Bertie Riley hasn’t seen his troubled sister, Jen, or his niece and nephews in years. Now suddenly Jen is gone and Bertie is all the kids have. Worried sick about Jen and overwhelmed by his new responsibilities, Bertie doesn’t know how he’s going to cope. He doesn’t expect Casey to step in and lend a hand, but his attraction to his old friend doesn’t surprise him. Years may have passed, but those feelings have never gone away.
For the first time in his life, Casey wants something to come home to. Bertie and the kids fit into his life like they are meant to be there. He struggles to balance a budding romance and reassuring the kids with investigating a rash of robberies and tracking down Jen. But when evidence suggests Jen might not only be missing but complicit in a number of crimes, will Bertie and the kids forgive Casey for doing his job?
Cat gives this book 5 Meows...
Oh wow, this series just gets better. It is book 2 in Carlisle Troopers or Book 7 in Carlisle Cops but can easily be read as a stand alone. But you will want to read them all, I promise.
Casey is a trooper that takes his job a bit too seriously and can be a real butthole. He is sent to return a lost purse, and little does he know, it will really shake up his life. He finds three young children that have been home alone for days living on peanut butter and jelly. He finds an Uncle that turns out to be a long lost friend from college that could have been the one that got away.
Bertie is a florist that excels at his job, putting his all into his work, then goes home. Until he gets a call that changes his life. His sister is missing, and her three kids were left alone. He takes them in and quickly falls in love with them. I did too. Casey, Bertie, kids, dog all of them.
There is a lot going on and it’s so... well, how do I put it on words? Good? No. Heartfelt, page-turning, intriguing and beautiful. Plus, I could really relate to Bertie and his emotions on having the kids. His feelings were spot on because I feel all that being in a very similar situation raising my sister’s son. I worry if it’s too much, if I’m doing a good job and then there’s the guilt of not wanting to give him up if it were to come to that. Pretty much what Bertie voices. Very heartfelt and real.
I love second chances, kids, animals, suspense and romance that’s more sensual than sexual. Oh, and florists, and of course men in uniform. We have it all here with tons of feels.
Andrew Grey is the author of over 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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