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A heartfelt tragedy of love, deceit, lies and more. Set in the Northern Thailand city of Chiang Mai. Discover how one man fell in love with a male sex worker. How he was betrayed. How he was hurt. How he sought revenge. Contract for Love is a story about Jamie and his time working in Chiang Mai, Thailand. On a brief stay in the city he visits the New My Way bar. There he meets Eak, one of the many Thai boys working there as an escort. Two years later he is back in Chiang Mai working at the local University as a teacher. He meets Eak again at the same bar. Reluctant to take him back to his house, he continues to see him at the bar. He soon realises he is falling in love with Eak. Eventually taking Eak out of the bar scene, they begin a relationship. Jamie wants love and friendship. Unfortunately it is one sided. Eak has different aims. Is Eak simply encouraging Jamie to support him, providing him with a business, buying clothes and gold, only to get as much out of him as possible? You can take the boy out of the bar, but you can't take the bar out of the boy. Despite struggling for a while, Jamie realises he is making a mistake. He ends the relationship. How could he get his money back? As he befriends a friend of Eak he gets taken in once again. Jaki is Thai and has his own secrets. Along comes Sam, an immigrant from Burma. He gives Jamie exactly what he is looking for.