{"product_id":"kushtaka-shane-michaels-9798297301153","title":"Kushtaka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuring the Klondike Goldrush, the living were not the only ones who hungered. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChafing under the constraints of polite Victorian society, Levi flees his stifling life in Virginia for adventure in the far north-only to discover that the nimble ghost of his former lover is unwilling to let him go. As Levi wrestles with his growing attraction to Seth Lundgren, a charming miscreant from Minnesota, the deadly forces of nature and the supernatural come together to threaten Levi's sanity and their survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Skagway's lawless streets to the frozen tundra of the Yukon, Levi and Seth face relentless cold, gnawing hunger, unbridled greed, and the dangerous pull of the forbidden as a wild spirit threatens to claim them both. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending steamy gothic romance, queer reckoning, coming-of-age, and high adventure, \u003ci\u003eKushtaka\u003c\/i\u003e captures the stark beauty of Jack London's northern landscapes with the intimate, perilous longing of E. M. Forster's \u003ci\u003eMaurice\u003c\/i\u003e and Annie Proulx's \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e. A love story set at the edge of the world-where survival always comes at a price.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shane Michaels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798297301153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Shane Michaels","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170123849983,"sku":"9798297301153","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kushtaka-shane-michaels-9798297301153","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}