The Price of Desire
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The Price of Desire: A Novel of Forbidden Love and Shattered Lies
Richard Croft has it all: wealth, power, and a beautiful wife. But his perfect life is a masterful illusion. The charismatic 36-year-old businessman is secretly leading a triple life, passionately entangled with two younger lovers: Julien, a handsome French student, and Chloe, a soulful literature major.
A virtuoso of manipulation, Richard supports and adores all three, using lavish gifts and tailored affection to make each feel like the center of his world. He thrives on the complexity, believing his lies are a fair price for everyone’s happiness. But such a fragile web cannot hold.
Suspicion, once a whisper, becomes a roar. His wife, Sarah, detects the cracks in their marriage. Julien’s passionate love turns to furious doubt. Chloe, a scholar of stories, begins to question the narrative of her own romance. As alibis fail and secrets threaten exposure, Richard’s meticulously scheduled world spirals toward a catastrophic collision.
The Price of Desire is a gripping MM romance and psychological thriller that explores the intoxicating high and devastating fallout of a double life. This emotional gay love story delves into the hearts of all four characters—the deceiver and the deceived—as lies unravel and truths demand a painful reckoning.
A tale of luxury, betrayal, and resilience, this LGBTQ+ fiction novel asks: what is the true cost of getting everything you desire? Read with pride this compelling saga of shattered illusions and the fragile hope of rebuilding in the aftermath.
The Price of Desire: A Novel of Forbidden Love and Shattered Lies
Richard Croft, 36, is a man who appears to have mastered the universe. A wealthy and commanding businessman, he glides through life in a bespoke suit, his smile a weapon of charm, his generosity legendary. To the outside world, he is the epitome of success, married to the elegant and intelligent Sarah, with whom he shares a glittering penthouse and a decade of curated history. But Richard’s world is a meticulously constructed illusion, a house of cards built on a foundation of breathtaking deceit.
Beneath the serene surface of his marriage, Richard leads not one, but two other lives. In one, he is the passionate benefactor and lover of Julien, a brilliant and beautiful 23-year-old French architecture student. With Julien, Richard explores a world of intense physical passion and artistic escape, a realm far from the pressures of his corporate empire. In another, he is the romantic muse to Chloe, a soulful 24-year-old literature student. With Chloe, he connects on an intellectual and poetic level, becoming the protagonist in the tragic, beautiful romance she has always dreamed of reading.
Richard is a virtuoso of desire. He knows the exact currency to trade for devotion: for Sarah, the gifts of stability and social stature; for Julien, the thrill of adventure and unbridled passion; for Chloe, the promise of a profound, soul-deep connection. He supports them all financially and emotionally, weaving a complex web of scheduled intimacies, alibis, and extravagant gifts. He believes himself a genius, a curator of happiness, capable of maintaining three separate worlds where each person feels uniquely, completely loved.
For a time, the delicate balance holds. But the price of such a lie is a constant, exhausting vigilance. The first crack appears not with a shout, but with a whisper: a misplaced receipt, a lingering scent, a credit card statement line that doesn’t add up. Sarah, whose trust was the bedrock of his entire facade, begins to sense the void beneath her feet. Julien’s passionate nature curdles into suspicion when he glimpses a ghost from Richard’s other life. Chloe, the student of narratives, starts to question the plot holes in her own love story.
As Richard scrambles to contain each breach with ever-grander lies and more expensive gestures, the walls between his three realities begin to tremble. A chance encounter at a charity gala, a digital trail left carelessly, a demand for honesty from a lover tired of shadows—each event accelerates the inevitable collapse. The man who thought he could control everything finds himself in a vortex of his own making, where love curdles into betrayal, passion transforms into rage, and devotion shatters into devastating heartbreak.
The Price of Desire is a sweeping, 42-chapter saga that is both a steamy MM romance and a gay psychological thriller. It delves deep into the psyche of a man addicted to the power of being needed, exploring the toxic allure of secret lives and the fragile people caught in their crossfire. This is more than a story of infidelity; it is a raw examination of identity, the narcissism of control, and the devastating human cost of living a lie.
Follow the journeys of Sarah, Julien, and Chloe as they evolve from victims to survivors, forced to rebuild their lives from the ashes of Richard’s deception. This award-winning-caliber gay fiction offers a compelling, emotional rollercoaster—full of luxury, longing, and ultimate reckoning—that will resonate with anyone who has ever wondered about the secrets behind a perfect smile. Read with pride this unforgettable tale of love, loss, and the hard-won path to authenticity.
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£3.99Add to cartMilano Nudo (Milano Naked): A Gay Romance of Fashion, Trust, and Transformation
Read with pride. An emotional MM romance book about a couple who dares to explore.
Luca and Mateo, a devoted bisexual couple from Madrid, arrive in Milan expecting glamour, fashion, and romance. What they discover is an invitation into a hidden world—elegant, exclusive parties where beautiful people gather to celebrate connection and freedom.
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Name: Alex Morgan
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Review: “This book is an emotional tour de force. Marketed as an MM romance, it’s so much more—it’s a deep, psychological excavation of a narcissist and the wreckage he leaves behind. The author doesn’t just give us a cheating villain; we get inside Richard’s head, understanding the terrifying logic of his lies even as we despise them. My heart ached for Julien, whose passionate love is so brutally commodified, and for Chloe, whose intellectualism is used against her. Sarah’s journey from a poised wife to a determined survivor is equally compelling. The pacing is masterful, a slow burn of tension that had me reading late into the night, waiting for the inevitable collapse. When it comes, it’s both devastating and cathartic. The final chapters, focusing on the survivors’ separate paths to healing, are beautifully rendered and feel earned. This isn’t a fluffy romance; it’s a gay psychological thriller with heart, a stark look at the price of desire that will linger with you. A top-tier LGBTQ+ fiction pick for any book club looking for a serious, discussable story.”
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Name: Ben Carter
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Review: “A breathtaking and heartbreaking gay love story wrapped in a thriller’s suspense. The MM romance between Richard and Julien is intensely captivating—you feel the heat and the addiction, which makes the betrayal cut so much deeper. The author brilliantly shows how Richard uses different ‘love languages’ to manipulate each partner: grand adventures for Julien, poetic intimacy for Chloe, solid reliability for Sarah. Watching these three separate worlds, each so vividly drawn, hurtle toward each other is utterly gripping. The supporting characters, like Julien’s sharp roommate and Sarah’s no-nonsense lawyer, add fantastic depth. What elevates this above typical drama is its literary quality; the prose is sharp, the metaphors resonant (the first edition book is a perfect, tragic symbol). It’s a steamy MM romance at times, but the steam always serves the plot and character development. If you’re looking for popular gay books with substance, where the romance is real but the consequences are too, this is it. The ending provides closure without being overly neat, honoring the characters’ trauma and resilience. An unforgettable Read with pride experience.”
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Name: Sophia Rivera
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Review: “From the first chapter, ‘The Morning Mask,’ I was hooked. This is a masterclass in character-driven tension. As a fan of queer fiction and complex narratives, I was blown away by the structure—seeing the same timeline from Richard’s, Sarah’s, Julien’s, and eventually Chloe’s perspectives adds layers of dramatic irony that are excruciatingly good. You’re screaming at the page as one character misses a clue another has just discovered. Richard is a fascinating, despicable protagonist, and his downfall is as satisfying as it is tragic. The novel doesn’t shy away from the gay fiction themes of identity and the closet, but frames them in a unique context of wealth and power. Julien’s arc, in particular, from a lovesick student to a man reclaiming his self-worth, is powerfully written. This is a best MM romance contender for those who like their love stories dark, realistic, and psychologically nuanced. It’s also a stark reminder that lies, no matter how beautifully gilded, have weight. The emotional MM books tag fits perfectly—be prepared to feel a lot. A stellar, thought-provoking debut that deserves a wide audience in LGBTQ+ reading circles.”