<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Romancing the Stoop</title><description>Slow burns, bad decisions and good endings. Romantic erotica for adults.</description><link>https://romancingthestoop.com/</link><item><title>The Interest (The Gladiator&apos;s Debt, Part 2)</title><link>https://romancingthestoop.com/stories/the-gladiators-debt-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://romancingthestoop.com/stories/the-gladiators-debt-2/</guid><description>Every debt accrues. Livia learns what she owes, and how she would like to pay.</description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>historical-ish</category><category>forbidden</category><category>power play</category></item><item><title>The Debt (The Gladiator&apos;s Debt, Part 1)</title><link>https://romancingthestoop.com/stories/the-gladiators-debt-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://romancingthestoop.com/stories/the-gladiators-debt-1/</guid><description>She bought his contract to spite her husband. She did not plan on him reading poetry.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>historical-ish</category><category>forbidden</category><category>slow burn</category></item></channel></rss>