Title: Fire and Water
Author: Andrew Grey
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Dreamspinner
Press
Release Date: Dec 2014
Edition/Formats Available In:
eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis
Officer Red Markham knows about the ugly side of life after a car
accident left him scarred and his parents dead. His job policing the streets of
Carlisle, PA, only adds to the ugliness, and lately, drug overdoses have been
on the rise. One afternoon, Red is dispatched to the local Y for a drowning
accident involving a child. Arriving on site, he finds the boy rescued by
lifeguard Terry Baumgartner. Of course, Red isn’t surprised when gorgeous Terry
won’t give him and his ugly mug the time of day.
Overhearing one of the officer’s comment about him being shallow opens
Terry’s eyes. Maybe he isn’t as kindhearted as he always thought. His friend
Julie suggests he help those less fortunate by delivering food to the elderly.
On his route he meets outspoken Margie, a woman who says what’s on her mind.
Turns out, she’s Officer Red’s aunt.
Red
and Terry’s world collide as Red tries to track the source of the drugs and
protect Terry from an ex-boyfriend who won’t take no for an answer. Together they might discover a chance for
more than they expected—if they can see beyond what’s on the surface.
Excerpt
“Terry Baumgartner,” he answered, swallowing hard. “He and his friends
were horsing around on the pool deck. I told them more than once to stop and
was about to ask them to leave when I turned away because a little girl had
approached my seat. And when I looked back, I saw him under the water. I dove
in, along with Julie.” He motioned to the young woman in a red one-piece
swimsuit who stood a little ways away. “I reached him first and pulled him out.
We started resuscitation right away and continued until we were relieved a few
minutes later.”
“Who called this in?” Red asked.
A man stepped forward. “I did. They yelled to call 911, so I did. The
kids were roughhousing, and I remember thinking someone was going to get hurt.”
“Daddy, is Connor going to be okay?” a little girl in a wet bathing
suit asked as she walked up and took the man’s hand.
“Yes, honey, he’s going to be fine,” he said, soothing the kid’s fears
before turning back to Red. He swallowed as he met Red’s eyes. Very few people
did that anymore. “What he said is the truth. The kids were asking for trouble.
If the lifeguard did anything wrong, it was not kicking them out earlier. But
he did warn them.”
Red glanced to Terry, who nodded. Some of the worry seemed to slip from
his aqua eyes, and his godlike, lanky body lost some of its tension. He lowered
his lean arms and let them hang down from his sculpted shoulders. Damn—the kid
wasn’t big, but he was perfect, as far as Red was concerned. “Thank you,” Red
said, turning back to the man. He took down his contact information and asked a
few more questions before thanking him again. He then talked to the other
lifeguard, Julie, who confirmed what Terry had told him. Red was satisfied that
this was an accident and that the lifeguard hadn’t been responsible. He then
spoke with the manager of the facility and got the necessary information from
him. He was very helpful and seemed concerned and relieved at the same time.
By the time Red was done, Connor had been taken to the hospital, and
most everyone else had been dismissed. He was getting ready to leave when he
saw Terry and Julie standing off to one side, talking animatedly back and
forth. Their voices weren’t as quiet as he assumed they meant them to be,
because he heard little snippets of their conversation. “I’d die if that
happened to me,” he heard Terry say and saw the kid looking his way. Red
ignored him and walked carefully over the wet tile toward the door. Beauty was
only skin deep.
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Author Information
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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