. The man responsible is Leo, a quiet architect who arrives with a toolbox, an apology and far too much charm.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Wine Route

Paula, cycling the Alsace wine route, gets a puncture in the rain. Etienne, a winemaker, stops his van and offers a repair, a towel and a glass of Riesling.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Vintage Shop

Poppy finds a love letter sewn into the lining of a 1960s coat in her Brighton shop. Sam, the tailor next door, offers to help her unpick the mystery.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Pressing Plant

Tasha brings her first album to an old Detroit pressing plant. Miles, the cutting engineer, plays the test pressing and says one thing is wrong: her own opinion of it.

Romance & Sensual · 2 parts

The Violet Farm

Claire, a pastry chef, drives to a violet farm near Toulouse to buy flowers for candied petals. Mathieu, the grower, hands her a basket and a pair of small scissors.