Layla
Reyne’s DINE WITH ME is a contemporary m/m romance following a dying chef on a
last tour of his favorite meals, and the travel companion who must convince him
he’s more than his taste buds and that the cost of love is worth living for.
Title: Dine With Me
Release Date (e-book and audio): September 16, 2019
Blurb:
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 cuppa 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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Links:
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https://books2read.com/DineWithMe
Exclusive Q&A with Layla
Reyne, Blog Tour:
LR: It’s not just
Miller and Clancy in this story. There’s a supporting cast of
characters—family, of the blood and found sort—that I absolutely adored
writing. And they support, first and foremost. No one here is trying to foil or
divert our main characters, and I love that about this story. They are there to
support Miller and Clancy, as best and as full-of-heart as they can.
●
Are there any secrets from the
book (that aren’t in the blurb), you can share with your readers?
LR: Every place
Miller and Clancy visited is a place I’ve dined or based on a place I dined.
(Sadly, a few of my favorites had closed!) Each place in this book is as
special to me, for my own reasons, as it is for Miller and Clancy. For
instance, one of the stops is The French Laundry, which is where my husband and
I got married, so it holds a special place in my heart too.
●
Does one of the main characters
hold a special place in your heart? If so, why?
LR: Ohmigod, they
both do. This story has been rattling around in my head since 2015. It was on
the initial list of project ideas I gave my agent. There’s a lot of me in both
Clancy and Miller (more so Clancy, my husband more so Miller), but it’s really
a love letter to all the amazing dining experiences I’ve been so lucky to have
in my life.
●
What is the significance of the
title?
LR: It starts as
the opening line of the advertisement Miller posts for the tour. It also ends
the book in a way that still makes me happy sigh.
●
What is the future for the
characters? Will there be a sequel?
LR: This is a
standalone, so there won’t be a sequel. Though keep your eyes peeled for a
special project involving one of the secondary characters.
●
If you had to describe character
Miller Sykes in three words, what would those three words be?
LR: Loyal,
Self-Sacrificing, Stubborn
●
If you had to describe character
Clancy Rhodes in three words, what would those three words be?
LR: Earnest,
Honest, Risk-taker
●
If your book was to be made into a
movie, who are the celebrities that would star in it?
LR: Oh, this is
easy (since the book has been in my head for YEARS). I’ve always had Clive
Standen as my fancast for Miller and Grant Gustin as my fancast for Clancy.
●
Was the writing process different
and what challenges did you face writing contemporary romance versus romantic
suspense?
LR: I couldn’t just
throw a car chase or explosion in when I needed to pick up the pace! But
seriously, I really did have to dig deep to center this one more on emotions,
more on the journey of these two men, individually and potentially together in
the future. That’s what’s driving the story, versus my usual twisty plot.
About
Layla Reyne:
RITA Finalist Layla Reyne is the author of the
Agents Irish and Whiskey, Fog City, and Changing Lanes series. A Carolina Tar
Heel who now calls the San Francisco Bay Area home, Layla enjoys weaving her
bi-coastal experiences into her stories, along with adrenaline-fueled suspense
and heart-pounding romance. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and
its Kiss of Death and Rainbow Romance Writers chapters. Layla is a 2019 RWA®
RITA® Finalist in Contemporary Romance (Mid-Length) and 2016 RWA® Golden Heart®
Finalist in Romantic Suspense.
Connect
with Layla:
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