Icecapade (His for the Holidays) in Q&A with Josh Lanyon

Dec 19, 2013 Susana rated it really liked it

Another seasonal reading. Another charming novella by Josh Lanyon. This is a classic. A hare and hounds tale. Noel Snow, a retired sneak thief, cannot forget his nemesis, special agent Robert Cuffe, and the night they spent together a decade ago. When he appears at his threshold, Noel doesn´t know if it is the long expected second chance with a man he cannot forget, or his past coming back to kick his ass. Despite Robert’s stated intentions of being there to put him in jail, something does not s ...more

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May 29, 2013 Deanna rated it really liked it

Shelves: fav-authors, romance-contempory, grabs-my-heart

I keep repeating myself when reviewing works by Josh Lanyon: beautiful; emotional; heart felt; so many more. This is a beautiful little Christmas story. Can two people find love and acceptance after ten years have passed? My heart raced when Robert murmured into Noel's ear "If you think the earth moved just now, imagine what'll happen when I fuck you." The characters, as usual in a Lanyon story, are so beautiful drawn with so many layers that they stay with the reader after the words are ended. ...more

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Aug 02, 2012 Kay Sachse rated it really liked it

Shelves: schwulenromane, ebooks

A short story for Christmas; that has to be a wee bit kitschy and o so romantic. Well, Lanyon dishes out a nice little Christmas story that remains just a bit too much on the surface of emotions.
After Noel had a one-night-stand with Robert, things could have been perfect if their professional choices would op against it because Noel is a jewel thief and Robert a FBI-agent. That’s why Noel flees after their first encounter but can’t forget the other man. Like Cary Grant in “To Catch a Thief” he e ...more

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