Title: Fire and Rain
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Carlisle Cops #3
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Jan 11 2016
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
Since the death of their mother, Josten
Applewhite has done what he’s had to do to take care of his little brother and
keep their small family together. But in an instant, a stroke of bad luck tears
down what little home he’s managed to build, and Joss and Isaac end up on the
streets.
That’s were Officer Kip Rogers finds them,
and even though he knows he should let the proper authorities handle things, he
cannot find it in his heart to turn them away, going so far as to invite them
to stay in his home until they get back on their feet. With the help of Kip and
his friends, Joss starts to rebuild his life. But experience has taught him
nothing comes for free, and the generosity seems too good to be true—just like
everything about Kip.
Kip knows he’s falling hard for Joss, and
he likes the way Joss and (brother) make his big house feel like a home. But
their arrangement can’t be permanent, not with Joss set on making his own way.
Then a distant relative emerges, determined to destroy Joss’s family, and Kip
knows Joss needs him—even if he’s not ready to admit it.
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Excerpt:
Josten woke with a start. It was still
dark, but he was too warm and definitely too comfortable. Something was wrong.
When he opened his eyes and saw the streetlight-illuminated room with a
fireplace and nice curtains, he remembered. Isaac was still asleep, burrowed
down into the covers, pressed right against him, but he began to stir. Josten
wanted to break into tears, but he’d already done that once and that was
enough. He and Isaac had been fed and given a place to sleep that wasn’t on the
streets or in one of those dormitory rooms with dozens of other people snoring,
crying out, or just plain yelling their fear and terror in the middle of the
night.
“Josten,” Isaac whined from next to him. “I
have to go.”
“Okay,” Jos said and lifted Isaac out of
the bed. He quietly opened the door and walked as softly as he could across the
upstairs hall to the bathroom, where a nightlight burned. He set him on the
potty so he could go.
“I like it here. It’s warm and there are no
scary people.”
“I know.”
“Can we stay here? Mr. Policeman seems
nice.”
“I doubt it,” Jos said. This was only for
one night, and after Kip gave them some food in the morning, he and Isaac would
be on their way. Maybe he could find a way to make some money so the two of
them could get to a place where they might have a chance. What he needed was a
job and a place to live. He’d had both of those not long ago, but then
everything had gone to hell in two days. Two fucking days was all it had taken
to pull his life away from him and put both him and Isaac on the streets. He
hadn’t known it could happen that fast, but it had, and Jos didn’t know what to
do to fix it. “Are you done?”
Isaac nodded, and Jos helped him off the
toilet and helped him wipe. Then Jos pulled up his pajamas and lifted him into
his arms. When he opened the door, he found Kip coming up the stairs with a
glass of water. Jos smiled and took Isaac back to the bedroom and closed the
door. He heard Kip go back to his room, and then the house was still once more.
“This is really nice,” Isaac said as he
burrowed under the covers.
“I know it is, but we can’t get used to it,
okay? I don’t know where we’re going to have to sleep tomorrow, but I’ll do my
best for you. I can promise you that.” Jos hugged Isaac to him. “Now go to
sleep, okay?”
“Okay,” Isaac said and laid his head on the
pillows. They were too soft for the likes of them. It had been longer than Jos
wanted to admit since he’d slept someplace as nice as this. His fears for
tomorrow kept him awake for a while, but fatigue eventually won out.
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Author Information:
Andrew grew up in western Michigan with a
father who loved to tell stories and a mother who loved to read them. Since
then he has lived throughout the country and traveled throughout the world. He
has a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and works in
information systems for a large corporation.
Andrew’s hobbies include collecting
antiques, gardening, and leaving his dirty dishes anywhere but in the sink
(particularly when writing) He considers
himself blessed with an accepting family, fantastic friends, and the world’s
most supportive and loving partner. Andrew currently lives in beautiful,
historic Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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Goodreads
Website
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For Other Works by Andrew
Grey
(Please Be Sure To Stop by
His Website
to See All of His Works)
The ones listed below is for
the Carlisle Cops Only
Fire
and Water (1)
Fire
and Ice (2)
Fire
and Rain (3)
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