{"product_id":"2940046491166","title":"Learning How to Lose, in Six Easy Steps. Step Five: Love \/ Step Six: All the Rest","description":"\u003cp\u003eLosing is a thing Japanese pop star Ryuu Shiwasuda does not do – certainly not gracefully. Image is everything to hot-headed Ryuu. Sure, his macho bluster is only a cover for shyness and social awkwardness, but he takes it (and himself) very seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when gratingly cheerful punster Hiro Takahashi delivers the ultimate insult of letting Ryuu win at a video game, Ryuu is cut to the quick, and vows swift vengeance. Can’t be too hard to beat a dork like Hiro, right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrong. As Ryuu chases after his elusive victory, he’s forced to add more and more items to the list of “things to beat Hiro at” – and is shocked to find that Hiro’s quirky charm is sparking never-before felt desires in him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyuu’s life and career have no place for a male lover. But he’s already in too deep. Can he risk going all in? And what does he stand to lose if he doesn’t?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix easy steps. Three volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon’t miss the other books in the series!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume I:\u003cbr\u003eStep One: Tetris\u003cbr\u003eStep Two: Fun and Games\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume II:\u003cbr\u003eStep Three: Innocence\u003cbr\u003eStep Four: Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume III:\u003cbr\u003eStep Five: Love\u003cbr\u003eStep Six: All the Rest\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alex Gabriel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110830883056,"sku":"2940046491166","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046491166_p0.jpg?v=1763694237","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046491166","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}