Review: leans with dreams to make it big and to go to California with his lover from home and be a star. I recommend this to anyone who likes history, romance, adversity overcome, a dash or two of hot sex (some lightly kinky) and a HEA. It’s a shame that some actors, even today, don’t feel able to be publically ‘out’. I also liked the way the author concluded the story with a 25 year anniversary.

I loved reading the mix of historical events with fictional romance, although it is loosely based on an actual real-life romance of the time. Instead it’s about two people with a deep love for one another. There is a D/s aspect to Jack and Wyatt’s relationship, but that isn’t the main part of it. He refuses to deny his life or the man he loves. When his studio finally insists that he has to marry, and tuck Wyatt away where no one can see him, Jack takes a stance. He soon realizes he can’t live that way, and soon he and Wyatt are as married a couple as you can envision.

Their relationship starts off well, but Jack initially tries to abide by his mentor Eric’s advice of ‘not being touched’. Jack is no different on the outside, but behind closed doors he lives a very different life. In this era, the stars were the “property” of the studios, and no one would be seen unless fully made-up, not a hair out of place, and immaculately dressed. It’s bright and vibrant, and I was happy to lose myself in the 1920s. It’s hard to believe that this story starts almost a century ago. Review: This story revolves around the lives of Jack and the man he loves, Wyatt. Either forsake the man he loves and remain a box office darling, or follow his heart and let his shining star fade to tarnished gold.

Under pressure to clean up its act, Jack’s studio issues an ultimatum. Public tolerance of Hollywood’s decadence has reached its limit. Love without trust is empty.Īs the 1920s roar, scandals rock the movie industry. Only through Wyatt’s strength can Jack face that which keeps him from being the man he wants to be. He wants to be worthy of his good fortune, but old demons haunt him. Meeting Wyatt Maitland turns Jack’s life upside down. Soon, his talent, matinee idol good looks, and affable personality propel him to the height of stardom. With him, he takes a secret that his country hometown would never understand.Īfter years of hard work and a chance invitation to a gay gentlemen’s club, Jack is discovered. Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (March 25 th, 2013)īlurb: n 1915, star-struck Jack Abadie strikes out for the gilded streets of the most sinful town in the country-Hollywood. Genre: Historical (early 1900’s), BDSM kink

Lords of Kellesborne by M.L. Rhodes