#secretidentity

Alicia Marie

@bonexflower.bsky.social

4 days ago

THE SHAPE OF A GENTLEMAN

Because sometimes survival means becoming the shape the world expects.

Even if it means becoming someone else entirely. #HistoricalRomance
#RegencyRomance
#AmWriting
#WritingCommunity
#HistoricalFiction
#WomenInHistory
#RegencyEra
#SecretIdentity
#DualIdentity

Steve ☘️🌈💰

@neilfan12.bsky.social

1 week ago

🐴👨‍💻 #Horse #Head #SecretIdentity 👨‍💻🐴

Sara Crown

@saracrown.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Tension? ✔️ Slow burn? ✔️ Forbidden romance? ✔️ Enemies to lovers (…kind of)? ✔️ Spicy times? Double check. 🌶🌶🌶🌶
#readersofyaromance #romancenovel #currentlyreading #slowburnromance #enemiestolovers #secretidentity #readingrecommendations #mulan #gijane #romanceclub #romancenovel #bookrecommendations

Sara Crown

@saracrown.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

A New Romance on Kindle and Kobo
A Woman in a Man's Clothing
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Sara Crown

@saracrown.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

#booktok #tbr #romancebooks #booktokromance #booktokrecommendations #booktube #readersofyaromance #romancenovel #currentlyreading #slowburnromance #enemiestolovers #secretidentity #readingrecommendations #mulan #gijane #romanceclub #romancenovel #newbook #yabooks #booktube #bookrecommendations

Sara Crown

@saracrown.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

#booktok #tbr #romancebooks #booktokromance #booktokrecommendations #booktube #readersofyaromance #romancenovel #currentlyreading #slowburnromance #enemiestolovers #secretidentity #readingrecommendations #mulan #gijane #romanceclub #romancenovel #newbook #yabooks #booktube #bookrecommendations

Sara Crown

@saracrown.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

#booktok #tbr #romancebooks #booktokromance #booktokrecommendations #booktube #readersofyaromance #romancenovel #currentlyreading #slowburnromance #enemiestolovers #secretidentity #readingrecommendations #mulan #gijane #romanceclub #romancenovel #newbook #yabooks #booktube #bookrecommendations

Sara Crown

@saracrown.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

#booktok #tbr #romancebooks #booktokromance #booktokrecommendations #booktube #readersofyaromance #romancenovel #currentlyreading #slowburnromance #enemiestolovers #secretidentity #readingrecommendations #mulan #gijane #romanceclub #romancenovel #newbook #yabooks #booktube #bookrecommendations

Illuminati Ganga

@illuminati-ganga.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

graphic, on the right hand side Steve Martin with arrow through head, left side Duerer's picture of St. Sebastian with arrow through head and some other parts of his impressively toned body. Those old time saints used to work out, damn!

suspiciously, these two guys have never been seen in the same room together.
#art #separatedatbirth #secretidentity #mystery #whatisgoingonhere #stevemartin #tellthetruth #stsebastian #arrows #ouch

@wendyannliving1.bsky.social

1 month ago

#NEW “CAN'T PUT DOWN ROMANCE” “amazing from start to finish”

People We Avoid by @lanilynnvale.bsky.social

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Genevieve Jack

@genevievejackbooks.bsky.social

2 months ago

✨ What if the man you trusted most was hiding what he truly was?

🔥 If you love dark protectors, dangerous pacts, and supernatural secrets…Gabriel is waiting.

#ShifterRomance #DragonRomance #SecretIdentity #ParanormalRomance #FatedMates

The Color of Television

@coloroftelevision.bsky.social

3 months ago

It's rare to see a #SuperVillain with a #SecretIdentity. Off the top of my head, it's glossed over at best. What if the #Joker was secretly the beloved owner of an ice cream parlour, or a coach, or cab driver etc? Someone you would never guess. Wouldn't that be even creepier?
#Batman #ComicBook

Alexis Lopez-McNelis

@lavampiresa.bsky.social

3 months ago

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸… 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿?

#smalltownromance #secretidentity #officeromance #KatBaxter #GeekyGirlAuthorServices

@katbaxterauthor @allthingsgeekygirl

Förderkreis Literatur e.V.

@foerderkreislit.bsky.social

3 months ago

Bild von Cover von Besessen - Kuss der Schatten von Odine Raven

Luise durchlebt eine wahre Pechsträhne, und dann taucht auch noch ein unheimlicher Mann in ihrer Wohnung auf. Wann kommt Licht ins Dunkel und erhellt die Schatten?
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@wendyannliving1.bsky.social

3 months ago

#NEW #KU Fierce independence meets Hallmark-hero charm in a battle of love, lies, and second chances.

Chasing Lyric by K E Osborn

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@wendyannliving1.bsky.social

3 months ago

Sweetly Unhinged author @kira.coleauthor is now available!

Start reading today!
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Marvel Echoes

@marvelechoes.bsky.social

4 months ago

The Thief's Echo: Gambit and the Card That Costs a Soul What Is the Price of a Secret? What happens when the most charming man in the room is also the one with the most to hide? Here at Marvel Echoes, we trace the ripples of origin stories. We look at the moment a character’s life splits, and we follow the echoes of that single event across decades. For Remy LeBeau, the man called Gambit, that origin spark isn't a single moment. It’s a secret. A festering wound hidden beneath a trench coat, a disarming smile, and a cloud of kinetic-purple energy. To understand the Ragin' Cajun, you can't just look at the '90s icon. That’s the performance. To find the real man, we have to trace the ripple of his true origin—a prophesied birth in the bayou—to the explosive, resonant echo of his darkest sin. What is the real price of a secret, chère? And can a soul, once sold, ever be bought back? Marvel Echoes Resonance: Episode 33 Origin Spark: Le Diable Blanc & The King of Cool Gambit’s origin is a perfect echo in itself—a story told in two conflicting parts: the myth he was born into, and the icon he was designed to be. Long before he was an X-Man, Remy LeBeau was a pawn. His in-universe origin spark isn't one of heroism; it's one of prophecy. Born in New Orleans with burning, blood-red eyes, he was instantly feared and abducted from his hospital ward by the LeBeau clan, the New Orleans Thieves Guild as seen in Gambit Vol. 3 #1 (1999). They believed he was "Le Diablo Blanc," the White Devil prophesied to unite the warring Thieves and Assassins Guilds. From his first breath, Remy’s life was not his own. He was a tool, a living "weight of prophecy." This is the central, hidden truth of Gambit. We see him as the ultimate fearless individualist, but that persona is a lie. It's a "thief's echo"—a mask he created in reaction to a life that gave him zero agency. He's not just a thief of objects; he's a man desperately trying to steal back a sense of self that was denied him from birth. And it is this desperation for control that would directly cause his greatest sin. The '90s Icon & The Storm Co-Sign The other half of his origin is the one we all remember. In the real world, Remy LeBeau was a bolt from the blue, an icon of '90s cool created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee. His first in-story appearance, however, was in The Uncanny X-Men #266 (1990), with art by the brilliant Mike Collins. Claremont’s decision to debut Gambit alongside a de-aged, amnesiac Storm was a masterstroke. By having this total unknown save one of Marvel's most respected heroes, Claremont did two things: he established Gambit's competence and his morality (a "rogue with a heart"). This "Storm Co-Sign" instantly legitimized him and forged a deep, platonic bond that would echo for decades, setting the stage for the family he would find... and the family he would betray. The Resonant Arc: The Trial in the Ice For seven years, Gambit’s past was just a collection of dark hints. But the true nature of his sin was older, darker, and stemmed from that same desperate need for control his origin forged in him. As revealed in stories like X-Men Origins: Gambit #1 (2009), Remy’s mutant power was growing unstable. He was a ticking time bomb. Once again, Remy LeBeau had no agency. So, echoing his past, he sought a solution from an outside source: Mister Sinister. Sinister "cured" him, nerfing his powers to a manageable level. But this control came at a price. Sinister called in the debt, tasking Gambit with assembling a team of assassins, the Marauders, and leading them into the Morlock tunnels. Gambit, believing it was a reconnaissance mission, did as he was asked. He was wrong. When the Marauders began the " Mutant Massacre," a horrified Gambit was unable to prevent the slaughter. He only managed to escape with one small life: a child named Sarah, who would grow up to become the X-Man Marrow. This was his "darkest secret." The Failure of Love The secret festered for years. And then, in The Uncanny X-Men #350 (1997), the echo became a roar. The X-Men are captured in Antarctica. Their captor, a disguised Magneto, stages a "mock trial" for the "traitor" in their midst: Gambit. He appoints a judge. Rogue, the love of Gambit's life, is forced to be the instrument of judgment. She gives him the one kiss he never, ever wanted, absorbing everything: the deal with Sinister, the blood, the screams of the Morlocks, the full, unvarnished truth. And it shatters her. This story is the failure of love in the face of absolute truth. The real tragedy is that when Rogue absorbed his memories, she also absorbed his own soul-deep self-loathing. Her repulsion, her horror, her calling him a "monster"... it is a mirror of his own guilt, weaponized by her powers and echoed back at him. In one of the most heartbreaking moments in X-Men history, Rogue renounces him and abandons him to die in the frozen wasteland. His greatest fear—losing his new family—had come true. Legacy and Echoes: Healing the Thief's Heart The ripple from that judgment in the ice defined Gambit for over twenty years. His legacy was no longer about charm; it became a desperate, painful quest for atonement. This profound self-loathing is why he was so susceptible to "quick fixes," like falling under Apocalypse's sway to become the Horseman of Death, all in a misguided attempt to find redemption or save Rogue. For decades, the Rogue/Gambit relationship was a broken record, a toxic cycle of "will-they-won't-they" defined by the wound of Uncanny X-Men #350. And then, in 2018, writer Kelly Thompson picked up the pieces. In the Rogue & Gambit (2018) series, Kitty Pryde sends the estranged pair on a mission... to a couples counseling retreat. They are literally forced to confront their shared trauma and the lingering echo of that day in the ice. This is the perfect counter-echo. The Trial ended in judgment and abandonment. The Therapy ends in understanding and acceptance. The wound is healed. This series leads directly to their impulsive, sudden, and absolutely perfect marriage in X-Men Gold #30 (2018), launching their new legacy in Mr. and Mrs. X. This is the final, beautiful ripple. Gambit's legacy is a 30-year story about a man born with no agency, who made a desperate choice to get it back, and committed an unforgivable sin as a result. His marriage to Rogue is the ultimate verdict: redemption is possible. It is the story of a thief's heart, finally healing, and a man who, at last, built a legacy shared with the one person who saw his absolute worst... and, in the end, still chose to love him. Gambit Reading Guide: Essential Issues Want to trace the ripple for yourself? Here's the essential reading list for the deep dive into Remy LeBeau. Essential Reading List * Uncanny X-Men #266 (1990): The Ragin' Cajun's mysterious debut, where he saves a de-aged and amnesiac Storm. * Gambit #1-4 (1993): Remy's past with the Guilds and his ex-wife Belladonna comes calling, forcing Rogue to see his history firsthand. * Uncanny X-Men #350 (1997): "The Trial of Gambit." The X-Men's dark discovery and Rogue's heartbreaking judgment in the frozen Antarctic. * X-Men Origins: Gambit #1 (2009): A modern one-shot that explicitly details the "origin spark" of his unstable powers and his first, desperate deal with Mister Sinister. * Rogue & Gambit #1-5 (2018): The "couples therapy" mission that forces Remy and Rogue to finally, honestly confront their fractured history and heal the wound of Uncanny X-Men #350. * X-Men: Gold #30 (2018): The issue that Rogue & Gambit (2018) leads directly into, featuring their surprise wedding before their ongoing Mr. and Mrs. X series.

The Thief's Echo: Gambit and the Card That Costs a Soul #Gambit #MarvelComics #OriginStories #SecretIdentity #ComicBookHistory

Dana | Wynn Valentine | Author | Whale Reader

@thedanaverse.bsky.social

4 months ago

She's falling for Victor the Viper—the mascot. Too bad she's already kissed the guy inside the suit! 🏒😂
Fall for this laugh-out-loud hockey romcom!
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#MascotLove #HockeyRomCom #SecretIdentity

Quinn Ward

@quinnwardwrites.bsky.social

4 months ago

What do you do when your favorite spicy gay romance author turns out to be the hot single dad you just started dating?

Ollie’s about to find out.

📚 Room to Dream drops Thursday. Preorders are live: https://readerlinks.com/l/4903187
#GayRomance #MMRomance #SecretIdentity

Author Aaron Ryan

@authoraaronryan.bsky.social

4 months ago

TALISMAN - Subterfuge: A Reluctant Hero Vigilante Thriller TALISMAN - Subterfuge: A Reluctant Hero Vigilante Thriller - Kindle edition by Ryan, Aaron. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading TALISMAN - Subterfuge: A Reluctant Hero Vigilante Thriller.

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Author Aaron Ryan

@authoraaronryan.bsky.social

5 months ago

If you liked Dissonance, you're going to LOVE Talisman: Subterfuge. Preordering now available at lnkd.in/gYkyf2x5 !

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Lea Kirk

@leakirk.bsky.social

5 months ago

All four Silverstar Mates books box set. (ltd. availability)
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Out of Context Podcast Quotes

@podcastquotebot.bsky.social

5 months ago

"I mean, Superman, he's got glasses and a suit and tie." - NAVEY BAKER, Secret Identity, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #SecretIdentity #NationalComicBookDay #NaveyBaker

Googly Eyes On Magic Cards

@magicgooglyeyes.bsky.social

6 months ago

Secret Identity

All right, that's a good art reference

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Janette Gellar Romance Author

@janettegellar.bsky.social

6 months ago

Secret Identity Romances featuring His Vicious Desire by Fiona Murphy and The Secret Billionaire's Last Chance by Laney Shaw

Everyone has secrets in these secret identity romances! Cause for Action is in a promo with these great stories! books.bookfunnel.com/freeromances... #booksky #reading #secretidentity #yournextread #freebook

Allie

@boymomreads3.bsky.social

6 months ago

Stalking Christmas by @almarugaauthor.bsky.social is coming to Audio!

Narrated by:
Walker Williams
Emery Erickson

Coming Sept. 16
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Förderkreis Literatur e.V.

@foerderkreislit.bsky.social

6 months ago

Bild zu Neuerscheinung (Un)glücklich von Tatjana Mark

Neue Schule, fremde Welt – und eine Liebe, die nicht sein darf. Oder doch? Welches Geheimnis verbirgt Hagen? Young Adult Roman über eine erste Liebe voller Wendungen und einer wichtigen Botschaft.
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Janette Gellar Romance Author

@janettegellar.bsky.social

7 months ago

Secret Identity Romance featuring Melanie Knight's The Billionaire's Catch and Liliana Rhodes' Until Midnight.

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