{"product_id":"2940046461688","title":"In Death He Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I had to force myself to put it down lest I couldn't get up in the morning. Your writing style is unbelievably crisp and vivid...\" T. Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe love of Reade's life, Alex, lay in a coma showing no signs of awakening.\u003cbr\u003eAnd Reade put him there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex loved life. His smile was contagious. He was gay, out and proud,\u003cbr\u003enever hiding his sexuality. Reade was not. Living under the thumb\u003cbr\u003eof his tyrant father Harrold, Reade could never be gay - \"Harrold would\u003cbr\u003enot permit his son to be a fag.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis unwillingness to stand up to Harrold and claim his life was the topic of\u003cbr\u003erepeated arguments between Reade and Alex- including that night in the\u003cbr\u003ecar. Losing control of his temper and the car caused Reade to drive off\u003cbr\u003ethe road and down an embankment. The near fatal crash put Reade in the\u003cbr\u003ehospital with severe injuries and put Alex into a coma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey say people in a coma have vivid dreams. In Alex's coma-induced dream\u003cbr\u003ehe has awakened in an alternate reality, found his loving partner, and is living his ideal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeeks in the hospital has given Reade time to think. Does he stand up to\u003cbr\u003eHarrold, knowing he will lose his sizable inheritance and his job in Harrold's\u003cbr\u003ecompany? Or does he walk away from the man he loves?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey say people in a coma can hear you talking to them. Can Alex hear\u003cbr\u003eReade telling him about the fight he had with his father? Will Alex\u003cbr\u003eunderstand that the man he loves has given up everything to be by his side?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Alex want to leave his wonderful dream to return to Reade?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a love story, poignant and tender, told with sensitivity by an\u003cbr\u003eauthor who cares deeply about his characters and their plight.\u003cbr\u003eIn Death He Lives is a romance unlike any other, sweeping the\u003cbr\u003ereader between two worlds -- the real and the imagined.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manifest Vision Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108596138224,"sku":"2940046461688","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046461688_p0.jpg?v=1764001449","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046461688","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}