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Cafe Noctem
Originally part of the
Hearts From the Ashes
anthology.
A mask, imbued with Sint Holo’s mischief and magic, brings to life the past–which could destroy the future.
Sint Holo, the Snake Man of Cherokee legend, is up to his mischievous games again. He lives to cause trouble, and there’s no better time than Valentine’s Day to toy with a few hearts.
Nicholas and Grey have been lovers for almost a year now, but all is not well in paradise. They have more than a few issues to work out around this time of year, and in their turmoil the Trickster sees his opportunity. Sint Holo has a game in mind for the two of them to play—whether they want to or not.
Caught up in the magic of Celebration de la Vie, the two lover must outwit the trickster so they can celebrate their life… together.
Warning, this title contains explicit male/male sex.
A mask, imbued with Sint Holo’s mischief and magic, brings to life the past–which could destroy the future.
Sint Holo, the Snake Man of Cherokee legend, is up to his mischievous games again. He lives to cause trouble, and there’s no better time than Valentine’s Day to toy with a few hearts.
Nicholas and Grey have been lovers for almost a year now, but all is not well in paradise. They have more than a few issues to work out around this time of year, and in their turmoil the Trickster sees his opportunity. Sint Holo has a game in mind for the two of them to play—whether they want to or not.
Caught up in the magic of Celebration de la Vie, the two lover must outwit the trickster so they can celebrate their life… together.
Warning, this title contains explicit male/male sex.
85 pages, ebook
First published January 9, 2007
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Willa Okati
218 books219 followersWill Okati is made of many things: imagination, coffee, stray cat hairs, daydreams, more coffee, kitchen experimentation, a passion for winter weather, a little more coffee, a whole lot of flowering plants and a lifelong love of storytelling.
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February 23, 2017
An ok short story with potential.
The plot of someone returning to life through magic was intriguing, but could have been executed in a way that didn't cause that much confusion.
Still the theme of a new chance after the loss of a loved one, of how to go on with life is a good one that I wished had been explored in more depth in this story.
The plot of someone returning to life through magic was intriguing, but could have been executed in a way that didn't cause that much confusion.
Still the theme of a new chance after the loss of a loved one, of how to go on with life is a good one that I wished had been explored in more depth in this story.
November 1, 2012
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
"Café Noctem" by Willa Okati – 5/10
PROS:
- One sex scene that is really hot--slow and intimate.
- Sweet ending. (see cons below also)
CONS:
- Depressing. Both characters are mourning the loss of a man who was a friend to both of them and the lover of one of them. The majority of my unease from the story stems from this: it felt to me as though one guy was still very much in love with his deceased lover and didn’t have it in him to give his current partner what he deserved.
- One of the characters says something in the wake of an amazing, passionate session of sex that is so hurtful it literally made me a little sick to my stomach, and I put the book down for days and almost didn’t finish the story. Because of this, I couldn’t make myself completely buy into the happy ending.
"Café Noctem" by Willa Okati – 5/10
PROS:
- One sex scene that is really hot--slow and intimate.
- Sweet ending. (see cons below also)
CONS:
- Depressing. Both characters are mourning the loss of a man who was a friend to both of them and the lover of one of them. The majority of my unease from the story stems from this: it felt to me as though one guy was still very much in love with his deceased lover and didn’t have it in him to give his current partner what he deserved.
- One of the characters says something in the wake of an amazing, passionate session of sex that is so hurtful it literally made me a little sick to my stomach, and I put the book down for days and almost didn’t finish the story. Because of this, I couldn’t make myself completely buy into the happy ending.
October 18, 2014
There are three to this series! So worth buying.
sad but love one out. it hard to fight a ghost from the pasted. but sometimes you have to let go to find your the one in the future. awesome stories. :)
sad but love one out. it hard to fight a ghost from the pasted. but sometimes you have to let go to find your the one in the future. awesome stories. :)
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