Orlando is a painter with a cantankerous character and a soul in tumult, he is already more than fifty years old, he feels old and with no possibility of new stimulus, of new inspiration. A proud man and an "unrepentant imperialist" as he loves to define himself, for some time he has seen life flowing through his fingers like sand and had no idea of how to get it back. Elvira is a young woman disappointed by destiny, mostly sentimental. Suddenly abandoned by her boyfriend she feels betrayed and her soul emptied. Padre Alfonso is a strange priest: undisciplined, non-conformist he loves to graze souls and when the occasion arises have them meet. Orlando has been commissioned to do a work and he has Elvira as the subject to inspire the basis of something that could return soul and joy of two people who believe to have lost them irredeemably. Mysterious is the heart (Misterioso è il cuore) received a special mention for the Vico Sul Gargano Prize for Short Novels 2008. la... Views: 67
Between the desert plains of Karesia and the icy wastes of Ranen, there once lay the kingdom of Ro. Its men and women worshipped the One and he was much pleased with them. His armies were strong. His lands were fertile. And his people prospered and grew... complacent. Their enemies saw they were unwatchful. And the armies of the south fell upon the land like rain. Such a fate it was that befell Haran. Now the Red Prince can only brood upon the downfall of his people, cut off from his own city by the army of the Seven Sisters. Until the arrival of the one man who can wield the sisters' power against them... ALL THAT WAS DEAD WILL RISE. ALL THAT NOW LIVES WILL FALL... ** Views: 67
A legend…a myth…a high stakes game that could shatter them both. The Kavanaugh Foundation, Book 1 As one of the oldest surviving vampire hunters in the Foundation, Lana has learned the toughest lesson: success comes at a price. So while the yummy stranger she bumps into at Caesar’s trips all her temptation switches, duty comes first. Better to be alone than to gamble with someone else’s heart—or her own. Although maybe a one-night stand won’t hurt… Byron has set a one-way course for revenge against the Vegas vampire who murdered his uncle. When he collides with Lana, though, her scent calls to him like a potent aphrodisiac. The only explanation: she’s his true-mate. And the timing couldn’t be worse. He can’t afford any distractions—not to mention it’ll be hell convincing her to love someone who sprouts fur and fangs every full moon. One drink together turns into a daring night of passion. Their erotic interlude ends abruptly with the news that Lana’s partner has been abducted by the very vampire Byron seeks. Now Byron has no choice. He must reveal what he is and risk a rejection that could spell his own destruction… Warning: Contains a hot and steamy taxi ride, wild sex you want to sink your teeth into, and a shower at the Venetian that may need to be closed for repairs until further notice. Views: 67
Rain is on spring break with his friends and bored out of his mind—when he's not pining after his best friend Whitney, anyway.
Then a storm knocks him overboard and he winds up trapped on an island with an ominous reputation… Views: 67
