Dokun888
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Josh Lanyon:
Hi JL! Most of your couples seem to have quite an age difference. XD Is there any particular reason for it? Sorry if this question was already asked (couldn't find it though) but was wondering about this for a while XD.
Josh Lanyon
I had to think about this one! But as I looked over the complete list of all my work--short stories to novels--it's about half and half. In the All's Fair series, Dangerous Ground, nearly all the short stories and novellas the age difference is negligent--four years or less. It might seem exaggerated given the difference in roles or levels of success, but even in Holmes & Moriarity where Christopher Holmes obsesses about the age difference, it's only five years. :-)
In fact, doing a rough count of works where the age difference is less than five years (and counting couples rather than individual books) it comes down to 26 couples with four or more years between them, and 38 couples with less than four years between them.
That said, back when I was a free agent, I did definitely prefer older men. ;-)
In fact, doing a rough count of works where the age difference is less than five years (and counting couples rather than individual books) it comes down to 26 couples with four or more years between them, and 38 couples with less than four years between them.
That said, back when I was a free agent, I did definitely prefer older men. ;-)
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Alex
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Josh Lanyon:
Josh, Just finished Fair Play, which I was highly anticipating since it was the sequel to the book that introduced me to your work. And as a good Seattleite, I appreciated the well-researched local references. The question is: will there be a third book in the "All is Fair" series? That one and Dangerous Ground are my two favorites, and I look forward to seeing what's next for Elliot and Tucker!
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