{"product_id":"friends-with-benefits-9798233143960","title":"Friends With Benefits","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lucas Dridik\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Lucas Dridik\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Lucas Dridik\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Romance - LGBTQ+\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie has always believed he knows exactly where he stands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe lives by rules. Clear boundaries. A simple arrangement designed to make sure no one gets hurt - especially him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe came into his life quietly, effortlessly... almost too easily. The connection was immediate, intense, and comfortable - like something that had always been there. With him, everything feels simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucas, on the other hand, has never been simple. Never predictable. And maybe that's exactly why he's impossible to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem is, feelings don't follow agreements. They don't obey logic. And they definitely don't disappear just because someone decides they should.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe harder Charlie tries to stay in control, the clearer it becomes that something is shifting - in conversations, in glances, in silences that say more than any confession ever could.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome relationships begin as friendship. Others begin as something casual. But some simply happen... and change everything in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Charlie must figure out how much of what he has can truly be protected - when his own heart seems determined to rewrite the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd some choices... don't let you turn back.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucas Dridik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47568777379991,"sku":"9798233143960","price":1301.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233143960.webp?v=1774870761","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/friends-with-benefits-9798233143960","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}