Exceptional GLBT authors Jordan Castillo Price and Josh Lanyon are back with a new collaboration, a set of very loosely related, very brief short stories released under the blanket title “Petit Morts”.  This five story compilation is available as a package deal, or as individual purchases.

Griff Skerry likes his job as a wedding planner.  He even likes most of his clients.  Most, that is, except for the demanding and irrational Mallory Dalyrimple.  And not just because Mallory is preparing to marry Griff’s long-time on-again-off-again obsessively closeted lover, Joe Palmer.  The one bright spot in the whole fiasco is the stunning chocolate favors created by the gorgeous and unnerving owner of local candy shop Sweets to the Sweet.  Chance might make Griff nervous, what with using his full name and all, but he makes a mean ribbon-wrapped candy box.  When a strategically placed tattoo and a strategically timed poisoning disrupt the rehearsal dinner, Griff suddenly has a lot more to worry about than getting paid.  A prime suspect, the investigation throws him into close contact with Hamar “Hammar” Sorenson, former friend, former enemy, former football star and current Sheriff.  Proximity forces Griff to face the confession that ended his childhood friendship with Hamar, and causes Hamar to finally admit out loud the reasons for his sudden disdain.  Can Griff put the past behind him and claim the friendship, and perhaps even more, that Hamar is offering?

Josh Lanyon’s Other People’s Weddings is a fun glimpse into a crazy industry, fraught with drama and danger – most of it coming from the bridzillas-to-be.  The dash of mystery, a Lanyon staple, is equally engaging, with a plot twist that is truly… twisted.  While the sex is negligible, confined to a clandestine encounter between Griff and his soon-to-be-wed ex, the emotion is surprisingly intense, and the memories of teenaged friendships and loves cherished and lost is sure to tug at the heart-strings.