{"product_id":"hot-off-the-presses-elliott-mackle-9781724584618","title":"Hot Off the Presses","description":"\u003ci\u003eHot Off the Presses\u003c\/i\u003e, a romantic expose of the racial and sexual politics surrounding the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs editor of a gay newspaper, Henry Thompson thought he had enough problems dealing with the conservative, old-money owners and the corrupt mayor of Atlanta, an evangelical clergyman, who denies that African-American men are at risk with AIDS and sees no benefit in accepting federal safe-sex-education funds just months before welcoming the world for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry lost his lover to AIDS and sees the casual sex happening in the community as almost criminal and certainly lethal. He relies on a good friend s skilled Tantric massages to release the tension in his life and raise his spirits. Then, while taking in a good, voyeuristic sweat at a men's club steam room, Henry finds himself in a tryst with a handsome, local athlete. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat happens to a crusading journalist when he finds himself falling for a closeted gymnast favored to win gold medals at the upcoming Olympics? When CNN and Sports Illustrated hound him in their never-ending demand for sensationalism that threatens careers? Henry must find the answer to moral dilemmas: integrity versus propriety; passion versus restraint. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly Elliott Mackle, a former Atlanta journalist, could offer readers such a compelling story of one man's many encounters along his path to finding not only love but himself as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSignificant erotic content and salty language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elliott Mackle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1724584618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781724584618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Elliott Mackle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485924143359,"sku":"9781724584618","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52ee8f70-75c0-4230-aaa3-e24cb5cda2ee.jpg?v=1778052531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hot-off-the-presses-elliott-mackle-9781724584618","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}