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Altarboy

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

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Thrown out on his eighteenth birthday, Kaz hides in the one place he knows by heart: the confessional of the church where he once served Mass. The caretaker who comes in at 1 a.m. to talk to the empty box has no idea anyone is listening.

Tropes & themes: contemporary · male lead · forced proximity · age gap · romance · enemies to lovers · small-town · boys love · found family · slow burn · grumpy sunshine · steamy

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: Eighteen (free)
  2. Chapter 2: The Altarboy (free)
  3. Chapter 3: Index Cards (free)
  4. Chapter 4: Clipboard (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: The Dumpster (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: Cold Snap (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: Locked Out (free with an account)
  8. Chapter 8: Vestment Press (free with an account)
  9. Chapter 9: Slippers (free with an account)
  10. Chapter 10: Photographs (free with an account)
  11. Chapter 11: The Offer (free with an account)
  12. Chapter 12: The Box (free with an account)
  13. Chapter 13: Everything It Heard (locked)
  14. Chapter 14: Gene Comes to Mass (locked)
  15. Chapter 15: The Boy Is Eighteen (locked)
  16. Chapter 16: The Vicar (locked)
  17. Chapter 17: Kyrie (locked)
  18. Chapter 18: The Fundraiser (locked)
  19. Chapter 19: The Job Site (locked)
  20. Chapter 20: Wigilia (locked)
  21. Chapter 21: The Tower (locked)
  22. Chapter 22: Midnight Mass (locked)
  23. Chapter 23: Christmas Morning (locked)
  24. Chapter 24: Altarboy (locked)

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