BLURB ➞
Life at its worst can be ruining.
Caleb Parker is broken and lost, and her support is everything. But she has no idea how deep his trauma runs.
Ruby Collins is his sister’s best friend and his new roommate. Broken as he is, he knows he should keep his distance.
But when Ruby’s professor lurks too closely, Caleb steps in. And what was meant to be a ruse, turns into so much more.
Together they can heal each other, but it’s the past that nearly ruins them.
Ruin Me is book one in Caleb & Ruby’s story, which culminates in book two Rescue Me.
It’s like she’s become my security blanket, this girl I’ve only known for a few weeks now, yet who somehow manages to bring so much peace to my life.
ARC REVIEW ➞
Claire Raye what on earth did you do with my emotions? Ruin Me ruined me and there is so much more to this story than just a romance.
I knew going into this story that Caleb’s story will completely shatter me and this did that and more. This story was NOTHING like I expected and I loved every single moment of it. My heart breaks for Caleb and everything he went through in Providence and the aftermath that now has on him. The quick friendship he formed with Ruby is everything. I love it. I love how supportive Ruby is, how she doesn’t push him, she doesn’t force him, she doesn’t judge him. She is that shoulder he needs, that calm to the storm in his head. Their bond is deep. Caleb and Ruby’s story isn’t sweet and simple. It’s full of angst, passion, suspense. It is beautiful and I love seeing these two people learn to be the shoulder the other can lean on.
There are parts of this story that hit my deep in my soul. Parts I completely connected with because I knew exactly how Ruby was feeling in those moments. Parts that will forever stick with me because of how emotional they made me.
One of the things I love most about Claire Raye is the fact they aren’t afraid to handle tough topics. They don’t sugar coat anything. They don’t romanticize it. They show the struggles, the emotions and the effects it can have on the individual, but also those around them. PTSD can affect many people and it isn’t something that you’ll know if someone is suffering from it, like Caleb.
Ruin Me does end on one doozy of a cliffhanger and I can’t wait to see where Ruby and Caleb’s story goes. Ruin Me is MUST READ best friends brother romance that will hit you deep.
Thank you Claire Raye for the advanced copy of their story.
