Love can grow in even the harshest conditions.
Life has been a struggle for Lachlan Buttar ever since his mother passed away and left him unprepared to take care of himself. He’s gone from homeless to staying with a local minister, but it soon becomes clear he will be better off, and safer, on his own. Fortunately Foster and Javi agree to take Lachlan in and offer him a real home on their dairy farm.
It’s there that Lachlan meets another of the workers, local farmer Abe Armitage. Though the attraction between them is instant, Abe refuses to act on it until Lachlan returns his interest. By then, strong feelings have taken root, and a passionate romance quickly blossoms. But both men carry baggage that could crush any chance of happiness together, particularly since Lachlan witnessed a crime, and there are those who will do anything to make sure he cannot reveal what he’s seen.
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Tams gives this one 5 Stars...
At just seventeen years old, Lachlan Buttar has experienced more grief and tragedy than most grown men. Raised by a single mother that recently died of cancer. He was evicted from their home with nothing but the clothes on his back. The local minister and his family take Lachlan in, but the minister's perfect angel son's halo is held up by his horns. Broken, exhausted and at the end of his rope, Lachlan winds up at a local Dairy farm run by an openly gay couple (Foster and Javi from book 1) and is more than skeptical when everyone offers him a helping hand.
Abe Armitage can relate with Lachlan in more ways than one. He too lost his mother and he too is looked at like he's wrong because he's gay by his own father. There's only a few years between them, Abe is 22 and Lachlan is literally weeks away from being 18, but the two men bond quickly. More than anything else, Abe just wants Lachlan to feel safe, enjoy and embrace the opportunities he's being offered by Foster and his family, and he wants to love him. Unfortunately, someone is hiding just out of sight, waiting and willing to do whatever it takes to silence Lachlan.
This was such a great book. I was captivated by Lachlan from the first page and loved the way Grey slowly unfolded his story instead of hitting the reader with everything in the beginning. Much like the steady explanation of what brought Lachlan to this particular place and time, the romance between him and Abe is slow, steady and beautiful as well. If you've read book 1, you'll already be familiar with the majority of the secondary characters in this book. I can't even tell you how much I love Grandma Katie, that women is a hot mess, but God love her! The threat in this story is relatable and believable as well, something many people have to deal with in their life unfortunately. My heart broke for Lachlan, to be so young and so lost, Abe was a lighthouse in the storm for him, strong and steady.
Definitely a must read. If you haven't read book 1, no worries, this book does stand alone very well. You will have a better appreciation of the world surrounding Lachlan and Abe if you've read that book though.
Guest Post from Author Andrew Grey...
My family moved from the suburbs to a rural area between my Junior and Senior year of high school. That was a very traumatic period for me. I had to leave all my friends behind as well as the conveniences of the city to live in a rural area. Little did I know what those experiences would mean to me later in life. I was lucky in that I met some new friends and built a new life for myself after the relocation and one of my friends lived on a dairy farm. She was am amazing girl and while we lost touch, I will always remember the fun times we had together at the farm. This only reinforced some of the memories I had earlier in my childhood. Yes, I actually milked a cow and gathered eggs from the chickens. The farm in Growing His Dream isn’t one particular farm, but a conglomeration of all of the ones I knew growing up. Any more than Lachlan and Abe are people I knew there. They are also a mixture of some of my friends that I remember so well with such fondness. But there was one thing I didn’t have to imagine. My friends were big hearted and kind. Those qualities were real.
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.
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Thanks for the review! I like his books and this one is in my TBR list.
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