This is a good book. The two main characters are Ali and Sam. Ali is having lunch with a friend when she meets Sam where he is working. There is an instant attraction. They begin to see each other. They each have some issues but together they work them out and fall in love.

I received this ARC through NetGalley. Thank you for the early read.

4 out of 5 stars. This book was right up the romance alley I have been stewing in. Two people who end up as your main characters learn to deal with their pasts to move forward. The main character Ali was well written as a strong survivor who overcompensated for her past with her ex-husband. The male main character Sam struggled to be open and honest with Ali. The conflicts were very much real-life issues. It was lovely to see the end of the book. The story was very uplifting and proved that love can conquer all. The main characters had amazing chemistry.

Overall, Ruby Red is a sweet, easy, and recommendable story that is totally worth the read.. Absolutely loved this steamy romance!

3.5/5 stars overall and 1.5/5 stars when it comes to spice. 3rd person pov.

They are both trying to find themselves in the new start to life that they both have. She's visiting the resort he's started working at and only one look made her realise she wanted him!

The tension between the two main characters was there from the minute they met which I loved, how he tries to be more for her from the start was so cute. I just wish it was in 1st person dual pov so you would know his feelings from the minute they met as he seemed to keep a lot back because of who he actually was.

Did not expect the twist with her ex and how much the mmc did everything in his power to help her.

Ruby Red is the story of young Ali and the mystery guy she meets at the club Sam. Ali is a typical socialite fresh from her divorce who is looking at starting to put together her life plans, while Sam is the new hire trying to keep a roof over his head. Romeo and Juliet style, they are from different worlds, so of course it works.
Ali finds herself in many situations throughout the book where she must redefine her book. Some reviews depict this as rags to riches, or riches to rags, but I think it’s more about self-discovery. Ali finds out ways to support herself and stand tall with and without friends and boys, she develops her own voice in a very loud crowd and sets herself up for happiness.

Reading this book, I loved how it was straight into the action, there was a spilt POV which I feel just makes a story fly through so much quicker and allows us readers to develop a bond with all characters. This for me makes me enjoy the text so much more and allows an opportunity to present itself where I can’t put it down. The world development of this text, was done through the story, not stacked upon itself at the beginning making it more relevant and easier for the reader to pick up what was happening. The plot wasn’t that hard to comprehend, and it was easy to pick up on some of the information regarding what was going to happen etc in advance, but for once this didn’t really bother me. I was still intrigued.

I loved the community that Ali and Sam had throughout this book and think we should all have some Brenda’s and Johnathon’s in our bubble. Sam was a complete gentleman and I loved how we meet a very powerful family in this book, and they were so nice. It didn’t fall in the clique that you are nasty and only look out for yourself if you are powerful and rich. I would happily eat pie with this family… and the dog.

Tropes in this book:

Miscommunication
Hidden identity
Self-discovery
Love at first sight

Ich konnte das Buch leider nicht lesen, da es sich um eine verschlüsselte epub datei handelt. Ich konnte es zwar herunterladen, aber mehr ist auch nicht geschehen.
sehr enttäuschend, habe mich nämlich echt auf dieses Buch gefreut.