Masked Identities by Dustin Adrian Rhodes Genre: Fiction Tags: author, books, contemporary, dustin adrian rhodes, fiction, first love, gay, gay author, gay fiction, gay male fiction, gay romance, gay themed, gay writer, hetro fiction, historical, homosexual, m/m romance, male, masked identities, novel, novella, novelist, period fiction, writer, story within story, troubled relationship Status: Published 12-4-2011 Word Count: 19696 (approximate) Language: English ISBN: 9781466053779 Synopsis: Megan thought she had read every book in her grandfather's extensive collection of fiction, until stumbling upon an unfamiliar title. Curious, she delves into the book, realizing that her own relationship with her boyfriend of four years parallels the story she is reading of Ambrose and Sebastian. Can a story of love between two men provide the answers to salvage her floundering relationship? This unusual tale is actually a period story wrapped inside of a contemporary storyline. The interior story includes actual places and events of 1890 Victorian London. One story follows the relationship of two men in Britain, the other story follows Megan and Chandler in upstate New York, USA. Not specifically defined as a romance novella, since this manuscript crosses genre specific lines: gay / hetero, period / contemporary, and even includes an alternate ending. Definitely not the traditional run-of-the-mill read, but a journey into alternative fiction.


  

MASKED IDENTITIES
by Dustin Adrian Rhodes

Genre: Fiction (Novella)
Tags: gay, hetro, romance, gay romance, hetro romance, gay fiction, hetro fiction, gay themed, mm romance, troubled relationship, first love, historical, contemporary, period, story within story
Status: Published 12-4-2011
Word Count: 19696 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466053779

Synopsis:
Megan thought she had read every book in her grandfather's extensive collection of fiction, until stumbling upon an unfamiliar title. Curious, she delves into the book, realizing that her own relationship with her boyfriend of four years parallels the story she is reading of Ambrose and Sebastian. Can a story of love between two men provide the answers to salvage her floundering relationship?

This unusual tale is actually a period story wrapped inside of a contemporary storyline. The interior story includes actual places and events of 1890 Victorian London. One story follows the relationship of two men in Britain, the other story follows Megan and Chandler in upstate New York, USA. Not specifically defined as a romance novella, since this manuscript crosses genre specific lines: gay / hetero, period / contemporary, and even includes an alternate ending. Definitely not the traditional run-of-the-mill read, but a journey into alternative fiction.

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Reviews

Masked Identities had 2 story lines. One of a girl reflecting on her life and the breakup with her boyfriend and the other was told through the book the girl was reading. The switch of story lines was so seamless and captivated you from the beginning.

Would I recommend this book....yes
would I read it again...definitely yes and won't forget my hankies this time!!

JoAnn - Amazon Reviewer Rating

Vickie McKeehan - Goodreads Reviewer Rating

Worth the read!

In Masked Identities the author craftily weaves a parallel story between present day and 1890s London. Megan has broken up with Chandler, a longtime boyfriend she hasn't treated very well over the course of a four-year relationship. During a visit to her grandfather's, she discovers a book which takes her back to a liaison between two men, Sebastian and Ambrose, during a time when being gay meant death or incarceration or at the very least cause for blackmail. As she reads their story and the struggle they must overcome to simply be together, Megan begins to reconsider how she treated Chandler.

The ending left me wanting more, which is, of course, the sign of a well-told story. A touching read.

Makenna Hutton - Amazon Reviewer Rating

probably because I'm not American, I couldn't relate to the main story, but I loved the Victorian London parts. I wish Sebastian and Ambrose's story was the main and only story... but now I'm going to check other books by this author!

Unicorn Productions - Smashwords Reviewer Rating

I really enjoyed the parallel story of Megan reading a book about Sebastian and Ambrose, while realizing how her life was similar to theirs. She uses their story to realize things about herself and her recently failed relationship with her boyfriend, Chandler. One thing I do have to say is that I hated the alternate ending. Not my cup of tea and didn't enjoy it. I much preferred the initial ending.

Kendra T - Goodreads Reviewer Rating

I really liked the dual story aspect of this book. For a short story, i thought there was enough background info to really feel for the three main characters and it flowed really well. If I have to say anything negative its that i wanted to know a bit more about the victorian story, seemed to end quite quick, though better than i'd thought whilst reading it!

Suze - Goodreads Reviewer Rating




 

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