Inside The Grey

by Bobbi Groover

Brayden Wakefield is quickly losing faith that the encroaching hostilities will end peaceably. He and his neighbors, Fletcher Stedman and Royce Carlyle, seem to be in the minority in their belief that the war would not end in a few months. They sense any clash would be long and brutal. But their loyalty to one another supplants their reluctance, and they are drawn into the politics and atrocities to save their kidnapped comrade, Caleb Jenkins.

Nothing is as it seems, however. The gentlemen, turned raiders, squirrel behind enemy lines. Brayden uncovers lies and intrigue on both sides but as he and his fellow raiders execute their audacious plan, as they torch the layers of the conspiracy, Brayden finds love hidden among the ashes.

289 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2020

Reviews

[InD'tale Magazine · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Inside the Grey" is a daunting race against time! An adventure raging with threats to a love built from slow burning desires.

Read full review in the 2021 October issue of InD'tale Magazine.

[Syntha Green · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is terrible. Was there any research done or are the few mentions of the north and south, slavery and Lincoln supposed to suffice? I have no idea why on earth an author or publisher would even think a book glorifying the South during the Civil War was appropriate in this day and age. This book is tone deaf at best. Am I really supposed to sympathize with characters that are on the side of the south in the civil war, poor poor them, they know slavery is bad and wish to free their slaves yet disparage Yankees every other breath? Why does the one character keep running his horse into things? Where’s PETA when you need them? Why do they speak southern(ish) sometimes and not at others?
Why are we subjected to bits of prose like “vile mucus gushed in her throat”? And wooden stilted dialogue like “Yes husband ... We will be there directly.” There are ridiculous yet not funny scenarios like where her horse throws her, she lands on a raccoon and gets bitten and immediately assumes she’s going to die (from rabies though they just keep saying sickness at first). Yes, you read that correctly- our smart, brave heroine immediately jumps to absurd conclusions. All of a sudden in chapter ten the author starts sprinkling in some Latin.
If you choose to pick up this book don’t say I didn’t warn you.

[Bobbi · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Stars -
Reviewed By Bernadette Diane Anderson for Readers’ Favorite

Inside the Grey by Bobbi Groover is a story of love, war, heroism, and friendship that exceeds all boundaries, knows no end to its depths, and what one human will do for another. Two key characters have come together under trying circumstances with one aim, to fight a common enemy and help find those they love and respect, freeing them from a world of injustice and needless death. They have with them friends who have very different thoughts, opinions and plans that both help and hinder their goals; friends who in a time of need cause them to doubt themselves and their plans to save the ones they love so dearly, and themselves, as they find out to their sadness. Brayden and Kawley, who have their own pasts and demons to combat, are now trying to deal with the future of their beloved friends and family. Taking so many risks along the way, they endeavor to bring both themselves and their friends to a happy ending. In a book filled with dramatic plots and drama, with its title Inside the Grey becoming obvious within these twists, will they achieve their goals?

Bobbi Groover writes a wonderful story with Inside the Grey, taking you back to the American Civil War. The story has you torn between tender, slowly evolving love and action in a time of deep despair for friends during the mad world of reckless war. It holds both romance and drama in equal and beautiful measures. Bobbi Groover writes two quite different storylines interwoven in a gripping tale that had me completely captivated. Both stories are equally as important to the book and as breathtaking as each other, having me wanting to enjoy every single line that led me further into its drama. It has a number of striking characters that both enthralled and at stages annoyed me. All add a playful and dramatic edge to the storyline. The two key characters introduce their companions with an ease of reading and believability that drew me into the story with a sense of belonging. Its twists and turns would be worthy of any lover of this genre. An amazing journey into a bygone era that concludes with a happy ending!
This book was a Genre I have never read until now, but it was so well written it had me staying up very late to read it, so enjoyable.

[Jill Piscitello · Rating 4 out of 5]

This read as a true saga. Every character was fully developed and will leave readers feeling like they know each personality inside and out. Brayden will break your heart with his hurt and regrettable loss. Kawley will have readers cheering her on as she tackles every obstacle and overcomes past trauma. Disguises are worn. Secrets are held. Friendships are made. At any given moment, anything can happen. This is a well told story of remorse, determination, surprises, friendship, and love.

[BookTrib.com]

Passions ignite amidst #adventure in Civil War era romance, INSIDE THE GREY by Bobbi Groover.

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