Review: Heat Under Fire
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2013
This book about a cop gets off to a riveting start. Justin is bored with being a deterrent to speeders through town and the pretty woman who flashes her assets at him gets a ticket just the same.  Then a school bus strikes the railing of an overpass and is hanging on the brink of space, filled with terrified kids. The rescue mission is well described, leaving brave Justin weak at the knees from stress and exertion. A friendly, good-looking EMT called Rock is on the scene, to help everyone but Justin can't manage to say more than hi.A couple of weeks later while supervising traffic at a fire Justin suffers from chemical fume inhalation burns, and Rock gives him oxygen and takes him to hospital. Justin is still barely able to speak to a man he finds very attractive.  While Rock starts gradually making friends, Justin's mother from hell is a different story.I found some of the tale a good laugh, as when Justin's mother is busy trying to fix him up with anyone in a skirt, but the girls are aware that Justin is gay and just envy him Rock.  Another time, Justin is upset after a falling-out, and the down-home lady dispatcher says, "You're a man. Of course you did something wrong."  The serious side of policing even in a low-crime area is also brought home, with a car accident and an escape of carbon monoxide gas. A well rounded story then.Andrew Grey is also author of the 'Workout' series and others including fantasy and Amish life.  HEAT UNDER FIRE, while an adult gay novella, involves various family situations and I consider it a tale for the entire community.