Robert Scott Leyse: 6 books

Told in first-person confessional, Self-Murder is the tale of a young man who asks the question, “Do you dare to fall in love?” and responds by detailing an instance of attraction to a “breath-stealing” beauty which swiftly becomes an obsessive fixation, such that all else melts from his awareness,...

A Parisian fight-for-love story. Having arrived in Paris, New Yorkers William, Christina, and Pascale are looking forward to six weeks of uninhibited merriment with their French friends, a group of students and aspiring actors—all are in their early twenties, neither settled into careers...

A young man falls in love despite himself and the object of his affection is long dead.

On the fine art of sowing chaos in public places, with the assistance of undisciplined dogs.

Stuart, newly hired by a Manhattan law firm, is immediately attracted to his coworker Penelope—a woman who, apparently embarrassed by her beauty, does her best to downplay it with conservative attire, as well as extremely reserved behavior. Regardless of appearances to the contrary, Stuart feels...

Here are the first two paragraphs of the tale:From: JustinTo: Angie, Ella, StevenSent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:49 PMAngie, Ella, Steve,I ask for your indulgence again: more of my usual complaining’s going to follow—more bitching about my apparent inability to bring home one...