Monday, December 6, 2021

Bad to Be Merry by Andrew Grey Blog Tour (Spotlight)

 


Title: Bad to Be Merry
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Bad to Be Good (Book 4)
Genre: Gay Romance, Holiday Romance, M/M, LGBTQ
Publisher: DreamSpinner Press
Release: Nov 3, 2021
Edition/Formats: 1st Edition - Digital, Print
Blurb/Synopsis:

Former mobster Richard Marsden grew up scrounging on the streets of Detroit. This Christmas, for the first time, he has a family and the means to provide an abundant Christmas, and that’s what he intends to do.
But his husband, Daniel, grew up with everything. For Daniel, Christmas isn’t about receiving gifts, but the opportunity to help others. With his son in the hospital recovering from a tonsillectomy, Daniel knows just who he wants to help this year.
Both Daniel and Richard make plans for their family Christmas assuming the other is on board, leaving their holiday dangling on the precipice of disaster—unless they can remember that family, love, and the holidays mean compromising to give each other what they need. 

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Bad to Be Noble by Andrew Grey



Title: Bad To Be Noble
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Bad To Be Good (Book 3)
Genre:  M/M Contemporary Romance, Gay Romance, LGTBQ
Publisher: DreamSpinner Press
Release Date: Nov 23 2021
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:

For glass artist Ashton Weller, Longboat Key seems like the perfect place to start over. It’s warm, sunny, and far from the dangerous ex he left behind in Chicago, even if his glass studio does get even more uncomfortable in the Florida heat. It’s also home to Terrance Manetti, a man who turns into Ashton’s inadvertent hero when he saves him from some unsavory types at a local restaurant…and may turn into more than that. 

Former mobster Terrance has been in Witness Protection with his "brothers" ever since they turned state’s evidence against their former employer. His brothers have a different life here, filled with family and small-time, honest jobs, and Terrance doesn’t know whether to be jealous or derisive. 

Not until he meets Ashton, anyway. With Ashton, Terrance could build the kind of life he’s never dared to want—the kind of life where he won’t need the skills he learned in organized crime. Or so he thinks—until Ashton’s past comes looking for him…. 

Monday, November 8, 2021

The Gingerbread Lodge by Vicky Burkholder

 

Title: the Gingerbread Lodge 
Author: Vicky Burkholder 
Series: The Christmas Cookie Series
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Sweet Romance/Holiday Romance/Friends to Lovers/ Fantasy 
Publisher: Self Published 
Release Date: Nov 3, 2021
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook 
Blurb/Synopsis:
Gisele Reid returns to the Gingerbread Lodge to help her aunt, but without paying guests, she's afraid the lodge will have to be sold. An event she vows to stop. When an old friend shows up, she is astonished to find Max has turned into a man who makes her knees and heart tremble. Max Oakley, a developer, has a client interested in buying land around the lodge. He has fond memories of the resort, as well as the girl who left him behind. When he runs into Gisele again, she's even more beautiful than ever. A woman who could make him forget everything—even his job. Plumbing problems, electrical outages, and the return of Gisele's family throw a wrench into Max's plans to woo Gisele. But when the truth comes out, she believes he's betrayed her trust, and it will take a Christmas miracle to make everything right again.

Thursday, September 23, 2021

New Leaf by Andrew Grey




Title: New Leaf 
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Currently a Standalone Title
Genre:  M/M Contemporary Romance 
Publisher: Self Published 
Release Date: Sept 14, 2021
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook 
Blurb/Synopsis:
When Dex Grippon’s mother dies, he takes it as a sign—it’s time to give up acting and return to his hometown. If he can find a way to save his mother’s bookstore, he can preserve the one link he still has to his parents. But keeping an independent bookstore afloat turns out to be more difficult than he anticipated, and Dex isn’t the only one who wonders what else his mom might have been selling.

Former cop Les Gable might be off the job, but he has to know what was going on at the bookstore, and he’ll do anything to satisfy his curiosity—including befriend the new owner with an offer to help sort out his new business. Something about the bookstore doesn’t smell right, and Les is going to find out what.
The problem is that his curiosity about Dex soon far outstrips his interest in what happened at the store. But as curiosity matures into love, the store’s past threatens their future. Can Les and Dex untangle the mystery of the bookshop and escape with their relationship—and their lives—intact, or will the whole thing go up in smoke?

Friday, August 27, 2021

The Meleke Stone by Olga Swan


Title: The Meleke Stone 
Author: Olga Swan
Series: Standalone Title
Genre: Fiction, Historical 
Publisher: Self Published 
Release Date: June 29 2021
Blurb/Synopsis:
A meleke stone from the ancient plains of the Dead Sea is passed down by generations of females through four thousand years.
In 2019 Sami, the son of Egyptian immigrants in Toulouse, is traumatized by the family’s hardships in France and plots revenge.
Menes, Sami’s father from Cairo, had emigrated to France in search of peace. An unlikely friendship forms with Holocaust-survivor Moshe, each recognizing their past struggles.
Suddenly, a terrorist bomb explodes in a Toulouse synagogue. Moshe asks his son Simon to produce a film showing the true history of his people from the time of Sodom and Gomorrah.
What will happen to Moshe’s and Menes’ special relationship when an intrepid French detective’s efforts to find the terrorist reveal the horrifying truth?
In a soul-searching conclusion in Jerusalem, having no female descendant to whom to give the meleke stone, there’s only one thing that Simon can do to maintain the survival of his people for all eternity.
…..are you ready for the four thousand year journey of the meleke stone?”

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Fated by K. K. Allen

Title: Fated 
Author: K. K. Allen
Series: Enchanted Gods (Book 2)
Genre: Fantasy, Greek & Roman Myth & Legend, Romance
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: Aug 17 2021
Blurb/Synopsis:

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐈’𝐦 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞?
 
In a desperate search for her missing locket, Katrina is swept into a whole new world of mythological enchantment that places her at the helm of a looming threat. As she makes new discoveries about her bloodline and meets descendants of other enchanted breeds, she unearths the most disturbing Summer family secret of all.
 
Amid the chaos, Katrina is determined to maintain whatever normalcy she can. She accepts a job at Island Grille where the devilishly gorgeous bartender, Johnny Pierce, makes life even more challenging. Katrina struggles between her lingering and undeniable attraction for Alec, the secrets she must keep from him, and a betrayal she never sees coming.
 
Mysterious deaths, signs of pollution rising in the bay, the discovery of fated love, and the dark history that follows her enemy's motives stir up an entirely new and frightening adventure. Katrina discovers that being an Enchanter holds a responsibility that might just be worth killing for.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Balancing Act by Andrew Grey

 
Title: Balancing Act 
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Jocks and Geeks Book 2
Genre:  M/M Contemporary Romance 
Publisher: Self Published 
Release Date: August 5, 2021
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook 
Blurb/Synopsis:
Freelance computer genius Trent Marcus took a web development job he wishes he hadn’t, and now he’s in a world of hurt. With his safety threatened, he needs someone who can protect him from his client, who responds to “no” with threats and intimidation.
Personal trainer and silver fox Collin Fitzpatrick gave part of his leg for his country, and now his ex is selling his home, so he needs a place to live quickly. He hears from mutual friends that Trent has a room he can rent and needs Collin’s help.
Neither Trent nor Collin is looking for a relationship, but attraction ignites for Trent, and it’s returned, to Trent’s surprise.

The last thing Collin expects is for his protective instincts to blossom into something much more. Trent’s care and genuineness combine to heal the heart his ex left shattered. As the task of keeping Trent safe becomes more paramount, so does the realization that failing could cost both of them everything.

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Lessons in Sin by Pam Godwin Blitz


Title: Lessons in Sin
Author: Pam Godwin
Series: Standalone in the Midnight Dynasty World
Genre:  College Romance/Contemporary Romance/ New Adult
Publisher: Dangerous Press
Release Date: June 29
Blurb/Synopsis: 
There’s no absolution for the things I’ve done.
But I found a way to control my impulses.
I became a priest.
As Father Magnus Falke, I suppress my cravings. As the head teacher of a Catholic boarding school, I’m never tempted by a student.
Until Tinsley Constantine.
The bratty princess challenges my rules and awakens my dark nature. With each punishment I lash upon her, I want more. In my classroom, private rectory, and bent over my altar, I want all of her.
One touch risks everything I stand for. My faith. My redemption. And even my life.
As if that could stop me. I need her pain, and her heart, and she needs my lessons in sin.

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Fate's Attraction by Dirk Greyson


Title: Fate's Attraction
Author: Dirk Greyson
Genre: Gay Romance, Paranormal Romance, LGTBQ, M/M
Publisher: DreamSpinner Press
Release Date: May 11 
Blurb/Synopsis: 

Even a wolf shifter can’t defeat fate.

Vladimir Corelia is the second son of the pack alpha. He’s happy with his role in the pack, but it seems the fates have other ideas. When the man he finds living in a cave, caring for a shifter baby and a litter of wolf pups, turns out to be his mate, it begins a chain of events that puts the whole pack in jeopardy.

Frankie Bowers can’t remember anything except a powerful sense of danger. He only knows he can’t go home. With no way to defend himself, he has to rely on Vladimir, a perfect stranger who happens to be his mate, to protect him and the young he’s looking after.

While Vladimir and Frankie’s attraction as mates grows stronger every day, so does the threat to their relationship—and to the pack. As Frankie regains his memory, the threat grows more and more ominous. Vladimir and Frankie must rise to the challenge if they hope to have any chance at the future the fates might have in store.

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Heavy Lifting by Andrew Grey

 

Title: Heavy Lifting 
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Standalone
Genre:  M/M Contemporary Romance 
Publisher: Self Published 
Release Date: April 20, 2021
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook 
Blurb/Synopsis:

Would-be journalist Reg Applewhite is a slight, geeky guy who knows from high school experience that he’s the perfect size to be shoved into a locker. He writes for his sister’s fashion and gossip blogs and is very understandably reluctant when assigned to cover a local bodybuilding competition for material.
Jack Ponte is a physical god, with a perfect body, poise, and intense eyes. But it’s his grace that captures Reg’s attention, and when Reg asks for an interview, Jack agrees. After all, he’s looking for a life after bodybuilding, and Reg’s blogs offer a chance at something less fleeting.
During the interview, they discover mutual interests in fashion and video games that lead to friendship and deeper feelings neither expects. Reg finds it hard to believe that a god-man like Jack would see anything in him, and Jack is just as shocked when Reg seems to see beyond his looks to the person inside. But there is a price to pay for everything, and Jack draws the kind of unwanted attention that could threaten to pull them apart… or worse. Together they need to figure out a way to lift each other up and push through the challenges

Friday, March 19, 2021

Bad to Be Worthy by Andrew Grey


Title: Bad To Be Worthy
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Bad To Be Good (Book 2)
Genre:  M/M Contemporary Romance
Publisher: DreamSpinner Press
Release Date: Mar 9, 2021
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
When a former mobster’s past catches up with him, will it end the quiet life he’s been struggling with, or transform it into something he couldn’t have imagined?

Sometimes Gerome Meadows longs for the excitement of the life he left behind for Witness Protection. But when he stands up to a bully in a bar to protect a homeless man, his past comes very close to home—and it’s no longer what he wants.
Tucker Wells has been living in a tent, surviving with the aid of his friend Cheryl and helping her watch over her son. When he winds up on the wrong side of an argument with some dangerous people, his already difficult life is thrown into turmoil. Gerome steps in to find them a temporary apartment, and Tucker is grateful and relieved.

Gerome never meant to open the door to trouble. His life and Tucker’s depend on keeping his past a mystery. But as his desire to protect develops into something deeper, he and Tucker will have to evaluate what family means—and hope that their growing feelings pass unimaginable tests.
 
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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 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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Twitter @andrewgreybooks
 
For Other Works by Andrew Grey

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Release Blitz Private Property by Skye Warren

 



Title: Private Property 
Author: Skye Warren 
Series: Rochester Trilogy Book 1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Self Published 
Release Date: Mar 9 2021
Edition/Formats: 1st Edition ~ eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis: 
When I signed up for the nanny agency, I didn't expect a remote mansion on a windswept isle. Or a brooding billionaire who resents his new role. His brother's death means he's now in charge of a moody seven year old girl. She's lashing out at the world, but I can handle her. I have to. I need the money to finish my college degree. As long as I can avoid the boss who alternately mocks me and coaxes me to reveal my darkest secrets.

PRIVATE PROPERTY is a full-length contemporary novel from New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren about secrets and redemption. It's the first book in the emotional Rochester trilogy.

Friday, February 19, 2021

Home and Family by Andrew Grey Spotlight


Title: Home and Family 
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Heart, Home, Family Book 3 
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance 
Publisher: Self Published 
Release Date: Feb 16 2021
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print 
Blurb/Synopsis:
Mark has worked on Clay and Dell’s farm for a year, and he’s now in charge of the care and feeding of their growing herd of goats. He’s worked hard to provide for himself and build a life of his own. But with the operation continuing to expand, additional help is needed.
Isaac lives in a self-sustaining, simple-life community a few miles up the road. He’s spent his life working and wondering what the outside world might be like. When his father requires him to earn outside money, he asks for a job at Clay and Dell’s farm.
What neither Mark nor Isaac expects is a friendship that quickly grows into something more. But their feelings for each other go against everything that Isaac has been taught, and acting on those feelings will mean leaving the only way of life he’s ever known.
Together, Isaac and Mark are going to need a great deal of strength to weather the storm that’s sure to head their way.
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Monday, January 25, 2021

Kiss Me Ever After by Julie Archer Release Boo


When Lennon’s life gets turned upside down, Ealynn Sands is the last place she thought she would end up. She had lots of plans and none of them included the town’s bad boy until one night brings them together. Readers who love opposites attract romances will enjoy this angsty, small-town romance.

Title: Kiss Me Ever After
Author: Julie Archer
Series: The Ever After Series (Book 1)
Genre:  Contemporary Romance/New Adult/ College Romance
Publisher: Self Published: Jan 14 2021
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:

She has a lot of plans. None of them involved him. Until now.


Lennon Cole has it all mapped out, bright lights, New York and living the high life. Until a shady deal in her father's business world brings everything she knows down around her. With nothing left, Lennon ends up in the one place she doesn't want to be; at her grandparents' holiday home in Ealynn Sands.

Justin Navarro has it all sorted. The bad boy of Ealynn Sands, his reputation precedes him. If there's one thing he can't abide, it's tourists flying into his hometown and leaving again without a backwards glance. Like Lennon Cole. Sure, they've had moments... Near misses and almost kisses, but he could never be interested in a pampered princess like that.

Until the night he saves her life.
Now the tourist and the bad boy are seeing each other properly for the first time... but it's just a summer fling... isn't it?

Kiss Me Ever After is a standalone romance, where opposites attracting could just change your life forever.


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Thursday, January 14, 2021

Half a Cowboy by Andrew Grey

 




Title: Half a Cowboy
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Currently a Standalone
Genre:  M/M /Western Romance/Gay Romance/LGTBQ
Publisher: DreamSpinner Press
Release Date: Jan 12, 2021
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print

Blurb/Synopsis:
Ever since his discharge from the military, injured veteran Ashton Covert has been running his family ranch—and running himself into the ground to prove he still can.

Ben Malton knows about running too. When he takes refuge in Ashton’s barn after an accident in a Wyoming blizzard, he’s thinking only of survival and escaping his abusive criminal ex, Dallas.

Ashton has never met a responsibility he wouldn’t try to shoulder. When he finds Ben half-frozen, he takes it upon himself to help. But deadly trouble follows Ben wherever he goes. He needs to continue on, except it may already be too late.

Working together brings Ben and Ashton close, kindling fires not even the Wyoming winter can douse. Something about Ben makes Ashton feel whole again. But before they can ride into the sunset together, they need to put an end to Dallas’s threats. Ben can make a stand, with Ashton’s help—only it turns out the real danger could be much closer to home.


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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 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.


Author Links

Facebook Group All the Way with Andrew Grey

Goodreads

Twitter @andrewgreybooks


For Other Works by Andrew Grey


(Please Be Sure To Stop by His Website to See All of His Works)