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La Rosa Blu - Anime In Gabbia II by Liena67
La Rosa Blu - Anime In Gabbia II
Liena67
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Aldo vive a Roma e, a poco più di trent'anni, è riuscito a prendere in gestione il locale in cui lavora come pizzaiolo da quando è arrivato in città fuggendo da un piccolo paese dell'entroterra laziale. La sua naturale ed esplosiva esuberanza, oltre che le ottime pizze, lo hanno reso benvoluto da tutti: amici, colleghi di lavoro, clienti di quello che è uno dei tanti locali disseminati nella zona del Colosseo nei pressi della frequentata gay street romana. Aldo è gay e non lo nasconde affatto, al contrario porta all'eccesso ogni aspetto di sé: colora i capelli in modo stravagante, veste con abiti eccentrici e sexy, vive la vita sorridendo e sempre al di sopra delle righe in ogni ambito e situazione. C'è una sola cosa che è costretto, suo malgrado, a vivere in segreto: una relazione che va avanti a intermittenza da anni, un amore tossico che tarpa le sue ali, ma di cui non riesce ancora a fare a meno. Un giorno, però, Aldo si scontra, letteralmente, con un professore universitario: Alfredo, un cliente che frequenta da molto tempo la pizzeria, ma che lui non aveva mai notato. Alfredo è l'opposto degli uomini che in genere attirano la sua attenzione: è un insegnante dal capello brizzolato, un fisico normale, un abitudinario all'apparenza timido e un po' goffo. Eppure, dietro gli occhiali che il professore porta, Aldo intravede due occhi profondi e scuri come l'inchiostro che in qualche modo lo incuriosiscono. Può un uomo dall'aspetto mite, un nerd così diverso dai macho men a cui Aldo è abituato, riuscire ad aprire la gabbia che imprigiona la sua anima? Può un professore tranquillo e comune riuscire a catturare l'attenzione di un pizzaiolo esuberante e aiutarlo a liberarsi dalla prigione di un amore tossico? **** DISCLAIMER: Presenti solo i primi capitoli - su Amazon in ebook e cartaceo dal 14/02/2021 Romanzo autoconclusivo, spin off del romanzo "Il segno della Fenice" Opera tutelata su Patamu - vietata qualsiasi riproduzione anche parziale.
Il Fiore del Drago - Sangue Divino I: Su Amazon anche in cartaceo by Liena67
Il Fiore del Drago - Sangue Divino I: Su Amazon anche in cartaceo
Liena67
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Saga selezionata dal Salone del Libro di Torino 2023 Primo libro, autoconclusivo, della serie: Sangue Divino. Jason Ward è un ispettore della polizia di New York, un uomo di natura solare e goliardica con un sorriso ironico che permane nonostante il lavoro alla omicidi e un divorzio sulle spalle. Ha una figlia ventenne e mantiene un ottimo rapporto con la ex-moglie, l'unica a conoscere la sua attrazione per gli uomini che non si è ancora concretizzata. Una serie di strani, violenti e misteriosi omicidi nel distretto di Chinatown gli fanno però perdere il naturale buonumore. L'unica traccia rilevante sulle scene del crimine è il macabro disegno di un drago dipinto con il sangue delle vittime. Per avere un quadro più completo, Jason decide di rivolgersi a un esperto di mitologia cinese, e chi meglio, si convince, se non uno dei professori di sua figlia? Tuttavia, quando l'uomo si ritrova davanti un ragazzo dai lunghi capelli corvini di origine cinese, invece di un anziano insegnante come si era immaginato, dai tratti delicati e dal fisico sottile ed elegante tanto da sembrare a prima vista una ragazza, tutto assume un senso nuovo. Cosa nasconde quel particolare giovane uomo, Kevin Price, sotto l'austera aria da professore universitario? Cosa teme che gli altri scoprano sul suo conto? Cosa lui stesso non immagina neanche della sua natura, e quale è il filo che lega quegli strani omicidi? In una caotica New York, in una misteriosa e affascinante Chinatown, tra divinità magiche e il risveglio di oscure creature, Jason e Kevin si incontreranno e scontreranno nelle loro diversità per cercare di risolvere questi casi, e andare incontro a un destino iniziato 1800 anni prima. **** L'opera è registrata su Patamu per la tutela dei diritti d'autore, in data 14 gennaio 2020. DISCLAIMER: Opera completa disponibile solo su Amazon a partire dal 7 aprile 2020
Forgotten Monsters by Stand_in_the_rain
Forgotten Monsters
Stand_in_the_rain
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Best Ranking: #9 in Mystery/Thriller Resa is doomed. The knowledge followed her in the whispers of the other children and the anxious glances from their parents. She knew from the solemn way her mother hung an amulet around her neck on her fifth birthday, not an amulet to ward off evil, but to keep it in. So when the cruel queen's right hand, the murderous Prince Cain, takes a peculiar interest in her, she attributes it to her curse. But Cain is cursed in his own way. The queen has kept him prisoner in his tower for seven years, and he's willing to break free any way possible. Soon, joined by a crazy inmate and an increasingly alluring soldier, Resa embarks on a journey where she just may be the hero she's always been told she could never be. But even if she broke Cain's curse, would she ever be able to save herself?
Like Orion & Spark by kae-ruby
Like Orion & Spark
kae-ruby
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Riley Comeau has terrible luck. Lightbulbs shatter in his presence, stoves catch on fire (more so than usual) and microwaves explode. He doesn't have superpowers--at least, that's what everyone tells him. When an old acquaintance unexpectedly invites Riley to join a fraternity with three other guys, he expects a little chaos. What he doesn't expect is to witness a superhero emerging for the first time in Astral City, nor does he expect to have to take matters into his own hands. But life with a secret identity might give him the boost he needs to finish his research for university, while slowly bringing him closer to the one hero who Riley can't seem to resist. * Cover by @newsies- !! *
Minion by ccstarfield
Minion
ccstarfield
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Minion is a regular guy: he's got a wife, a kid, and an app ruined his career as a henchman. Being a villain's sidekick used to be a good job: risky, sure, but well-paying and with top-notch life insurance. But Henchr has brought the tech revolution to the supervillain business. Now it's uncertain schedules and no worker's comp. No villain is evil enough to have dreamt up the gig economy. After one too many jobs gone wrong, Minion decides to retire. This is fine. His self-worth isn't tied to his job. But it is a little humiliating when his wife starts talking about going back to work as the supervillain Dominatrix, a career she retired from a decade ago. And now their daughter is dating a girl that Minion suspects goes out at night in a mask - as a hero, no less. Only a supervillain can sort out Minion's problems, but he can't ask his wife when she's, well, part of the problem. There's only one thing to do: it's time for Minion to become Villain. THE INCREDIBLES meets DOCTOR HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG with a dash of THE VENTURE BROS ***** Contains profanity and cartoon violence *featured on superhero's 'Anti-Heroes and Awesome Antagonists' list and antiheroesgalore's 'Shockingly Short' and 'Badass Authors' lists* Complete at 25k words
Candy Gram ✓ by Olivaughn
Candy Gram ✓
Olivaughn
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EDITORS' PICK (November 2019) || COMPLETE Nick Buckingham is three things if nothing else: salty, antisocial, and the quintessential gay theatre nerd. He's content to drift through the rest of senior year throwing himself into productions to avoid his peers - until it arrives. As an anonymous classmate begins courting Nick via text, he's suddenly desperate to figure out just who this dashing secret admirer is--even if it means actually socialising. He'll be fine--so long as he keeps his wits about him and doesn't fall for this probably-catfisher. Can't be too hard, right?
Sealed with a Kiss | ✓ by atheniian
Sealed with a Kiss | ✓
atheniian
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When Mia Valentine is unceremoniously cheated on and dumped by her boyfriend Max, Mia is determined to make him jealous. When her roommate suggests she gets a fake girlfriend to get back at him, she's hesitant. But Cass Frost, the captain of the girl's rugby team is just as keen to help her get back at her ex boyfriend, and Mia begrudgingly agrees. // completed nanowrimo 2018 story // completed 14th feb 2019 #1 in valentines #2 in girlxgirl #4 in lgbtfiction #5 in nanowrimo #18 in freethelgbt #20 in lgbt
The Golden Rule by MissBonnett
The Golden Rule
MissBonnett
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James has one golden rule. Never date a werewolf. Sure, he'll date another wizard like himself, a vampire, a mortal, a merman and hey it's the 21st century, he'd date a goblin, if the guy was nice enough. BUT NEVER A WEREWOLF. He's already learned his lesson. Besides, he's too busy with matchmaking to even focus on his own love life to even give into the idea of dating.... no matter what his vision said about that no good temperamental Alpha Eric Silva.
Embracing Rain by MuffinExtract
Embracing Rain
MuffinExtract
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Chance Taylor really wishes his life would slow down. He's tired of moving. Noah Brennan really needs a change. He's been stuck in the same town his whole life, which he loves and hates at the same time. When Chance moves to yet another new town, he expects it to turn out the same way it always has-hiding from people, refusing to make connections with anyone or anything, not unpacking his stuff because he knows he probably won't be there longer than a year. But on his first night there, he quite literally bumps into a boy named Noah, and they quickly become friends. But with Noah's growing instability and Chance's inexperience with friendship, will it last?
A Ride on the Polar Express by MuffinExtract
A Ride on the Polar Express
MuffinExtract
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Ava is content with her life-sure, living and working in a holiday-themed tourist town has its drawbacks, but she's practically living her dream. That is, until Ava suddenly finds herself taking care of another woman and her child. That's when things get a whole lot more complicated.