Blog Tour incl Exclusive Excerpt & Giveaway: Andrew Grey – Hello Goodbye Amore

In college, Chase Anderson and his twin sister, Elaine, met Antonello Glorioso and became best friends. Chase fell in love with him—but so did Elaine, so he kept quiet. Then heartbreak happened: they graduated, Antonello returned to Italy, and Elaine died, leaving Chase to raise her son as his own.

Returning to Florence to run the family business had felt like Antonello’s only option. He did his duty to his legacy, but he’s been second-guessing that decision since he got on the plane. Still, he doesn’t know what he could’ve had until it shows up on his doorstep.

Chase never wants to see Antonello again. His departure
tanked the business the three of them had planned to start and hurt his sister deeply. But his engineering project needs specialized metals, and the Glorioso firm is the best supplier.
Reluctantly, Chase agrees to head to Italy for a few months to oversee production, hoping he’ll be able to keep a low profile… only to run into Antonello the first day.

As Chase and Antonello spend time together, old hurts fade, replaced by renewed friendship and the possibility for a love they’ve only fantasized about. But duty, family, history, and big secrets could topple any possibility of a future.

“How did it go?” Loretta asked as he passed her area. She was always friendly, but Chase was wary of anything he said to her, not knowing if she was one of Dewey’s pipelines of information. Loretta had been James’s admin before Dewey was promoted, and Chase had always liked her, but with Dewey’s management style, he couldn’t take any chances.

“Pretty well, I guess,” he lied, and got a look over the top of her glasses, just like she’d done in the old days. “I have a decision to make, that’s all.” He tapped the counter and then returned to his office.

As soon as he closed the door, Chase collapsed into his desk chair, head in his hands, wondering how in the hell he managed to get into these messes. All he wanted to do was make a living so he could provide for Ricky. His mother, Elaine, was Chase’s twin sister and his best friend in the whole world. Chase would have done anything for her, and in the end, after her death in an automobile accident, he had stepped in to raise her son—now his son, Ricky.

This was not the life he had envisioned. When Elaine first told him of her pregnancy, Chase had pictured himself as the world’s best guncle, taking his future niece or nephew to Disney, giving them drum sets, teaching them about good food, and showing them some of the best parts of life. And once he had spoiled them rotten, he could take them home to Mother. It was supposed to have been perfect.

What little Elaine had, she’d left to Ricky for his care, but to Chase, in addition to Ricky, she had left her secrets and their shared hurt. That was something Chase had hoped he would never have to face again. And now it looked like his work and his and Elaine’s past were destined to come crashing back into Chase’s life. He could only hope that he didn’t end up as emotional roadkill.

A knock pulled him out of his thoughts.

“I hear you’re going to go to Florence,” Dave said as he came in and closed the door. Chase wanted to smack the suppressed smugness off the brown-noser’s face. “I want you to know that….” He looked around. “Look, I really appreciate you doing this.” He shifted his weight slightly and wrung his hands. Chase wasn’t sure if he was even aware he was doing it.

“They asked me to go, as I’m sure Dewey told you, and I pled the family.” He grew more agitated. “Things at home aren’t good right now. My youngest is having a very difficult time, and we are trying to get him the help he needs, but I can’t do that if I’m over there or if I take the entire family along with me.” He paled and his breathing grew more rapid. This was a side of Dave that Chase had never seen.