In Search of a Story introduces us to Brad Torrance, a newspaper reporter, and Corey Wolfe, an Anesthesiologist. The story is told in third person through both Brad and Corey’s povs.



I’ve read many of Andrew Grey’s books and almost all of them keep me entertained. I can count on them to give me the HEA that I enjoy too, and this book did just that. In fact, of all the stories I’ve read by this author, I think this is the best one so far.

Brad has been warned by his boss at the newspaper, the Crier, that Brad’s job is on the line if he doesn’t write a riveting article by the end of the week. His boss tells him to find one in the classifieds which is also known as the ‘kiss of death’ before an employee is sent packing. Surprisingly, Brad finds an ad for someone selling baby items and decides to interview what he thinks is a couple who’ve lost their child. Instead, it’s not a couple, but Corey who lost his pregnant best friend who was having the baby he was going to adopt. He’s stuck in limbo, unable to move forward. But through the interview, Corey starts to let go and after the article is written, Brad and Corey start to date.

I liked Brad, I felt like we learn more about him than Corey. Corey seemed to be emotionally detached to me, which could be the way the author wrote him since he’s lost so much. But I think it’s more than that. Corey seemed to prefer being alone. Brad on the other hand was friendly but also seemed less jaded than Corey. I liked Brad more than I liked Corey. The one thing I had a problem with, was I kept getting the names twisted around. I kept wanting to call Brad- Corey, because Brad’s personality was younger and to me the name Corey portrayed that. Whereas Corey, seemed older and set in his ways, that’s why I wanted to call him Brad. But that is on me and the way I associate names with personalities.

I thought the plot was good. It had the emotional recovery from a heartbreaking situation on Corey’s part, the growth of Brad and Corey’s relationship, and a further mystery that Brad unearths for another article he’s writing that turns out to be dangerous. They all blended well together. The one issue I had was with the adoption of the boy going blind at the end. I think his handicap was overdramatic and used for sympathy votes. I think there are many other handicaps or issues that could have been used that wouldn’t have been as dramatic as blindness.

Overall I enjoyed this story. It was a fast, entertaining read, and of the books I’ve read so far by this author, probably the best one. The plot was well done and I would recommend this book. I also really like the cover. I give In Search of a Story, 4 Stars.


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This book is very typical Andrew Grey. All in a good way. It's sweet, sensitive, romantic... all without feeling as if you are drowning in it.

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FINALLY!!!! I think I've only ever read/heard one other story that dealt honestly with what it is like from the male perspective to lose a child in any way. People are so quick to rally around a grieving mother while the fathers are left to "be strong", "carry-on", "be a man", etc. Men's emotions, thoughts, hopes, dreams, and heartache are just as real as a woman's and that is no less true in the case of losing a child. There is also a very real look at how deeply the loss of a non-biological child can be, how fully a person's heart can come to know a child as theirs whether blood is shared or not. **gushes** these factors alone make this one of my fave stories from Grey. Whether you are into m/m or not, I'd recommend this book simply for the above values. There are also some quality truth bombs buried in these pages that I enjoyed.

On to the rest of the book:
Ok, not what I was expecting when it came to the main suspense dilemma. Reading the description, I thought the hospital related whatever would be related to the baby in some way. It is made very clear very quickly that that is not the case. The suspense factors were a little higher in this book compared to others by Grey but he also has made an art of holding a sense of suspense without making it pull away from the story or cause you to walk away feeling stressed out. Suspense, angst, fear, drama... they all serve a purpose if the story is done well. In this story, Grey does use them very well. I found myself continuing the story as much to find out how the conflict would be resolved as much as I did to learn the fate of the couple in question. I love how the characters are constantly reminded the importance of clear and direct communication. I also enjoyed the journalism theme in this story.

****TRIGGERS: deals heavily in death, loss of infant life, violence**** as is typical of Grey, none are overly graphic or detailed but to those who are sensitive, just be aware its there. Mind you, the description on the back of the book pretty much warns of all of these itself. Grey is good about that and uses a lot of taste, wisdom, and sensitivity when dealing with delicate matters. ( )