Aristocrat | ✓

LETTER TO READERS

The Internet,

Wattpad.

June 21st, 2020.

Dear reader,

This was the first time I've worked on a historical fiction work, and I enjoyed the process immensely. This story was very loosely based on Beauty and the Beast (Benneth) and Castle of Otranto (Evenus' bones as a stand-in for the haunting/ghosts.) And as always I do that thing where I inject religion into everything. Overall it was a fun experience. 

I hope to write more historical fiction in the future, (I already have two outlines in my drafts!) Thank you all so much for reading Aristocrat. Your votes, comments, and support on Radish mean a lot to me.

Cheers,

Saint Caliendo.

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*If you've enjoyed this story enough to give my other novels a chance, here are some recommendations. They are either paranormal/fantasy stories or dealing with religion and faith.

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He should have lost all hope in love and romance, but there's something about Chaska, his son's preschool teacher, that just makes him feel like a college student in love again.

Like Sugar [Mature/Completed]

Summary

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Years of being hyper-aware of his own looks have made Jared develop social anxiety. When you look like Jared, love isn't easy to find. Jared might not have the looks or confidence, but he has the money, so giving up on love and settling for the next best thing, physical intimacy, is all he can do.

With the help of a colleague, Jared reaches an agreement with a college-age youth called Darnell Miller. Jared pays his college fees and rent, while Darnell puts up with shitty sex with an older man.

Sounds simple enough, doesn't it?

It's not.

Acceptance [Complete]

Summary

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Ethan will more than disrupt Andrew's 'perfect' life. He'll also teach him the sole act of acceptance.

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Vincent had a decent quiet life working as a tattoo artist in the city of Detroit until the runway aspiring artist, August, knocked on his front door asking for a home. August promises it will only be for a year and Vincent agrees, but Vincent never knew that August keeping to that promise was going to be so painful.

Now Vincent sees August in the news just months after his disappearance. August is making it big and will be holding his first exhibition in New York. The thing is, Vincent can't just seem to stop himself from chasing after him.

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Summary

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Mathew thought that his only problem would be him adjusting to the city as someone who's lived in a farming town all his life. he didn't expect to get so focused on helping Nathaniel recover from his past wounds. His encounters with a man five years his senior makes him question his life, faith, and everything he had ever believed to be true.