Dine with Me
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- Layla Reyne (Écrivain)
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“You’re all smiley but jumpy at the same time,” Miller observed beside him, correctly.
Clancy glanced over at the too-handsome gentleman in the town car with him. Beard trimmed, blue eyes bright, the gold in them fetching, and color back in his cheeks, Miller looked a million times better than he had the night before last. They’d delayed their flight out of Jackson Hole yesterday until early evening, giving Miller more time to recover and Clancy time to buy plaid, Teton-themed gifts for everyone. They’d even snuck in a late lunch in the restaurant, and Miller had been right—the view was fucking spectacular, the snow-covered mountains and valley floor glistening under the bright midday sun. Then today, Clancy had woken early and gotten a jump start on his Chicago to-do list while Miller had slept in. Well-rested and altitude sickness passed, Miller seemed back to his usual self, dressed in the pink plaid jacket, a starched white shirt and dark jeans, ready for their next meal out. Looking like that, Clancy sure would like to make a meal of—
Mental brakes!
Wait, was he supposed to slide into a skid? Because yes, he’d skid into—
BRAKES!
“Hey, Doc.” Miller’s concerned voice supplied the road blocks his own mind failed to. “You with me?”
“Just expecting my mom to appear out of nowhere.”
Miller laughed. “It’s a couple months past Halloween, and I wasn’t under the impression she’s a witch.”
“She’s definitely more the kooky fairy godmother sort, kind of like Carol Kane in Scrooged, but with better clothes and an Amex Black Card. The fact she hasn’t shown up yet should worry us both.”
Miller laughed harder, and the deepening grooves at the corners of his eyes were vying for most attractive feature, though the beard and top mop of curls he’d woefully tamed back into submission were all duking it out for spots on the medal stand.
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[Lecture VO]
Un livre beaucoup trop long et surtout trop lent !
L'histoire est beaucoup trop focalisée sur la nourriture (dont la plupart ne m'a pas donné envie du tout), ça paraît même très forcé par moments, et c'est totalement au détriment de la romance. Je n'ai pas vraiment senti de connexion "amoureuse" et d'alchimie entre les personnages. Ils m'ont plutôt donné l'air de très bons amis et je n'arrive pas à les voir en tant que couple. Surtout que l'histoire se déroule sur un laps de temps assez court (une dizaine de jours si j'ai bien compris, bien que ça m'ai paru être une éternité car le récit est extrêmement lent).
J'ai également trouvé que le récit manquait de profondeur. En effet, comme l'histoire est focalisée sur la nourriture, le reste passe un peu à la trappe, notamment à la fin. On se retrouve 3 ans plus tard pour le dernier chapitre et nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'explications sur ce qu'il s'est passé entre temps. Alors que le combat de Miller contre son cancer est quand même quelque chose de très important à mon avis !!
Aussi, il y a bien trop d'alcool dans ce livre ! Est-ce que c'est juste moi que ça dérange ? J'ai l'impression qu'ils passent l'entièreté du livre à picoler. Les seuls moments où ils boivent pas c'est quand ils dorment ou qu'ils couchent ensemble. Il y a un problème d'alcoolisme dans ce récit pour la majorité des personnages.
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Life never tasted so good.
Miller Sykes’s meteoric rise to award-winning chef is the stuff of culinary dreams, but it’s all crashing down around him. He’s been given a diagnosis that could cost him something even more precious than his life: his sense of taste. Rather than risk the very thing that defines him, Miller embarks on a last tour of his favorite meals while he still can.
But there’s a catch: he needs a financial backer to make it happen, and he doesn’t want anyone to know he’s sick.
Dr. Clancy Rhodes has two weeks to come to terms with putting aside oncology to work at his father’s thriving plastic surgery practice. When the opportunity to travel with a Michelin-starred chef presents itself, the foodie in him can’t believe it. It doesn’t hurt that Miller’s rugged good looks are exactly Clancy’s cup of joe.
As Clancy and Miller travel from coast to coast and indulge in everything from dive bars to the most decadent of culinary experiences, they’re suddenly sharing a lot more than delicious meals. Sparks fly as they bond over their love of flavors and the pressures of great expectations. But when Miller’s health takes a turn for the worse, Clancy must convince him he’s more—so much more—than just his taste buds. And that together, they can win a battle that once seemed hopeless.
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This book is approximately 69,000 words
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