{"product_id":"chlorine-ink-jason-m-buss-9798248444533","title":"Chlorine \u0026 Ink","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne viral video. Two different lives. Four words that could burn it all down.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Valentine\u003c\/b\u003e has the life everyone dreams of-or at least, the one thirty million people fell in love with online. As the assistant manager of a charming Detroit bookstore, he's just said \"yes\" to a Pinterest-perfect proposal from \u003cb\u003eEzekiel Hendricks\u003c\/b\u003e, a successful, steady, and protective financial analyst who has spent three years polishing Jesse into a masterpiece of stability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut beneath the pressed shirts and scheduled haircuts, Jesse is drowning. He spends his dawns writing a secret manuscript about a love that felt like \"\u003ci\u003edrowning in starlight\u003c\/i\u003e,\" a love he thought he buried ten years ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, a text message from an unknown number shatters his carefully curated reality: \u003cb\u003e\"Hey there, pretty boy.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnson Donovan was Jesse's first everything-the star athlete who devoured him in empty locker rooms and the boy who broke Jesse's jaw on prom night in a fit of terrified rage. Now, Anson is back, no longer the coward he once was, demanding to know why Jesse is settling for a life that doesn't make his heart race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaught between the \u003cb\u003esafety of a cathedral\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003ewild fire of the truth\u003c\/b\u003e, Jesse must decide who he really is before his story is told for him. With a national television appearance on \u003ci\u003eThe Darcy Quinn Show\u003c\/i\u003e looming, the world is waiting for a fairy tale-but Jesse is finally ready to rise from the ashes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a world of highlight reels, can Jesse Valentine find the courage to choose the messy, beautiful, and dangerous truth?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason M. Buss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798248444533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Jason M. Buss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084195307775,"sku":"9798248444533","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chlorine-ink-jason-m-buss-9798248444533","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}