Public Lives, Private Pleasures

Public Lives, Private Pleasures

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3.42 of 5 stars 3.42  ·  rating details  ·  38 ratings  ·  8 reviews
Genre: LGBT Multicultural

Descended from an old, very influential Virginia family with conservative views, Adrien has no desire to carry on the family's political tradition. Still, he's forced to hide his gay identity to protect the budding political career of his younger twin brother, Marsh, who wants to take up where their father, Senator Douglas Langtry, left off. There'

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ebook, 141 pages
Published September 28th 2010 by Loose Id (first published September 2010)

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Leaundra
To me this story was about if no one else can accept you, you at least need to be able to accept yourself. Some parts of this story were hard to read but life isn't always easy. The sad thing is you can't pick your family and you have to learn how to deal with the one you get. I'm really glad Adrien and Frankie found each other. Another great read from Adrianna Dane
Kassa
I originally got this due to the positive reviews I’d read. Unfortunately I couldn’t connect with the characters at all and struggled to finish this. It ended up feeling bland with overwrought prose and failed to engage me in the least. There are some really good moments of emotion and the elements seem to be there – Adrien’s tragic past, painful existence, Frankie’s warm love – but they never came together for me in any meaningful way. Instead they seemed like pieces that should work but just d...more
Sassafrass
This review was originally done for the Romance Reviews and can be found here:

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How far would you go to make your family happy? Would you be willing to sacrifice the very core of yourself? Photographer Adrien Langtry has been doing that for years so he won't upset his very conservative, very powerful, political family. He's been hiding who he is, living a double life, trying to "toe the line"; all in the efforts of getting love and approval from a family tha...more
Natālija
Sometimes I wonder why so many good books have so few reviews?! Anyway, I chose "Public Lives, Private Pleasures" because I have always loved books about influential families, politics and people who feel obligated to live a certain life. Fortunately, Ms. Dane didn't disappoint!

First and foremost, I truly enjoyed authors's writing. She's quite eloquent, but not to the point of wanting to skip a couple of paragraphs, but more in the manner of being so true to life that you feel like you are part...more
Elizabetta

4.5 stars A re-read to see if it holds up...

‘A night for fucking... the air was crisp...filled with the floral aroma of cherry blossoms...but the other odor he scented--the hint of cigarette smoke that lingered...that was the one that brought to mind skin filmed in sweat, sheets tangled. More in line with the afterglow of an extremely satisfying sexual encounter.’

Seductive and provocative...and we're off... Adrien, a D.C. senator's son, meets Frankie on a spring night and the physical pull betwe...more
Wren
Interesting characters, especially Adrien. He went through a lot, both off and on the page, as the black sheep of his politico family. It was exhilarating to witness his development, as he came to terms with the life he'd been living and the life he wanted. A story that could have been an overload of angst was instead even-handed, with a satisfying result. And lots of great sex.
Antonella
See Kassa's review.
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Adrianna Dane (who also writes as Tess Maynard) has been putting pen to paper since the age of ten. She currently resides in the state of Washington and is a member of Romance Writers of America, EPIC. and Broaduniverse.

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