{"product_id":"between-desire-and-denial-by-shain-rose","title":"Between Desire and Denial by Shain Rose","description":"\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDimitri Hardy and I were never really supposed to be friends.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was a risky, over-the-top investor. I was trying to avoid the glamorous lifestyle my parents had raised me in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was fun and laid back. I was wound tight and dramatic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe had his life put together. I did not.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo having Dimitri witness my breakup was a low moment. Especially since my boyfriend was also my professor, and after cheating on me, he decided to make me redo my master's thesis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Dimitri saw an opportunity. He offered to assist with my thesis. In exchange, I would help him gain the trust of the upscale town where I'd grown up-one he'd just heavily invested in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis proposal:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMove back home and fake a relationship with him for the summer.\u003cbr\u003eShow my town he's trustworthy.\u003cbr\u003eAdore one another in public and pretend there's no desire brewing in private.\u003cbr\u003eIt seems like an easy plan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut what Dimitri doesn't understand is that a few months in my hometown can ruin you . . . and one summer of denying my desire of his stolen touches and longing stares just might ruin me too.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Bookery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57967887024512,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/4550\/8480\/files\/image_3b31138b-b4bd-49bb-b65c-a1d58a80e772.jpg?v=1777125987","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookeryuk.co.uk\/products\/between-desire-and-denial-by-shain-rose","provider":"The Bookery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}