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4 stars!
This was such a gorgeous book! Sweet and sexy with a lot of heart, and super-functional for the win!
Truman Gritt’s life was always hard – growing up in near poverty with a neglectful, drug-addicted mother – but it completely fell apart when he stepped in to protect his family and ended up going to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. After spending 6 years locked away, he is out now and trying to get his life back on track, that includes working hard and trying to help his troubled young brother while staying away from his toxic mother. When a desperate phone call brings him home he discovers that his mother has overdosed, leaving a toddler and an infant behind – siblings that he didn’t even know about. There is no way he can leave them, so he takes them to his home, becoming a surrogate father, determined to raise them right and give them the love, support and safety that he never experienced as a child.
Gemma Wright is a smart, confident woman whose childhood was almost the complete opposite of Truman’s. She grew up in wealth and privilege, but also without love, and she wants nothing more than to find true love and experience the family life that she never experienced. When she sees a gorgeous yet rough looking man struggling with two infants in a supermarket late at night, she recognises that he is completely out her his element and she steps in to offer her assistance. Putting the two of them on a fast-track to something special.
“I never thought I needed anyone, but I’m starting to think I was just waiting for you.”
I love these characters! Truman’s huge heart is irresistible, and the way he turns his whole life upside down to care for his siblings absolutely melted me! He has so much love, and he takes on the responsibility of raising them without a word of complaint – recognising it as the privilege that it is. And it was gorgeous to see him with the little ones. And Gemma is fantastic. She is so open and forthright, and I love the way she just insinuates herself into Truman’s life, being there for him and the kids without question.
Their love story is fast paced but realistic as they become a part of each other’s lives and begin falling for each other pretty much instantly – but I could feel it right along with them so it totally worked for me. It was super sweet and beautifully romantic as Truman and Gemma completely opened up their hearts to each other. Gemma’s unreserved love and acceptance of Truman and his past is gorgeous, and once again Truman absolutely swept me away as he set about making Gemma happy in every way that he could. He is romantic, thoughtful, sweet and so caring. And OMG, he is all kinds of hot, and the sexy time is sizzling.
“I want to wrap you up in me until you can feel how much I want you. I want to make you feel as wanted as you make me feel, because I want you Gemma, all of you. I’ve never felt like this before. I feel like this is my first time.”
But the ghosts of Truman’s past continue to have a hold on him, and when the promise of all that he and Gemma have built is under threat, how far will he be willing to go to hold on to it?
I loved this book. It’s emotional and heartwarming and beautifully romantic. I was immediately swept up in Tru and Gemma’s story, and I happily rode the wave with them. There’s a great bunch of side characters that were both sweet and hugely entertaining, and I’m definitely looking forward to reading more of Melissa Foster’s work to get to know them better.
This is a great read and I really enjoyed it. It warmed my heart and made me swoon and left me with a big grin on my face.
4 stars.