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Pas De Deux: A Christmas Short
Prolific Artist. Prima ballerina.
They burned up the Broadway stage together in his stunning debut, Lady in Red. Now, Zachary Coen and Wilhelmina Allende are household names. They’ve risen to fame. Fallen in love. Bonded over pain and passion for their art. They're partners in life, but perform on separate stages, and it’s the art sometimes that keeps them apart. This Christmas, they’re leaving their big city island behind for a magical isle in the heart of Paris.
It’s time to rekindle the flame that’s been there from the start, the one that was sparked three years ago on the loggia of the Opera Garnier…
**Warning: this is fluffy. Full of fluff. The cheesiest of cheese. I'm talking mousse-like levels, like the filling of a French cheesecake. (Yum!) So if high drama is what you're looking for, read their angsty, slow burn of a love story, Pas De Deux: A Dance For Two. Consider this an extended epilogue, set at Christmastime.
They burned up the Broadway stage together in his stunning debut, Lady in Red. Now, Zachary Coen and Wilhelmina Allende are household names. They’ve risen to fame. Fallen in love. Bonded over pain and passion for their art. They're partners in life, but perform on separate stages, and it’s the art sometimes that keeps them apart. This Christmas, they’re leaving their big city island behind for a magical isle in the heart of Paris.
It’s time to rekindle the flame that’s been there from the start, the one that was sparked three years ago on the loggia of the Opera Garnier…
**Warning: this is fluffy. Full of fluff. The cheesiest of cheese. I'm talking mousse-like levels, like the filling of a French cheesecake. (Yum!) So if high drama is what you're looking for, read their angsty, slow burn of a love story, Pas De Deux: A Dance For Two. Consider this an extended epilogue, set at Christmastime.
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72 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 20, 2018
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December 20, 2018
PAS DE DEUX by Lynn Turner was one of my top reads from this year, I absolutely adored everything about Zack and Mina. Imagine my surprise and excitement then, when it was announced that there would be a Christmas short story. This little festive treat is utter perfection, and just made me fall in love with the characters and the world of ballet, all over again.
December 20, 2018
This was the perfect Christmas novella! It was so great to be back with Zach and Mina. I absolutely loved Pas De Deux and I loved being reunited with them.
This book makes me want to go back to Paris so much! It’s one of my favorite cities and I feel like I was just there with the beautiful descriptions by this talented author. Christmas in Paris with Zach and Mina. Loved every word!
This book makes me want to go back to Paris so much! It’s one of my favorite cities and I feel like I was just there with the beautiful descriptions by this talented author. Christmas in Paris with Zach and Mina. Loved every word!
December 5, 2021
I need so much more, but this satisfies my Zack and Nina fix for now. Such a beautiful story, and an even more beautiful couple.
December 20, 2018
I fell in love with this beautiful couple when I read Pas De Deux: A Dance for Two a few months ago. I was so happy to see that their chemistry was still very much alive in this Christmas novella. They have both come a long way professionally and romantically. Mina has defied the odds and become the highest paid ballerina in the world and Zack has made tons of progress exorccising the demons of his past. This book was very light, very sweet and very romantic. We go from Brooklyn to Paris and experience Christmas with the two different cultures of both characters. Their respective homes were filled with different food and personalities but both filled with love. A wonderful holiday read!
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December 27, 2018
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Lynn Turner wrote the perfect Christmas novella! It's always nice getting back to our favorite characters and this short story is sweet, romantic and sexy.
Mina and Zach have settled as a couple and with their careers on the top, they try to adjust to their busy schedules. This couple is more in love than ever but a trip to Paris brings out how much they miss each other.
Mina is a woman who is afraid to show her feelings but when she does, you completely sympathize with her. Zach wants to give her everything and he soon realizes she just wants him. They are a perfect couple completely tuned to each other's needs and even if mistakes do happen, they work as a unit.
When you are in love, every second with your soul mate counts and this book is all about that. I loved reading about this couple and when you crave more, you know that this story was a success. A lovely Christmas gift from the author to the fans!
Lynn Turner wrote the perfect Christmas novella! It's always nice getting back to our favorite characters and this short story is sweet, romantic and sexy.
Mina and Zach have settled as a couple and with their careers on the top, they try to adjust to their busy schedules. This couple is more in love than ever but a trip to Paris brings out how much they miss each other.
Mina is a woman who is afraid to show her feelings but when she does, you completely sympathize with her. Zach wants to give her everything and he soon realizes she just wants him. They are a perfect couple completely tuned to each other's needs and even if mistakes do happen, they work as a unit.
When you are in love, every second with your soul mate counts and this book is all about that. I loved reading about this couple and when you crave more, you know that this story was a success. A lovely Christmas gift from the author to the fans!
December 19, 2018
So anyone that knows me knows I LOVE holiday reads. If it’s holiday themed I will read it without a second glance. I was so excited to read this Christmas story with Zach and Mina. They went through a lot in “Pas De Deux: A Dance For Two” and it was nice to have a book that shows how they are doing. I loved that they spent Christmas in Paris as that city is on my bucket list. Turner has such a vivid description to detail and it felt like I was right along with the couple. If you are looking for a well written, steamy holiday read. Look no further!
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December 20, 2018
This Christmas short is just what I needed to get me into the holiday mood. This book reminded me how much I’ve missed Zach and Mina and the beautiful way Lynn Turner tells a story. She describes this short as fluffy but I didn’t find anything fluffy about it. Pas De Deux Christmas short is the perfect romantic holiday read!!
December 17, 2018
Pas De Deux: A Christmas Short
by Lynn Turner
This was a beautiful and passionate short story. The way Mina and Zachary love each other will leave you breathless but also won’t be a surprise for those of you that already met them in Pas De Deux: A Dance for Two. Oh and all this amazing scenery of Paris on Christmas time is like a fairytale. This was a perfect Winter Romance.
The way this precious story ends leave you with hope of more. Literally you will want more of this couple. So let’s pray that’s Lynn’s intensions for the future.
Don’t forget to grab this magical story on December 20
*** I voluntarily read and review a copy of this book.
*** Collage is fan made, photo credits belongs to the owners.
by Lynn Turner
This was a beautiful and passionate short story. The way Mina and Zachary love each other will leave you breathless but also won’t be a surprise for those of you that already met them in Pas De Deux: A Dance for Two. Oh and all this amazing scenery of Paris on Christmas time is like a fairytale. This was a perfect Winter Romance.
The way this precious story ends leave you with hope of more. Literally you will want more of this couple. So let’s pray that’s Lynn’s intensions for the future.
Don’t forget to grab this magical story on December 20
*** I voluntarily read and review a copy of this book.
*** Collage is fan made, photo credits belongs to the owners.
December 20, 2018
Pas De Deux - A Christmas Short was delightful.
Spending time with Mina and Zach, in the city of love, Paris, was like being traveling along with them. I enjoyed my journey so much I didn’t want it to end. This book, these two beloved characters just do it for me. They’re love is real, raw and passionate. The thoughts they think toward each other and their deliverance just makes them that much more magical. No fluffy stuff here just a fantastic love story leaving me wanting and needing more.
Spending time with Mina and Zach, in the city of love, Paris, was like being traveling along with them. I enjoyed my journey so much I didn’t want it to end. This book, these two beloved characters just do it for me. They’re love is real, raw and passionate. The thoughts they think toward each other and their deliverance just makes them that much more magical. No fluffy stuff here just a fantastic love story leaving me wanting and needing more.
December 20, 2018
I enjoyed this short story so much!! I fell in love with Zack and Mina all over again!
Pas De Deux is an amazing story, and one of my top reads, so you can imagine how my heart leaped for joy at the sound of a Christmas Short. I absolutely loved this so much because of their love. It's beautiful, new, and they grow so naturally. I personally really enjoyed the hotter scenes, I can't remember the last time I've read it described so beautifully and passionate. Like cleaning a window and seeing everything so clearly.
Zack and Mina's love leaps off the page!
Pas De Deux is an amazing story, and one of my top reads, so you can imagine how my heart leaped for joy at the sound of a Christmas Short. I absolutely loved this so much because of their love. It's beautiful, new, and they grow so naturally. I personally really enjoyed the hotter scenes, I can't remember the last time I've read it described so beautifully and passionate. Like cleaning a window and seeing everything so clearly.
Zack and Mina's love leaps off the page!
December 21, 2018
Delicious Christmas fluff with just enough angst to keep it interesting. Lovely.
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December 22, 2018
🎄🎄4.5 Rekindling Stars 🎄🎄
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" Somewhere in the universe, when we were only particles, we collided.
Gave birth to ourselves again.
And now you are in me, and I, in you. "
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This Beautiful Christmas Novella was a revisit with our old friends and favourite Couples, whose language of love was in the form of Dance. They spoke with their eyes and bodies.
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I was so happy to see my Favourite ballerina Mina and the Chivalrous Charmer Zachary.
This story is like an extended epilogue for Pas De Deux Fans. Here we see what happens after they become a couple.
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Both Mina and Zach were at the High points of their career after Lady in Red.. but when High achievement comes it bring great responsibilities that keeps us busy and sometimes due that we miss se moments in relationship.
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That's exactly what Mina was feeling. A little lonely and insecure, but these feelings might come to an end as their trip to Paris for Christmas Celebration might Stitch up all her insecurities and she could feel again while spending all the time with Zach.
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Zach being oblivious to Mina's this inner feeling was just waiting for this vaccation so he could spend all his time rekindling with his love, his petite.
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Lynn Turner with her amazing and beautiful words will take us to the streets of Paris - the city of love & give us a beautiful experience of Christmas in Paris (sounds so freaking exciting and wonderful).
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You'll see some stramy my between our couple and also some hilarious and sassy bantering.
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I loved Revisiting one of my favourite couple. It was a Loud, colourful, vivid and christmas-y experience. I enjoyed every single moment. Especially the Paris part. Seeing and Feeling Love in Paris just tops everything. * Wishful sigh*
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If you haven't read Pas De Deux: A dance of two read it and fall in love with Zach and Mina's Love story and them read this Novella to fall in love all over again.
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" Somewhere in the universe, when we were only particles, we collided.
Gave birth to ourselves again.
And now you are in me, and I, in you. "
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This Beautiful Christmas Novella was a revisit with our old friends and favourite Couples, whose language of love was in the form of Dance. They spoke with their eyes and bodies.
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I was so happy to see my Favourite ballerina Mina and the Chivalrous Charmer Zachary.
This story is like an extended epilogue for Pas De Deux Fans. Here we see what happens after they become a couple.
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Both Mina and Zach were at the High points of their career after Lady in Red.. but when High achievement comes it bring great responsibilities that keeps us busy and sometimes due that we miss se moments in relationship.
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That's exactly what Mina was feeling. A little lonely and insecure, but these feelings might come to an end as their trip to Paris for Christmas Celebration might Stitch up all her insecurities and she could feel again while spending all the time with Zach.
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Zach being oblivious to Mina's this inner feeling was just waiting for this vaccation so he could spend all his time rekindling with his love, his petite.
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Lynn Turner with her amazing and beautiful words will take us to the streets of Paris - the city of love & give us a beautiful experience of Christmas in Paris (sounds so freaking exciting and wonderful).
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You'll see some stramy my between our couple and also some hilarious and sassy bantering.
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I loved Revisiting one of my favourite couple. It was a Loud, colourful, vivid and christmas-y experience. I enjoyed every single moment. Especially the Paris part. Seeing and Feeling Love in Paris just tops everything. * Wishful sigh*
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If you haven't read Pas De Deux: A dance of two read it and fall in love with Zach and Mina's Love story and them read this Novella to fall in love all over again.
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December 20, 2018
I missed these two so much! Turner's writing style is so uniquely her, very poetic, very evocative. You FEEL everything. I love how realistic the plot is, even though the setting and Turner's prose makes you feel like you're in a fairy tale. Everything isn't sunshine and rainbows three years after this couple finally admits to loving each other, but you still feel the passion and crazy chemistry they have for each other. The character development from their first scene together to their last is incredible in so few pages. Oh, and it's HOT. And funny! (A few lines will make you snort.) The perfect holiday read, I read it in two hours. Now I'm going to re-read Pas De Deux a dance for two again.
December 29, 2018
Oh my gosh this book was just magical!!! I so loved getting to see Mina and Zack once again! They are such a special couple!!! This was the Perfect Christmas Novella! Zack and Mina are so extremally sexy!!! I will take sexy Zack everyday!!! It was so much fun to read! Along with being super sexy it was also so sweet! My heart went through all the Feels! This story was so amazing and perfect!! I loved it!!! Definitely read this one!! Also Read "Pas De Deux: A Dance for Two" first. Not only do you have to read that one for this one to make since it is absolutely amazing and one of my Favorite reads of 2018!!! I Love this couple so much!! This is now one of my Favorite Christmas read!
December 21, 2018
I was so happy to return to the world of Lynn Turner's Pas de Deux for this Christmas novella. Short and sweet, this novella picks up where the novel left off, and gives the reader a glimpse at life after "The End." Zack and Mina are such engaging characters, and no one captures the magic and wonder of Paris quite like Lynn Turner. Do read Pas de Deux first so you can fall in love with her protagonists, and then luxuriate in this delightful short story.
December 27, 2018
Good addition
Good novella and a fast read. However as someone who understands French, the petite and mammour really got on my nerves. Nobody their age would be using these endearments. The action seemed to have jumped years ahead since the last book and I feel we missed out. It would have been interesting to see how they are navigating life with their careers. I suppose a next book with a child addition could answer these questions.
Good novella and a fast read. However as someone who understands French, the petite and mammour really got on my nerves. Nobody their age would be using these endearments. The action seemed to have jumped years ahead since the last book and I feel we missed out. It would have been interesting to see how they are navigating life with their careers. I suppose a next book with a child addition could answer these questions.
December 24, 2018
A sweet holiday romance and a perfect ending for one of my favorite love stories ever written. The setting is magical, a Paris more beautiful than I remember it, mouthwatering descriptions of food, and plenty of fun and heartwarming moments between Zach and Mina in this little gem of a Christmas romance.
February 8, 2019
So sweet it made my teeth ache
I love this pair so much and after the angst of pas de deux its so lovely to see them happy! I would love for there to be another pas de deux book, just to see them dance together again
I love this pair so much and after the angst of pas de deux its so lovely to see them happy! I would love for there to be another pas de deux book, just to see them dance together again
December 24, 2018
lovely novella! can be read as a standalone but not I am most certainly gonna read their novel to see how they met and fell in love!
December 31, 2018
Cute contemporary epilogue set in Paris with dancers.
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December 31, 2023Indescribable, this love seems so fictional to me 😭.
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Imagine a man gifting you his poetry written for you about you that he published under a pseudonym of a name you called him when you first met
March 10, 2019
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading Pas De Deux: A Dance for Two so when I learned there was a holiday novella, I was more than elated to read it. It was nice to get re-acquainted with Zack and Mina’s story once again.Such a sweet swoon-worthy and steamy romance! Zack and Mina are such a OTP. They are so open with each other and try to keep a very honest relationship with one another. Their relationship is a work in progress, so they’re far from perfect (but that’s what makes them so real). They put immense trust in each other in order to overcome their obstacles.
It was so nice to read this holiday novella and I’d love to revisit Zack and Mina’s story in a further installment or a spin-off novel. I loved the warmth of them as a couple; enjoying time with their families, reveling in each other’s laughter, and spending time bonding over the holidays. It was cute and cozy! I loved the detail to the landscape when they traveled to Paris. It’s as if I could picture the Christmas light displays myself. My only complaint is that I wanted to read more even though it’s a novella. If you’ve already read Pas De Deux or are looking for a holiday novella to read, check this book out!
FTC Disclaimer: I received this book by the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Pas De Deux: A Dance for Two so when I learned there was a holiday novella, I was more than elated to read it. It was nice to get re-acquainted with Zack and Mina’s story once again.Such a sweet swoon-worthy and steamy romance! Zack and Mina are such a OTP. They are so open with each other and try to keep a very honest relationship with one another. Their relationship is a work in progress, so they’re far from perfect (but that’s what makes them so real). They put immense trust in each other in order to overcome their obstacles.
It was so nice to read this holiday novella and I’d love to revisit Zack and Mina’s story in a further installment or a spin-off novel. I loved the warmth of them as a couple; enjoying time with their families, reveling in each other’s laughter, and spending time bonding over the holidays. It was cute and cozy! I loved the detail to the landscape when they traveled to Paris. It’s as if I could picture the Christmas light displays myself. My only complaint is that I wanted to read more even though it’s a novella. If you’ve already read Pas De Deux or are looking for a holiday novella to read, check this book out!
FTC Disclaimer: I received this book by the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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