He was the rebel bad boy. I was the daughter of the richest family in town. Our worlds were never supposed to collide.I fell for Noah in high school, when I was too young and too foolish to realize we could never be together.But for one night, against all odds, Noah and I made sense.Afterward, though, our separate worlds fell apart…and we didn’t see each other again for fifteen years.Now he’s … again for fifteen years.
Now he’s back, but the rebellious teenager I remember is long gone, and the dark, dangerous man standing before me is filled with hatred and anger.
For me.
Though the impossible pull between us is undeniable, we’re still worlds apart. But now, the roles are reversed.
I’m penniless and unemployed. He’s at the top of his profession.
Neither of us imagined we’d be given a second chance, but this time around, we must also contend with our past.
Before it ruins our future…
BEAUTIFUL RUIN is the first book in the steamy contemporary romance series by USA Today bestselling author Amy Olle. Fans of hot, emotional romances will enjoy this full-length, standalone novel about the five Irish-born, fiercely loyal, beautifully flawed Nolan brothers. Books in the series may be read in any order.
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NOTE: This book contains content and themes of past trauma, abuse, and sexual assault and may be triggering for some readers.
Books in The Nolan Brothers series may be read in any order and include:
- Book 1: Beautiful Ruin (Noah and Mina)
- Book 2: Sweetest Mistake (Luke and Emily)
- Book 3: Dirty Play (Jack and Haven)
- Book 4: Mad Love (Leo and Prue)
- Book 5: Last Heartbreak (Shea and Isobel)
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Beautiful Ruin is one of those books you don’t want to put down. I was up until 3am reading, and even then had trouble stopping. It’s the best book I’ve read in a while.
I loved, LOVED, Noah and Mina. They had such amazing chemistry and both their backstories added so much to the story. I knew pretty early on that something was up with Mina, but I had no idea what until everything started to unravel in her world. And I like how the author didn’t gloss over it and make it all better over night.
Noah was one of those book boyfriends you just can’t help but fall in love with. He was exactly the man Mina needed and it didn’t hurt that he had a sexy Irish accent either.
If you couldn’t tell already, I highly recommend this book. It’s emotional and sexy and I can’t wait to read more of this series.
This was a sweet book. This book had my emotions going crazy. Happy, sad and even anger. I recommend this book. Off to read the next book. Received this book free. Thank you
Wow, two broken people couldn’t be more perfect for each other! Amy Olle gives us an interesting and beautifully flawed cast of characters, setting us up for what I’m anticipating to be an amazing series featuring the Nolan brothers. I loved Mina’s struggles with her past and how they created a vulnerability that Noah wanted to soothe. Noah had his grudges to deal with too, and the love he shares with Mina helps him conquer them. The writing is beautiful and intense, keeping me turning the pages well into the night. The final 1/3 I read in one sitting. I am excited to read more of this sexy series!
Not only is this a new author me, this is the start of a new series. This is book one in the Nolan Brother series. This is Nolan and Mina’s amazing story. When Mina’s family home comes up for sale, her dream is to purchase it and turn it into a bed and breakfast. However, fate has a few tricks up its sleeve that makes this project an eye opening experience for Mina in many ways. Noah returns home to his childhood small town for a job. He soon finds out that this job puts him back into the past for a few reasons. You see, Noah and Mina have a joint past that ended badly. Both of them still long for the other after all these years, is this their second chance? Can they figure out the past and move forward to a future? I loved the story, I found it flowed so smoothly and contains various twists to keep you captivated to continue to the next page. The characters are well layered and contain their own uniqueness that makes it interesting to learn more about them. I cannot wait to continue the series. Enjoy!
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Lost souls find love
A second-chance love story between two lost, but not entirely broken, souls. The characters were realistic, with very real and relatable issues. It contained interesting history, and plenty of romance.
This was my first read of Amy’s writing, and I’m looking forward to reading more of the Nolan Brothers series.
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Wow I wish I could give this book more the five gold stars it’s worth at least ten.
An emotional chaotic twisty turn story that each main characters had their own painful pasts that left lasting wounds.
And they ways the moved on from them.
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Author, Amy Olle, brings us a story of intrigue, tragedy, and soul healing love in Beautiful Ruin. The sweet and shy Mina has a secret past and despite her best efforts there’s only one man she can’t seem to forget – Noah Nolan. Noah has his own dark past, but can’t let Mina slip through his fingers this time. After historical artifacts are discovered on her property, Mina finds archaeologist, Noah, thrust into her world once again.
The author draws you in with an intriguing storyline and well developed characters. Some transition areas were a bit disjointed and choppy making portions of the story difficult to follow. In addition some facets of the story didn’t receive enough attention and left holes. Mina’s story and past is for the most part thoroughly explained, however we’re left wanting with Noah. His last altercation with his father and subsequent departure from Thief Island was only briefly touched on and a true reconciliation with his brothers isn’t well described. His story left me confused. Considering the series focuses on the Nolans, I expected more here. I did appreciate the author’s sensitive approach in describing a character becoming the victim of sexual assault. I have read the opposite in other books and truly appreciated the subject matter addressed in a respectful manner. Well done.
Overall, Beautiful Ruin is an enjoyable and lovely read.
Terrific
This was such a great story. Second chances at first love. Mina came from a family with money but for away from them. He high school first love is the bad boy from Ireland. Noah didn’t have an easy life after they moved to the states. But now older he found her again.
My first book by Ms. Olle and I absolutely loved it. Look forward to more. The main characters just grabbed me.
Highly recommend..
This was the first book I have read by Amy Olle and I plan to read more. From the first chapter, she sucked me in. I liked the stories of both characters and the chemistry she created with them. Olle gave just enough background story to suck the reader in. The writing was powerful and made you really care about the characters.
You have two characters who went to high school together, who didn’t run in the same crowds but ended up together over a Halloween party one night. Fast forward to 15 years later and they are thrust together again. Hard feelings and trust issues ensue.
The writing was fluid, the dialogue made me smile, and the sex scenes were on point 🙂