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Hugh

By: Gabbi Grey
Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
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Hugh

Having spent more than twenty years as an emergency medicine physician in war zones around the world, I barely have a home to speak of. A daughter I didn’t know about has died and left a child behind, so I must get to Gaynor Beach, California to claim my granddaughter. Her temporary guardian is the first man to spark my interest in a very long time, but it would be inappropriate for me to have a relationship with this much-younger man.

Oscar

Gutted by my best friend’s death, I take solace in the daughter she left in my guardianship. I’ll protect this precious baby with all I have, and no one is going to take her away from me—least of all the man who turns up on our doorstep claiming to be her grandfather. Despite the resemblance, I plan to keep him at arm’s length. I’m going to show him how capable I am. But I might also lose my heart in the process.

This is a hurt/comfort, interracial, age-gap, MM romance novel with a moderate amount of angst.

©2022 Gabbi Grey (P)2024 Gabbi Grey
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Such an emotional and powerful journey.

HUGH by Gabbi Grey (Audiobook Review)
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GABBI GREY where have you been all my life!!!
I’m a sucker for age gap MM romance, after reading the blurb I knew I needed to listen to HUGH. This was such a wonderful story, full of emotions, heartache, acceptance, healing, and the most important love. Hugh is a story about two males, caring for a baby girl. One is the grandfather (Hugh) and the other is the appointed legal guardian (Oscar). Through the story we see how both Hugh and Oscar bond with each other, how they co-parent with each other, how they become each other's person. Gabbi it blew me away, how naturally you developed their bond into a forever love. The whole time I was listening to this book, I never felt like you forced the relationship between Hugh and Oscar. The flow and timeline of their relationship felt natural and easy to follow. I really enjoyed that, also let's not forget about the amazing Michael Ferraiuolo. OMG I loved how his tone of voice would change when it came to narrating for the main characters. He did the switch of voice so well, that not even once my brain registered it was the same person narrating. Especially when Hugh and Oscar were having conversations with each other. It was just perfection. Hugh is a must listen book, Gabbi touches a lot of topics that people can relate to.

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"This is a truly blessed house"

This book is part of a multi-authored series called Single Dads of Gaynor Beach written by Gabbi Grey.

Wow, the book blurb does not do this book justice, but I'm not sure how it could be written to express what a moving story this was. This book deals with some heavy subjects and had me tearing up in several places.

If you're looking for a book that's going to put you on the hot tamale train this is not it. This book is a story of two men that come together over an orphaned child. There's lots of emotional intimacy just not a lot of physical intimacy. I love when an author can pull you into a story without using physical intimacy as a crutch.

Gabbi Grey did an amazing job with this story.

Hurt/comfort, interracial relationship, age gap > 15 years,

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Family is who you make it, complex, yet simple

Hugh is an emergency doctor who learns he has a granddaughter by a daughter he never knew about before she died. He rushes to rescue her from a caregiver the social worker involved says is no good.

But, Hugh almost immediately sees that Oscar has only Merilee’s health and well being at heart. Oscar just lost his best friend due to an accidental overdose, and is a new single parent, contending with a harassing social worker, and at first, a grandfather he’s suspicious of.

But, Hugh is gentle, listens to Oscar, who helped raise his siblings, and they began to trust each other. Hugh has money so he can help fix up the car and the house Merilee will one day inherit. He also helps Oscar through the pain of missing Merilee’s mother.

They find their attraction growing, and unite against all the forces that try to cause them doubts about each other. There are also plenty of forces that want them to be together, and as they fall in love, they’re both committed to being a family.

This was a lovely read, with sweet Hugh, who quickly wants to help raise his granddaughter, and feisty Oscar, who can do it on his own, but underneath could use someone to lean on a bit. I love Miss Agnes and Oscar’s little sister, Lacey.

I received this ARC for free, and am glad to provide my honest review with thanks.

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Good Story

I enjoyed this story a lot. While both Hugh and Oscar seem to have feelings for each other fairly quick after meeting, due to the issues they were facing, this really did seem to be a slow burn kind of story. It was good to see the issues didn't stop their HEA. I really enjoyed the audiobook. I always love Michael Ferraiuolo's narrations.

I received an ARC and this is my unbiased opinion

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Sweet Story!

Hugh and Oscar are so sweet together! Oscar had discovered that his best friend had OD'd at their home, but he was doing a great job of raising her daughter when Hugh shows up. CPS had called him to let him know he had a granddaughter, when he hadn't even known he had a daughter. He came right away, and gently eased his way into their hearts.
This m/m romance is age gap, low angst, and sweet as can be! There's just the right amount of family involvement, and the baby is written perfectly. I truly enjoyed this sweet story!

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enjoyed it - solid 4.5 stars

📖 Story comment: Good pace, likeable characters, low-angst plot.
I haven't read any of the other Single Dads of Gaynor Beach books, but there are a bunch of interesting characters and businesses mentioned and it piqued my interest - had me looking to see "who has a book" before i'd even finished this one.

I really like a found family and slow burn. The struggles Oscar and Hugh experienced felt real, genuine and made sense to where they were in their story. I liked that Oscar wasn't instantly confident being a new dad and that Hugh didn't just believe the Social Worker's opinion of Oscar, but wanted evidence for himself - it made the two characters feel grounded and real.

🎧 Narrator comment: Michael Ferraiuolo is a master story teller - I ran the full gamut of emotions with his performance of Hugh. He suits the characters, has good timing, inflections and intonations, there is no doubting the connection between the two MC's and he brings life and emotion to every scene. 👍 👍

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• 1 not my thing • 2 didn't like the narration • 3 didn't keep my attention • 4 was good, but once was enough [3⭐] • 5 enjoyed it [4⭐] • 6 will listen again if i'm in the mood for the narrator [4⭐] • 7 goes on the "re-listen" list [4⭐] • 8 kept me up past bed-time [4.5⭐] • 9 recommended to family/friends [4.75⭐] • 10 own it in all formats [5⭐] • 11 keep a copy with me at all times [5⭐]

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Great audiobook

I loved the story and the narrator the personalities of both main characters were great I couldn’t imagine finding out about a daughter and that she’s dead before I ever knew her like Hugh did. I appreciate how he handled making his own judgments about who Oscar is despite Anthony’s mistrust all around well written

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Wonderful

This was so good enjoyed the way the story flows and how the characters interact and come together. This was a wonderful listen with a lovely storyline. I can’t wait for more in the series.

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Such a sweet and hopeful story

Hugh, a Single Dads of Gaynor Beach story is the first book I've read (Listened to) by Gabbi Grey.

This was just a nice, happy, low-angst book that made me happy. It was very slow-burn with a couple of steamy scenes toward the end that paired up with their happy ending.

Seriously - it was such a nice story that began with a young man grieving the sudden loss of his best friend along. In addition with single fatherhood being thrust upon him, he had to deal with a jerk of a social worker who only thinks the worst.

Enter another man in the prime of his life who never even knew he was a father, to begin with, discovering he was not only a father, but also a grandfather.

Teaming together out of necessity, they form a loving bond centered around this little infant girl who changes their lives. I love how they communicated and worked together to form a new family based on love and mutual respect.

Yes, they formed an actual family, but I loved reading about the supportive circle of friends who were always there for them. Everyone should have that. Everyone deserves that. :-)

I picked this up on Audible yesterday after hearing the narrator, the ever-awesome Michael Ferraiuolo, do a short reading with his FB group last week. I'm thrilled to discover a new author thanks to his having narrated this book. I definitely want to delve further into Gabbi Grey's stories!

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Love wins out

What an emotionally charged storyline with realistic scenes of struggles, both with the system and themselves. Hugh was just beyond amazing with dropping everything upon finding out about Miralee, and absolutely no hesitation regarding Oscar. I honestly don’t think he ever once saw their skin color either, which added to the depth of his character.

The narrative was great, too! With a few slip ups here and there, he does an impressive job of bringing these characters to life. Their every emotion captured and their character exemplified!

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