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Love Means... Healing Releases Tonight at Midnight

Love Means... Healing releases tonight at midnight and I can't wait.  It's been almost a year since I released the last Love Means... story and I hope this one is worth the wait.   Also, don't forget that Love Means... Family is releasing next month and you'll get to meet Jakey, Geoff and Eli's son.

Blurb
Seven months ago, Len Parker lost his partner of more than twenty years, and he isn’t sure how to feel about his blossoming attraction to Chris, one of his farmhands. Hesitant and still hurt, Len remains aloof and distant until he’s goaded into teaching Chris to ride.
Fresh out of a thirty-year career with the Marines, Chris can explore his sexuality openly for the first time in his life, but what he needs more than anything is peace. He’s convinced Len doesn’t like him until he digs a little deeper, and then, armed with hope, Chris sets out to prove that love can provide the healing he and Len so desperately need.

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Excerpt
“Couldn’t sleep, so I got up and went for a ride,” Len answered and went right back to work. He really didn’t want to talk about it, and Len knew Geoff would understand. The clomping of horse’s hooves on the concrete told him Geoff had moved on, and Len continued filling the wheelbarrow before wheeling the mess to the mulch pile. On his way back, he passed Eli walking his horse out into the yard.

“Morning, Len,” Geoff’s partner of six months called with a bright smile on his face.

“Morning, Eli,” Len answered with more energy than he felt. “Do you have a class this morning?”

“At ten. I have most everything ready,” Eli answered before mounting. Len pulled off his cap and waved it at the two of them as they started their ride. He saw them both wave back and heard the conversation and laughter fade as they got farther away. Placing his hat back on his head, he went back to work. As he finished the stall, Len heard tires crunch on the gravel drive outside, followed by the sound of truck doors closing and then footsteps on the gravel and into the barn. The tractor started with a deep rumble in the equipment shed.

“Morning, Len,” Lumpy called from the doorway of the tack room, the list of tasks in his hand. “Pete’s gonna get those last hayfields roll-baled before it rains. Where do you want us to put them when we’re done? You said yesterday that we didn’t need it.”

“You can leave it in the fields. The Hansens are going to take it all. They enlarged their dairy herd, and he said he’d be happy to take whatever we have. I’ll call and tell him he can start picking up the bales in a few hours,” Len said, and he saw a curious look on Lumpy’s face, like he wanted to ask something, but wasn’t sure if he should.

“I’ll tell Pete and then get on the list.” Lumpy looked the sheet over. “I’m gonna start with those fences, and I’ll let you know if I find anything that needs fixing. See you this afternoon,” Lumpy added before walking out of the barn and getting to work. Len climbed the stairs to the full hayloft and opened the only trap door that wasn’t covered by hay. Lifting a bale, he dropped it through the door to the barn floor below.

“Len, I can get that for you,” a voice behind him said, making him jump. Len landed near the edge of the door and nearly lost his balance. Big hands caught his arm, pulling him back from the brink and against a hard, firm body before both of them fell against the stacked bales of hay, with Len caught between the hay and Chris, the hand Geoff had hired a few weeks earlier. The scent of fresh hay mixed with the smell of soap and man, and for a second Len remembered what it felt like to be held and went with it until his thoughts cleared.

“You scared the shit out of me,” Len said, pulling away before storming toward the stairs.

“It was an accident. Christ, I only came up to help. There’s no need to take my head off!” Chris retorted louder than was needed, and Len heard the whap and thump as a bale was flung to the floor below. Len descended the stairs in a huff. He wasn’t angry with Chris, not really. It was his reaction whenever he got close to the man that kept throwing him.

At the bottom of the stairs, Len stopped. He could hear Chris moving around, heavy footsteps stomping on the loft floor, the thump of the bales as they fell with more force than necessary, but more than anything he could see the man’s chiseled face and bright, intelligent eyes, which looked as though they’d seen things Len could never understand. Chris also had a body that had seen hard physical work for years. Chris appeared to be nearing fifty, the way Len was, but Chris didn’t look like any other fifty-year-old Len had ever seen. Not that it mattered. Len was not going to find out if the muscles beneath Chris’s flannel shirt were as large as they looked, or if that glimpse of dark hair that sometimes peeked over the top of his shirt extended further. That was not going to happen. Len pushed the images out of his mind as he stomped out of the barn toward the house, figuring he might as well make breakfast. It would give him something to do, and everyone would be hungry in an hour or so.

Amos Lassen Gave Artistic Appeal an Amazing Review

Amos Lassen gave Artistic Appeal a wonderful review at his blog.  Amos said:  With the amount of reading that I do I have discovered that there are several authors that always provide a good read. One of the top names on that list is Andrew Grey. Not only is his writing excellent, Grey is an excellent storyteller. His new book, “Artistic Appeal” is proof of that.

Red the entire review:  http://reviewsbyamoslassen.com/?p=12797

Blurb: 
Brian Watson knows close friends Gerald Young and Dieter Krumpf have an ulterior motive when they invite him to their Christmas party. Brian has taken over the case to secure the return of the famous painting called The Woman in Blue to Dieter, but they don’t want Brian to be all work and no play. They intend to set him up with a friend, but he’s not who catches Brian's eye. Instead, it's Nicolai, the deaf art restorer caring for the works already returned to Dieter.

But pursuing Nicolai won't be easy. A year ago Nicolai had to fight to regain his independence after a bad break-up, and he's reluctant to give up his freedom a second time. Plus, Brian has competition in Justin, Nicolai's ex, who wants him back badly.

Nicolai's reluctance isn't the only roadblock. Brian was married to a woman for almost ten years. Now he has to confess to his mother, his ex-wife, and his young daughter that he loves a man—all while conducting a potentially groundbreaking court case and trying to convince Nicolai that love isn't about co-dependence, it's about support.

Seven Days has been Released in AudioBook

Seven Days has been released on Audiobook and is available from Audible.com.  Here's a link if you're interested:  http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_10?asin=B0068S4Y14&qid=1321727304&sr=1-10

Can a person’s life change in just one day? How about seven?

This is the story of seven pivotal days in Evan Donaldson’s life. Evan was a teenage street hustler when Father Valentin talked him into coming to Saint Bartholomew’s Academy. In that one day, Evan’s entire life changed. That’s the day he met his roommate, Clay Mueller, and the day Evan began to live. But Evan’s life would change again and again, from abuse to first love, to separation and heartbreak, and eventually to starting his own family. Through it all, whenever a door closed for Evan, a window opened, and the window was Clay.

From the first day of finding faith and connecting with Clay through their relationship’s twists and turns, this is a glimpse into seven decisive days and the critical, amazing way a single moment can change destiny.

Sneak Peek of Love Means... Healing

This morning my latest post is up at the It's Raining Men Blog and I published an early excerpt of Love Means... Healing.  It releases November 23 from Dreamspinner Press.  I hope you like it.  Here's a link to the entry:

I hope you enjoy it. 

Recommended Read from Literary Nymphs

The Literary Nymphs gave Legal Artistry a Recommended Read. 

Dragon Minx said:  Once again Mr. Grey has penned a wonderfully poignant story with a complicated and intriguing plot and what makes it so compelling is that the basis of the book…families trying to recover valuables taken by the Nazis…is a real life situation. To make this story backbone realistic, he’s added in lots of details to help the reader understand what happened during this period in history.  Read the entire review:  http://literarynymphsreviewsonly.blogspot.com/2011/11/legal-artistry.html?zx=ee727b26cfddb753

New Love Means... stories on Audiobook

Three additional Love Means... stories have been released on Audiobook and are available at Audible.com 

Love Means... No Boundaries   http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_2?asin=B0065KPIAQ&qid=1321395035&sr=1-2

Love Means... Freedom     http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_3?asin=B0065JS926&qid=1321395035&sr=1-3

Love Means... No Fear     http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B0065JS5GG&qid=1321395035&sr=1-1

        

Legal Artistry - Story of the Week

Legal Artistry has been named Story of the Week in the reader's poll at Whipped Cream Reviews.   Thank you to everyone who voted.  http://whippedcream2.blogspot.com/2011/11/legal-artistry-by-andrew-grey.html

Story of the Week Contest Ends Tonight

The story of the week contest at Whipped Cream Reviews.  If you haven't voted yet, I'd really appreciate if you'd give Legal Artistry your vote.

http://www.longandshortreviews.com/WC/index.htm

Legal Artistry up for Story of the Week

Happy Saturday

My story Legal Artistry is up for Story of the Week at Whipped Cream Reviews.  Please consider giving it your vote.

http://www.longandshortreviews.com/WC/index.htm



Years ago, Dieter Krumpf’s grandmother died and left him everything, including a photo album containing pictures of the art collection she left behind when her family fled the Nazis. Now, Dieter is calling on the services of a lawyer, Gerald Young, to determine whether his family’s legacy might be returned to him.

 Gerald doesn’t hold out much hope that the paintings will be returned, but Dieter’s earnestness speaks to him and he agrees to help. At first he concludes that while Dieter has a case, suing in Austria isn’t practical. But Gerald is a good lawyer, and as his feelings for Dieter develop, so does his determination to win the case. Together, Gerald and Dieter navigate research, hearings, and a dysfunctional family in the pursuit of fine art—and discover the art of love along the way.

Deal of the Day

I made eBook Eros 'Deal of the Day!' 9 copies of Artistic Appeal for $0.99 each Thursday, 11:00 AM EST. 1st come 1st serv. www.ebook-eros.com  Here's your chance!!