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The portrait of Saint Malena
jonquil_stone
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jonquil_stone
Ongoing, First published Nov 07
Mature
2 new parts
emilybadergothiclovemafiamountainsmysteriousromanceslowburntaylorkitschtomhardy
"The mountain remembers what hearts forget."


A cursed portrait, a forbidden love and a vow carried through centuries. When an Italian art restorer uncovers a fresco in a Balkan monastery, she awakens the saint who wore her face and the man bound to love her for eternity.
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La Gioconda

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Florence, 1503. Lisa Gherardini is bound to a husband whose pride is louder than his affection. Her days are measured and mannered, her spirit pressed into silence, until the day Leonardo da Vinci is called to paint her portrait. In the hushed glow of his studio, Lisa finds herself revealed, not just in paint but in soul. Each glance lingers longer than propriety allows, each word carries weight unspoken, each stroke of the brush binds them tighter in a passion neither dares to define. He is the only one who sees her fully. She is the muse he cannot abandon. Yet Florence whispers. Rumors curl through palaces, churches, and taverns alike. Her husband grows suspicious, rivals look for blood, and every stolen glance risks discovery. Their love burns quietly, dangerously, in the shadows of the city, hidden in plain sight upon the canvas.

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