Release Day Review Fire and Rain (Carlisle Cops book #3) by @AndrewGreyBooks | Review & Giveaway

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 Jos and Isaac end up on the streets.

That’s where 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, Jos 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’s falling hard for Jos, and he likes the way Jos and Isaac make his big house feel like a home. But their arrangement can’t be permanent, not with Jos set on making his own way. Then a distant relative emerges, determined to destroy Jos’s family, and Kip knows Jos needs him—even if he’s not ready to admit it.

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Kip Rogers is out on patrol when he gets a call of vagrancy at a local store, what he finds under the awning of the store will change his life forever.

Josten Applewhite is far too young to have dealt with all the lemons life has given. His nor his little brother’s fathers were ever around, only dead beats their mother drug home to keep her company. Speaking of mommy dearest… emotionally unavailable is an understatement. At least she had the smarts to draw up a will, so when she dies, Jos is awarded custody of his four year old brother, Isaac. When it rains, it pours, and the two wind up homeless, sleeping under the awning of a store rather than in a box or under a bridge. Then in a strange twist of fate, a kind Police Officer extends an olive branch, an offer to help Jos and Isaac get off the streets and find a home.

Kip is pretty much done as soon as he sees Jos’s scared, but beautiful, blue eyes that night in the rain. Jos, well he takes a little bit more convincing. He may be young, but all he has ever known in his short life is misery, disappointment and pain. Day by day, Kip and his close knit group of friends manage to give Jos and Isaac the things they have never had. A home, family, security, loyalty and friendship. Just when Jos starts to let his guard down and smile, another lemon hits him square in the face.

This latest installment in the Carlisle Cops series came dangerously close to de-throning my favorite Grey book, Seven Days. Both these guys, Jos and Kip, were dealt the worst hands when it came to family. I think seeing something of himself and what he had to deal with growing up was part of the draw to Jos for Kip. They really understood each other from the start, and I liked that Grey let Jos get comfortable and start to settle before there was any romance. Even still, there wasn’t a lot of romance, it was more touches, tender caresses and conversation; but it really fit for this story.

There was so much character development and growth for both men, but especially Josten. I think it was Kips love and faith in him that gave him the courage to stand on his own two feet and not allow anyone else to bull doze over him. And oh my gosh, little Isaac. Have you seen the movie Shelter? Jos and Isaac remind me so much of Zach and his nephew in that movie. The scene where Zach is flying his nephew through the grocery store, there is a scene in the book where Kip is flying Isaac around and I had a flash of that scene in Shelter. I guess it’s a given that if you like that movie, you’ll surely like this book.

Life is what you make it, and family is the most important thing, I think these things are the moral of this story. So what if the family that Kip and Jos create for themselves and Isaac doesn’t fit someone else’s moral code? To quote Zach in Shelter, “Every boy should be so lucky!” But you see, that is part of the story as well. The families that Josten, Isaac and Kip were born into weren’t a family at all. The life, stability and security that Jos and Kip provide for each other as well as Isaac are the true definition of family.

Do I really have to say that I highly recommend this read? Definitely, a must buy? I just loved this book and I want to read it again already.

This is really how I see Jos, Isaac and Kip. The supermarket scene is about 1:25 in and you'll see what I mean, especially after you read the book!

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Andrew Grey writes contemporary Gay Romance. He 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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