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    Love Means... Freedom
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    Love Means... Freedom

    By Andrew Grey

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    A Love Means... Story

    Spurned by his father and driven from his home, Stone Hillyard is struggling to find shelter in the Michigan winter when he lucks upon the horse farm run by Geoff Laughton and his partner Eli. They take him in, warm him up, and give him a job working with their No Boundaries therapy riding program.

    A drunk driver left Preston Harding unable to walk, and after months of hard work, his therapist recommends Geoff and Eli’s program. But Preston’s anger and arrogance nearly get him kicked out until Stone intercedes on his behalf, despite Preston’s insults. It’s a small act of kindness that helps open Preston’s eyes.

    Stone and Preston will support each other as they face their families’ disapproval and fight old secrets. They’ll learn—sometimes the hard way—just how love can mean freedom for them both.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamspinner Press
    Release dateJul 5, 2010
    ISBN9781615815180
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    Love Means... Freedom
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    Andrew Grey

    Andrew Grey is the author of more than one hundred works of Contemporary Gay Romantic fiction. After twenty-seven years in corporate America, he has now settled down in Central Pennsylvania with his husband of more than twenty-five years, Dominic, and his laptop. An interesting ménage. 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 is a recipient of the RWA Centennial Award, has a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and now writes full-time. Andrew’s hobbies include collecting antiques, gardening, and leaving his dirty dishes anywhere but in the sink (particularly when writing). He considers himself blessed with an accepting family, fantastic friends, and the world’s most supportive and loving partner. Andrew currently lives in beautiful, historic Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Email: andrewgrey@comcast.net Website: www.andrewgreybooks.com

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    • 5/5
      I love this series, and Love Means...Freedom was no exception. Every time a new volume is released, I look forward to reading the story because the characters are always special in some way.

      Stone has been rejected so often, including by his father, that a lesser man would have given up the fight. Not to mention hope. He doesn't expect life to do him any favors, so when he runs into Geoff and Eli, he is stunned to find acceptance. So much so that it takes him a very long time to be able to believe their friendship and support is real.

      Preston is in many ways Stones exact opposite. He is older, he's used to everyone doing his bidding, and even though his father doesn't want to accept that he is gay, this doesn't mean he's been kicked out of the house. The fact that he is now in a wheelchair and has to learn to walk all over again doesn't sit well with him and he takes it out on the people around him.

      As I was reading this book, I felt for both of them. Wounded and having lost their way, the story of each healing the other and learning what true freedom means along the way was beautiful. I love the message of hope that is present in all of Andrew Grey's books, and this one was no exception.
    • 4/5
      Another sweet story in the series.Spurned by his father and driven from his home, Stone Hillyard is struggling to find shelter in the Michigan winter when he lucks upon the horse farm run by Geoff Laughton and his partner Eli. They take him in, warm him up, and give him a job working with their No Boundaries therapy riding program.A drunk driver left Preston Harding unable to walk, and after months of hard work, his therapist recommends Geoff and Eli’s program. But Preston’s anger and arrogance nearly get him kicked out until Stone intercedes on his behalf, despite Preston’s insults. It’s a small act of kindness that helps open Preston’s eyes.Stone and Preston will support each other as they face their families’ disapproval and fight old secrets. They’ll learn—sometimes the hard way—just how love can mean freedom for them both.This series is highly recommended. I love these characters.
    • 3/5
      Stranded in a winter storm, Stone finds himself taken in by Eli and Geoff and given a place to stay on their ranch. He's appreciative of their help but is even more pleasantly surprised when they offer him a job and invite him to stay on. Preston, unable to walk and recovering from a car accident, winds up at the farm for therapeutic riding lessons. Although Stone and Preston don't get on well at first, they eventually see past their initial interactions and acknowledge their mutual attraction. But with Stone's history and Preston's father insisting he can't be gay, can they make it work?

      I always enjoy going back to visit Geoff and Eli and company. There's just something I find comforting about their world and end up engrossed in this series of books. Both Stone and Preston go through quite a bit in this installment and their development as characters is moving. The only thing that didn't really work for me was that this seemed to be very close to the formula of the previous book (one half of the couple going away and the other letting him/telling him, thinking it was for the best and then the two of them are mutually miserable until they find each other again), so it didn't seem very unique.

      Content warning: mention of prior sexual assault