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Lie
An M/M Modern Gothic Romance
Savant pianist Alek needs a guarantee that his lover, historic home restorer Ian, will never leave.
But the only thing Ian wants is the one thing Alek can never give him—the truth about his past.
Because Alek is lying about everything, starting with his name, and when Ian learns the truth, their house of cards will collapse.
WIP: NMYH
An M/M Modern Gothic Romance
You should never meet your heroes. They’ll only let you down.
When up-and-coming artist, Asher Blakely, is invited to compete for a prestigious art mentorship hosted by his hero, the reclusive celebrity artist Leviathan Marks, he’ll do whatever it takes to win. Because Asher isn’t just any fan. He’s spent hours of pain and thousands of dollars turning Leviathan’s art into tattoos on his skin.
But the more Asher gets to know the mercurial Leviathan, the more he starts to fear that maybe he never should have met his hero, that maybe Leviathan is no hero at all.
Lev Marks collects people like paintings and he’ll stop at nothing to add Asher Blakely to his halls. But after luring Asher to his ancestral castle perched atop a tidal island in the southern English Channel, Lev starts to have second thoughts.
Because Asher’s art is a mirror showing Lev all the worst parts of himself, and he can’t risk his secrets getting out.
Tropes:
- master artist & protégé
- hurt/comfort
- mental health rep
- murder mystery
- forced proximity
- possessive mc
- spooky vibes
Coming late 2024 - early 2025
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