Many thanks to NetGalley, Thomas Nelson Fiction, and Zondervan Fiction Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of this wonderful book by Sean Dietrich, with the audiobook perfectly narrated by the author. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars rounded up!
Ex-cop Woody Barker lives on a houseboat off the Gulf Coast and spends his days bickering/flirting with his ex-wife and attending doctor appointments about his malfunctioning heart. He gets the surprise of a lifetime when an old girlfriend reveals on her deathbed that Woody has a seventeen-year-old daughter he never knew, Caroline. Caroline is pregnant and trapped in an endless loop of bad choices. When her estranged dying mother begs her to go back to her singlewide trailer to dig up the bathroom vanity subfloor to "get something that needs to be gone yesterday," Caroline finds herself at the center of a very dangerous plot that--if she survives--has the potential to turn her world upside down.
I adored this book - I started listening to the audiobook and never even opened the digital, because the author's narration is pitch perfect. The dry humor that I love came across perfectly and I found myself laughing out loud often. This book shines with its characters - they really come to life and you'll find yourself rooting for second chances, rising up from tough places, and just a sense of community. This was fun from beginning to end.
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