The French Have a Word for It in Q&A with Josh Lanyon

Jan 29, 2015 Irina rated it really liked it

Shelves: gay, romance, adult, contemporary, short-stories, josh-lanyon, audio

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Quite nice little story about a young artist and his ex-bodyguard. I would've loved it to be a full size novel though.

***3.7 stars***

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Sep 18, 2018 Alison rated it liked it

Shelves: my-e-things, queer, lgbtq

This was well done and I enjoyed it. Josh Lanyon's short stories are always so well crafted. I didn't connect with this one like I have with others, but it was certainly a nice read. ...more

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Oct 06, 2013 Deanna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fav-authors, grabs-my-heart, romance-contempory, short-story, want-more

A tender story of a young artist who had survived a kidnapping in his youth and the man who had saved him and protected him. Colin is living in Paris trying to make it on his own as an artist. When he was a teenager he had a crush on his bodyguard. He has had no contact with Thomas since leaving for college. They meet as adults in Paris and the chemistry is there. The Montmartre setting is the perfect background. I am a little prejudice on that as I think Paris is the perfect city and Montmartre ...more

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Dec 26, 2015 blub rated it liked it

Shelves: mm-romance, age-gap-5-years-or-more, artists-painters-etc, foreign-languages

A nice short. Colin is living his life in Paris as a struggling artist away from his overprotective and domineering grandfather. On one of his days drawing outdoors, Colin runs into Thomas, his crush and childhood hero. Believing it's a coincidence, Colin is more than happy to reconnect, as is Thomas. But when the truth comes to light, Colin is hurt and the ball is in Thomas court to fix the wrong.

I thought this was a cute short read. I wanted to see more of them and maybe there will be a anothe ...more

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