Title: Taming the Beast
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Standalone
Genre:
M/M Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Oct 13 2017
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook &
Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
The suspicious death of Dante Bartholomew’s
wife changed him, especially in the eyes of the residents of St. Giles. They no
longer see a successful businessman… only a monster they believe was involved.
Dante’s horrific reputation eclipses the truth to the point that he sees no choice
but to isolate himself and his heart.
The plan backfires when he meets counselor
Beau Clarity and the children he works with. Beau and the kids see beyond the
beastly reputation to the beautiful soul inside Dante, and Dante’s cold heart
begins to thaw as they slip past his defenses. The warmth and hope Beau brings
to Dante’s life helps him see his entire existence—his trials and sorrows—in a
brighter light.
But Dante’s secrets could rip happiness
from their grasp… especially since someone isn’t above hurting those Dante has
grown to love in order to bring him down.
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Excerpt:
Dante sat at his desk, looking up from his
work and right at the framed picture the kids had given him. Every time he took
a break, there it was. When he’d told Roberts to find an appropriate place to
hang it, he hadn’t really meant on his office wall right in front of him, where
he saw it every time he looked up.
For the last two weeks, he’d seen it and
even stopped to gaze at the children’s drawings of themselves, and damn it all
if he didn’t think of Beau and his intense eyes every time. Beau wasn’t
handsome, or even generally good-looking in a conventional way, but he had
spirit and fire and was willing to let them show. Dante had done his best to
bury himself in work and in the preparations for his upcoming trip to Europe.
He’d originally planned to leave in a week, but orders and the work they’d need
to do at the plant to fill them had delayed his trip. So instead of going to
London first, he’d moved that stop to last and kept the rest of his itinerary
intact.
Roberts knocked and then entered Dante’s
office with a tray. He set a cup of coffee on the edge of the desk, along with
a plate of cookies. They were the oddest-looking cookies he’d ever seen, more
oblong than round and a little lumpy.
“Did Harriet make these?” If she had, he’d
begin to wonder if she was starting to slip.
“No. These were sent to you from the
children.” Roberts pointed to the drawing on the wall. “Apparently you were
nice to one of them at the dinner and he wanted to say thank-you. He and his
friends baked some cookies for you, and Mr. Clarity had them sent over.”
Roberts left the office, and Dante picked up a cookie and took a small bite.
They were good, if a little dry, but nice with the coffee.
He looked up once again and saw the
picture. “Roberts…,” Dante called, and his office door opened, Roberts entering
once again. “Please call the Community Center and tell Mr. Clarity that I’d be
willing to volunteer… say, on an afternoon or evening later this week, to help
out.” Dante smiled because he knew that somehow Roberts had a hand in this. “In
fact, we’re all going to volunteer, including Harriet.” Misery loved company,
after all.
“Very good, sir. I’ll make the phone calls
and schedule it.” Roberts turned and left the office.
Dante went back to work, strangely excited
about seeing Beau again. He wasn’t sure if this was a good idea or one of the
stupidest notions ever conceived. But it would make Yates happy. Yes, that was
it. He was doing this to help improve his image in the community.
Dante told himself that over and over that
afternoon in the hope that he’d eventually come to believe it, but he wasn’t
sure it worked.
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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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@andrewgreybooks
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Competition
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