Healing a Gangsta's Heart started off pretty slow. It took a minute for me to really get into and I'm wondering if it's because M. Monique co-authored this book? It just didn't have that umph the previous books had. But, with that said, I was still a huge fan of Gabby and Chance. I was rooting for them from chapter one. Gabby has been stuck on this rollercoaster of grief for nine years after she lost her husband and baby. When she saves Chance's life, her heart is very much guarded from love. So, romance was the last thing she was thinking about but it was definitely on his mind. Gabby not only impresses Chance with her skills but, she leaves a lasting impression. So much so, that he pulls up on her in Florida and pretty much starts to woo her whether she wanted him to or not. Chance had a lot of the same qualities as Red so, it was hard for Gabby to not be attracted to him. I was so happy when she finally stop fighting her attraction to Chance and opened herself up to love. She definitely deserved a second chance (no pun intended) at love. That backstabbin' azz Porsha got off too easy. That heffa deserved to have a few hot ones put in her. Porsha was such a damn snake. How you gon' be envious and jealous of your BFF to the point where you actually hate her and not have a logical reason for all that hatred?!!! She had a good man. Now, he wasn't on the same level as Chance or Red but, for Porsha, Latrell was as good as she was gon' get. She was so busy trying to compete with Gabby, Porsha almost lost her own damn husband. She was so selfish and undeserving of Latrell. Yeah, Porsha definitely deserved to be visited by Karma. While it got off to a slow start, all in all, Healing a Gangsta's Heart was a pretty good read.