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The Midnight Gardener by R.G. Thomas
The Town of Superstition, Book 1
Thaddeus Cane and his father have moved thirty-two times in all of Thaddeus’ fifteen years. Every time his father uproots them without a reason, it leaves Thaddeus friendless once again. Superstition is the town they’ve settled in this time, and despite its name, it seems like every other little town, except for one thing.
From the window of his bedroom, Thaddeus can look into their neighbor’s back yard. And every night, after dark, he sees a guy his own age putter around in the immaculately maintained garden. When Thaddeus visits his neighbor the crush already blooming underneath surfaces, and Teofil, the midnight gardener, reveals he’s actually a garden gnome. When Thaddeus’ father finds out, more secrets are exposed, and Thaddeus embarks on the adventure of a lifetime.
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He had left his windows open a bit to enjoy the night air, and he heard someone humming outside. It drew him out of bed and over to the window where he slowly, quietly pushed it up higher. Thaddeus peered down into their neighbor’s yard, the light of the moon bleaching the color from the flowers and the grass. Someone was out in the yard, moving from flowerbed to flowerbed, humming an odd, unfamiliar tune. The figure was short and broad, and moonlight winked off the fasteners of suspenders attached to a pair of light colored pants. Fireflies danced around the figure’s head, and Thaddeus frowned as they moved along with the gardener. He’d never known fireflies to trail after someone like that. This deserved a closer look. After creeping down the steps—new creaky spaces he’d have to learn to avoid—and through the kitchen, Thaddeus slipped out the side door. The grass was wet and cool under his bare feet, sending a shiver up his legs. He eased along the tall, wooden privacy fence, looking for a space between the boards or a knothole he might be able to peer through. But the fence was solidly built, and Thaddeus couldn’t find even the smallest crack to try and get a glimpse of their mysterious new neighbor. Just as Thaddeus parted his lips to call a greeting over the fence, the skin at the back of his neck prickled. He closed his mouth and shivered as he looked around. Someone was watching him. He could feel it. Not seeing anyone in the moonlit yard, he looked toward the wooded area at the back edge of their property and squinted. A short distance inside the closely spaced trees, Thaddeus saw something standing very still and staring at him. It was a big animal of some kind, but he couldn’t tell if it was a dog or a wolf, or maybe even a bear, as the moonlight didn’t reach far enough between the trees to illuminate it. Chills stilled his voice and froze him in place. He stared at the creature in the woods, trying to decipher form from shadow. It stared back, not moving or making a sound, which was more frightening. He couldn’t get a good feel for the size of it, but it looked pretty damn big.
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R. G. Thomas has been reading books from an early age. As a young gay man, however, he found very few characters with whom he could truly identify. Now that he’s an adult—or at least older than he used to be—he likes to write stories that revolve around gay characters. The Town of Superstition is his YA fantasy gay romance series which includes wizards, witches, and other magical creatures.
When he’s not writing, R. G. Thomas loves to read, go to movies, watch some TV, and putter around in the small suburban patch of ground he calls a yard. He visits his mother once a week, not just for the free cookies, and enjoys spending time with close friends drinking wine and making up ridiculous things that sometimes show up in his books. Although he hates the process of travel, he does enjoy experiencing new places. His dream trip is to one day visit the country of Greece, and he is currently saving his nickels and dimes to make that a reality.
Twenty years ago he met a man who understood and encouraged his strange, creative mind, who made him laugh more often and more freely than anyone else. They were officially married in November of 2015 and today they still laugh often as they live in a suburb just north of Detroit with their two cats who act as both muse and distraction to him while he writes.
Connect with R.G.: Website – https://www.townofsuperstition.com/ Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/authorrgthomas/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/authorrgthomas Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1505190.R_G_Thomas Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/R-G-Thomas/e/B01E0R5I1E/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1
