{"product_id":"9781781841624","title":"The Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan shy, submissive Tristan become dominant enough to rid himself of a malevolent ghostly rival and find his happily ever after?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen Tristan Lindsay takes a job cataloguing the library at Faversham Park, home of rock star Marcus Balen, he also accepts a role as companion to Balen's artist son, Garrick.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGarrick is beautiful and talented. He's also demanding and infuriating. He uses Tristan as an unwilling model, shamelessly manipulating the shy boy's emotions to draw out his submissive tendencies.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDrawn into the enigmatic artist's world, Tristan discovers a side of himself that he didn't realise existed. Although afraid of his own feelings, he learns to trust Garrick and falls deeply in love.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBut Garrick has a secret that could tear them apart. A ghostly rival objects to Tristan's presence in Garrick's life. As the spectre's malevolence increases, the young lovers must search for clues to the haunting and find a way to exorcise the jealous ghost. What they find leads them down a path that challenges the dynamics of their relationship. Will their love be strong enough to overcome its supernatural opposition, or will there be no happily ever after?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReader Advisory: This book contains references to homophobic hate crime and paranormal sexual assault. It also contains a hot, virginal librarian and the brooding, dominant artist who lusts after him…There are scenes of consensual D\/s and dubious consent in relation to the characters switching roles.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totally Entwined Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131321270512,"sku":"9781781841624","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781781841624_p0.jpg?v=1763718002","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781781841624","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}