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When Chris Anducci is moved off jail duty and into the sheriff’s office, he doesn’t expect his first assignment to be protecting a witness against a human trafficking ring. Knowing the new sheriff doesn’t abide screwups, Chris reluctantly agrees to work the case. Pavle Kasun has spent the last four years of his life at the mercy of others. When an opportunity presented itself, he took it, resulting in his rescue. Now the safe houses he’s placed in are being threatened and he needs show more protection if he is to have any sort of chance at a life. Chris opens his home to Pavle, but he doesn’t expect Pavle and his story to get under his skin… and stay there. Soon they discover they have more in common than either of them thought. Slowly Pavle comes out of his shell and Chris finds someone who touches his heart. But as the men looking for Pavle close in, they will stop at nothing to get him out of the way. But even if Chris can keep him safe, he might not be able to protect his heart if Pavle moves back home.

Chris Anducci got lucky, when he desperately needed a change of assignment from jail duty. Now, he’s front and center to the new political appointee, Sheriff Vitali, whom many seem to dislike. The Carlisle Police Department has busted a human trafficking ring, and Chis is assigned to protect a man who had been held prisoner for four long years.

The former kidnapped prisoner, Pavle Kasun, is frightened of everything. He doesn’t know how he should act or how he even is supposed to feel. Noises, people, thinking that he has to submit to anything simply frightens and shames him. He's had a long, traumatic experience, and he needs protection. Being from Serbia, as well as being isolated for four years, also makes communication for him a problem...but he can vividly describe, and even draw his tormentors, every last one of them.... every single feature with his drawings and wants to help bring the guilty to justice. Chris takes Pavle "under his wing" and soon discovers that Pavle is blessed with a magnificent talent for gardening and loves being outdoors. As protecting Pavle becomes more hazardous, the more Chris and Briggs are sure that they have an information leak in their department. Chris now goes above and beyond to keep Pavle safe and to ensure him that he is, and will always be, a free man.

Andrew Grey did a magnificent job of handling the awful subject of human trafficking and the entire ordeal Pavle had faced. He made you actually feel the mental and emotional toll it took on Pavle and how it also affected Chris, without being overly explicit. He treated it delicately as the growing relationship between Chris and Pavle developed. He also didn't make this an "instant love" romance. There were so many obstacles that the average person would never have thought of for both Chris and Pavle to overcome, along with a language barrier. Pavle had suffered four long years of torture and the shame that he may never recover from, and Chris had to be very careful of every fragile situation and other unknown dangers that simple everyday events that we all take for granted, could produce for Pavle.

There were a number of really great supporting characters who were vital to the storyline; Chris’s Nanna; without her, the doors of love and understanding may have taken longer to open. Briggs was also a major force; he gave support to Chris and Pavle at every turn. Then there was always Red and Terry, who never failed to be there when they were needed.

This one was "different", in a good way, from the first two books in this series. It was much more delicate, and, as always, Andrew Grey’s characters step up to give love and support. 5 big beautiful, bright and shiny stars for another wonderful Andrew Grey offering. show less

Kendall Monroe is handcuffed to a car in the desert. Is this life imitating art or art imitating life? The only thing he’s sure of is that the situation he finds himself in is a copy of a scene he filmed earlier, only this time, there is no director yelling “cut” and no crew to rescue him. Terrified for his life, Kendall takes comfort remembering happier times with his longtime lover, Johnny. He hasn’t seen Johnny in weeks since Johnny stayed in New York to finish writing his latest show more next best-selling novel. As Kendall attempts to survive scorching-hot days and freezing nights, he tries to figure out who did this to him, but mostly he just tries to survive. Could it have been Johnny, or maybe the research assistant that he suspects Johnny is having an affair with? Both options fill him with bitterness. Or is there a closer more likely suspect? Kendall has been having a stalker who sends him flowers and always seems to know exactly where he is. What would this stranger have to gain by leaving Kendall stranded in the heat in the middle of nowhere?

This one is an amazing combination...a cross between an intense stalker story; a sizzling hot romance; with tension and drama enough to bring out the worst as well as the best, in both of our main characters. It's also an entertaining account of a Broadway stage actor's experience of making his first movie, and now he's being stalked. We also get a look at a successful writer's career taking a slight detour as he struggles to figure out what's really important. The story opens with Kendall stranded in a car in the desert...you'll come back to that after learning about his time on the movie set in California, and how he got there. When we join him in the car in the desert, he's not just stranded...he's helplessly handcuffed to the steering wheel. Yeah, it's enough to make you extremely nervous and you've only just begun reading. I've visited my daughter who lives in Mesa, Arizona so I didn't have to imagine how hot he must have been...I KNEW! especially when the air-conditioning "gives up the ghost"....and that didn't take long. The description of what Kendall goes through when it happens to him were certainly very realistic. It made me wonder if Mr. Grey had firsthand knowledge or if he went out and sat in a car in the middle of a desert:) I really hope not. Last I knew there are no deserts in Pennsylvania:)

Anyway...on with this. At the start of the story, we learn that Kendall is a successful Broadway actor that has starred in several plays and musicals. Making a movie is something new to him, but when the right offer comes along, he jumps right in. In this movie several scenes will require him to be locked in a car in the desert...not something that will be easy for him to do since, to make matters even worse, he hates confined spaces. The initial back "n" forth with the director about how to play certain scenes was laughable, but they figure out how to work together pretty quickly. The one drawback about being in California while his partner is in New York City, is that Kendall is lonely and he has plenty of time to think about their relationship. For a while now it hasn’t been as good as it had use to be, and, like most lonely people with too much time to think, he starts to doubt everything. When his stalker first appears, Kendall suspects everybody, and the situation turns into a screaming nightmare when he ends up, not in a movie scene, but REALLY locked in a car in the desert. Andrew Grey did a more than simply good job, he did an EXCELLENT job of making us feel Kendall's thoughts and feelings during those almost three days he spends in total isolation and fear.

We don't want to overlook Kendel's lover, Johnny. Johnny is a historian that decided to be an author instead of going for a teaching career. This story is told entirely from Kendall's point of view, and it was interesting to see and experience Johnny through Kendell's eyes. At first there was a lot of doubt. The phone calls from "research assistant" on Johnny's phone, appeared to be "suspect", but as the story develops, so does Kendall's ideas about what is going on with Johnny, and how it affects their relationship. The whole situation was as fascinating as it was scary.

I can’t say too much about the way everything develops without spoiling it for you...there is a surprise, but you'll just have to wait for it! I can say that the suspense is high right up to the very end with A LOT of very tense moments. If you like stories filled with tension, not just from the plot but also from the characters' interactions, and if you enjoy reading about men managing their lives and personal relationships in stressful situations, or if you're just looking for a read that is intense, hot, filled with suspense, and full of passion, then look no further...you will like this book as much as I did, which was a whole lot! Pick up this one, or any book written by Andrew Grey...you WILL NOT be disappointed! show less

For years, Clayton Potter’s been friends and workout partners with Ronnie. Though Clay is attracted, he’s never come on to Ronnie because, let’s face it, Ronnie only dates women....Right?
Andrew Grey's has long time been one of my favorite authors. His "newsletter" is one of the few that I have ever signed up to receive. He always has such sweet, lovely comments about his husband, Dominic, and he has dedicated this book, to him. Andrew Grey had me hooked with the first book I read by show more him "Fire and Sand"... book #1 in his Carlisle Troopers Series. I have read that series more than once.

This one, "Eyes Only For Me", has also taken a place on my "read this again" list. I'm not sure if it was the element of taboo of "friends to lover's" or that I just liked the "Ronnie" character so much. He was simply amazing. I think Clay was supposed to be the guy we first fell for in their budding relationship...and he did start out as my favorite... but he lost "relationship points" with me over some of his actions regarding Ronnie later on in the story.

He and Clay seemed destined to be together, but it was not always an easy thing for either of them. Clay Potter is secretly in love with his "Bestie", Ronnie, but he thinks he has to keep his feeling hidden...after all, everyone knows that Ronnie likes women...actually it appears that Ronnie likes EVERY woman...that is until Clay's father has a health setback, and Ronnie and Clay spend time together at the hospital. Ronnie realized that he never felt totally complete until Clay was there.

Together they are dynamic, and they make this one a fun and steamy read. Outside the bedroom Clay was the quit one; always reserved and relaxed; but not inside the bedroom. Ronnie is Clay's polar opposite. Outside the bedroom he was brash, shameless and always having fun. Their interactions with one another showed that they were definitely made for each other...but the question also hung in the air...could Ronnie and Clay make the transition from friends to lovers or will their feelings for each other complicate things too much and destroy their friendship? I'll give you a hint..."Happy Ever After". Another great Andrew Grey offering. show less

When I really like a book or a series, I can read it over and over many times and never get tired of it. Andrew Grey is one of several authors that that I have absolutely no problem with in doing this. I call him my hot chocolate/hot tea comfort author, and this is my third round of this series with him. The story itself is simple, but of course with complications. Lowell, who later will be affectionately known as "Spook" in the rest of the series, attempts to extract himself from a life show more that needs to be left behind. His attempts are predictable and suitably hair-raising. What is a bit surprising, even though it could be expected based on the relationship development between Bull and Zack in the first book...is the deep angst that both Lowell and Jeremy go through to try to justify their attraction to each other, or to simply cut it all off and disappear in opposite directions...and believe me the reader does in no way want that to happen. We desperately want life, love, friends, hot romance, and the quest to change a life to work out for these two. The amazing bond that all of these men form is deep and personal and the love that Jeremy and Lowell are forming is what both of them deserve and have been searching for. show less