I’ve only recently read my first few books by Gabbi Grey and I’ve enjoyed them very much. The previous ones I read were shorter books so Ginger Snapping All the Way is the first full-length novel I’ve read by her (actually I think it might be her first novel length book under this pen name).

Part of the reason I requested a review copy of this book is that I love Michael Dean’s audiobook performances; he’s on my favorites list. He made me feel all of the emotions the characters in this story were feeling and there were a lot of them. I can’t say enough good things about his performance of this story.

Both Ravi and Maddox have suffered losses in the past. The author did a good job of keeping my interest by not revealing what these loses were until quite away into the story. Things are hinted at but I never guessed what Ravi had been through until it was fully revealed.

I love books with dogs and Maddox’s sweet Sofia provided a lot of levity in places where the tension might otherwise have been a bit too high. The descriptions of the looks that Sofia gives to Maddox and Ravi reminded me so much of my fur-baby who crossed the rainbow bridge two years ago.

While this story has a fair amount of angst it also has a great HEA and a wonderful epilogue that takes place one year after the main story ends. I’ll be looking for more books by Gabbi Grey.

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Ah, now the truth was coming out.Sofia placed her front paws on the center console by my elbow and nuzzled my ear again.

“Holy crap, dog, you’re all wet.” And cold.

“Hence the reason I don’t want her rolling down the window. Doesn’t have the sense God gave her.”

I glanced over my shoulder to find a grinning pup. Oh, she was mighty pleased with herself.

“At least she’s strapped in.” I’d noticed that. Some kind of harness system. She could go back and forth between the two back windows and come up to the front console, but was clearly secured.

“There’s a reason for that.”

I waited, but no further elucidation came. “Care to share?”

A grunt. “Not long after I got her, we were driving home from town. When I arrived at my place, the back seat was empty.” He shot a quick glare at the dog who didn’t appear the least bit cowed. “She won’t tell me if she slipped or jumped, but she’d gone out the window when I’d slowed down to make a left. Took me two hours of walking the back roads. Finally, someone stopped and told me where they’d seen her. Little shit.” That last bit was muttered, but clearly audible.

I turned to face Sofia. “That must have been traumatizing.”

A snort. “Little dear was lapping up the luxury in someone’s backyard, sunning herself after a dip in the kiddie pool. Damn lucky no one shot her.”

“Shot her?” I pressed a hand to my chest.

“Plenty of my neighbors have guns. Wouldn’t be legal, but that wouldn’t stop some of them. She lucked out.”

I tweaked her nose. “Did you hurt yourself?”

A snicker. “She was just fine. Shaved a couple of years off my life, but she was no worse for wear.”

Ah, so he did have a heart.

For his dog, at least.