Poppy's Secret by Andrew Grey | Cat's Release day Review, Excerpt & #giveaway @Dreamspinners @andrewgreybooks

A second chance born of love.

Pat Corrigan and Edgerton “Edge” Winters were ready to start a family—or so Pat thought. At the last minute, Edge got cold feet and fled. Pat didn’t bother telling him the conception had already gone through and little Emma was on her way. He didn’t want a relationship based on obligation. He’d rather raise his daughter on his own.

Nine years later, Emma and her Poppy are doing fine. Edge isn’t. He realizes what he threw away by leaving, and he’s back to turn his life around and reclaim his family. It’ll take a lot to prove to Pat that he’s a new man, and even if Edge succeeds, the secret Pat has hidden for years might shatter their dreams all over again.

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Cat gives this one 5 Meows with a 2 Purr heat index...

Pat and Edge were young lovers. After being together, they had planned their future or at least Pat thought so. Edge got cold feet and accepted a job in Boston leaving Pat behind. Pat went ahead with the plans and had a lovely daughter Emma.
Nine years later Edge returns shaking up Pat's happy life.

I loved Poppy's Secret. It is a fast paced, sweet story of second chance and true love. Both men made rash decisions at a very young age. Both was doing what they thought was best, though Edge's reason was somewhat selfish, some may say so was Pat's. I love Andrew Grey books. His characters are so realistic, and his stories evoke so much emotion. I both laughed and cried in this one.

If you love a good second chance story, family, cute kids and an allover fabulous romance with a touch of hot man sex you will love this.

Excerpt...

“Thank God. I was beginning to think that the fun genes completely skipped you. When was the last time you went out and had fun on your own? Wait, don’t answer that. I’m going to say it was a little over eight years ago, just before Emma was born. Since then you’ve worked, been a parent, and done little else. Sure, you’ve taken trips, like the one last year with Emma to Disney, but you haven’t done a single thing for yourself. And here you go out for the first time in who knows how long and you’re home just after ten? How boring are you?”

“I guess I’m as boring as you are irresponsible,” he countered. “I’d like to continue trading barbs with you, Mother—heck, I could do it all night—but I’m going to get some rest and enjoy the quiet for a few hours, because I’m sure Emma is going to come home sleep-deprived, high on sugar, and wired on enough fun to keep her going most of the day.”

“All right. I’ll talk to you later.”

She hung up, and Pat stuffed his phone back in his pocket and got out of the car. Why his mother could drive him crazy faster than anyone else in earth, he never understood. She got under his skin, and his patience with her was shorter than he ever wanted it to be. He loved his mother, but….

Pat went inside and locked the doors, then went right upstairs and into the shower. He needed to get the scent of sweat and strange men off him. Once he was clean, he climbed into bed and closed his eyes, trying to sleep. Of course, the one face he’d spent nine years trying to forget came roaring back. When they’d been together, Edge had been his life, and Pat had thought it wasn’t possible to get any happier. He and Edge had made so many plans—travel, a family, a home together. He’d thought they were building a life and that they wanted to do the same things. Then Edge had gotten a job offer, and suddenly everything had changed. Edge wanted to leave, their life wasn’t good enough any longer, and then he was gone. After his very unconventional childhood, Pat had wanted stability and happiness, but just when he thought he’d found it, everything had changed. Then less than a year later, the wheel had changed one more time and Emma had entered his life. So small and with the bluest eyes he’d ever seen. And then he realized he could have everything he wanted, just in a different way.

But Edge was always there in his mind. No matter how many times he’d tried to truly get him out of his life, Pat couldn’t. And now Edge was back and had found him. Pat hoped like hell that he’d be left alone. He’d managed a long time without Edge, and he could continue doing it forever. All that needed to happen was for Edge to stay away. Pat hoped that after tonight, Edge would leave him alone.

Pat rolled onto his side, punching his pillow. He wanted to clear his head and stop all these thoughts about Edge. He was so hard he could pound nails. All he had to do was think of Edge and how much he’d missed the way he’d always reacted to him. “No.” Pat sat up and groaned. He was not going back through all this. Never again. Edge had walked out of his life, and that was the end of it. This whole fascination with him was simply the fact that Pat was horny as hell. He probably should have gone to a different club. It was still early….

Clubs weren’t what he wanted. Pat longed for something more than that. He needed someone who cared about him and would be a true part of both his and Emma’s life. That was what he needed, and Edge had already proved he wasn’t that man.

Andrew Grey is the author of nearly 100 works of Contemporary Gay Romantic fiction. After 27 years in corporate America, he has now settled down in Central Pennsylvania with his husband Dominic and his laptop. An interesting ménage. 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 now writes full time. 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.

• Andrew Grey: http://www.andrewgreybooks.com

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