Can you share with us the inspiration behind Steal My Heart
I have dear friends who live in Mendocino California and I wanted to set a story there. So on my last visit, I picked out all of the houses and locations for this story. So each house and each business described actually exist in the town. I really wanted to be authentic with the location. I do love my time spent in the area and I wanted that to come through in the story.
On top of that, Mendocino is where the old nineties television show, Murder She wrote, was filmed. So I really wanted a mystery in the story. I don’t; generally write murder. It just isn’t my style, so I went with a robbery and a wrongful conviction. Then of course, there are all the quirky and interesting secondary characters that peppered the original television episodes.
On top of all that, you have the classic Andrew Grey romance and over all story. I really hope you love it.
Genre: M/M
Contemporary Romance
Release Date: Nov 19, 2024
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
Hilliard Bauman’s life and his law practice are in Ohio, so when he inherits a home in California, his first instinct is to sell. Then again, his law partner is also his ex-partner, so maybe starting over wouldn’t be so bad. Either way, he needs someone to fix up the house first. That’s where Brian Mayer comes in.
Brian Mayer will do whatever work he can get, whether that means dog walking or painting fences. But in a small town where everyone knows everything about everyone, finding jobs can be difficult—especially if you’ve been wrongly convicted of theft. When Hilliard hires him to fix up his great-aunt’s place, it’s a relief on Brian’s strained bank account… but tests Brian’s heart to its limits.
As Hilliard digs into Brian’s case and the botched investigation of the original crime, things really start heating up—both between him and Brian and in what should’ve been a cold case. This time when cops try to lay the blame at Brian’s feet, he has Hilliard in his corner. Can they solve the mystery, put Brian’s past to rest, and find a new beginning together?
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 Grey