Tru Blue

By: Melissa Foster

Narrated by: Paul Woodson

Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

Tru Blue is a sexy, dark, standalone novel written in the same loving, raw, and emotional voice romance listeners have come to love, and the deeply emotional literary prose women's fiction listeners have come to expect, from New York Times & USA Today best-selling, award-winning author Melissa Foster.

He wore the skin of a killer, and bore the heart of a lover.

There's nothing Truman Gritt won't do to protect his family - including spending years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. When he's finally released, the life he knew is turned upside down by his mother's overdose, and Truman steps in to raise the children she's left behind. Truman's hard, he's secretive, and he's trying to save a brother who's even more broken than he is. He's never needed help in his life, and when beautiful Gemma Wright tries to step in, he's less than accepting. But Gemma has a way of slithering into people's lives and eventually she pierces through his ironclad heart. When Truman's dark past collides with his future, his loyalties will be tested, and he'll be faced with his toughest decision yet.

©2016 Melissa Foster (P)2016 Melissa Foster

Sigh... Truman

Audiobook Review… Paul Woodson is the perfect Truman. He has a deep, thoughtful, sexy voice that portrays Tru exactly how I expected him to sound. He takes the caring feelings, the fear of ruining the life he is making, and the sexiness of Tru and brings them alive. This isn’t a light and easy book, although there were plenty of fun times in the story. It is rough, tough, and gritty but has all the love, sexiness, and friendships that Melissa Foster is known for.

eBook Review…Tru Blue is Melissa Foster at her best. She brings to this story an absolutely amazingly complex character in Truman. He has lived his entire life, even as a child, protecting and saving those he loves. He even went to prison to protect his brother. The things he saw, the things he did, and the reactions he had have shaped him into the man he is today. Then he meets Gemma.

Oh, Gemma…she is exactly what a man like Tru needs. She accepts him for who he is, she offers him support, not pity or sympathy, and she loves him. The things she is able to do for him are not easy. She offers him support and guidance even when he doesn’t think he needs or wants it. She loves him even when he thinks he is unlovable. She lifts him up when he is down on himself and his life. In return for all this Truman gives Gemma the two things she has wanted her entire life. The first is unconditional love. He just gives it to her, there are no conditions, no do this for my love, he just opens his arms and his heart and lets her in. The second thing she has wanted her entire life?? Well, you need to read the story to find that out.


You have to pick up this standalone story. Truman and Gemma are amazing. Their love is real, with rough spots and all.

Loved

I loved this whole series! It’s (almost) embarrassing how fast I went through all 9 books.

Great Read

This is a great story. It’s just the right amount of sex and romance. I definitely recommend.

I loved this book!!!!

This is the book that started Melissa Foster being one of my favorite authors. Also the beginning of the Whiskey family. This book has it all for me. Super sexy alpha male and a no nonsense female lead as well. Add the children to the mix and it absolutely rocked.
Take a chance on this one you won't regret it 💗💗💗

Not my type

Here me out, great story, great characters just not my kind of book I don’t know we didn’t jive

Stand Out...

What stood out for me in this book was how Truman stood in the gap for his siblings even though he didn't have to. I love how a young single guy put his life on hold to do this. He also found a gem in Gemma (no pun intended). It was also gratifying to listen as well read this moving story. It really made it more enjoyable.

Gemma and Truman

You want to know my weakness? It’s babies and kids in romance books. What’s more? A sexy man with said kids.
This book hit all the spots. A meet cute. Two small children with a swoony protective man.
Truman with his younger siblings Lincoln and Kennedy made my ovaries explode so be careful.
I highly recommend

Full of passion, sweetness, acceptance and love

Phew. This book. Can you give more than 5 stars? This book needs more than 5 stars. I loved, loved, loved this raw, heartwarming, and healing romance. This beautifully written and expertly delivered love story between Gemma and Tru will give you all the swoony swoons while also pulling at your heartstrings with all the emotions. Truman is 6 months out from serving a 6 year prison sentence for manslaughter when he gets a panicked called from his dug addicted younger brother asking him to come help him. That’s how Truman learns his mother has died from an overdose and he becomes an instant parent to two additional siblings who he did not know anything about. Gemma runs Princess for a day and struggles with her own past. When she stumbles on Tru at Walmart trying to buy basically everything for a baby and a toddler who are dressed only in his oversized T-shirts, she helps him and her heart becomes invested in him and the kids. As they continue toward their HEA, there are a lot of truths to learn and accept, a lot of hurdles to overcome, and a lot of baggage to unpack. The story included sweet moments, steamy scenes, chuckles, supportive friends, messy families, painful pasts, and all the heart squeezing love. All of Melissa Foster’s books have a central theme of family who accept you as you are - those we are born into and those we create. This book is no different. I love Melissa’s characters and families. And I am so looking forward to reading the next book in this series.

Paul Woodson did a phenomenal job narrating and breathing life into the story and the characters with enough change of inflection, tone and cadence to voice multiple characters quite convincingly.

Emotional, beautiful love story.

A great story about forgiveness, family loyalty, unconditional love. We all need a man like Truman, I’ve fallen head over heels in love with Truman. The way he loves and cares for his younger siblings after everything his mom puts him through, is astounding. I enjoyed this book so much, I read it in one sitting. I need more of the Whiskey gang’s story.

Heartfelt

What a witty, humorous, sweet story. Tru had been in prison for six years and he loved to paint. His brother called him and needed his help with their mother. When he got there his brother was beside his dead mother, a baby and a toddler. Tru took the kids with him. After cleaning them up, he took them to WalMart to get food and clothes for them. Gems was in there looking at baby clothes, wishing she could have children. She saw Tru with the kids and helped him pick out stuff for them. Then the adventure begins! What a fantastic job Paul Woodson did with the narration of this wonderfully written story!