tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36445435795109625022024-03-05T22:45:13.731-05:00Slashsessedmw138http://www.blogger.com/profile/00868157215268345272noreply@blogger.comBlogger1109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644543579510962502.post-20822101690011301492019-12-17T09:00:00.000-05:002019-12-17T09:00:10.182-05:00I Just Want You for My Own by ch_errywrites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/21830536" target="_blank"><b>I Just Want You for My Own</b></a> by <b>ch_errywrites</b></div>
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In this short, slice-of-life one-shot, we find Alec coming home to his very festive and adorable husband singing Christmas songs in the loft. The way the author describes the scene makes you feel as though you're standing right next to Alec watching Magnus shimmy and shake. If you're in the mood for a sweet Christmas read, this is the story for you! You won't be disappointed!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><b>~ M</b></i></span></div>
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<b>artwork credit:</b> <a href="https://umkasandiary.tumblr.com/post/169423399043" target="_blank">umkasandiary</a></div>
<br />mw138http://www.blogger.com/profile/00868157215268345272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644543579510962502.post-80639108408231517212019-12-11T03:00:00.000-05:002019-12-11T03:00:04.228-05:00Blog Tour & GIVEAWAY: This Christmas by J.R. Hart<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Title</b>: This Christmas</div>
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<b>Author</b>: J.R. Hart</div>
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<b>Publisher</b>:<b> </b>NineStar Press</div>
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<b>Release Date</b>: December 9, 2019</div>
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<b>Heat Level</b>: 3 - Some Sex</div>
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<b>Pairing</b>: Male/Male</div>
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<b>Length</b>: 56800</div>
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<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Holiday, LGBT, gay, in the closet, holiday season, coming out, virgin, opposites attract, new adult</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48999139-this-christmas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Add to Goodreads</a></span></h2>
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<b>Synopsis</b></h1>
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<a href="https://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ThisChristmas-f500-200x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-74561 aligncenter" height="200" src="https://indigomarketingdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ThisChristmas-f500-200x300.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Alex Ross can’t catch a break when it
comes to Christmastime. With a long history of bad holiday experiences—like
getting rejected under the mistletoe or playing referee to his mother’s
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ridiculously cheerful new neighbor would cool it on the Christmas hype.
Nicholas is annoying and loud. Worst of all, he’s also impossibly attractive
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Christmas Spirit</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Peppermint. Everywhere Alex looked, on
every shelf, peppermint surrounded him. Before Thanksgiving had ended, someone
sneezed red-and-white stripes throughout the grocery store. Most of the year,
Alex was indifferent to peppermint. He didn’t have a personal grudge against
the flavor, not really. At Christmas, however, indifference became loathing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">What was the point of basing an entire
season around one specific flavor profile? He didn’t get the excitement of
mint, the mad rush to stock up as if the ingredient were scarce. Calculating an
extra ten minutes into his routine to account for peppermint mochas being all
the rage and the long lines accompanying the seasonal drink? Not particularly
enjoyable. Personally, Alex preferred peppermint in the summertime, stirred
into a glass of lemonade. In the current season, chamomile tea was a far better
option, particularly in Omaha, which may as well have been a frozen wasteland.
As he loaded the chamomile variety into his cart, he looked at the peppermint
tea beside the others on the shelf again. How many people buy that thinking
this is the only time it’s available? It wasn’t a limited holiday tea. Do
people really not know this? Peppermint tea was right there, on the shelf,
year-round. But somehow, no one touched the tea in the summertime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Alex found it a little scary how some
crafty marketing on the part of a few national giants—a few food brands—could
push peppermint to the forefront of everyone’s minds, convincing them the one
flavor was a requirement for a good Christmas. Marketing alone could make one
flavor of tea, available year-round, fly off the shelves during the right time
of year. “Madness.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">While he could deal with the
fascination—darn near obsession—with peppermint products surrounding him in the
aisles, he couldn’t stand the chaos and overcrowding Christmas caused. He
hadn’t realized he’d been standing in front of the tea for as long as he had
until a woman bumped him out of the way—no “excuse me” or anything—to reach the
tea. He watched her snatch up several boxes of the very same peppermint green
tea he’d rolled his eyes over. He wanted to be home badly, instead of at the
store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“You know they sell that stuff all
year?” Alex asked. Stupid question.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">She replied with a glare, then added two
more boxes to her cart before wheeling away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Okay, then.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Comfort food. Alex stalked away in
search of comfort food. Not comfort food in the way most people would define
it, but rather the food he personally found most comforting. Starting with the
obvious item—the largest jar of peanut butter the store had to offer. He
wondered how offended the cashier would be if he grabbed a pack of plastic
spoons and tore into the jar now. He needed comfort. Moving to a new city,
right before the holidays? Yeah. He needed peanut butter. Bread wasn’t
important. His preference was to eat the substance straight out of the jar,
where the creamy—never crunchy—mass could squish in and fill the emotional void
left behind from the tension of shopping at Christmastime, the internal stress
from packed aisles crowding in on him, overwhelming him. He scuffled his feet
along the floor, head low, set on trying to avoid eye contact with any other
shoppers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Alex wasn’t in the mood to conjure the
polite, Christmassy grin he was forced to give the other shoppers. The store
piped in annoyingly saccharine, cheerful Christmas tunes, and the music was
starting to give him a headache. I hate Christmas. He hadn’t always, but right
now, he couldn’t bring himself to like the holiday. He attempted to elbow his
way around a cookie display with shoppers crowded around. When he couldn’t
manage to get through the crowd, he maneuvered between, reaching an arm in
under someone’s elbow and above another shopper’s wrist. He grabbed two boxes,
tossing them unceremoniously into his cart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Too late to put the cookies back, he
noticed the words “candy cane,” printed on the label. With the crowd, there was
no way he could reach in and put the packages back. What about the season
necessitated peppermint added to the cream-filled center of a sandwich cookie?
He didn’t understand the need there. “What’s wrong with plain Oreos?” No one
heard his question. Which was fine—he hadn’t wanted an answer. He should have
ordered his groceries online, he realized in hindsight. But, he was here now.
Leaving the store empty-handed didn’t make sense.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Saccharine tunes came through the
speakers, crooning classics surrounding shoppers in the store. “On the eleventh
day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…” From the next aisle, he could hear
a voice singing along. The stranger didn’t bother to hum or sing along quietly
as most other shoppers did. Instead, he made his presence known. “Eleven pipers
piping.” His voice was booming and excited. “Ten lords a-leaping!” Whoever he
was, he was getting into the music, holiday cheer annoying Alex from an aisle
over. As Alex grabbed a box of cereal off the shelf, he caught a glimpse of a
garish Christmas sweater, a peek of beard, and lips moving along to the song.
Of course. He was desperate to get out of the store. The sooner he finished
shopping, the sooner he could leave the festive hellhole and take a nap. His
mind flitted to the booze aisle. Alex considered alcohol to be a decent enough
solution for getting through the holiday season. Unfamiliar with the store’s
layout, he wanted to find where he needed to go so scanned above him for a
sign. He didn’t see it. Instead, he turned and saw a lone box of peppermint
bark on an endcap. He debated grabbing some.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">If the candy was any good, it might make
up for the peppermint overload the season itself had. Besides, it was the last
box. The fear of missing out overwhelmed him. Peppermint wasn’t all bad, even
at Christmas. He reached his hand out to grasp the box as a large hand wrapped around
the other side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Oh. Oh gosh.” A man, the one who had
been singing, judging by his festive, candy-cane-striped sweater matching the
one Alex had seen through the aisle divider, looked at him. “You can have it,”
he said, but he didn’t let go of the box. He was offering with the hope Alex
would decline and let him have the box. Alex could barely stifle a groan as he
looked up at him. The guy looked a little too into Christmas in the sweater,
and his obnoxious attire was a lot to take in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Alex wasn’t short. He rarely had to look
up at anyone. But this festive giant towered over him, so he let go. “I don’t
even like peppermint bark,” Alex said. “Take it.” The last thing he wanted was
to get on this guy’s Grinchy side over a box of candy he didn’t actually want.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“What?” The man in front of him stared,
aghast, mouth open, jaw dropped in an exaggerated way Alex had only ever seen
in movies, as if Alex had somehow personally attacked him with the statement.
“You’re not a fan? It’s a holiday staple, man!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Alex resisted any and all temptation to
tell him, “I’m not your man.” He hated when people said things like that, so
overly friendly, as if they knew each other, but he bit his tongue. Instead, he
tried to hide his basket behind him, remembering it was full of peppermint
cookies, not that he’d wanted them either. He worried the man had caught an
eyeful, but then again, did he really care? He wasn’t on trial here!
Apparently, what was on trial was whether or not he liked peppermint bark.
Christmas and everything related to the holiday was on his last nerve; that was
certain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“No,” Alex said. “I am not a fan of
peppermint bark. All it is is mint and chocolate. Go get a box of chocolate
mints in the candy aisle—exact same thing, but the stuff sits there year-round,
and nobody’s trying to convince you you’ll have the worst Christmas ever if you
don’t have it.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Uh…” The man cocked his head to one
side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Alex considered he might have come off a
little too strong, and for a moment, he was embarrassed by his mini-tirade
about how awful the holidays were. He didn’t back down though. In fact, he
realized he’d made a good point. Like he’d told the guy, he could go to the
candy aisle if he needed chocolate and mint so badly. “It’s true,” Alex said.
Frustrated with himself for getting sucked into the marketing, he was thankful
some crazy person in a sweater had come along to snap him out of buying the peppermint
bark—or worse, into the peppermint delusion—when he didn’t want it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“It’s not the same!” The man protested.
“This has a pepperminty crunch! It’s magical! I can’t imagine not loving
peppermint bark!” Alex quirked an eyebrow and backed away slowly. “Or
Christmas! Or candy canes! Of course, I bet that’s because my mom set me up
with the whole naming me after Saint…” Alex shook his head, muttering “Merry
Christmas,” and went down an aisle before the man could finish explaining how
his mother’s love for Christmas somehow translated into a desperate need for
peppermint. He didn’t have the energy for any of this. Instead, he stalked
away, grabbing a bag of chocolate-dipped pretzels—sans any sign of
peppermint—before checking out.</span></div>
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J R Hart is a queer 30-something novelist passionate about telling romantic and erotic stories about LGBT+ characters. When J R isn’t writing, you can find her at the science museum with her son, cheering for her favorite soccer team, or at The Bean Coffee Co plotting her next work. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram as @jrhartauthor, or on her website at jrhartauthor.com.
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<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/21745015" target="_blank"><b>Meeting Santa</b></a> by <b>katychan666</b><br />
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Magnus takes Max and Rafael to meet Santa, who is being played by Alec under a glamour, at the Institute. Max is beyond excited, but Rafael is skeptical. Will Santa be able to convince Rafe that he's real, and will Alec make it through through the day surrounded by a bunch of screaming kids?<br />
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This story is so heart warming! I even felt my eyes get a little misty at times. The Lightwood-Bane family is so adorable and I know that you will enjoy this cute one-shot as much as I did! Highly recommended!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The greatest gift might be what they already have.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After years away building his career, event planner Sebastian Chesnut returns to his small hometown of Fir Falls to reconnect with his mother, sister, and young nieces before his job takes him to London.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He doesn't expect to find his high school boyfriend, Matty, has become a virtual member of Seb's family. Back then, Matty only offered a casual relationship, but Seb fell hard, and history is soon repeating itself. Seb’s afraid to hope for a second chance, no matter how much they’ve grown and despite the family they share. Instead, he focuses on creating a last perfect holiday, which won’t be easy with his sister’s ex planning to take the girls over Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Seb and Matty might not know what to do about their feelings for each other, but one thing’s for sure—it won’t be Christmas without the kids. Can these star-crossed lovers pull off a holiday miracle?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sandine Tomas grew up an unapologetic bookworm, making friends with characters from the ancient past to the farthest reaches of the universe. Her career as a marketing writer has given her insight into the divergence between what a person thinks they want and what they truly need. Relationships are at the heart of her writing, and she enjoys creating characters who become so real that their stories beg to be told. Writing allows her to explore people and ideas from all sides, spinning a notion around like a gem until its facets glisten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Twisting the old adage about writing what you know into writing what you feel, Sandine doesn’t shy away from raw emotions, turbulent circumstances, and above all, deep passions, fueled by humor, honesty, and trust. She enjoys instilling her characters with the flaws, courage, and idiosyncrasies that brings them to life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sandine lives in New York with her husband, two daughters and a Golden Retriever puppy named Noodle. An unabashed TV and film enthusiast, she happily binge watches her favorites until her eyes glaze over. Her other guilty pleasures include attending fandom conventions, sleeping in on weekends, and recharging solo by holing up with a caramel macchiato and an amazing book.</span><br />
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mw138http://www.blogger.com/profile/00868157215268345272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644543579510962502.post-86959995391117321932019-12-03T03:00:00.000-05:002019-12-03T03:00:07.840-05:00Blog Tour: Homemade for the Holidays by Liv Rancourt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ten years ago, Jon’s passion for the piano took him across country to New York, where a demanding concert career consumed his life and left him no time to look back. His father’s stroke is the only thing that brings him home to Seattle. The sick room makes for a dreary holiday until Jon runs into Bo, whose inner light can make anything sparkle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bo loves the holidays; the food, the crafts, the glitter! A fling with an old school friend – who grew up to be his celebrity crush – makes a good thing better. The season turns sour, though, when Jon is offered a gig he can’t refuse. He wants Bo to share the moment, but Bo doesn’t fly. Anywhere. Ever. Is this good-bye, or will a handmade ornament bring Jon home to Bo?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Liv Rancourt writes romance of all kinds. Because love is love, even with fangs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Liv is a huge fan of paranormal romance and urban fantasy and loves history just as much, so her stories often feature vampires or magic or they’re set in the past…or all of the above. When Liv isn’t writing she takes care of tiny premature babies or teenagers, depending on whether she’s at work or at home. Her husband is a soul of patience, her kids are her pride and joy, and her dogs – Trash Panda and The Boy Genius – are endlessly entertaining.</span><br />
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mw138http://www.blogger.com/profile/00868157215268345272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644543579510962502.post-22188437078273641782019-11-27T14:17:00.001-05:002019-11-27T14:17:14.817-05:00I'll Let You Lick the Lollipop by absof*ckinlutely<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/18792745" target="_blank"><b>I'll Let You Lick the Lollipop</b></a> by <b>absof*ckinlutely</b></div>
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When Alec and his son, Max, happen upon a new candy shop in the area, they're both enamored - Max with the huge assortment of sweet treats and Alec with the gorgeous candy shop owner, Magnus. Will Alec be able to drum up enough courage to talk to Magnus or will Max have to step in and play cupid for his hopeless dad?</div>
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This is an adorable story! Max is a total sweetheart and your heart will melt watching Magnus and Alec's shy interactions. Highly recommended!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><b>~ M</b></i></span></div>
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p.s. I'd also like to take a moment to say rest in peace to Godfrey Gao, who passed away earlier today. He played Magnus in <i>The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones</i> and will be missed (1984-2019). 💔😢</div>
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mw138http://www.blogger.com/profile/00868157215268345272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644543579510962502.post-82553021980610887192019-11-26T03:00:00.000-05:002019-11-26T03:00:01.142-05:00Blog Tour: A Boyfriend for Christmas by Jay Northcote<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Closeted, innocent and lonely, Archie Arandale longs for someone special in his life. A Christmas party organised by his wealth management company is the last place he expects to meet the man of his dreams.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With his leather jacket, tattoos, and piercings, Cal Turner turns heads the moment he walks through the door. He definitely isn't looking for a boyfriend, but Archie's hesitant charm captures his attention, and sneaking off during the party to have a little fun can only make a dull evening more interesting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After their reckless and thrilling encounter, Archie is keen for more experience and Cal is happy to oblige. The need for secrecy means this can only be a casual fling, yet as they spend time together in the run up to Christmas, their feelings become more intense than either of them had bargained for. How can Archie find the courage to tell his family about Cal, when Cal's the exact opposite of the 'nice girl' they've been hoping for?</span><br />
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mw138http://www.blogger.com/profile/00868157215268345272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644543579510962502.post-37921321643246994922019-11-22T15:06:00.000-05:002019-11-22T15:06:11.056-05:00A Father’s Love by KeiranNight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After years of estrangement, Asmodeus would love nothing more than to build a real relationship with his son, who can barely stand the sight of him, his son-in-law and his two rambunctious grandsons. There are a lot of obstacles in his way, but Asmodeus is willing to do <i>anything</i> to gain favor with this son and his family.</div>
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This is a great story about redemption. We all know that Asmodeus was not at all a great father to Magnus, but he has seen the error of his ways and wants a fresh start. Will Magnus be able to let go of their painful past and move forward? And how will Alec play into all of this? If you're in the mood for a captivating read, this is the story for you!</div>
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mw138http://www.blogger.com/profile/00868157215268345272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644543579510962502.post-42408565750750813822019-11-20T14:59:00.000-05:002019-11-20T14:59:32.751-05:00Book Review: Peter Cratchit's Christmas Carol by Drew Marvin Frayne<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline !important; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Peter Cratchit, a young lad preparing to make his way in the world, is the eldest son of Scrooge’s lowly clerk Bob Cratchit. Peter flourishes under the tutelage of his “Uncle” Scrooge and seeks to make his mark as a man of business, like his uncle before him.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline !important; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">One Christmas Eve, as Scrooge lays dying, Peter embarks on a risky ocean voyage that he believes will secure the future for his family. Onboard, Peter finds love, happiness, and success, only to lose it all by the voyage’s end.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline !important; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Returning to London, Peter shuns his family and instead finds himself living on the streets, haunted by his failures and his dead lover, selling his body just to survive while he waits for the winter cold to claim him once and for all. But winter snows also mean Christmas is coming, and for the Cratchit family, Christmas is a time of miracles. Can a visit from three familiar spirits change Peter’s life again? Is there one more miracle in store for the lost son of one of Dickens’ most enduring families?</span> </i></span></span><br />
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I thought this was a delightful and fresh take on the classic Charles Dickens story, <i>A Christmas Carol</i>. I enjoyed reading a continuation of the story from Peter's point of view and how he navigates through life and love. If you're looking for a quick and interesting Christmas read, this is the one for you!<br />
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Alec finds himself watching over Magnus much like he did many years ago when Magnus pretty much died in his arms at the Institute. Fortunately, his husband is only suffering from a common cold and will be back to his old self very soon. While resting, Magnus remembers his time in the Institute's infirmary and what he noticed around him.</div>
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This is a really heartwarming story. I don't want to give too much away, but your heart will melt at Alec's sweet reassurances and declarations of his unwavering love. Definitely give this story a try!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">If you need a refresher for the scene Magnus mentions in the story. <br />Just remember, Magnus is perfectly okay and living happily with his husband. 😃💜🖤</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Book #1 - Perfect Day - <a href="https://amzn.to/2oucp5L">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/2ILWJBC">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Book #1.5 - Love Around The Corner - <a href="https://amzn.to/2VCxJ58">Amazon US</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/2OMKVTG">Amazon UK</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The last thing Joel Morgan wants is to fall in love again. Scarred by his failed marriage, Joel’s determined to keep his life emotionally stable—which means taking a job teaching fourth grade, fixing up his house on weekends, and avoiding absolutely all romantic entanglements. And he's doing great.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Until he meets sweet but struggling single dad, Ollie Snow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Following the tragic death of his sister and her husband two years earlier, Ollie became the legal guardian of their two young sons—much to the horror of the boys’ conservative grandparents. They think Ollie’s too young and too unreliable to raise their grandsons. So to prove them wrong, Ollie’s determined to parent the boys without anyone’s help.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As the only two men in the school’s Parent-Teacher Association, Joel and Ollie are thrown together over a series of fundraising events, and somewhere between the Beach Fun Run and the Fall Festival they fall in love. But Ollie has another reason for moving to New Milton—a reason he’s keeping close to his chest—and Joel’s wounded heart won’t trust a man with secrets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Sally Malcolm</b> was bitten by the male/male romance bug in 2016 and hasn’t looked back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Perfect Day was her first published male/male romance, with the follow-up (Between the Lines) out later in 2018 and a dozen other ideas bubbling away on the back burner. Her stories are emotional, sweetly angsty, and always have happy endings.</span><br />
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<b>Title</b>: Claiming Marcus</div>
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<b>Series</b>: Lords of Discord #1</div>
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<b>Author</b>: Jocelynn Drake</div>
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<b>Publisher</b>: Indie</div>
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<b>Release Date</b>: 10/31/2019</div>
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<b>Heat Level</b>: 3 - Some Sex</div>
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<b>Pairing</b>: Male/Male</div>
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<b>Length</b>: 100,000</div>
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<b>Genre</b>: Romance, paranormal romance <span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Claiming Marcus is the first book in an
MM paranormal romance series that has vampires, betrayal, annoying brothers,
music, heartbreak, hope, sexy times, and a raven named Ozzie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Ethan wanted to feel panic and fear when
he stared at Marcus. There really was no doubt in his mind that Marcus and his
brothers were vampires. A sane person would have taken his brother to a
hospital. Ethan hadn’t seen the actual wounds, but just the amount of blood he
cleaned up meant that Bel had been seriously injured. No one could heal from
that without medical assistance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">And yet, just an hour later, Bel’s color
was starting to improve. He was resting on the couch, his breathing falling in
a steady rhythm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Looking at the aristocratic creature
seated on the piano bench, streaked with his brother’s blood, Ethan couldn’t
see anything but a man exhausted and hurting in ways that he couldn’t fully
understand. He trusted Marcus to not harm him. He’d already gone out of his way
to protect him from Meryl and Cain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Ethan wanted to take care of Marcus. It
was clear that he was the family protector. He was the one who made the hard
decisions and directed the others in order to get things done and keep them
safe. But who was there to take care of Marcus?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Taking Marcus’s bloody hand in his,
Ethan pulled him to his feet and led him out of the music room. He paused in
the hallway. The third floor held four rooms with locked doors. One of them was
Marcus’s private bedroom, but he didn’t know which one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Here,” Marcus said, pointing to a pair
of double doors farther down the hall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Ethan nodded and led the way, pulling
the keys Marcus had given him out of his pocket. He unlocked the doors and
pushed them open. There was only one small lamp on the nightstand burning, but
it was enough to illuminate the large room with an enormous four-poster bed and
a long bureau made of a dark wood. The walls were a dark blue with white trim.
The carpet under their feet was so thick it was almost like walking on a cloud.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Thank you, Ethan,” Marcus murmured. He
squeezed Ethan’s hand before releasing it. “You can sleep in the green room if
you’re too tired to return home. And you don’t have to come in to work
tomorrow…or rather today. You need your rest.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Ethan turned and smirked up at Marcus.
“Work, huh? I thought I was fired.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Marcus gave him a tired little smile. “I
don’t think I technically fired you. Just threatened to do it.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Taking a step closer, Ethan slowly
reached up and touch the top button on his stained shirt. “Well, I think I’m
technically here as a friend, because if your employee did this…” Ethan paused
and slipped the first button through the hole. “We’d have to deal with a whole
lot of HR shit, and we don’t want to do that.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Marcus swallowed hard, staring at Ethan.
He licked his lips as his breathing picked up, but he didn’t say anything to
stop Ethan. Yeah, Marcus was attracted to him. Ethan thought he’d picked up a
few little tells over the past couple of weeks, but Marcus was overall very
careful. The guy was stuck so far in the closet, there was little hope of him
ever seeing daylight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">But this wasn’t about Marcus exploring
his sexuality. There was still the issue of him being a vampire and holding
knowledge of his mother’s killer. This was about Ethan seeing that Marcus got
some well-deserved rest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Still moving slowly, Ethan lowered his
hands and unbuttoned the next three buttons before Marcus finally moved, capturing
both of his hands in his.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Ethan?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“It’s okay,” he said, giving him a
reassuring smile. “I’m just helping you. I’m going to turn on the shower and
get the water to warm up. Do you want me to help you finish getting undressed?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Marcus’s mouth dropped open and sort of
soundlessly bobbed for a second like he couldn’t get the words out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Ethan chuckled. He was so damn attracted
to this man, to this vulnerable side that he was sure his brothers didn’t get
to see. Ethan pulled his hands free and resumed unbuttoning his shirt. He
pulled the shirt free of Marcus’s pants to get the last couple of buttons.
Hours ago, Marcus had rolled his sleeves up his forearms so that all Ethan had
to do was run his palms up Marcus’s strong chest, reveling in the feel of hard
muscle. A low groan rumbled in Marcus’s throat and that sound sent blood
rushing to Ethan’s cock. Fuck, that was an amazing sound. He smoothed his hands
across Marcus’s shoulders, pushing the shirt down his arms and to the floor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Ethan…I…”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Shhh,” Ethan murmured. “Nothing is
going to happen. You’re safe.” He leaned up on the tips of his toes and pressed
a light kiss to Marcus’s throat. Strong hands immediately clamped down on his
hips, holding him in place. Fingers dug into his ass and Ethan nearly moaned.
He’d die to feel those hands all over his body. Just the thought had his cock
stiffening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Not sure if the promise of nothing has
me relieved or disappointed,” Marcus admitted in a shaky voice. He looked down
and Ethan could feel the slight tremor creeping through Marcus’s muscles.
“I’ve…I’ve never—”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“I know,” Ethan interrupted. “That’s why
nothing is going to happen.” Well, one of the reasons, at least. “You need
someone to take care of you tonight. Shower and then bed. Once you’re tucked
in, I’m going to head home, but I’ll return later today.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Sadness crept into Marcus’s blue eyes,
but there was also relief there. He nodded and released Ethan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Finish getting undressed, my sexy
friend,” Ethan said and sauntered toward the open door across from the bed. He
was guessing it was a private bathroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">He flicked a switch and sucked in a
harsh breath as buttery light cascaded over warm marbled and gold fixtures. The
bathroom was almost as big as his old apartment. There was a large garden tub
that could easily fit three full-grown men, a double sink vanity with a long
mirror, and a shower stall that had enough space and heads to cover the same
three men who just climbed out of the tub.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">There was muffled thump on the floor and
Ethan guessed that Marcus had dropped a shoe. “Are you so touchy-feely with all
your friends?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Ethan laughed as he walked over to the
shower. “Would you be jealous if I was?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yes,” Marcus hissed, and that single
word wrapped in a possessive tone warmed Ethan like nothing else could. He’d
had more than a few sexual partners in his life, but no one he’d call a
boyfriend and no one who ever felt possessive. He was just a warm body, a tight
hole, a great mouth to fuck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">But with Marcus, he felt like more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Opening the door, Ethan turned the
handle, starting the shower. He stuck his hand in the spray, checking the
temperature. Still cold. He started to turn to make sure that Marcus had a
clean towel, but he jumped when he found Marcus standing directly behind him.
The man had moved so silently and so fucking quickly. How had he not noticed
him?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Because he’s a vampire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Oh, yeah. Ethan’s brain kept
conveniently forgetting that little fact.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">It was even easier to forget when Marcus
was standing just a couple of inches away, wearing only a pair of black boxer
briefs. He was pale, but it didn’t detract from his beautiful body. Every inch
of him was hard. Every. Fucking. Inch.</span></div>
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It started with a battered notebook. Jocelynn Drake wrote her first story when she was 12 years old. It was a retelling of Robin Hood that now included a kick-ass female who could keep up with all the boys and be more than just a sad little love interest. From there, she explored space, talked to dragons, and fell in love again and again and again.<br />
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This former Kentucky girl has moved up, down, and across the U.S. with her patient husband. They’ve settled near the Rockies…for now. She spends the majority of her time lost in the strong embrace of a good book.<br />
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When she’s not hammering away at her keyboard or curled up with a book, she can usually be found cuddling with her cat Demona, walking her dog Ace, or flinging curses at the TV while playing a video game. Outside of books, furry babies, and video games, she is completely enamored of Bruce Wayne, Ezio Auditore, travel, tattoos, explosions, and fast cars.<br />
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She is the New York Times Bestselling author of the urban fantasy series: The Dark Days series and the Asylum Tales. She has just completed a gay romantic suspense series called The Exit Strategy about two assassins falling in love and trying to create a life together. Her newest project returns to her vampire roots with a new MM paranormal romance series. She is also the co-author of the Unbreakable Bonds, Ward Security, and Pineapple Grove series with Rinda Elliott.<br />
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Magnus has been trying to gain the courage to request a particularly special piercing, but never expects to have such a strong connection with the tattoo artist/piercer who just so happens to be a mundane...or is he?</div>
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I really enjoyed this story! Since it's tentacletober, I've read quite a few stories featuring tentacles and this is by far one of my favorites! It's sweet, fluffy, intense and just plain good. Give it try!</div>
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Graduation is behind them and Magnus and Alec soon find themselves awaiting their roommate assignments for college. Even though they're attending the same university, things won't be the same for the couple. Since they were small children, they've lived within yards of each other, so the thought of potentially living across campus from one another is daunting. However, when Magnus receives the name of his roommate, he can hardly believe his eyes. Never has random selection been so perfect!</div>
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The author wrote this chapter in a month-long anthology of fluffy Shadowhunters stories and, so far, this is my favorite. It's just so darn cute! Definitely give this a try. It will leave you wanting to see more...in the best way possible.</div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">When shy sociology student Remington Belotti finds himself stuck on campus two days before Christmas, the handsome and untouchable Carter McCormack unexpectedly offers him a ride home. Having secretly longed for Carter’s attention for over a year, his sudden interest, along with the kind gesture, gives Remmy hope that his attraction might be returned, after all.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">On their way to Remy’s hometown, they encounter bad weather and are overtaken by an unforgiving blizzard, leaving them stranded along the highway. The sparks of attraction fly in the safety of Carter’s car, where they share heartfelt confessions along with body heat and gummy bears. When they check into a motel for the night, their electrifying bond deepens, and their shared time might just bring Remmy and Carter the Christmas surprise they could only have dreamed of.</span> </i><br />
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This is a sweet, feel-good story about two guys who have been crushing on each other for a long time and finally get to confess their feelings when they travel together and are eventually stuck with one another during a snow storm. I really enjoyed the likeable characters and seeing their relationship develop. If you're in the mood for a quick, heartwarming read, this is the book for you!<br />
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<b>Title</b>: All or Nothing</div>
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<b>Release Date</b>: October 7, 2019</div>
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<b>Genre</b>: Contemporary, LGBT, snowstorm, stranded, college students, slow burn, family, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Poconos</div>
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On their way to Remy’s hometown, they encounter bad weather and are overtaken by an unforgiving blizzard, leaving them stranded along the highway. The sparks of attraction fly in the safety of Carter’s car, where they share heartfelt confessions along with body heat and gummy bears. When they check into a motel for the night, their electrifying bond deepens, and their shared time might just bring Remmy and Carter the Christmas surprise they could only have dreamed of.<br />
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All or Nothing<br />
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Picking up my bike keys might have been the most irresponsible decision I ever made. But, I pep talked myself, over the years you collected enough experience so there’s no need to worry. After all, I was confident in my riding skills. I might even make it on time if I left right now. Already packed and dressed in my biking gear, I’d been pacing restlessly around the room for the past twenty minutes or so, going through all the options left.<br />
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I couldn’t afford a last minute plane ticket, and the Greyhound was already fully booked. I’d checked, reloading the website repeatedly to make sure it wasn’t a glitch. Not wanting to hitchhike with a total stranger and risk ending up in the middle of nowhere, likely in a million pieces, the only way I’d be able to make it home now was my motorcycle. The current conditions weren’t so bad here in Allentown, but I was fairly certain the roads would be a real pain farther east.<br />
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Sure, I could call my parents and explain my situation, and they’d probably do everything humanly possible to arrange a flight for me or something. Maybe send one of my uncles or brothers-in-law to get me. My pride wouldn’t let me dial their numbers though. I was an adult now, independent and all that, as much as one gets to be at college anyway. I’d feel like a failure if I ran to Mom and Dad, asking them to fix this, like I’d let them down. And besides, a big family like ours didn’t have the luxury of wasting money on an expensive plane ticket or an unnecessary roundtrip to Pennsylvania.<br />
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Maybe I was being irrational, but I never wanted to be a disappointment to them, and Mom would never forgive me if I missed Christmas with the family. Everyone would be there: my aunts and uncles, cousins and grandparents. If I’m being honest, the holidays were a nightmare for my introverted self, but I never failed to put on my best smiles for Mom and Dad. A couple of hours with my extended family was as exhausting as a twenty-four-hour lecture on criminal justice would likely be, but I’d sit through our dinners—noisy kid cousins and all—any day. There was nothing more important than family in the Bellotti household.<br />
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I startled when my phone vibrated between my fingers. Impatiently swiping my thumb across the glaring screen, I prayed the message was from someone who’d read my Facebook posts. Instead, a text from Mom asked if Cody and I were already on our way. I couldn’t tell her the truth or else she’d worry too much. Cody was on the other side of the hall, lying in bed with a high fever and an ear infection. Both of us were from Connecticut, so we’d arranged to carpool for the holidays like we did in freshman year. I never imagined I’d end up stranded on campus.<br />
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Ignoring Mom’s message, I opened the Facebook app for the nth time to make sure I hadn’t missed a reply or instant message. I’d asked for a ride, posting to my profile and the group site for my sociology class, hoping someone was still around campus and planning to head east. Nothing. Luck didn’t seem to be on my side.<br />
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All right then. I slid my phone into the breast pocket of my leather jacket, pulled on my gloves, shouldered my backpack, and with a last look around the silent room, switched off the lights and stepped into the eerily empty corridor.<br />
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The late afternoon air was crisp, and I caught my breath the moment I stepped outside. Snow crunched and squeaked underfoot as I hurried along the sidewalk. A gust of wind whipped wild flurries against my face, and my nose froze right along with the naked winter trees lining the roadside and everything else around me.<br />
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As soon as I reached my motorcycle, I set about getting everything ready for the road. The metallic-blue Yamaha was my first; my one and only love. Thunder, I’d named her, because she was loud and fast and had been a birthday present from Dad when I got my license at sixteen. During my last visit home, he’d gotten her a new set of winter tires and some neat accessories. He loved spoiling my bike, and I’m sure I must’ve gotten my love for motorcycling from him, much to Mom’s dismay. She was constantly worried something might happen to either of us, as if cars were much safer. Similar to the fear of flying—irrational but a primal and elemental emotion.<br />
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Gusts of icy wind blew wickedly against my face, and I huffed a curse. The cold was already creeping in, despite my layers and layers of winter gear. I’d also exchanged my enormous suitcase for my MOTOTREK backpack, bringing only a handful of my favorite pullovers, jeans, and very few necessities. I still had most of my things back home, so there was no need to overpack.<br />
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I’d already set Thunder up for a little ice and snow when the temperatures had begun to drop more rapidly. We hadn’t had much snowfall yet, but looking her over now, I was quite positive she’d ride smoothly. My bike had never let me down before, and I was counting on her to get me safely to New London even if we’d encounter harsher conditions along the way.<br />
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She had to make it.<br />
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I was about to check on the new heated handles when the sound of heavy footsteps startled me. I turned fast. Cold wind blew in my face, and I jumped at the shadowy figure stepping closer. I looked up into a pair of familiar azure eyes and cursed silently.<br />
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Carter McCormack.<br />
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Of course, it was Carter Mc–freaking–Cormack. The universe must have it out for me.<br />
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He was all dressed up in startling whites and silvers, and fluffy brown fur lined his coat. A cascade of snowflakes danced around his perfect, diamond-shaped face, reluctantly making their way down to earth. Behind him, frosted trees danced to a wild breeze, and with his snow-white and furred coat he reminded me of a handsome ice prince right off the pages of a fairytale book.<br />
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“Hey, Remmy,” he said casually and stepped closer out of the shadows of the trees and into the yellow glow of the streetlamp.<br />
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“Carter? What are you doing here?” I tipped my head back, blinking snowflakes out of my eyes. Not only did he have a few inches on my five foot ten, he was also broader and stronger. Seriously though. What was he doing here? Carter was the last person I’d expected to run into. I was sure he’d been long gone by now like everybody else. Home. Surrounded by family, Christmas cheer and…his boyfriend. Ugh. I couldn’t stop the jealousy rocking through me every time I thought about him and Travis together.<br />
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Carter blinked. Then his eyes widened. “Whoa, Remmy! What happened to your hair?” He lifted a hand as if he was about to reach out but stopped halfway and dropped his arm to his side.<br />
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Oh boy. Carter was also the last person I wanted to see me with bright blue-green bangs plastered wildly across my forehead. My cheeks were heating fast, and I swallowed with difficulty. I shouldn’t have been this embarrassed; I was used to people staring at me because of my colorful choices when it came to clothes and accessories, but the result of my latest dye job had surprised even me. The turquoise came out pretty intense.<br />
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I shrugged, stammering, “I…Um…You know.” Self-consciously, I brushed my fingers through the thick flop of freshly dyed hair and shoved it out of my eyes, back under the helmet. The attempt was useless; my bangs were long, but not long enough to stay put when I wanted them to.<br />
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“Color happened,” I added, hopelessly mumbling a weak explanation when he kept gawking at me with those wide, brilliant blue eyes. I shivered, but it had nothing to do with the cold this time.<br />
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Riina currently resides in Germany. She spent countless exciting days in the UK and US and lost her heart in Tokyo.
She would be thrilled if one day her stories could brighten someone’s day in the way those beautiful romances always lighten up her dull everyday life. Riina is looking forward to sharing many more stories with the world.
When she doesn’t daydream about boys in love, and isn’t glued to her Kindle, Riina loves to travel the world and explore the unknown.
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This is a beautiful story that I believe will be greatly appreciated by fans. Magnus and Alec sit down and actually <i><b>talk</b></i> about <b><i>everything</i></b>. Not only is the process cathartic for the two main characters, but also for the readers. There are certainly heartbreaking moments in this story, but always keep in mind that Magnus and Alec love each other immensely and are married and embarking on a new life. You won't be disappointed in this wonderful story of love, healing and forgiveness.</div>
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Magnus is set to walk down the aisle, but there's one little problem. He's still married to his childhood sweetheart. Determined to get his affairs in order before he says "I do," Magnus returns to his small hometown in hopes of getting his husband to sign the divorce papers. </div>
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As some of you may have recognized, this fanfic is inspired by the movie <i>Sweet Home Alabama</i>. I've only watched the film once, so I look forward to seeing how the author can weave our favorite <i>Shadowhunters</i> characters into the storyline. So far, I'm really enjoying the read! Check it out for yourselves!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Having been, at various times and under different names, a minister’s daughter, a computer programmer, a game designer, the author of paranormal mysteries, a fan fiction writer, and organic farmer, Eli has been a m/m romance author since 2013. She has over 30 books published. </span><br />
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Magnus takes his son to a convention for his absolute favorite TV show so that he can meet his all-time favorite actress. When Magnus is unexpectedly asked onto the stage, he not only helps people in the audience understand the panel through his interpreting, but he also has the opportunity to get a much closer look at the actor he definitely does <i><b>not</b></i> have a crush on, Alec Lightwood! 😏<br />
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There are stories out there that just make you feel warm and happy and this is definitely one of them! It's still in its early stages, but if the first two chapters are anything to go by, we're all in for a great treat! QueenyClairey was inspired to write this story after seeing all of the fun that was had at the <i>Shadowhunters</i> conventions this summer. We all know that <i>Shadowhunters</i> did an excellent job when it came to representation and the author portrays another community that is still often overlooked in a thoughtful and respectful way. <span style="color: purple;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>#RepresentationMatters</b> </span></span><br />
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<b>Book Title</b>: Him Improvement</div>
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<b>Author</b>: Tanya Chris</div>
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<b>Genre/s</b>: Contemporary M/M Romance</div>
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<b>Themes</b>: gentrification, compromise</div>
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<b>Length</b>: 60 000 words/ 161 pages</div>
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<i>The course of true love runs through every neighborhood….</i><br />
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GREGORY MacPherson II didn’t have the time or the patience to make a personal trip to a bookstore, but here he was. Alone.<br />
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No patrons roamed the narrow aisles formed by overstuffed bookshelves. No clerk waited at the vintagecash register sitting on top of a linoleum-covered counter barely capable of holding its weight. No one rushed to greet him from behind the tawdry multicolored curtain hanging at the back of the store.<br />
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From where he stood only a few feet inside the doorway, leery of allowing anything in the dusty hodgepodge to brush against his suit, he could see straight down the center aisle all the way to the back of the store. It was a thirty- foot-by-sixty-foot shoebox, longer than it was wide, oneof four retail spaces on the ground floor of the six-story brick building and the only one still open. Which was why Gregory MacPherson II, commonly referred to as Mac, had personally dragged himself down here.<br />
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How the place could stay in business without any workers, never mind customers, was a mystery he didn’t intend to solve. He was there to shut the place down, not rescue it, though in the few short minutes he’d been exposed to Hailey’s Comic, he could already list a half-dozen ways to improve its profitability.<br />
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That sign out front, for instance. It was a purple whirlwind of planets, well done if you were going for an acid-trip vibe, but the name implied there’d be comics, and the sign implied there’d be comets. Or drugs. And from what he could see, there were neither. If an establishment wanted to bring in customers, it needed to make clear theservices it provided and establish confidence that it wouldprovide them well.<br />
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“Hello?” He raised his voice to a level that couldn’t be ignored and had a brief moment to wonder if he really was completely alone before a head and a hand appeared around the edge of the curtain.<br />
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“Mercy, you scared me,” the head said. It belonged to a young man and had a mop of brown hair piled on top of it, a few shades lighter than Mac’s own reddish brown.“Sorry, I didn’t hear the bell. Give me a minute. I’m sort of in flagrante delicto.” The head disappeared.<br />
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“In flagrante delicto doesn’t mean naked, you know,” Mac told the air where the head had been. “It means you were caught doing something you shouldn’t have been.Something sexual.”<br />
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“Now, now. It’s never wrong to masturbate. There.” The head reappeared, this time attached to a body that gave Mac a startlingly clear vision of how it would look masturbating. The man was stringy, taller than Mac’s six- foot frame, but lean and underdeveloped—the body of aperson who spent a lot of time reading. Or jerking off.<br />
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“What can I help you with?” He was in his mid-twenties, so perhaps ten years younger than Mac, dressed in jeans laddered with intentional rips, each the same two inches wide, running down his thighs like claw marks. His face was clean-shaven, fresh with his youth, and Mac wondered how his skin would react to having Mac’s tightly trimmed beard rubbed all over it.<br />
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“You’re free to browse around, even if I’m not out here.”<br />
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Mac added lax security to the mental list he was pointlessly compiling. “I need to speak to the owner.”<br />
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Hailey Green, owner of Hailey’s Comic, was the only thing standing in the way of his plans to revitalize this misbegotten section of Ballhaven, which plan started with this very brick building and would ultimately lead to Ball’s End—as everyone called it; he’d have to do something about the branding—becoming the newest hot spot for millennials to eat, drink, shop, and live. Urban revitalization was Mac’s business, and Hailey Green was Mac’s problem.<br />
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“Still me,” the man said, tilting his head to the side asif to take in Mac’s appearance more carefully.<br />
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Mac hadn’t changed clothes before driving down to Ball’s End, though he could’ve guessed the place would bedirty. He’d been reading a report on the effort to clear 502 Main Street of its tenants and had made an abrupt decisionto come down and take care of ridding the building of its final holdout himself.<br />
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Tanya Chris writes feminist-friendly romance in a variety of sub-genres and pairings--most especially M/M. Born on the West Coast and raised on the East Coast, she's fact-based but thirsty for justice, and her books often include an examination of a current social issue, even when they're set in the past. As a lifelong genre-hopping reader herself, she admires character-driven work with a message, regardless of the form it takes. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Aoi is more comfortable in the recording studio than in the limelight. But when his boyfriend persuades him to come out on national TV, he skyrockets from D-list adult voice actor to gay icon. Caught in a whirlwind of fame, Aoi worries the wear and tear will be too much for his vocal cords—and his heartstrings—to handle. </span><br />
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Shortly after Alec decimated his heart and broke up with him, Magnus walks aimlessly through the streets. He has no magic, no home and now, no boyfriend. He doesn't know how he'll move forward until he encounters an angel friend he hasn't seen in years.</div>
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I'm pretty new to <i>Good Omens</i>, but I <b>love</b> what I've watched so far, so reading a story that throws Malec, Aziraphale and Crowley together is right up my alley. I love the banter between the <i>Good Omens</i> MCs as well as the engaging angst between Malec. I also have to applaud the author for their clever use of several well-known characters throughout literature, rounding out this story perfectly!</div>
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If you're in the mood for a humorous story with a healthy dose of Malec angst and hurt/comfort, this is the story for you! You won't be disappointed!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>When the world labels a man and judges them blindly, is it possible to ever find love?</i></span><br />
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mw138http://www.blogger.com/profile/00868157215268345272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644543579510962502.post-50694994605367452742019-08-20T03:00:00.000-04:002019-08-20T03:00:10.397-04:00A Romance Abroad by alecmagnuslwb<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="ITWTqi_23IoOPmK3O6ErT"><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/20220142" target="_blank"><b>A Romance Abroad</b></a> by <b>alecmagnuslwb</b></span></div>
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<span class="ITWTqi_23IoOPmK3O6ErT">Magnus and Alec are in their final semester of college and studying abroad. They've had a huge crush on each ever since they discovered they'd be roommates. Things finally heat up and soon they discover that their feelings are far deeper than just a crush or fling. One day they come up with a crazy idea, they should get married. Will they follow through with their idea or will reality, family and friends put a stop to their whirlwind romance?</span></div>
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<span class="ITWTqi_23IoOPmK3O6ErT">I really enjoyed this story! It's adorable, sweet, heartwarming and everything you could hope for in a good fluffy one-shot. Definitely check this one out! It will certainly bring a smile to your face and give you the warm and fuzzies.</span></div>
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<span class="ITWTqi_23IoOPmK3O6ErT"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><b>~ M</b></i></span></span></div>
<br />mw138http://www.blogger.com/profile/00868157215268345272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644543579510962502.post-11145839909564224072019-08-12T11:46:00.000-04:002019-08-12T11:46:52.378-04:00Tales from the Convention by QueenyClairey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/18788743/chapters/44577577" target="_blank"><b>Tales from the Convention</b></a> by <b>QueenyClairey</b><br />
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Clary drags Magnus to a fan convention when Simon falls ill and is uable to go. At first Magnus thinks that this is going to be a boring day spent with a bunch of rabid fans, but he soon finds out that the most unexpected connection can be made with a perfect stranger.<br />
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This is an adorable story! If you enjoy going to fan conventions or Comic-Con, you will definitely relate to this story! I know you'll have a lot of fun following Magnus and Clary during their adventure at the con! Check it out!<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">picture credit: Freeform</span>mw138http://www.blogger.com/profile/00868157215268345272noreply@blogger.com0