{"product_id":"the-straight-tactic-rex-halven-9798196802447","title":"The Straight Tactic: How to Serve a King","description":"Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac, but in the high-stakes world of international work, the price of desire might be everything you've built. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat price would an ambitious straight young man be willing to pay for his career? Or is he willingly? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt twenty-three, Demian Laurent is the \"Golden Boy\" of V Group's Paris headquarters. As the youngest secretary in the Executive Office, he is a master of corporate chess, elegant, surgical, and seemingly untouchable. He has spent years cultivating a flawless reputation under the watchful eye of his elite mentor. But behind the tailored suits and cool composure, Demian harbors a secret hunger for a warmth that the sterile halls of power cannot provide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is into men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil he met Brian Kowalski. Straight as hell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA six-foot-two \"Warrior\" from the Eastern Europe, Brian is everything Demian is not: raw, aggressive, and unapologetically ambitious. When Brian is stationed in Paris for the career-defining project, the professional friction between the two men ignites a primitive, all-consuming fire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrian is supposed to be straight and laser-focused on his ascent to the top. Yet, behind closed doors, he claims Demian with a feral possessiveness that shatters every corporate boundary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a landscape of calculations, who is using whom? And when the masks finally fall, will there be anything left to save? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Straight Tactic: How to Serve a King\u003c\/b\u003e is an intense, steamy M\/M corporate romance featuring power plays, forced proximity, and a high-stakes rivalry that proves love is the riskiest merger of all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rex Halven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196802447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Rex Halven","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173302182143,"sku":"9798196802447","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-straight-tactic-rex-halven-9798196802447","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}