Convicted of a crime he didn’t commit, he wore the skin of a killer, and bore the heart of a lover… Fall in love with Truman Gritt in TRU BLUE, an emotionally riveting and sexy standalone romance. A magnificent love story for those who enjoy fiercely loyal heroes, smart, sassy heroines, families, bikers, babies, and more! TRU BLUE is written in the same loving, raw, and emotional voice romance … voice romance readers have come to love, and the deeply emotional literary prose women’s fiction readers have come to expect, from New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster.
“Sexy and Heartbreaking….I simply adored this beautifully written romance.” Tasty Book Tours
“Ms. Foster, went for the gut with Truman and Gemma. Tru Blue is more than a romance, it is a story of love, a story of hope and a story of courage. 10 + stars.” Night Owl Reviews
In USA Today bestseller TRU BLUE…
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.
**
The Whiskeys are perfect beach reads with depth of story, strong family ties, and a wealth of emotions. Small town love stories with happily ever afters guaranteed. The Dark Knights motorcycle club is not a typical MC book. These bad-boy bikers are tough, but they have hearts of gold…and they’re not afraid to use them.
For more hot WHISKEY love, check out Melissa’s other Whiskey novels.
TRULY MADLY WHISKEY (Bear)
DRIVING WHISKEY WILD (Bullet)
WICKED WHISKEY LOVE (Bones)
MAD ABOUT MOON (Jed Moon)
TAMING MY WHISKEY (Dixie)
THE GRITTY TRUTH (Quincy Gritt)
And don’t miss RIVER OF LOVE featuring Sam Braden, the first story in which the Whiskeys were introduced!
The Whiskeys are perfect beach reads with depth of story, strong family ties, and a wealth of emotions. Small town love stories with happily ever afters guaranteed.
“With her wonderful characters and resonating emotions, Melissa Foster is a must-read author!” New York Times Bestseller Julie Kenner
“You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that’s fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won’t want to stop reading. Every book’s a winner!” NYT Bestselling Author Brenda Novak
“Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!” New York Times Bestseller Lauren Blakely
About Melissa…
Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Perfect beach reads for contemporary romance and new adult romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines with complex relatable issues.
more
I just loved this book and others in this series. Tear jerker!
This was a great book. You will be pulling for the awesome big brother!
Sometimes when an author writes a lot of books they all start to seem the same. Not the case here. I did not want this to end! He is out on parole for a murder he didn’t commit. He is working in A friends auto repair shop when he gets a call from his drug addicted brother that his drug addicted mother is dead. When he arrives he finds two babies, dirty and malnourished and they are his siblings he rescues them and needs to go to a store to buy what they need. He runs into Gemma who goes overboard to help him get started. She owns a princess shop for kids and knows a lot about them. It is a beautiful love story of two broken people who make a family together.
Really weak story. Perfect bodies, nice people, but totally unrealistic. Good book if you need a turn on.
Can’t judge a book by its cover. That is the theme and it is appropriate as these two damaged individuals find their way. Excellent read
Awesome awesome book
TRU BLUE by Melissa Foster is original. Her characters are unique. Truman and Gemma, from two radically different worlds, have more in common than most people. They collaborate to take care of Truman’s orphaned young siblings. Together they make an undefeatable team. The question is: Can they overcome all the obstacles thrown in their path and protect those they love? Good read. Enjoy.
The book was wonderful.
4.5 stars. I fell in love with Truman and Gemma. He is such a sweet man who will do anything for his family and those he cares about. I love how Gemma accepted him and his past. I love Kennedy and Lincoln in addition to all of the Whiskey’s.
I truly enjoyed Truman’s story. His tender love and caring for his youngest siblings was so touching. And his determination to help his drug-addicted brother was the best of tough love.
Could do without the detailed sex scenes. Leave something to the imagination.
So Glad I Found This Author!
This is the first book I read by this author, and I greatly enjoyed it. I have had a chance to read two more since, and would gladly recommend both of those as well.
Arealistic view of problems after jail.
Truman has been fighting his whole life to be a good man, but circumstance and his own mother always seem to be against him. With a mom who is a crack addict, he does his best to help raise his brother on his own. His brother Quincy calls him late one night in a panic, and he arrives at a hellish scene. Taking the fall for Quincy, he goes to jail. After his release, he barely makes it 6 months on parole before Quincy calls him in another panic. Finding his mother dead of an overdose next to a two year old girl and an infant boy would be enough to make anyone else call 911. Tru picks up the kids, tells Quincy to stay away from him and their siblings until he gets clean, and heads home to bathe the kids so he can make a midnight Walmart run. With two clean children in tow, Tru cluelessly attempts to figure out what they need. Enter Gemma, co-owner of a kids boutique and party space and lover of tiny humans, to save the day. With several carts of kid stuff, Tru offers to repay her kindness by fixing her sideswiped car door at the autobody shop he works in. Despite their disparate lives, chaotic cute meet, and crazy families, they click on a level that makes all the people around them sigh with happiness. But can it last????? Guess you will have to find out! Happy Reading!!
Very strong characters. Opposites do attract, but what they had in common was big hearts. This was a really good read. Give it 6 stars!
Powerful study of wealth & drug addiction. Her life is a tragedy due to the negative effects of wealth. His is due to the negative effects of drugs. Each of them is pure and good. This is their story, supported by their friends, of overcoming horror to get to happy. While there is lots of steamy sex, you can skim over it if it is not your thing.
Sexy and Heartbreaking….I simply adored this beautifully written romance by Foster. This was the first by Foster that was a bit different, a bit darker, with characters, such as Truman Gritt, that had been through some major life changes. Just out of prison for a murder he didn’t commit, Truman is ready to get back to his NORMAL existence, even a little BORING might be nice, but one fateful night he receives a phone call that will change his life forever.
Tru Blue is a journey of strength, faith and making the absolute sacrifice for those that you love. It’s about finding love in the most unlikely places, and for four lost souls, it’s about creating a unbreakable bond and forming an unconventional family. I just LOVED this book.
An emotional story of love in many forms that will tug at your heart strings time and again! In proof that Melissa Foster’s stories can be read as stand-alones, TRU BLUE has been on my TBR pile since it was released several years ago but book after book in the series released that I read before going back to this first one. I finally told myself I had to get Truman in before his brother Quincy’s story is released, and I fell in love with the characters all over again by going back to this first book in The Whiskeys series. It’s emotional, loving and so touching.
Truman stole this reader’s heart as soon as the ordeal he has lived through all of his life begins to unravel. We learn of his family disfunction, the crime he went to jail for that he didn’t commit, and why the secrets he holds close to his heart mean so much to him.
Gemma is a sweetheart and won my approval as soon as she reaches out to help this clueless guy with two babies in his care. She’s lived a totally different life than Tru, but she sees him like no one else ever has.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes their heart to be wrenched a bit while working their way towards that happily ever after in a romance.
4.5 stars. Loved the story. He is the epitome of book boyfriend. Strong, semi broody, built like a brick house with a bad boy edge but has a soft gooey center. And a protective strike a mile wide. He is gentlemanly with enough dirty to make you sweat. Loved their story both Gemma and Tru have had hard times from different sides of the tracks. This story has ups and downs. But I loved the ending. Hate her mother. She is despicable. Looking forward to crystal and bears book lol.
I hit the epilogue and screamed Nnnnnnnooooo. Dang it I didn’t want this story to end. I think two or three more chapters would be good. It seemed a bit rushed to me.