Tru Blue is a difficult book for me to rate but I think I have settled on 3.5 - 3.75 stars. It kind of fell short for me in some areas. I didn't think it was consistent. I thought for a while that this would be a 5 star read but then it started to decline for me. I think half was 5 stars and the rest was between 3-4 stars. It wasn't even a first half vs a last half type thing. It went up and down throughout. 
 I really enjoyed this story. It was heartwarming. I loved how Truman did what needed to be done and was such a strong and loving person. He was amazing with the babies and also such a sweet boyfriend. He was also super loyal and would not turn his back on his brother no matter what. I love characters and stories where loyalty is strong and prevalent throughout the story. Gemma was also a great character through most of the story but I found myself not liking her quite as much toward the end. I think there were a few scenes where I couldn't get on board with her response to the situation and it kind of ruined her for me a bit. Oh well; all's well that ends well, right? And this does end well. 
 Tru Blue is the first book I have read by this author. I would definitely read more from her. 
 Also, I listened to part of this book through the audible narration. The narrator for this book had a great voice. I could listen to him for hours easily and enjoy every second of it. The only down side to his narration was that he didn't have a range of voices and there wasn't much character differentiation. Especially with the female characters. But his voice was swoon worthy.