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North and Shaw: Out of Office

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North and Shaw: Out of Office

By: Gregory Ashe
Narrated by: Charlie David
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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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North and Shaw.

Shaw and North.

It’s been a while since I’ve seen them in action, and I really loved these interludes into their lives to see what they’ve been up to. These vignettes take place between the larger books, so they’re not all after the men have solidified their relationship.

Bad Boys at the Radio Girls is our first glimpse of Pari outside of the office. Shaw and North are hired to deal with some college dudes who are disrupting a lesbian bar. Needless to say, chaos ensues.

Gone Goat is just a fun romp about some missing goats at a farm that does goat yoga. I could totally see Shaw getting down to play with the goats while doing yoga and North rolling his eyes.

Puppy Patrol was a story I really enjoyed. I can’t abide by some of what happened (not anything my guys did), but all ended well, which was what mattered. I didn’t remember having heard the story about how North and Shaw wound up with a puppy, so I listened eagerly about how their romantic getaway turned into a puppy rescue.

Shaw Aldridge and the Case of the Missing Leash was my favorite story in the collection. So typical Shaw – to get into a mess and not be able to fake his way out of it. Despite his best efforts. This story also encompasses the Shaw/North dynamic. North not trusting Shaw to do the correct thing and Shaw goofing up despite his best intentions. I really enjoyed this one.

I’ll end this review by saying I absolutely LOVE Charlie David and I can never get enough of his narration. I loved his performance and I definitely can’t wait to grab the next Out of Office compilation – I’m off to listen to it right now.

OMG, I didn’t realize how much I missed these two

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As the books in the series, these shot stories are wonderful to read and see more of North and Shaw, who are wonderful together. I also love Charlie David's narration.

More North and Shaw

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If you feel dropped into North and Shaw without much back story you should really pick these up. Their friendship is still very much already developed but we do get a larger peek into who they are and how they are absolute simps for each other. If you don’t like clueless boys in love with each other these are not the boys for you because they are capital D dumb and I love them for it.

Love some N&S!

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I love North and Shaw; they are absolutely my favorites, so I might be a little biased. These are small vignettes of their lives together that are both cute and funny, and I loved them. The stories really highlight North and Shaw's personalities—Shaw, the chaos gremlin, and North, the long-suffering partner. I listened to this on audiobook, and it has made me want to reread the series—if only I had the time.

Catching up with my favourites!

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