Genre:
Action and adventure, Age Gap Romance (older/younger man), European history, gay romance, historical romance, Italian history, m/m romance, military stories, renaissance romance, seafaring stories
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Publication Date:
January 7, 2025
Ebook Price:
$6.99
Paperback Price
$22.99
Book Blurb:
Running a gauntlet of raging seas and enemy warships, Nico and Admiral Vettor Pisani race to Constantinople to rescue Venice from Byzantine treachery.
A triple alliance of powerful princes plans to besiege Venice by sea and land and seize the reins of St. Mark’s legendary four horses. With Nico as his right hand, Pisani leads a war fleet to secure the island of Tenedos in the Aegean, fulcrum of the impending war. Amid the mortal dangers of the journey, Nico and Pisani wrestle with their overpowering physical and psychic attraction, knowing that the choices they make will change their lives irrevocably.
Nico first met Pisani and fell under his spell at the age of fourteen. In the decade since, despite great loves and failed loves, Nico never lost his starry-eyed admiration for Venice’s greatest admiral. Pisani, thirty years older and wiser, hesitates to risk everything for a young man’s love until Nico throws open new doors, and their age difference evaporates in the heat of battle.
The enemy triple alliance—Padua, Genoa, and Hungary—outnumbers Venice five to one. Mounted armies blockade the mainland shores and rivers while the enemy fleet breaches the lagoon. Venice can only win on water with Pisani leading her. When he is forced to fight a battle he knows he cannot win, Pisani’s disastrous defeat lands him in prison. Locked behind bars while Venice hovers on the brink of annihilation, Nico and Pisani sketch a bold plan to save the Republic.
"A richly textured picaresque full of adventure, intrigue, and erotic passion. This captivating period saga mixes precise, colorful details with epic sweep."
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About the Author
Larry was born in Los Angeles and educated in literature, political science, and life at the University of California, Berkeley. He worked as a typographer and journalist in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and St. Paul, Minnesota. Along the way he also worked with Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground on the Exploding Plastic Inevitable in NY, Provincetown, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, was mentored by Dean Koontz. During five years living in Venice, Larry also taught English, led tours, hosted a B&B, and immersed himself in the history and art of the Venetian Republic. The Ballot Boy Trilogy was born in Venice and completed in St. Paul.
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