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North and Shaw: Out of Office (Borealis Investigations) Kindle Edition

by Gregory Ashe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 233 ratings
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North and Shaw: Out of Office is a collection of short stories. It includes the following:

“Bad Boys at the Radio Girls”
Radio Girls is a lesbian bar. A group of straight guys thinks it’s funny to crash. North and Shaw are hired to take care of this problem (and they try not to fulfill the white savior stereotype while doing so). This story takes place before Orientation.

“Gone Goat”
North thinks Shaw needs a vacation. Shaw isn’t so sure, until he hears about the possibility of goat yoga. When the goats disappear, though, Shaw decides he only wants one thing on his vacation: to find them. This story takes place before Triangulation.

“Puppy Patrol”
Shaw and North are going to spend a peaceful weekend at a lakeside cabin. Until, that is, a dog starts barking. This story takes place before Declination.

“Shaw Aldrich and the Case of the Missing Leash”
North leaves Shaw in charge of the puppy for one night. This story takes place after Declination.

“North and Shaw: Out of Office”
A series of six vignettes featuring North and Shaw in daily life. This story takes place after Declination.

Please note that the first three stories were distributed in a preliminary form to mailing list subscribers. “Shaw Aldrich and the Case of the Missing Leash” was also released in a preliminary form to attendees at GRL 2019.

“North and Shaw: Out of Office” is exclusively available in this collection.
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    May 26, 2020
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0898JH6HH
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hodgkin and Blount (May 26, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 26, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 674 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 98 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 233 ratings

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Gregory Ashe

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I'm a long-time Midwesterner. I've lived in Chicago, Bloomington (IN), and Saint Louis, my current home. Aside from reading and writing (which take up a lot of my time), I'm an educator.

While I enjoy reading across many genres, my two main loves are mystery and speculative fiction. I used to keep a list of favorite books, but it changes so frequently that I've given up. I'm always looking for recommendations, though, so please drop me a line if you have something in mind!

My big goal right now is one day to be responsible enough to get a dog.

Keep up with my writing at my website, www.gregoryashe.com.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
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Christine F
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, Sweet, Worth Way More Than the $1 Pricetag!
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2023
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Short story collection about the main characters from The Borealis Investigations, set before and after various books.
Love these, totally charming lighter short stories that add more to their characters and relationship that just didn’t fit in with the tightly plotted and darker main books.

Shaw and North arguing about a puppy ”stealing my kisses” when it licked North was adorable. My favorite image was probably Shaw giggling while covered in baby goats they recovered for a farm, while some of the baby goats ate his organic shoes off of his feet.
Definitely recommend for anyone who reads the series. Bought on Kindle for a $1, totally worth it.
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Wintermask
4.0 out of 5 stars Wish it had been KU
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2020
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This was a shorter collection than I hoped for, given I had to buy it and the rest of the Borealis Investigations series was KU when I read it. (I think it’s for sale only now.) I did enjoy the stories that were in it, particularly Shaw Aldrich and the Case of the Missing Leash. It was funny and had a cute moment that showed North’s more vulnerable side. All the stories were humorous, so if you’re looking for the heart-wrenching side of the Borealis books, don’t look here. These stories do build on the boys’ relationship, though. Because it’s so short, though, I wish it had been KU.
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Kate00072
5.0 out of 5 stars A marvelous treat for fans!
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020
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My favorite books tend to be those that are part of a series. I love experiencing the MCs as they meet (or re-meet), fall in love, and find their HEA, with all of life's bumps and bruises along the way. I especially love when authors treat the fans to extra tidbits, excluded scenes, and short stories about the MCs such as Gregory Ashe as done with this volume.

In this volume, we see Shaw and North at various points in their relationship to
date. We meet Pari. We experience Shaw and North at their funniest, snarkiest, most shake-my-head, eye-rolling-est moments that made me laugh out loud so many times. There are also poignant moments (Gone Goat) that make me love these two characters even more.

I highly recommend this book to fans of Shaw and North most of all. This may also be a good introduction to the characters as the volume includes multiple short cases that they solve as well as snippets into their lives.

A quick word of warning for new readers. Hazard and Somers will always be my favorite couple from this author, but Shaw and North have become a close second. Expect Shaw and North to be different. Shaw annoyed me to no end at first, but I am so happy I stuck with the series.

Kudos to Gregory Ashe for writing exceptional dialogue because it is the dialogue that makes these characters come alive and makes this reader laugh out loud.
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Lada Morrow
5.0 out of 5 stars Please more of these two
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2020
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That was very nice having a little more glimpses into North and Shaw's lives. Short and sweet and funny. All stories made me smile reading and some made me laugh. I hope Gregory Ashe will find more story plots to continue with a Borealis Investigations series. It was nice to get them both featured in Hazard and Somerset latest installment "Transactional Dynamic" which continues to be my most favorite series so far.
P.S. After the first installment of A Hazard and Somerset mystery series "Pretty Pretty Boys" Gregory Ashe became one of my most favorite authors.
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Kazza - On Top Down Under/Dark Hints Book Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Cute Bites.
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021
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I liked the light heartedness of this book. Little stories that sit within the overall Borealis framework. Cute!
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T. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars For the fans, a great collection
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020
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If you enjoyed the series, you will enjoy this collection. There are four stories, all fun. At the end there are six cut scene vignettes. If you ever want to know how to write great sex scenes, those are ...well, honestly it was hard to pay attention to technique because I kept grinning like an idiot at these two, but I'm sure I can learn a few things if I read them again. :)

This is a love-collection for fans of the trilogy. <3 Thank you, Gregory Ashe!
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Kindle Customer Cathy L
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute short stories
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2023
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My favorites were the last chapter vignettes. I enjoy the little slices of life. I did laugh hard at the thought of North doing goat yoga!
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Candy Swank
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Vignettes
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2022
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Love Shaw & North. Their witty banter, their hot sex and their obvious love for one another. Bring 'em on?
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Dokun 888
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in Canada on June 18, 2020
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It was nice reading about some "after Declination" parts since the main story felt a bit unresolved to me. Anyways, light read with some jokes and sexy parts but not much of a plot.
Some spoilers ish
A part with yoga completely unrealistic as nobody would let them talk that much during yoga class but it was amusing anyway.
Also, I really want Shaw's princess mononoke socks XD
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Lio
5.0 out of 5 stars The entire series is amazing
Reviewed in Germany on July 1, 2020
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I've already read a lot of the short stories im this one, but it still had some that were new to me. A collection for them is definitely something i need in my shelf since the author became a must buy for me.

The stories are all different from each other but kept me entertained throughout the entire book. The good gunor from the main books is present in this volume as well!
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