Lessons in Timing by Sylvia Barry
Sometimes opposites attract so hard they miss.
Lucas Barclay—charismatic Californian and fastidious photographer—is impatiently waiting for his commitment-phobic boyfriend to . . . well, commit. In the meantime, he rents a shared apartment, which is fine, except for the nocturnal cryptid also living there. Lucas spends his days working at his family’s horse sanctuary, contemplating the unexplained doodles left on his bathroom mirror, and dodging inkwells. Left on carpet.
Armand Demetrio’s grim-dark comic Surrogate Goose has catapulted him to unexpected fame, and the British artiste finds himself abroad, teaching a workshop in California. He spends his nights dreading the international convention at the end of the summer (and the celebrity it entails), tarnishing his hard-won sobriety, and wallowing in the mystery of his elusive flatmate. Why would anyone need so much kale? And why does everything smell of lilac?
Though conflicting schedules keep Lucas and Armand from meeting in person, tentative communication begins through text, Post-it notes, and muffins. But Armand will return to London soon, and he and Lucas might get clock-blocked. Can you fall in love with someone you’ve never met?
- File Name:lessons-in-timing-by-sylvia-barry.epub
- Original Title:Lessons in Timing
- Creator:Sylvia Barry
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B0CWH4TPYN
- Publisher:Riptide Publishing
- Date:2024-04-21T18:30:00+00:00
- File Size:1.214 MB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright
- 3. About Lessons in Timing
- 4. Table of Contents
- 5. 1: Armand Attempts to Leave an Airport
- 6. 2: Robin Meets His Hero
- 7. 3: Lucas in Love
- 8. 4: Skyler Might (Possibly) Have Made a Mistake
- 9. 5: Lucas Meets a Handsome Stranger
- 10. 6: Armand Notices His Surroundings
- 11. 7: Robin Meets an Old Enemy
- 12. 8: Armand is Capable of Human Interaction
- 13. 9: Skyler Finds His Footing
- 14. 10: Robin Avoids His Problems
- 15. 11: Armand Drunkenly Converses With Fish
- 16. 12: Lucas is Nearly Murdered By an Inkwell
- 17. 13: (Texting Interlude 1)
- 18. 14: Skyler Puts Himself Out There
- 19. 15: Robin is Rescued By Batman
- 20. 16: (Texting Interlude 2)
- 21. 17: Skyler Takes Control, Kind Of
- 22. 18: Lucas Takes What He Can Get
- 23. 19: Armand Hides Like a Cowardly Sod
- 24. 20: Robin Goes on a Date
- 25. 21: (Texting Interlude 3)
- 26. 22: Lucas Loses Everything
- 27. 23: Armand Lets the Side Down
- 28. 24: (Texting Interlude 4)
- 29. 25: Skyler Sheds His Layers
- 30. 26: Robin is Ridiculous
- 31. 27: Lucas in Not Okay (He Promises)
- 32. 28: Armand is Perplexed By a Muffin
- 33. 29: Robin Dies
- 34. 30: Lucas vs Cheyenne
- 35. 31: Armand Mourns a Loss
- 36. 32: Lucas Emerges From the Fog
- 37. 33: (Texting Interlude 5)
- 38. 34: Robin Has Nothing to Lose
- 39. 35: (Texting Interlude 6)
- 40. 36: Skyler Considers the Human Condition
- 41. 37: (Texting Interlude 7)
- 42. 38: Armand Has an Epistolary Experience
- 43. 39: Robin Meets a Culinary Legend
- 44. 40: Skyler and Lucas Have a Breakdown
- 45. 41: Lucas Isn't Waiting by the Phone
- 46. 42: Armand Gets Love Bombed
- 47. 43: Lucas Brings Milkshake to the Yard
- 48. 44: Mr. Armand Goes to the Theater
- 49. 45: Robin Takes a Stand
- 50. 46: Skyler is Not a Codfish
- 51. 47: Armand is Murdered by an Inkwell
- 52. 48: Lucas Gets What He Wants
- 53. 49: Robin Bestows His Wisdom
- 54. 50: Armand Receives Unwarranted Attention
- 55. 51: Robin Is No Stranger to Drama
- 56. 52: Skyler Leaves the Window Open
- 57. 53: Lucas Sets the Pace
- 58. 54: Armand Gets Carried Away
- 59. 55: Robin Is a Work in Progress
- 60. 56: Lucas at the Threshold
- 61. 57: Armand Tries as Hard as He Can Not to Ruin It
- 62. Dear Reader
- 63. Acknowledgments
- 64. About the Author
- 65. Enjoy More Like This
Sylvia Barry
