{"product_id":"boys-in-beauty-melinda-z-maonaigh-9798997183813","title":"Boys in Beauty: A Novel of Image, Power, and Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePower is Negotiated.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is the Leverage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen beauty kingmaker Jett Luxe resurfaces a long-buried scandal, the industry that once protected it braces for impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiego Navarro knows exactly how dangerous Jett can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce poised to become the next \"It Boy\" in beauty, Diego Navarro's career was eclipsed almost overnight by Landon Reese. As his influence waned, Jett Luxe stepped in to revive him-turning Diego into his most ardent protégé and pulling him into a relationship where mentorship blurred into obsession and control masquerading as love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, as Diego's relevance begins to slip once again, he finds himself pulled back into Jett's grasp, and into the same dangerous dynamic he barely escaped seven years earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandon Reese was once the untouchable prince of beauty: young, talented, and protected by an industry that rewarded him faster than it questioned him. Allegations disappeared behind NDAs, settlements, and carefully managed silence, allowing Landon to reinvent himself before the truth could catch up to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs old alliances fracture and accusations spread across an audience hungry for spectacle, Diego and Landon are forced to confront the roles they played in a system that protected powerful men while consuming everyone around them. And at the center of it all is Jett, still orchestrating the narrative before anyone else can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an industry where image is currency and intimacy is leverage, survival depends on who controls the story first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOYS IN BEAUTY\u003c\/strong\u003e is an influencer-era gothic about ambition, power, and the people who mistake being consumed for being loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melinda Ó. Maonaigh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798997183813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e O Maonaigh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.44d","brand":"Melinda Ó. Maonaigh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50546645303551,"sku":"9798997183813","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boys-in-beauty-melinda-z-maonaigh-9798997183813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}