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Heroes in Helmets #1
Fireman's Carry
Orphaned as a child, Jordan Kramer is a 28-year-old loner who lives for his work as a firefighter. It’s who he is. But his life changes when, on his way home from a fire, he finds Benny walking along the side of an isolated mountain road. With a storm coming, when Benny indicates that he’s alone in the world, Jordan follows his instincts and decides to help.
To child psychologist Duane Houser, Jordan was the one who got away when Duane got adopted as a teenager. So imagine his surprise when he’s called to help a traumatized child and crosses paths with Jordan again after all these years. Jordan is still as he remembers—stunning and strong, with a hero streak a mile wide.
Both Jordan and Duane understand a life without parents and swing into action to help Benny. The boy’s life is a bit of a mystery, and as they work together to help Benny, they rekindle feelings both had kept hidden. The chill from years spent apart quickly melts away and old love flames to life again. While helping Benny process the loss of his family, both Jordan and Duane realize that their shared desire might be within reach. Or they could have it ripped away from them all over again.
To child psychologist Duane Houser, Jordan was the one who got away when Duane got adopted as a teenager. So imagine his surprise when he’s called to help a traumatized child and crosses paths with Jordan again after all these years. Jordan is still as he remembers—stunning and strong, with a hero streak a mile wide.
Both Jordan and Duane understand a life without parents and swing into action to help Benny. The boy’s life is a bit of a mystery, and as they work together to help Benny, they rekindle feelings both had kept hidden. The chill from years spent apart quickly melts away and old love flames to life again. While helping Benny process the loss of his family, both Jordan and Duane realize that their shared desire might be within reach. Or they could have it ripped away from them all over again.
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First published April 18, 2022
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April 15, 2022
FIREMAN’S CARRY by Andrew Grey
Fiction, Contemporary LGBTQ+ Romance, short (103 pgs)
4****
Blurb: Orphaned as a child, Jordan Kramer is a 28-year-old loner who lives for his work as a firefighter. It’s who he is. But his life changes when, on his way home from a fire, he finds Benny walking along the side of an isolated mountain road. With a storm coming, when Benny indicates that he’s alone in the world, Jordan follows his instincts and decides to help. To child psychologist Duane Houser, Jordan was the one who got away when Duane got adopted as a teenager. So imagine his surprise when he’s called to help a traumatized child and crosses paths with Jordan again after all these years. Jordan is still as he remembers—stunning and strong, with a hero streak a mile wide. Both Jordan and Duane understand a life without parents and swing into action to help Benny. The boy’s life is a bit of a mystery, and as they work together to help Benny, they rekindle feelings both had kept hidden. The chill from years spent apart quickly melts away and old love flames to life again. While helping Benny process the loss of his family, both Jordan and Duane realize that their shared desire might be within reach. Or they could have it ripped away from them all over again.
This is a short, quick read with all the tropes you want in a romance – old friends who lost each other find each other again, an orphaned kid, family… and it all works. This is a sweet story about two men who had bad childhoods, who lost each other, and who found each other again. Jordan and Duane came up through the foster care system. They lost each other when Duane was adopted. Jordan took care of himself, falling in with a fire station group who helped him learn to be a fireman. After a Nasty fire on a mountain, Jordan finds a young boy wandering alone along the road. He takes him in and contacts child services—surprised when Duane shows up. The two of them grow closer as they navigate the ins and outs of social services and love.
I loved the characters and the way they showed caring for Benny (the boy). It rang very true to life. I also thought the descriptions of the settings well done. I could picture the shotgun condo, the apartment, and especially, the cabin.
Recommendation: This is another Andrew Grey hit. If you love hot guys, sweet little boys and tug-at-your-heartstrings stories, pick this one up.
Disclaimer: Disclosure of Material: I received a final and/or advanced reader copy of this book with the hope that I will leave my unbiased opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that… My Opinions. I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”
Fiction, Contemporary LGBTQ+ Romance, short (103 pgs)
4****
Blurb: Orphaned as a child, Jordan Kramer is a 28-year-old loner who lives for his work as a firefighter. It’s who he is. But his life changes when, on his way home from a fire, he finds Benny walking along the side of an isolated mountain road. With a storm coming, when Benny indicates that he’s alone in the world, Jordan follows his instincts and decides to help. To child psychologist Duane Houser, Jordan was the one who got away when Duane got adopted as a teenager. So imagine his surprise when he’s called to help a traumatized child and crosses paths with Jordan again after all these years. Jordan is still as he remembers—stunning and strong, with a hero streak a mile wide. Both Jordan and Duane understand a life without parents and swing into action to help Benny. The boy’s life is a bit of a mystery, and as they work together to help Benny, they rekindle feelings both had kept hidden. The chill from years spent apart quickly melts away and old love flames to life again. While helping Benny process the loss of his family, both Jordan and Duane realize that their shared desire might be within reach. Or they could have it ripped away from them all over again.
This is a short, quick read with all the tropes you want in a romance – old friends who lost each other find each other again, an orphaned kid, family… and it all works. This is a sweet story about two men who had bad childhoods, who lost each other, and who found each other again. Jordan and Duane came up through the foster care system. They lost each other when Duane was adopted. Jordan took care of himself, falling in with a fire station group who helped him learn to be a fireman. After a Nasty fire on a mountain, Jordan finds a young boy wandering alone along the road. He takes him in and contacts child services—surprised when Duane shows up. The two of them grow closer as they navigate the ins and outs of social services and love.
I loved the characters and the way they showed caring for Benny (the boy). It rang very true to life. I also thought the descriptions of the settings well done. I could picture the shotgun condo, the apartment, and especially, the cabin.
Recommendation: This is another Andrew Grey hit. If you love hot guys, sweet little boys and tug-at-your-heartstrings stories, pick this one up.
Disclaimer: Disclosure of Material: I received a final and/or advanced reader copy of this book with the hope that I will leave my unbiased opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that… My Opinions. I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”
May 8, 2022
Read the Blurb and Carry Your Heart Along
Andrew Grey has become the genre's #1 source of MM romance that includes a precocious or wounded child. In this one you will be caught up in the world of Benny, and Jordan and Duane are the perfect match for Benny to come out of his shell.
This is a book which would be a mess if Andrew Grey was not the author because there are several circumstantial developments which will raise eyebrows in some corners.
However, this is also a book that will keep you enthralled from cover to cover because of Benny, and along the way you also get a deeply moving love story involving two other lost boys from years before.
Get it and love it.
Andrew Grey has become the genre's #1 source of MM romance that includes a precocious or wounded child. In this one you will be caught up in the world of Benny, and Jordan and Duane are the perfect match for Benny to come out of his shell.
This is a book which would be a mess if Andrew Grey was not the author because there are several circumstantial developments which will raise eyebrows in some corners.
However, this is also a book that will keep you enthralled from cover to cover because of Benny, and along the way you also get a deeply moving love story involving two other lost boys from years before.
Get it and love it.
March 17, 2023
finding family
Outstanding story of seeing old friends and meeting new ones and becoming more. Jordan and Duane were friends in their childhood and years later they get another chance .
Outstanding story of seeing old friends and meeting new ones and becoming more. Jordan and Duane were friends in their childhood and years later they get another chance .
February 5, 2023
Sweet
A sweet, endearing story of love, acceptance and hope. A loving little story. It was retreat to read after finish dark story..
A sweet, endearing story of love, acceptance and hope. A loving little story. It was retreat to read after finish dark story..
March 16, 2023
Emotional Party of One
"But now that was over and they had each other" (awww😍)
OMG! Why did I wait to read this super sweet slightly antsy novella. I bought it back in April of 2022 and after not reading it all this time, I decided to wait until the Heroes in Helmets Book Two was released. Well that happened on March 14, 2023 of course I snatched it up immediately. I thought I'd preordered it but it didn't pop up on my Kindle as has always happened in the past so I made it mine as soon as I saw it had been released.
Anyhoo getting back to Book One:
I loved this book even before I finished the first chapter. All I could say is Andrew you've done it again! You are such a violinist masterfully tugging at your readers' heartstrings. I fell in love with the little sad traumatized boy immediately, then his rescuer (that goes without saying because he was the sexy Fireman), and finally with the fireman's former best friend. I wish the book were longer just so I could have spent more time with the wonderful characters.
I'm still swooning after watching the protagonists fall in love. Then there was the slow emergence of a very special little boy who'd experienced a terrible tragedy. Having experienced a similar situation of being thrust into the foster care system and never finding a home made Fireman Jordan not prepared to allow all the let downs and disappointments he'd experienced happen to a little boy who'd just lost everything. I tried to slow down but the book was so good my eyes just ate up each word hungrily. Knowing I had the sequel didn't slow my pace down one bit, if anything the knowledge made me read faster.
I highly recommend this book to readers who want to read a MM fireman romance, enjoy a story involving a young child, and want to enjoy those good satisfying endorphins that come from reading a really touching book. One that has all the feels and all the awwws. And moments that make your heart stutter when the fireman is battling forest fires - holding your breath until you hear he's okay. Something that is not always the outcome in this very dangerous profession.
Our city just honored and buried a very brave fireman with a young children who perished in a fire last week. It was a sad and solemn occasion for the city of Buffalo, his family, and his huge fire fighting brethren from all over who came to Buffalo to pay their respects to a fallen hero.
"But now that was over and they had each other" (awww😍)
OMG! Why did I wait to read this super sweet slightly antsy novella. I bought it back in April of 2022 and after not reading it all this time, I decided to wait until the Heroes in Helmets Book Two was released. Well that happened on March 14, 2023 of course I snatched it up immediately. I thought I'd preordered it but it didn't pop up on my Kindle as has always happened in the past so I made it mine as soon as I saw it had been released.
Anyhoo getting back to Book One:
I loved this book even before I finished the first chapter. All I could say is Andrew you've done it again! You are such a violinist masterfully tugging at your readers' heartstrings. I fell in love with the little sad traumatized boy immediately, then his rescuer (that goes without saying because he was the sexy Fireman), and finally with the fireman's former best friend. I wish the book were longer just so I could have spent more time with the wonderful characters.
I'm still swooning after watching the protagonists fall in love. Then there was the slow emergence of a very special little boy who'd experienced a terrible tragedy. Having experienced a similar situation of being thrust into the foster care system and never finding a home made Fireman Jordan not prepared to allow all the let downs and disappointments he'd experienced happen to a little boy who'd just lost everything. I tried to slow down but the book was so good my eyes just ate up each word hungrily. Knowing I had the sequel didn't slow my pace down one bit, if anything the knowledge made me read faster.
I highly recommend this book to readers who want to read a MM fireman romance, enjoy a story involving a young child, and want to enjoy those good satisfying endorphins that come from reading a really touching book. One that has all the feels and all the awwws. And moments that make your heart stutter when the fireman is battling forest fires - holding your breath until you hear he's okay. Something that is not always the outcome in this very dangerous profession.
Our city just honored and buried a very brave fireman with a young children who perished in a fire last week. It was a sad and solemn occasion for the city of Buffalo, his family, and his huge fire fighting brethren from all over who came to Buffalo to pay their respects to a fallen hero.
April 11, 2023
Finally A Family
The last thing Jordan expected was to find a little boy walking down the side of the road when he was going home from a fire. The boy wasn't talking so he decided to take him with him until he reported it to social services, they said they would send someone right over. So,he took him to get something to eat and to his surprise he got a welcome blast from the past his best friend Duane. Being a child of foster care that's the last time he wanted for Benny(the waitress got his name from the boy),so he persuaded Duane to let Benny go home with him. That was the beginning of their journey together, after finding that Benny had lost his last parent they went about showing him so much love picking up where his father left off. As they tried to find out all they could about Benny and old feelings came to the surface they confessed things they couldn't when they were younger. What started as a renewed friendship turned into so much more and Jasper finally got what he's wanted all his life,a family.😍😍
The last thing Jordan expected was to find a little boy walking down the side of the road when he was going home from a fire. The boy wasn't talking so he decided to take him with him until he reported it to social services, they said they would send someone right over. So,he took him to get something to eat and to his surprise he got a welcome blast from the past his best friend Duane. Being a child of foster care that's the last time he wanted for Benny(the waitress got his name from the boy),so he persuaded Duane to let Benny go home with him. That was the beginning of their journey together, after finding that Benny had lost his last parent they went about showing him so much love picking up where his father left off. As they tried to find out all they could about Benny and old feelings came to the surface they confessed things they couldn't when they were younger. What started as a renewed friendship turned into so much more and Jasper finally got what he's wanted all his life,a family.😍😍
June 5, 2022
Exceeding job expectations, has its own rewards. Jordan, is a firefighter with a heart of gold. Duane, is a by the book child psychologist, deeply committed to his service. He and Jordan had history. They clung to each other as a solid support structure and were seperated when Duane got adopted. On the way home one night, Jordan saw Benny walking on the side of the road. He offered safety, comfort and hope. Jordan and Duane work to resolve Benny's situation. Do they find Benny's family? Do Jordan and Duane rekindle their relationship? Good story. Excellent group of characters. The story draws you in and you will instantly fall in with Benny. He steals the story. Well done.
February 28, 2024
This wasn’t great. The concept was, but the execution wasn’t. It needed a little more editing. Some words were missing and some sentences didn’t make sense.
Also, I didn’t really care about the couple. It was almost too dependent on their past. They built a connection as teenagers but as adults we didn’t get that.
Also, I didn’t really care about the couple. It was almost too dependent on their past. They built a connection as teenagers but as adults we didn’t get that.
May 22, 2023
Grey's typical storyline. A hero, a child in danger, a nice guy trying to help and a slight twist.
Fireman Jordan was out fighting a big fire on his night off and as he is driving home he sees a young ten-year-old boy on the side of the dark road and takes him home and calls social services once the non speaking child is safe. A social worker/phycologist is sent and it ends up being a man that Jordan had shared a room with in one of his many foster homes--also the boy he was crushing on till Dusty (Duane) was saved by his adopted family.
Jordan doesn't want Benny to end up in endless foster homes, so Jordan wants to be that home. Although he isn't registered, Duane sets up for him to become the foster father of the boy till they can find out what and how he was on that road.
Benny trusts Jordan and Duane sees it and Duane and Jordan cannot stop looking at each other. The past feelings are still there and stronger than ever.
Fireman Jordan was out fighting a big fire on his night off and as he is driving home he sees a young ten-year-old boy on the side of the dark road and takes him home and calls social services once the non speaking child is safe. A social worker/phycologist is sent and it ends up being a man that Jordan had shared a room with in one of his many foster homes--also the boy he was crushing on till Dusty (Duane) was saved by his adopted family.
Jordan doesn't want Benny to end up in endless foster homes, so Jordan wants to be that home. Although he isn't registered, Duane sets up for him to become the foster father of the boy till they can find out what and how he was on that road.
Benny trusts Jordan and Duane sees it and Duane and Jordan cannot stop looking at each other. The past feelings are still there and stronger than ever.
July 26, 2023
Benny is a wonderful child, and it’s lovely watching the evolution from the withdrawn, scared child that Jordan finds to the excited, happy child at the end of the novel. Jordan is kind, caring, and determined to help Benny, even if it means turning his life upside down. It was harder for me to see Duane as one of the main MCs of this romance. Perhaps it was the short format and the fact that a lot of the time deals with Benny (which I loved), but Duane seems to have his Child Services/psychologist hat on *a lot*, and there were moments where I would really have preferred a clearer indication that it was now Duane-the-person-who’s-interested-in-Jordan who was talking. I just couldn’t quite click with them as a couple, although I liked the slow discovery of Benny’s life and learning about his family. The drama at the very end was very dramatic and a bit out of left field, and then we cut straight to the epilogue. I liked the vision of them all happily living their HEA at the end.
June 5, 2022
Me encantó Jordan, me gustó muchisimo Benny pero se arruino todo con Duane. El solo pensamiento de que sea el asistente social de Benny mientas esta teniendo relaciones sexuales con el padre temporal es horrible. Tiene que decidirse que quiere ser, o amante de Jordan o asistente social de Benny, no puede ser las dos cosas. Después de tener sexo con Jordan le pregunta si querer adoptar a Benny lo hace por él o el niño, y cuando Jordan se sobresalta se excusa diciendo que tiene que pensar en el beneficio del niño. Me parece muy contaminada la relación. Y solo pide un cambio de asistente social cuando ya casi adopta al chico y ellos formalizaron la relación. No.
June 25, 2024
Heroes at work ! Heroes in Helmets #1
Jordan, 28, lonely Firefighter, strong handsome, muscled, dark hair, brown eyes, has a sis, Wendy, and lives above a Pizza shop. Coming back from a fire, finds a boy.
Duane, Child Psychologist, helps Jordan when he finds a lost boy, Benny, 9-10 yrs. old, wandering the road.
Jordan finds Benny walking a mountain road. Our two MCs are each orphans, so they no what it is to be alone, and both will help the boy.
They have tender, big hearts and know they can help.
It has all the element we love, with light angst, strong men, a terrific kid, a challenge and hot sexiness, with an HEA.
ENJOY !
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Jordan, 28, lonely Firefighter, strong handsome, muscled, dark hair, brown eyes, has a sis, Wendy, and lives above a Pizza shop. Coming back from a fire, finds a boy.
Duane, Child Psychologist, helps Jordan when he finds a lost boy, Benny, 9-10 yrs. old, wandering the road.
Jordan finds Benny walking a mountain road. Our two MCs are each orphans, so they no what it is to be alone, and both will help the boy.
They have tender, big hearts and know they can help.
It has all the element we love, with light angst, strong men, a terrific kid, a challenge and hot sexiness, with an HEA.
ENJOY !
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April 27, 2022
Short but sweet
This was a very sweet story. Jordan and Duane both grew up in a group home but were separated as teenagers and lost touch with each other. They meet again when Jordan who is a firefighter sees a boy walking alone on the side of the road. He calls for help with the boy and a child psychologist who happens to be Duane is sent to help. The story is about love and found family. Low angst but very sweet.
This was a very sweet story. Jordan and Duane both grew up in a group home but were separated as teenagers and lost touch with each other. They meet again when Jordan who is a firefighter sees a boy walking alone on the side of the road. He calls for help with the boy and a child psychologist who happens to be Duane is sent to help. The story is about love and found family. Low angst but very sweet.
April 29, 2023
Maybe too much focus was put on the little boy and that’s why the relationship part was barely even secondary. Or maybe because it was just too short, which also affects how time passage is conveyed. Turn a page and weeks or months have gone by. As for the characters, I only liked Jordan and Benny. I did not like Duane AT ALL. Everyone else was one dimensional. But if you just want something light to pass the time, this’ll do. 2.5 stars.
April 26, 2022
Fireman's Carry by Andrew Grey
I enjoyed this book by Andrew Grey because of the story line that showed amazing love between a small scared boy and a kind hearted hero who with enough love in his heart decided to take on a lost orphan and give him a forever home. I recommend this book to all who enjoy a storybook ending about love and family.
I enjoyed this book by Andrew Grey because of the story line that showed amazing love between a small scared boy and a kind hearted hero who with enough love in his heart decided to take on a lost orphan and give him a forever home. I recommend this book to all who enjoy a storybook ending about love and family.
May 3, 2023
from zero to two
Great story, having been through the adoption and foster care stuff, the story was somewhat accurate to my own experience. There were so many possibilities for things to go wrong. I am glad they didn’t. Well written and very enjoyable. Love is always a good thing to write about.
Great story, having been through the adoption and foster care stuff, the story was somewhat accurate to my own experience. There were so many possibilities for things to go wrong. I am glad they didn’t. Well written and very enjoyable. Love is always a good thing to write about.
October 1, 2024
Everyone needs a family!
It's a shame not everyone has one. Hopefully there are people who want to have families and so many children in the world wanting to be adopted to be part of a family. Jordan, a single fireman, Duane a single CPS person, and Benny a orphaned child find each other. Sad tears to happy tears with this beautiful story. THANK YOU ANDREW! ENJOY!
It's a shame not everyone has one. Hopefully there are people who want to have families and so many children in the world wanting to be adopted to be part of a family. Jordan, a single fireman, Duane a single CPS person, and Benny a orphaned child find each other. Sad tears to happy tears with this beautiful story. THANK YOU ANDREW! ENJOY!
April 20, 2022
What a sweet story about Jordon who finds a child walking along the roadside, not realizing what this means to him. This event is truly a remarkable one is more than one way. I highly recommend this book.
May 1, 2022
Truly a moving story of Family Love
I like That the Man Fell for The Boys sadness and Wanted to Give Him the Best of A good life with Love and caring times
I Will Share the Feeling I Got from Reading Fireman's Carry with My Friend Garry and Suggest he read it himself
I like That the Man Fell for The Boys sadness and Wanted to Give Him the Best of A good life with Love and caring times
I Will Share the Feeling I Got from Reading Fireman's Carry with My Friend Garry and Suggest he read it himself
March 3, 2023
Good Reading
I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it. I especially enjoy stories about a persons family or someone finding a family. This would have gotten 5 stars except for the fact that I feel that the ending was rushed. Other than that it was great!
I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it. I especially enjoy stories about a persons family or someone finding a family. This would have gotten 5 stars except for the fact that I feel that the ending was rushed. Other than that it was great!
March 19, 2023
A short, but absolutely beautiful story about two former foster kids that rescue a 10 year old orphan, and eventually form a family with him. The boy was sweet and adorable, and the story was emotionally uplifting.
April 12, 2023
A burning love story filled with joy
Hero’s come in all shapes and sizes. This is a story of three people looking for family. Love brings them all together in a celebration of joy in the end. A heart warmer ❤️
Hero’s come in all shapes and sizes. This is a story of three people looking for family. Love brings them all together in a celebration of joy in the end. A heart warmer ❤️
December 11, 2024
Another strong short and sharp sweet story set adjacent to the Carlisle world. I liked the appearance of Donald from Carlise in this. Jordan and Duane share a past and rekindle their connection. Together they want to save a lost boy from having to experience their past.
February 2, 2026
A Typical Andrew Grey story
A typical beautiful Andrew story. You get exactly what you expect. A sweet story, a bit of worry- more would have been appreciated. Old friends meet again and love is rekindled.
A typical beautiful Andrew story. You get exactly what you expect. A sweet story, a bit of worry- more would have been appreciated. Old friends meet again and love is rekindled.
April 22, 2022
Heartwarming
Such a heartwarming story. Jordan is such an incredible man helping the child and Meeting a childhood friend in the process. This was so emotional.
Such a heartwarming story. Jordan is such an incredible man helping the child and Meeting a childhood friend in the process. This was so emotional.
April 23, 2022
A short story but touching.
Jordan and Duane being in a foster care system knew what would happen to Benny. However, Jordan and Duane found each other again and there true feelings.
Jordan and Duane being in a foster care system knew what would happen to Benny. However, Jordan and Duane found each other again and there true feelings.
April 27, 2022
Perfect Andrew Grey tale.
April 29, 2022
2.5 stars
May 1, 2022
Heartwarming
This was a good heartwarming tale.
Low angst and full of feel goods.
Great for a rainy afternoon or cross-country flight.
This was a good heartwarming tale.
Low angst and full of feel goods.
Great for a rainy afternoon or cross-country flight.
May 4, 2022
This was an OK read, a few things I feel might have been mixed up but it wasn't important enough for me to go back to check.
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