Shades of Grey by Andy Holloman Orangeberry book tours review

Shades of Grey by Andy Holloman


How far would you go to save your child's life? Could you break the law? What if your travel business was suddenly in danger of going under because of 9/11? A single father decides to partner up with woman from the opposite side of the tracks. Can their partnership deliver the cash they BOTH desperately need? Could they fall in love? And will they survive to see the Summer of 2002?
In the Fall of 2001, John’s life has fallen off a cliff. His six- year-old daughter, Lucy, needs a kidney transplant and his Durham, NC travel agency has been wrecked by the events of 9/11. He must find a way to secure a large amount of money quickly in order to pay for Lucy’s surgery. He’s been in tight places before but he’s currently out of solutions.

Wanda, a client of John’s travel agency, has had her livelihood hit hard by 9/11 also. She can no longer transport cocaine via airline flights due to increase airport security. Like John, she is a single parent and has wanted to get out of her line of work for several years. She needs more money to allow her and daughter Tonya, to move from Durham to California and break free of her boss, Jamel.

John and Wanda form a partnership around a plan to smuggle cocaine via cruise ships. His industry knowledge and connections would remove the transportation risks and she could handle the distribution and selling once they brought the drugs back to Durham.

Despite being nearly killed on their first run, it worked. Wanda coaxes John into another trip while Jamel is becoming suspicious of Wanda. John’s half-brother Travis, a Durham police detective battling his own demons, can’t connect the dots between John and Wanda . He continues to line his pocket with ill-gotten gains. Lucy and John are the most important people in his life and he would gladly provide them with financial help, if only John would ask.

How far should a father go to save his child? Can a man and woman from completely different worlds help each other? Could they fall in love? And which one of these people will live to see the summer of 2002? Find the answers in Shades of Gray, a debut novel by Andy Holloman.

(Combine “Breaking Bad” and “Cops” with a disturbing, dark remake of “The Love Boat” and you have all the flavors of SHADES OF GRAY)
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What a great first! Shades of Gray is Any Holloman’s debut novel, way to go. I had such an easy time reading this book, the characters were well thought of and planned and very relatable. I though the characters were very believable which always make a story easy to read. John Manning is like most fathers he would do anything for his daughter Lucy and when certain events happen that he cannot control, he makes some desperate decisions. This is definitely a story of love and loss and desperation. His wife leaves, his business is going under his insurance is cancelled and worst of all the wellbeing of his daughter. She needs a kidney transplant and he needs money so he team up with Wanda. Cocaine and murder all in the mix. The things these parents do for their children wouldn’t you? This book will keep you on your toes, lost of twists. There were points I could not put it down until I found out what happens next. It really gets you to thinking about what you would do if you were in John and Wanda’s shoes and how far you would go to get what you needed for the protection and health of your loved ones. I would recommend this book to any parents especially if you’re the thriller-suspense type. This is a sad story, don’t go into it thinking its fun and games, you can really feel Johns pain and anguish. If you would like to learn more about the author please visit his website at: http://andyholloman.com/Or you can visit Amazon.com and download his book for kindle. I was given this book to review by OrangeBerry Book Tours, all options’ are my own.Andy Holloman - Novel - "Shades of Gray"

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http://www.amazon.com/Shades-of-Gray-ebook/dp/B006FZLBF2/

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