Borrowed Heart by Andrew Grey | Cat's Release day Review, Excerpt & #giveaway @Dreamspinners @AndrewGreyBooks @TTCBooksandmore

Robin, the recipient of a brand-new heart, knows he can’t give it to just anyone….

Robin’s been through his share of upsets recently, from heart transplant surgery to a brutal breakup. But his experiences have taught him life is short, and he’s ready to seize the day and start anew. A job at Euro Pride Tours is just the kind of adventure he’s looking for. He gets to see the world and live a little, but love isn’t on his radar screen. He isn’t sure his heart can endure that again.

Johan might’ve disappointed his family by striking out on his own, but when he meets Robin, he has no intention of letting him down. Each man is just what the other needs to feel whole again, and while Johan might not be the man Robin originally thought he was, he’s exactly what the doctor ordered to make Robin’s borrowed heart beat faster. As the tour through Germany progresses, they grow closer, but when Robin’s ex joins the tour, he could bring their blossoming love to a dramatic halt. 

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Cat gives this one 5 Meows...

Let me start buy saying... COVER LOVE!!!! 

This book was so good! I fell in love with Robin right off. How could you not love a man that has had a heart transplant, lost his boyfriend of 5 years and moved to a new country? Johan has liked Robin the tour guide since the first time he drove for him. But Robin didn't notice him until he trimmed his hair and beard. 

Robin and Johan become friends sharing a room, then Robin's ex joins the tour.

There are lots of excellent characters, the storyline is interesting with a touch of intrigue, and the romance is sweet.

Excerpt...

Robin cracked his eyes open. A cat sat in the middle of his chest, blinking slowly at him.
“Schnitzel. What are you doing here?” Robin groaned, remembering he’d left the window open again. God, had he had that much to drink last night that he couldn’t remember getting into bed? Robin sat up, and Schnitzel jumped down and raced away. Though the old boy was the neighbor’s cat, he acted like he owned the place. He must have gotten out again. Poor Mrs. Kleindinst must be worried sick.
“You don’t live here,” Robin said as the cat stopped just outside the sleeping area, blinking at him as though Robin were stupid. Maybe he was. Robin certainly needed to remember to stop at two glasses of wine. His mouth felt like someone had filled it with cotton and poured glue in to make sure it stayed that way for a damn long time.
He walked around the screen that created his bedroom and out into the “everything else” area of his tiny Frankfurt apartment. Not that it bothered him. He could afford it, and the amount of space didn’t really matter so much because he was rarely there.
Schnitzel yowled to voice his displeasure, and Robin scooped him up. Schnitzel turned to him, blinking a few times, doing his best to look pathetic and hungry. It didn’t work. The gray-and-white tiger cat weighed fifteen pounds and usually ate better than Robin.
Still in his sleep pants and T-shirt, Robin carried Schnitzel across the hall and knocked quietly on the door. Mrs. K cracked it open, and Robin pushed the cat into her line of sight. She gasped and opened the door, filling the hallway with rapid-fire concern and even a touch of embarrassment in Frankish, a German dialect Robin still struggled to understand.
“You come in. Have breakfast,” she said in heavily accented English. “You need. Too much beer.” She smiled, and Robin seriously considered taking her up on her offer. She was supremely kind to him, seeming to have adopted him in a way. Mrs. K didn’t have family as far as Robin could tell, or they never visited, which was even sadder as far as he was concerned.
“I have to work today,” he said in High German, and she nodded, patting his cheek gently. “I’ll bring you some chocolate.”
She smiled. Mrs. K had a real love of chocolate, so he always brought her back something unusual from his various tours.
Robin padded back to his apartment, closed the door, and then stripped off his clothes. He squeezed into his tiny bathroom and ran water in the tub for a shallow bath.
Twenty minutes later, he was dressed and had packed his things in a single, rather small bag. He’d gotten used to packing light. After all, he wasn’t the one on vacation. His basic work wardrobe of tan pants and a blue or white shirt with the Euro Pride Tours logo on the front didn’t take much space. Whether seven or eleven days, it was all pretty much the same. His extra shoes took up more space than anything else.
Robin checked the clock and instantly wished he’d taken Mrs. K up on her offer. He prepared the apartment to be empty for a week and a half, turned off all the appliances, and made sure there was nothing perishable anywhere. Then he grabbed his jacket, locked the door, and walked down to the train station.

Andrew Grey is the author of nearly 100 works of Contemporary Gay Romantic fiction. After twenty-seven 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 is a recipient of the RWA Centennial Award, 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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