The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Dark MM Romance Retelling | Bisexual Awakening | Gothic Forbidden Romance

by Elliot Hale

148 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 18, 2026

About the author

Elliot Hale writes short fiction about the things most of us walk past — a woman counting her apologies, a man seeing snow for the first time, two old friends meeting at a train station and saying nothing.

Each story in the Quiet Lessons series takes five minutes to read. Each one is followed by a reflection and three questions with no correct answers.

The stories are quiet. The questions are not.

Reviews

[Raven Messina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish this was longer and I’m a bit conflicted about the ending but I LOVEEEEE his writing style so much and I hope we get more adaptations!!

[bwrom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truth is Beauty

Wilde's Dorian always made my gaydar tingle, even before I knew what that was, back in HS. This retelling is perhaps kinder than the original, and certainly more steamy, with an ending that promises growth and joy, and more importantly, understanding rather than a cautionary tale against vapid beliefs and greed.

[Cleaver Patterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The second book of Hale’s which I’ve read, and loved it maybe even more than the first. Beautifully written, wonderfully romantic and the love scenes are there, not for the titillation, but because they’re part of the character’s story. Beautiful …… please, please, please write more!