Lacquer: Varonian Nights Volume 4

by Tom Bruno

A humble gondolier by trade, Mario has dreamed of speed ever since he was a little boy. But when a beautiful young singer jumps into his lacquer one night and tells him to row as fast as he can, will he be able to keep up... or will the reckless lifestyle Mario has always yearned for be his undoing?

Lacquer is the fourth volume of Varonian Nights, an anthology of eleven interconnected tales set in a city where history never happens and information is the most sought-after treasure of all. Follow the adventures of a firefighter, a painter, a gondolier, a mathematician, a songstress, a courier, a cop, an Immortal, a bounty hunter, a Gorgon Queen, and a hockey fanatic.

Who are these people, and what is the terrible secret that binds them together? The answer may destroy them all... as well as the city that they call home!

44 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 7, 2013

About the author

Tom Bruno was born in New Jersey (Exit 3 of the Jersey Turnpike, to be precise!). An early reader, he planned his childhood activities around the weekly arrival of the county bookmobile and frequented every book store within half a day's ride of his three-speed bike.

Tom's bibliomania inevitably brought him to the Athens of America, where after a misguided attempt to become an astronaut at MIT he decided to complete his Bachelor's degree in Ancient Greek and Latin at Boston University and then his Master's degree in Library Science at Simmons College.

When he's not writing, Tom is a librarian, helping other people get their much-needed book fix!

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