She was jilted on her wedding day. He’s the best friend waiting in the wings.Landscape architect Lexie Gallagher is starting to think she’s better off alone. With a mom who deserted her family, a dad who drank himself to death, and all her romances ending in disaster, she wonders if it’s something about her that makes everyone leave. Everyone except her best friend, Gabe, who whisks her away from … whisks her away from the scene of the latest breakup.
As the human resources VP for North Brothers Sports, Gabe North understands people and how to meet their needs. What Lexie’s always needed is a true-blue friend, and even more so when she’s left at the altar. Of course he’ll be her shoulder to cry on—even though he’s wanted to be more than friends for years.
As Lexie heals from yet another rejection, Gabe is everything she needs…and then he becomes even more. But when life gets tricky, can Lexie truly believe she’s perfect for Gabe and that true blue can be forever?
True Blue is the third stand-alone story in the North Brothers contemporary romance series. Dive into this sexy series today!
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Once again, we have another wonderful story written by this talented author and a great addition to this much loved series about the North brothers. Owners of the successful North Brothers Sports , close knit and very family oriented.
Gabe North is the VP of Human Resources. His best friend since childhood, Lexie Gallagher, is also the girl he’s been secretly in love with fo years. When on her wedding day the groom leaves before the ceremony, Gabe comes to her rescue and takes Lexie away, giving her a chance to breath and re-group.
As Gabe continues to be there for Lexie, feelings start to show and a kiss begins to change everything between them. But Lexie is still struggling with feelings of not being enough, doubts about her professional future, and not wanting to lose her very special friendship with Gabe.
In the end, can they overcome the obstacles? Will Gabe be able to show Lexie she is loved and that being together will be the best thing for them both or will Lexie’s past get in the way?
A touching at times heartbreaking but also heartwarming story about family, friendship and love.
Looking forward to the next story in the series.
I was entrusted a copy of this book. The opinions expressed are solely my own.
5 stars
I received a free copy of the novel True Blue: North Brothers book 3:Lexie and Gabe by Amy Knupp and this review was given freely.
An emotional best friends to more and a love finally fulfilled romance with a bit of angst, a touch of steamy , the at times competitive North men and the always supportive extended North family.
Jilted minutes before her wedding to Raleigh Clarke, emotionally scarred landscape architect Lexie Gallagher is whisked away to the Colorado’s Rocky mountains by her supportive best friend of thirty years, VP of North Brothers Sports Human Resources Gabe North who struggles with his desires to move beyond their close but platonic relationship.
Features a wonderful group of characters that interconnect a couple of Amy Knupp series through Clayborne’s Bar and Grill. Can be read as a standalone but best if read in sequence.
Lexie is jilted on her wedding day and her best friend, Gabe, is there to pick up the pieces. Gabe has loved her forever, but was afraid to put it on the line in case he lost the friendship he cherishes. Then she announces her engagement at the North family dinner. When the wedding is cancelled, Gabe whisks her away for the week so that she can start to deal with her situation. As they spend some time talking she realizes how much of herself she compromised for her relationship with Raleigh. She also starts to delve into other areas of her life and realizes what she really wants going forward. Gabe is fantastic. He put aside his feelings for Lexie so that she would be happy even though he kicked himself for not saying something sooner. Now that she’s free again will he risk their friendship for more? I loved this book. We catch up with other members of the North family and there are a couple of glimpses of the Hale Street gang. I loved the ending and finished the book with a smile on my face.
I received an ARC from the author and this is my honest opinion.
I adore each North brother story, but I think Gabe is my favorite.
He & Lexie have such an amazing history, over 30 years as best friends, since kindergarten!
It was so fun to watch them finally admit that their love was more than just friends and watch them explore it. Lexie still has some serious baggage to deal with, but the rewards are so worth it.
Lexie and Gabe have been best friends since kindergarten. When Lexi’s fiancé breaks up with her on her wedding day, Gabe whisks her away. Gabe has secretly loved Lexi for years, but has kept in hidden to avoid risking their friendship. Lexi feels unlovable and is glad that she has Gabe’s friendship. Gabe doesn’t want to lose another chance to win Lexi’s heart. I received a free copy of this ebook from the author. This is my honest and voluntarily given review. Gabe is very sweet and puts Lexi first in his life. Lexi is a strong woman who is insecure about her lovability due to her past. I admire their strong friendship that they both value and don’t want to risk. While there are a couple of steamy scenes, they definitely fit within the flow of the story. Even though this book is thoroughly enjoyable as a standalone, I love seeing glimpses of other characters from this series and her Hale Street series. I love reading this romance.
Gabe and Lexie’s book is an amazing story of the love that can develop over time. If you are true friends with someone and you love them with all of your heart and soul but you know in your heart that she is the one for you but it’s never the right time to tell her. You never want to lose her by revealing your feelings. Grab on to her with all of your strength and let it be known that she is the one that turns your world on end and that you can’t wait to be with her forever. Let her know that you will be here for her for as long as it takes for her to want to be with you. She’s been hurt in the past and you are her anchor. I would recommend this book. I was given an arc for an honest review.