{"product_id":"low-road-9781573443647","title":"Low Road","description":"Robert Louis Stevenson's \u003ci\u003eKidnapped\u003c\/i\u003e has long been considered a masterpiece of high adventure. In \u003ci\u003eThe Low Road\u003c\/i\u003e, James Lear reinvents this classic as a satirical, queer, coming-of-age story. In 1705 Scotland, young Charles Gordon reaches adulthood ignorant of his family's heroic past in the Jacobite Rebellion. He sets out to discover the truth about his father, but instead is kidnapped by mercenaries and sold into slavery as the plaything of a group of corrupt military officials. But Charlie's talents, in and out of bed, win him powerful friends as well as dangerous foes. The false priest, Lebecque, violent Captain Robert, depraved General Wilmott -- all contribute to Charlie's \"education.\" Eventually leading a makeshift army of sex-crazed layabouts, Charlie faces the might of the English forces. Will he triumph, or is it better to retreat to the safety of his sybaritic lifestyle? James Lear expertly interweaves spies and counterspies, scheming servants and sadistic captains, tavern trysts and prison orgies, into this delightfully erotic work that can take its place alongside his acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eThe Back Passage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHot Valley\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe winner of the 2008 Erotic Award for \"Writer of the Year,\" James Lear is an internationally bestselling author whose titles regularly appear at the top of Amazon rankings. His novels are \"elegantly orgasmic,\" rip-roaring good reads that receive accolades from \u003ci\u003eTime Out London\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e XX Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBOYZ\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eA Sticky End\u003c\/i\u003e is his sixth novel; other titles include \u003ci\u003eThe Back Passage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHot Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Low Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Palace of Varieties\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Tunnel\u003c\/i\u003e. James Lear lives in London. Find out more at Myspace.com\/JamesLearFiction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cleis Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705022578962,"sku":"9781573443647","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1be20ec2-452a-4d8a-b42e-cd7c795f82aa.jpg?v=1762337174","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/low-road-9781573443647","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}