{"product_id":"9781784307752","title":"The Thomas Elkin Series","description":"Elements of Retrofit\u003cp\u003eGeneration versus generation, traditional versus contemporary, these men are about to learn a lesson in architecture and love. Can they prove that the old and new can be the perfect design?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA successful New York architect, Thomas Elkin almost has it all. Coming out as gay and ending his marriage before his fortieth birthday, he needed to start living his life. Now, four years later, with his relationship with his son back on track, and after a few short-lived romances, this esteemed traditional draftsman thinks he knows everything about architecture, about life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCooper Jones, twenty-two years old, is about to take the architect world by storm. Talented, professional, driven and completely infuriating, Cooper is the definition of Generation Y.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting an internship working with Thomas, Cooper is about to knock Tom's world off its axis. Tom can teach Cooper about the architecture industry, but Cooper is about to teach Tom what it means to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClarity of Lines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen some lines blur, others become crystal clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbsolutely smitten, Thomas Elkin and Cooper Jones have decided they're prepared to give a relationship a try.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat they're not prepared for is the reaction from their families, who try to force them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth men are about to learn that there are lines that define us. Sometimes the lines blur, sometimes the lines become crystal clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSense of Place\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigning homes is easy. Finding home is something else entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Elkin and Cooper Jones finally have the support of their families, and their love grows stronger every day. Now living together, they think nothing can stand in their way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there are outside influences trying to pull them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCooper encounters a man, closer to his age and with connections high up the property development chain, who wants Cooper as his own. Tom encounters discrimination and a hidden agenda from a fellow senior partner who's trying to take him down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter what the world throws at them, Tom and Cooper are the real deal. Age differences aside, Tom has finally found his sense of place. His one true center, his home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totally Entwined Group Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046510575856,"sku":"9781784307752","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781784307752_p0.jpg?v=1763726338","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781784307752","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}