Release Blitz and Giveaway: French Fancy: Lily Morton
Pip Simmonds is the twinkiest twink in London. He’s loud, proud, and packed to the brim with sass. But when he’s laid low by illness, even his hotpants lose their sparkle and his worried boss sends him to the South of France to recuperate in his holiday home.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is beautiful, and the periwinkle-blue villa is luxurious, but the real draw for Pip is the villa’s other resident—his boss’s younger brother, Olivier Durand.
Olivier owns a perfume empire and has spent his whole life running from any other form of commitment. He’s worldly, carefree, wild, and the perfect choice for a holiday fling.
Drawn together by proximity, the two men become lovers and friends and then something more. Something special. But will their special bond hold true after summer’s end, when they both must return to their real lives?
This is the second book in the bestselling Model Agency series, but it can be read as a standalone.
Pip is usually vibrant, snarky, fearless, and full of ass, but an illness has zapped him of his strength and energy. So his boss, Jonas, sends him off to his villa in France to recuperate effectively. As he is enjoying rest and relaxation, Jonas’s brother Olivier arrives. He’s wild, sweet, charming, and is seen as a player and adrenaline junkie Olivier runs the family's perfume business in Paris while Jonas runs the model agency in London.
Pip's getting his spunk and sass back and Olivier soaks up his energy and finds himself fascinated by the mouthy twink They are both very sexually charged men, but also use it as a barrier to protect their hearts. But Pip is still a man looking for his Prince Charming and real love, while Olivier believes he is anti-relationship and is afraid of love.
As these two become friends and enjoy adventures, an unexpected bond forms and attraction grows. Both have family dynamics that have strongly affected their views on relationships. Both have abandonment issues and fear of loss and rejection and use casual flings as protection to avoid from getting too close or hurt. But they seem to be able to see the real person under their public facade to the man that is hurt, vulnerable, and in need of a connection. But they have to deal with their own fears, the skittishness of the other, and logistics of their lives. And there is a bit of external drama as well.
This is a heartfelt, banterrific, funny, sexy, age-gap, boss's brother, new-friends-to-lovers romance with two wild and sexy guys with big, sensitive hearts. I just adored these two guys together. They made me smile, laugh, and swoon, They are fun-loving, passionate, witty, and adventurous, but also have these soft, vulnerable cores that they hide from many people. And they care so deeply and just want the best for the people they care about. There is such a warm feeling of found family, safety, and home. It was fun to see all the cameos and I am hoping to see books for Ezra and Bowie, Reuben and Xavier, and Armand.
Pip's getting his spunk and sass back and Olivier soaks up his energy and finds himself fascinated by the mouthy twink They are both very sexually charged men, but also use it as a barrier to protect their hearts. But Pip is still a man looking for his Prince Charming and real love, while Olivier believes he is anti-relationship and is afraid of love.
As these two become friends and enjoy adventures, an unexpected bond forms and attraction grows. Both have family dynamics that have strongly affected their views on relationships. Both have abandonment issues and fear of loss and rejection and use casual flings as protection to avoid from getting too close or hurt. But they seem to be able to see the real person under their public facade to the man that is hurt, vulnerable, and in need of a connection. But they have to deal with their own fears, the skittishness of the other, and logistics of their lives. And there is a bit of external drama as well.
This is a heartfelt, banterrific, funny, sexy, age-gap, boss's brother, new-friends-to-lovers romance with two wild and sexy guys with big, sensitive hearts. I just adored these two guys together. They made me smile, laugh, and swoon, They are fun-loving, passionate, witty, and adventurous, but also have these soft, vulnerable cores that they hide from many people. And they care so deeply and just want the best for the people they care about. There is such a warm feeling of found family, safety, and home. It was fun to see all the cameos and I am hoping to see books for Ezra and Bowie, Reuben and Xavier, and Armand.
A brilliant idea occurs to me. “And you’d better go now because the owner is here. He’s inside.”
I still can’t see his face, but somehow, I know he’s amused. My impression is confirmed when he says, “Really?” with a great deal of lively scepticism.
“Oh yes.” I shift from one foot to the other rather awkwardly. I’m used to being naked in front of men, but more pleasurable things are usually on the agenda. “He’s my lover, and he’s gone to make drinks. Then he’ll be out here, and there’ll be hell to play.”
“Oh, dear. That does sound worrying. Is he dangerous?”
His beautiful French accent lingers on the last word, and I’m lost for a second. Then I rally.
“Oh, very,” I say airily. “He’ll kill anyone who looks twice at me.”
“He must be a very busy man.”
The compliment disarms me. “Oh well, of course,” I say, regaining my composure. “Thank you. You’re quite right, stranger who is not an axe man.”
“I am definitely not that. I don’t think I could fit an axe in my shorts’ pockets, no?”
“You’d be surprised. I’ve met a few men who’ve got enough room down there to stock the contents of B and Q,” I say unthinkingly.
He throws his head back, laughing. It’s a very attractive sound.
“You should go,” I say wistfully. This is the most exciting thing that’s happened to me since my ex shagged me in a glass lift.
“Ah, because your lover will emerge soon, yes?”
I nod.
“And your lover is?” he asks.
“Oh.” My thoughts immediately spin towards the enigmatic brother of my boss. “He’s Olivier Durand.”
“Really?”
I raise my eyebrow. “He’s insanely possessive of me.” I wave a hand down my body. “And who can blame him?”
“Indeed.”
I narrow my eyes. “I can’t help feeling you don’t believe me, stranger danger.”
He steps forward, and a torch sheds light on his face. I stiffen. It’s a face I last saw in a photo in the kitchen—the picture that showed him smiling with my boss’s arm over his shoulders.
“Shit,” I say morosely.
Olivier Durand chuckles, his eyes dancing. “I do believe you. You are incredibly convincing, but now I am in a quandary.”
“Sounds painful.”
“So painful, because I’m afraid I will now have to visit a doctor.”
“Why?” I ask faintly.
“For my memory loss, of course. Here was I thinking myself a hale, fairly hearty, and very single young man, when pouf, I am the victim of amnesia and cannot remember the name of my beautiful young lover. And after that, I shall have to get my shotgun ready to begin shooting your many suitors in a fit of insane rage.”
“Oh dear.”
He starts to laugh again. “It is Pip, yes?”
I put my hands on my hips. “Who else?”
Lily is a bestselling gay romance author. She writes love stories filled with heat and humour.
She lives in sunny England with her husband and two children, all of whom claim that they haven't had a proper conversation with her since she got her Kindle.
Lily has spent her life with her head full of daydreams, and decided one day to just sit down and start writing about them. In the process she discovered that she actually loved writing, because how else would she get to spend her time with hot and funny men?
She loves chocolate and Baileys and the best of all creations - Chocolate Baileys!
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