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Tracking You

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Gabby and Flynn have been friends since they were young. When a few residents of Redwood Ridge decide to play cupid will they open their eyes and see their love for each other.

This story was happy and heartbreaking all rolled into one. Both Gabby and Flynn have to overcome their self esteem. When Flynn thinks he is not good enough it broke my heart. I wanted to hug him and tell him to love himself like everyone else loves him. Gabby is always in the good girl friend zone. She is a great girl with a heart of gold.

This story was about two friends who move to a relationship with the usual roadblocks but there were so many little things that happened in the story that brought out all the feels. Because of this it was an emotional rollercoaster ride. I also loved that we got bits and pieces of Cade and Avery's future.

If you want a romantic read with just the right amount of angst and characters from a small town that make you feel like you want to be included in the friend circle then you need to read about these Veterinarian's.

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Flynn and Gabby were meant to be from the start. I love this friends to lovers story. Flynn was a fav of mine in Puppy Love and I am so glad to read his story. I wasn't sure if I was going to see the sparks with these two, with them being friends for so long. I shouldn't have doubted! Completely "sparked"! Hot and sweet love story!

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Tracking You is a sweet and emotional read. Her boss is also her best friend and they have been besties since they were five. Flynn is deaf and when they were five she insisted on learning to sign and they have been inseparable ever since, platonically. Now that they are older, Gabby is restless and Flynn realizes that he would like things to be closer to Gabby. After some family matchmaking and a great first real kiss, they wonder if they should remain friends or try for something more. I loved this couple and rooted for them to take their chance for a HEA. The story is fun and full of heart and I want to read more in the Redwood Ridge series.

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I truly loved this book. I cried and laughed in several different pages. I will be looking for all her books now. I could relate to Gabby and Flyn being in love and their long term friendship, and being afraid to change things. from friends to dating. One character in the story was Avery's daughter being Autistic... my son is on the spectrum and I have worked with non-verbal children with the disorder as well. Great read.

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I was initially attracted to the characters of this story, because as a student of ASL, I'm always fascinated with how the Deaf Community is portrayed in fiction. I wasn't disappointed. The story was sweet, and I recommended it to my fellow librarians.

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5 Swoon Worthy Stars

All the feels for Tracking You by Kelly Moran.

After meeting Flynn and Gabby in Puppy Love, the first book in the Redwood Ridge series I couldn't wait for their story in Tracking You.
And now having read it I have to applaud author Kelly Moran for the beautiful and heartfelt story she's delivered.

Flynn and Gabby are likable, smart, and endearing characters, that you can't help but fall in love with.
I loved their friendship, Gabby has always been there for Flynn and not once has she wavered in her support for him.
My heart ached for Flynn, being born deaf he's always felt like an outsider and when the relationship between himself and Gabby shifts from best friends to lovers I totally understood his insecurities and his questioning Gabby's love.

I'm loving the Redwood Ridge series, each book can be read as a standalone and even though the characters do appear in each book you won't feel lost not having read them in order of release.

If you're looking for a well written romance with relatable, lovable characters that will take you on an emotional ride then you will love Tracking You and the Redwood Ridge series. https://www.goodreads.com/series/1832...

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Wow, this author took the simple friend to lover and made it so much more. This had so much drama, emotion, humor, laughter, tenderness, and tears. I love stories with a family unit and boy the O’Grady boys are it.
You see the older O’Grady who has now passed on, which was the father to the three O’Grady boys, started Animal Instincts clinic. Like their father all three are veterinarians. Drake the oldest and a widower is a surgery vet, who sees patients too. Cade the youngest brother and is engaged to Avery, the office manager, is the in-house vet. The middle brother and the one the story revolves around, Flynn, he makes house calls, travels, and also does in-house visits too. Along with his vet assistant and best friend Gabby Cossette.
The thing is that is unique about Flynn is no one but his family and Gabby thought he was capable of making it through the vet program. Especially, when his dad passed away during the program and he lost all hope of moving on. You see Flynn is deaf. But he did at the push of a good dedicated friend, Gabby. From the age of five the now at thirty, Gabby had been by his side. In kindergarten when she came to their school new and he was the only one who would play with her. She was in love. She didn’t know it so was he.
Especially, when he found out years later, that she had asked her parents that first day to take her to the rec center to learn how to do sigh language, so she could talk to her new friend. They did just that. She always was there to include him and make his life easier. Even tried to be his wingman when it stabbed her in the heart.
Anything to make it easier and make him happier. They knew each other the good, the bad, and the ugly. Yet, they were holding the most important piece of information how they really felt about one another. Then one day a kiss, changes everything.
Doubt, family, fears, feelings, jealousy, and trust creep in and friendship gets tested. All the characters were all encompassing you really felt a part of them and theirs. I give this book 5++++ Stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at
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This is #2 of the Redwood Ridge series.  I have not read #1 (Puppy Love), but I want to.  I have been trying to read more books with dogs in them.  It is a way to honor our husky, Zeus, we lost days before Christmas, 2016.  I miss him every day.

Gabby has been Flynn's best friend since they were young.  Gabby has been his ears.  She has helped him in group settings so he would not feel left out.  What I do not get is how they did not think they belong together.  They were perfect for one other.  Everyone around them felt Gabby and Flynn as a couple, but they did not see that.  Maybe it was because they were not ready to see it.  Of course there were so matchmakers that helped. 

If you are looking for a sweet friends to lovers romance, then this is your book!!

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I give this book 5 out of 5 stars.
Recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!
Read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!
Melissa

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4.5 Stars
First I have to say if you haven't started reading this series yet you're really missing out!! The next O'Grady brother is up to bat for his HEA. I was really intrigued by Flynn. I couldn't wait for his story. What made this book even better it had one of my favorite troupes friends to lovers. Flynn and Gabby have been best friends forever. Can they risk their friendship for a shot at love? What really worked for me is the deep connection Flynn and Gabby have. Watching the two find their way as deeper feelings develop. I laughed, cried, and smiled my way through this one. I love the special bond Flynn has with little Hailey. There is one scene with the two that is so beautiful I had tears in my eyes. I'm really look forward to the next book. I'll be anxiously awaiting it's release.

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Loved this story of friends to lovers. They have known each other since first grade and did not want to ruin what they had as friends and coworkers. Gabby has always been known as the good girl and Flynn, who is deaf, has been known as the outsider always wanting to please everyone.

They make the perfect couple that you will fall in love with. I so enjoyed the love of animals they both share. There is plenty of laugh out loud lines as they fall in love. I did shed a few tears though too, for the love of animals that Kelly Moran shows.

This is the second book in the series, I now need to go back and read the first story because I am in love with the O'Grady brothers. I highly recommend this book.

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4.5 Stars!

Some wonderful and exciting things happen in the coastal town of Redwood Ridge Oregon. There is newly discovered love, a thriving veterinary practice, and a vicious mountain lion, just to name a few. So you may want to free up some time and pick-up up a copy of Tracking You, the second book from Kelly Moran's Redwood Ridge series. You will not be disappointed in any way and the ending will leave you smiling from ear to ear.

Vet technician Gabby Cosette, and veterinarian Flynn O'Grady, have been best friends since kindergarten. Their relationship is quite unique because Flynn is deaf and from the moment they first met, Gabby became Flynn's translator. They work together like a well-oiled machine, while their respective love lives are virtually non-existent. After years of a remarkable friendship, they venture into a sexual relationship, which evolves into so much more.

Overall, this is a well-written, emotionally charged book with a great cast of characters. Ms. Moran perfectly combines sexy times, drama and angst into this romantic story. I immediately connected with both Gabby and Flynn, and there was never a moment that I did not want them to be together. The supportive relationship between Flynn and his two brothers is heartwarming as well as amusing. Overall, a great read!

Complimentary copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.

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This is the first book I read by this author, and it won’t be the last. IMy only regret it that I somehow missed book one in this series. That said, know it’s a stand alone .
The story centers around Gabby Cosette and Flynn O’Grady.
Gabby and Flynn have been inseparable friends since elementary school. She was the new girl in school, and a very shy one as well. Flynn is deaf and was frequently made fun at in school. But Gabby never saw his deafness as a handicap . He is now a vet in a clinic he shares with his brothers and she is a vet assistance. Together they make a great team in and out of the office. Both have held back their feelings of wanting to take it further. Neither wants to lose that special friendship.
The story is very well developed and will keep you engaged.
But above all, the author’s sensitivities to the individuals that are deaf, is amazing. We feel Flynn’s emotions and insecurities. The relationship between Gabby and Flynn is very touching and the love and support Flynn’s family has for him, is wonderful. Sadly, it also highlights how society might think of individuals that are deaf, because of lack of education.
Definitely a story that you will love and remember for quite sometime. Hopefully, next time one of us interacts with an individual with a so called “ handicap”, we will take the time to really “see” the person.
Kudos to Ms Morgan for this great story.
I was gifted this book by Netgalley. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

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5 - "We all have our handicaps... You're not mine." Stars!

The second book in Kelly Moran’s Redwood RidgeSeries, gives us Flynn O’Grady’s story. I absolutely adored Tracking You, I literally could not put it down.

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I haven’t read the first book; Puppy Love(yet), and it in no way impacted my total enjoyment of this book, so have no worries about being able to read Tracking You as a standalone. I could quite easily write a long, lengthy gushy review about how much I loved Gabby and Flynn’s book, but I would rather you spent the time reading the book for yourself.


He may be deaf, but the men in this town were blind…

Friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes, Flynn being deaf was a large part of this story, and in truth the reason I wanted to read it, but I like that the author didn’t make it the total focus of the book, she used it well and in the right way, but it wasn’t glamorized.

He was the only guy who could break her heart, the only one who had ever been in there in the first place…

The main trope was the fact that this is a couple who have both secretly crushed on each other for years, but are now wanting to take it further, yet are reluctant to risk their friendship if it all goes south.

Watching her, he wished, for just a moment, he could hear what she sounded like…

You can see the direction the story is going to take between the two of them pretty early on, and the dual POV worked perfectly in that you were in both their heads at pertinent points.

"You’re the only person in my life who never made me feel weak, yet you render me powerless…"

I loved Flynn’s strength that hid a layer of sweet vulnerability. Although Gabby is protective of him, it wasn’t in a smothering way, their friendship already gave the relationship the depth it needed, so the sexy-times just added to the chemistry bubbling between them even more.

"You were there…"

Loved it, so much so I grabbed the first book in the series from Amazon, and I am absolutely dying to read the next book New Tricks, which is due for release in September, this is widower Drake O’Grady’s book, and it has the potential to be another out and out winner.

ARC generously provided via Netgalley, and it was my pleasure to provide the above review in exchange.

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There are some books that you can't put down once you start reading, that you just loose yourself in, and Tracking You by Kelly Moran i one of those books. It is an amazing story and I loved every minute of it.

The characters in this series are simply amazing, whether it's the two legged ones or their patients . Flynn and Gabby will have you laughing, shaking your head, and at times you might even want to shake them, but this story comes to life within the pages and drags you into their world.

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Flynn and Gabby were so obvious, but it was still fun watching them dance around the edges of friendship turned romance. I always enjoy a romance where one of the heroes/heroines is not perfect in some way, and Flynn's deafness lent an interesting spin on their love story.

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What do you do when the entire town thinks you are dating your best friend? When the town matchmakers think you are a perfect couple? Why not see if there's something there? I love Gabby & Flynn! Flynn is so confident, strong & sexy. His disability doesn't seem to hold him back. Gabby is supportive of anything Flynn needs. She learned sign language at an early age so he had someone to talk to. They have extreme trust in each other. So you can understand their fear of what would happen if they begin to date & it doesn't work out.

Kelly Moran dies a great job of giving the reader characters they can identify & create connections with. Between the plot, the characters & the interactions between them, the reader is drawn into the story & can't put it down. I feel the animals in the story really add character & dimension. It's funny that Flynn's dog, Fletch, adores Gabby even more than he does Flynn. This is a great story & I can't wait to read Drake's story!

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Favorite Quotes:

Most of the town knew to take off sprinting when the Battleaxes headed their way. The women meddled. A lot. Not only as a hobby, but a life mission… Flynn could no more thwart the Battleaxes than a Band-Aid could help with an amputation.

You are no star, Gabby. You’re the sky. The rest of us are just circling your orbit.

Seriously, look at you. The good girl, a great buddy, the town sweetheart. Annoying, really. You make the rest of us look like henchmen with leprosy.

Did you happen to pay attention to Gabby last night? You broke her. You made her cry. Gabby who burps sunshine and farts rainbows.

I love you, Gabby. I love you so much I can’t think if you’re not in my vicinity.

My Review:

Tracking You was an amusing, heart-squeezing, panty-melting, friends to lovers romance. I adored every page of this thoughtful, well-written, and engaging story. Kelly Moran has an extremely enjoyable and fluid writing style that I find highly entertaining and easy to follow. I just seem to free-fall into her delightfully sweet and steamy stories and smirk and gasp my way through to the conclusion. I am in love with these quirky and endearing characters, even the Battleaxes, and am already eager for the next installment.

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Tracking You is book two of the Redwood Ridge series, and although it does stand alone and could be read on its own, you really should read the first book (Puppy Love) to get a feel for some of the dynamics that come in to play in this one. And also because it is a fabulous book. This book has both cursing (including f-bombs) and on-screen sex, so if those things bother you, you should skip this one but that would be too bad because you'll be missing out on one heck of a book.

In Puppy Love we got to meet both Gabby and Flynn, and although they weren't a couple, they had what was a beautiful, wonderful relationship, and I could not wait to learn more about them. I'll admit I was nervous going in to reading this book because my hopes for Flynn and Gabby's story were so high that I was afraid it wouldn't live up to my expectations, but Ms. Moran did not disappoint. Once again, the O'Grady brothers were swoon-worthy and charming as heck, the people of Redwood Ridge meddled as if it were their full-time job (that's a total compliment!), and the way that all of the characters interacted was so incredibly special and reminded me why I just love this series. I could literally list two dozen lines/moments between all of characters that I highlighted because they made me smile happily, but two of my favorites were the special, special relationship that Flynn and Hailey continue to have, and Drake's protectiveness of the women in his life. Both of these things warmed my insides and made me wish that this book and this series would never come to an end.

If you like the friends to lovers trope and/or book about two seriously likable characters who struggle with their attraction for one another but who just flat out belong together, you should read this book.

I requested and was very generously granted an ARC of this book via NetGalley. I was under absolutely no obligation to write this review or to pre-order the book, I did those things because I loved it.

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This is the second in the Redwood Ridge Series about three brothers and their veterinary practice. The first in the series Puppy Love, introduced us to the O'Grady family, and Cade. Tracking You is Flynn's story. Both are hot, sexy, have adorable dogs and are so fun to read.

Flynn O'Grady has been deaf from birth. He reads lips very well, and his family and friends sign to him. Vet school was a challenge, but he did well. Now in private practice his life is pretty settled. That is, except for his love like. So many times he has attempted dates or relationships, but sooner or later his handicap becomes the elephant in the room. His mantra has always been "People tend to pay attention to the guy who shouts and ignore the one who whispers." He's put that aside and is concentrating on his work, which would be nearly impossible without his vet assistant Gabby Cossete. They have been friends since kindergarten, and she anticipates his every move before he even does it. When examining animals, she listens to the heart and bowel sounds and takes info from the owner. Flynn and Gabby do the travel home visits to local farms and residences. Their work "is like a well oiled machine" and neither can imagine working without the other. But is seems there is a little more feeling creeping into their Best Friend relationship.

Gabby is loved by all and is firmly in the "good girl" category. Her dates inevitably fail, and there's not a lot of choices in a small town. That she compares them all to Flynn couldn't possibly have anything to do with it, could it? Slowly, what they both thought was a secret starts changing their relationship. Friends and family have been waiting for this moment, and encourage the feelings. But, insecurities start creeping into Flynn's mind. He would only make Gabby's life harder, she would soon tire of "taking care of him." It was better he break it off quickly, and so, he breaks Gabby's heart, not to mention his own. No one in Ridge Wood is going to let this go, especially the three women known as the Battleaxes. Flynn's Mom and two aunts are known far and wide for their manipulation in local activities and lives. Getting Flynn to open his heart is their new goal. This love story is sweet and hot and satisfying.
I can't wait for Drake's story!

I received this eBook from the publisher and I am giving my honest review.

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Aww, I seriously loved these two! Gabby was a sweetheart (who "burped sunshine and farted rainbows", haha) and I loved her heart. Flynn was also adorable. Caring, sexy, and kind. Their relationship, from the friendship they share at the beginning to the romantic love they eventually allow themselves to embrace, is such a deep and loving one it was truly swoonworthy.

The relationship with the O'Grady brothers was also really wonderful and there were so many really sweet moments that brought a smile to my face.

The sign-language aspect and things from Flynn's point of view as a deaf person was really fantastic and I felt that it was really, very well-done. The issues Flynn had felt very realistic and I applaud the effort and skill that made it so enjoyable! It was a big part of the story while also feeling very normal. That us to say, Flynn wasn't portrayed as a "deaf guy," but a guy who happened to be deaf.

The chemistry between these two was off the charts, and felt very natural as well. The slow burn was perfect.

As an animal lover, I would be remiss if I didn't mention the animals in my review. Flynn's dog and Gabby's cat were adorable additions. And the discovery on the new client's farm was heartbreaking, but appreciated none-the-less as it deepened the story and the characters that much more.

This was the first book by Kelly Moran that I have read, but will certainly not be my last! The characters were rich, the romance and friendships deep, and there were just so many "feels"!

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