5 Smooches!

Synopsis

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.

 REVIEW

When Truman’s life is turned upside down and he finds himself in he shopping aisle with his newly discovered baby brother and toddler sister, having just rescued them from what could only have been an awful life so far, an awful life he was subjected to, the last thing he expects is to run into a young woman called Gemma- he doesn’t turn away from his more than rough appearance, but instead helps him get all the right things for his new charges. But with now having to care for two young siblings and his haunted past- will Gemma stick around to more than just help with the children? Or will his past, the children or Truman’s brother be the things that push her away? 

“Because you’re so in love with your brother and sister it practically drips off of you, and I like that in a person. Love and loyalty aren’t easy to find, especially in siblings.”

I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this story. Ah all the feels, the happy, emotional, beautiful feels. I adored all the main characters, Truman, Gemma and not forgetting the cuteness that was Kennedy and the adorable Lincoln. 

“Truman Gritt was hard, he was tattooed, and he looked like he hadn’t shaved in weeks. He was all the things she never thought she’d want, and in two days he’d shown her that none of those things mattered.”

I can wax lyrical about Truman and how much I loved him. His rough exterior and the fact his past has left him a bit haunted didn’t deter from the fact that as soon as he finds his siblings, he is the most caring, loving and determined big brother, who will do anything to protect Kennedy and Lincoln, no matter how long or how hard it will be. 

“I never thought I needed anyone, but I’m starting to think I was just waiting for you.”

Gemma is just as easily likeable, even lovable! How easily she jumps into help Truman, despite have some worries about who he is and why the children are in a shopping mall late at night with no shoes. She is there for Truman and the children throughout and the way she wants to help and care for them- you can see why she has always wanted to be a mother. 

“In a perfect world,” she said softly. “We both would have had loving parents, and you never would have faced what you did. We didn’t grow up in a perfect world, but you’re my perfect.”

Oh my goodness and Kennedy and Lincoln- just the cutest babies- even Lincoln who can’t even speak yet. And Kennedy’s shy but cute personality!! I love how we see her come out of her shell bit by bit. 

“It was an intoxicating and territorial kiss. A kiss that said, You are mine and I am yours. It was the kiss she hadn’t realized she’d been waiting for her whole life.”

Even though this seems like quite a simple plot at first- the beauty of Truman looking after his new siblings and learning everything he has to do to care of him, alongside him and Gemma learning if they belong together and how to make it work…even though we still had drama with Truman’s brother and throughout you are worrying about how Truman will keep the children, you really didn’t need much more because this was such a beautiful read. It was honestly one of my favourite reads this year! And I can’t wait for a re-read in a few weeks time! 

Bethany

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