Having His Back by Andrew Grey

Having His Back is a novella that brings together a grieving brother/uncle and the police officer tasked with finding the killer and helping the family navigate their new normal...

From the blurb:

Child Psychologist Kerry Sutherland’s life gets turned upside down with a phone call. His sister is gone and his two nephews need him. Rushing from Seattle to Olympia, he finds the boys in shock and the police everywhere. Even the dog is affected. The only eventual bright spot in the mess is the detective handling the case, who it turns out not only truly wants to find out what happens, but awakens Kerry’s heart in a way he never thought possible.

The last thing Brian expected was to find someone to touch his soul at a crime scene. He is a professional, and this is not the time for things to get messy… well, more than they already are. Kerry and the boys truly get under his skin… in the best way possible, but Brian has a job to do and that must take priority… for now.

Kerry’s priority is the boys, and Brian’s is finding out what happened to their mother. Each has information the other needs, so working together, they hope to figure out what happened, help the boys begin to heal, and stop a further threat that could tear this fragile family apart, Time is of the essence if they want to be able to build a family after all the pieces come together.

Heather's Review:

I really liked these characters - Kerry, the uncle who dropped everything to be there for two terrified boys and Brian, the detective charged with finding out what happened to orphan the boys.  Their connection was good, but really focused on so much else going on in their lives that I wish the book had been longer, so we could have seen more of the relationship growth and maybe some more interactions outside of the chaos.  I also love the way Kerry and Brian were there for two little boys and how the kids needs were put above their own wants and needs...  Sometimes a shorter story can encapsulate the story well, but this time I think it needed just a little bit more time to sell me on their HEA beyond the crisis, especially since they were strangers at the start of the book.

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