{"product_id":"lost-gay-medici-manuscript-griff-holland-9798332620614","title":"Lost Gay Medici Manuscript: A Max Cortese Thriller","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The Lost Gay Medici Manuscript: A Max Cortese Thriller\" by Griff Holland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Erotic Quest for Truth, Power, and Forbidden Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the heart of \u003cb\u003eFlorence\u003c\/b\u003e, where art and history intertwine, renowned art restorer \u003cb\u003eMassimiliano \"Max\" Cortese\u003c\/b\u003e unearths a cryptic message hidden beneath the layers of a centuries-old painting. What should have been a routine restoration spirals into \u003cb\u003ean international quest for one of the most explosive historical discoveries of all time\u003c\/b\u003e-a long-lost \u003cb\u003eRenaissance manuscript\u003c\/b\u003e rumored to reveal \u003cb\u003ea secret love affair between two powerful Italian men.\u003c\/b\u003e If authenticated, this document could \u003cb\u003erewrite history\u003c\/b\u003e and forever change the narrative of love, power, and identity in the past.\u003cbr\u003eBut \u003cb\u003eMax is not the only one seeking the truth.\u003c\/b\u003e A ruthless adversary, the enigmatic \u003cb\u003eLucian Petrova\u003c\/b\u003e, will \u003cb\u003estop at nothing\u003c\/b\u003e to claim or destroy the manuscript's secrets. As \u003cb\u003eMax crisscrosses Europe\u003c\/b\u003e, from the \u003cb\u003esun-drenched streets of Florence\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003emystical alleys of Prague, the bustling bazaars of Istanbul, and the ancient ruins of Athens\u003c\/b\u003e, danger follows at every turn. \u003cb\u003eCoded messages, perilous chases, and seductive deceptions\u003c\/b\u003e push him to the edge-forcing him to rely on the one person who may hold the key to both his survival and his heart: \u003cb\u003eYusuf Altan\u003c\/b\u003e, a dangerously alluring scholar with a past as mysterious as the manuscript itself.\u003cbr\u003eAgainst a backdrop of \u003cb\u003ehidden corridors, cryptic Renaissance puzzles, and illicit passion\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMax and Yusuf's connection ignites\u003c\/b\u003e, their bodies colliding in moments of desperate, fevered urgency. But in a world where betrayal lurks in every shadow and secrets hold \u003cb\u003edeadly consequences\u003c\/b\u003e, will their love endure-or will the manuscript's secrets claim them both?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Griff Holland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798332620614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Griff Holland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851298451711,"sku":"9798332620614","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lost-gay-medici-manuscript-griff-holland-9798332620614","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}