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Gilded Things

   (1 review)
Genres: General Fiction, Romance,
Sub-genres: General Romance, Contemporary Romance, Family Drama

Julian Aldrich has never had reason to doubt the world built for him. At twenty-one, heir to a gilded American dynasty, he sees his life as most people see a painting: beautiful, composed, complete. His father Victor is the architect of that world. His mother Catherine is its atmosphere. And Mark, his best friend, is the person Julian loves most.


During a family trip, the careful geometry of these relationships begins to warp. What Julian slowly uncovers will collapse every structure he has built his identity upon: family, loyalty, desire, and the dangerous assumption that the people we love are who we believe them to be.

Copyright © 2026 Nuno R.F.C.R. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher or author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles, reviews, and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by applicable copyright law. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, organizations, events, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons (living or dead), actual events, or real locales is entirely coincidental.

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  • Action Packed 2
  • Addictive/Pacing 5
  • Characters 6
  • Chills 4
  • Cliffhanger 3
  • Compelling 6
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Humor 1
  • Smoldering 4
  • Tearjerker 4
  • Unique 4
  • World Building 4
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redw18

redw18 292

   2 of 2 members found this review helpful 2 / 2 members

This is the kind of story I have been trying to find for so long, especially the kind of endings it offers.

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The struggles of the main characters are so potent, so dark, and so bleak, through the storytelling and structure, that they make me feel so worried, so paranoid, and doubtful about the possibility of their happy ending. And then it surprised me in the end with the revelations that the characters make it out together and received their well-deserved happy ending, even though they may still have to carry scars that they may have to continue to work on beyond the last sentences of the story. The sudden positive and happy feelings that spread through my chest to my entire being are what I have been craving for. I think the dark and bleak struggles or realities the characters faced and overcame together and alive are what make that positive feeling that went through me sweeter and warmer. This is the kind of story I love. I hope I'm making sense. 

And I hope Nuno will make more of stories like this

Response from the author:

Thank you for the beautiful review!

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