He's a wounded war hero. She's a struggling widow. Together, they heal the scars of their pasts. GabeLove? I've been there, done that, and was left with nothing but divorce papers. After a horrifying stint in the Marine Corps and a failed marriage, the only company I keep is my service dog, Gunner. But all that changes when the fantasy woman I've been dreaming about since my wife left me steps into a meeting as the director of my current project.Ruth Just keep swimming… Just keep looking for joy… Well, I’ve been swimming and looking for joy for all seven years since I lost my dear husband and was shunned and turned out by my hateful church family. But when I take a job as the director of a new human trafficking safe house in New Orleans, I find all the joy I was looking for, and I find it in spades with all my sweet new neighbors. And after adopting a rescue dog who gets a little too excited on our walks, a very handsome but gruff and quiet neighbor has to rescue me and my new furbaby from a speeding car—literally. Gabe is the strong, silent type, but he’s also a wounded warrior suffering from the unseen scars of war. And I’m a little bit of a mess myself. And not to mention, neither of us have had much luck at all in the love department. In fact, we’ve both lived through some serious tragedy. But the first day I met him, my heart saw something in Gabe that it only saw in my late husband. The idea of falling in love again dredges up crap I thought was gone forever, and now I’m not so sure if finding a second chance at love actually exists.With the help of their friends, their loving pups, and their own courage, can Gabe and Ruth find lasting love the second time around?