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?
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“Dexter, it’s
Jane…. You need to come home right away.” Suddenly, he listened more
attentively. “It’s your mother….” She could barely speak, but Dex’s stomach
wrenched. Jane was one of those people who took everything as it came with the
strength and stoicism worthy of a Hemingway character. She was his mother’s
life partner. Dexter’s father had passed away ten years ago, and afterward his
mother had decided that she was going to be true to herself. She met Jane a
year later, and they had been together ever since. Dex had never been prouder
or loved his mother more than when she decided that she was going to live life
on her own terms, even if he and Jane didn’t always see eye to eye at first.
“What’s happened?”
He struggled to speak. If Jane was this upset over the phone, it had to be bad.
“She had a stroke
last night. We got her to the hospital and she’s in the ICU, but you need to
get here as fast as you can. Do you need help getting a flight?”
Dex tried to think
if he had enough money available on his credit card to pay for one. Probably
not, given the fact that this would be last-minute. “I don’t know.”
“I’ll get you a
ticket and email you the details. It will be the earliest flight I can get, so
you should start packing. Okay?” She sounded as frazzled as Dex felt.
“Yes. How bad is
it?”
Jane didn’t answer
right away. “Just get here as fast as you can.” She ended the call.
Dex hurried into
his bedroom, pulled the suitcase out from under his bed, and threw clothes into
it. Jane called him half an hour later with his flight information. She also
sent him an email. He had four hours until he was scheduled to leave, which
meant he only had time to call work to explain what was going on, let his
landlady know he was going to be away so she could get his mail, and then leave
for the airport. He knew he’d spend the whole early-morning cross-country
flight to Baltimore worrying and wondering. What if he didn’t make it in time?
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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