My name is Eli Jackson. Sheriff of Willow Creek and father to the most important girl in my life. Rumor has it, I’m scorned, bitter, and distrusting. People can believe what they want. I don’t have to impress anyone. Then Zoe Carlisle blows into my town and turns my world upside down. One look into her troubled eyes and I’m done for. The more time I spend with her, the more urgent this burning … the more urgent this burning need to protect her becomes.
But once her secret is out, I have to decide if the price for love is one I’m willing to pay.
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Zoe wants out of her life of crazy and takes off to a small town called Willow Creek where she rocks up on her best friends doorstep.
After kissing the town sheriff months ago, Zoe and Eli reunite and even though she thinks she has everyone fooled on why she is really in Willow Creek, she hasn’t got him fooled. After running into each other again, sparks start to fly and what was a simple kiss turns into much more but Eli has struggles and has sworn off women and love, apart from his daughter. Will he be able to open his heart up to Zoe? Or will he keep it locked away, afraid of being hurt? He’s not let anyone else in other than his daughter for so long, that this isn’t as easy as you’d think.
These two were sweet, and this story was sweet, but still held depth and kept my attention. I am not massively into these types of romance, I mean every so often it is good to find one, and this one came to me at a perfect time! The author delivered this book smoothly and it flowed easily and it made my heart so much in so many different parts of the book.
If you are looking for a second chance, light-hearted, easy and fun read, this is your book.
Highly recommend giving it a chance, I am glad I did!
4.5 stars!
That saying, “It all started with one look”, couldn’t be more true. Add to that a Cinderella like exit (on his part). Oh did I forget to mention a kiss too? Yup, now you have yourself a story!
This book brings all the feels and then some. With this story you not only get romance but intrigue, secrets, family life, broodiness, tenderness, sadness, and plenty of smiles and romance. Did I forget to mention heat? Yeah but it’s not gratuitous or lascivious. It’s just enough.
This is my first book by this author so I wasn’t sure what I was expecting but it didn’t fail to hold my interest and stir my feelings. I found out it was the third book in a series. It is definitely a standalone but I would like to read the first two books for more background information. I’m sure many of the characters who appeared in this story are in the first two books and would add to the full enjoyment of this book. Some are real characters!…if you get my drift.
Although the stars of this book are Eli and Zoe, the character that will capture your heart is Molly. You will fall in love with her.
Eli and Zoe’s chemistry can’t be denied, although they try real hard. We also learn that everyone has a story in their life and it can destroy you or build you up and make your stronger.
There’s also sadness in everyone’s life. It’s just a part of it all. What I loved in this story is that there is a twist I wasn’t expecting. I have to say I thought it was really real!
I’m not sure if there will be another book in this series but I hope there is. So for my first book by this author I say well done! I am a fan.
Sheriff Eli’s story was just the read I didn’t know I needed! Ruined by A.K. MacBride is extra sweet and a whole lot sexy! A thoroughly enjoyable read, infused with suspense, emotion, and delicious heat! The emotion and family ties were perfect, and had me glued to the page.
Author A.K. MacBride excels at writing comfort reads, that give that deep down, feel good feeling. Her books are like a hug, her characters an escape. Take a break, and make the return trip to Willow Creek! One click Ruined today!
I have been in love with this series since the first book Shattered my world(heehee book humor lol thats the name of book 1)
Since Shattered i have been intrigued(and slightly obsessed with Eli and since book 2 Wrecked I’ve wondered about Zoe’s story.Ruined has answered all my questions and more.From the first chapter i was falling so in love with yet another of the willow creek boys.Ak Macbride has gone above and beyond my expectations with this book.The witty banter,twists and turns and eyeball sweat creating tragedy had me on the edge of my seat on more than one occasion. i loved every single second,embraced every tear and devoured every angry moment.Rising star A.k Macbride completely tore me apart and sewed me back together with this one.I can’t wait until book 4 comes to me and i will be waiting impatiently with greedy open hands for it.
This book has it all! All the feels heart ach, laughter, love, heat and so much more!
Eli the sheriff, molly’s daddy and a man who has been burned by a who he thought was the woman he loved. Zoe an artist who’s been hurt and broken and many times, is running after being terrorized and losing her art gallery to a fire.
Zoe escapes to willow creek to her best friend Kenzie, but trying to protect the ones you love by keeping secrets dont always pan out.
After what one hot kiss 6 months ago even with their broken past Eli and Zoe are drawn together, and when Zoe takes to Molly, well what’s a man to do? Will their broken hearts heal each other? Will they love win?
Running from her life that is in chaos, Zoe finds herself in Willow Creek and at her best friend’s doorstep. Hiding the true reason for her arrival is easy for some but not for the town sheriff Eli, who just happened to kiss her under the Willow tree months prior at a wedding. But this chance encounter brings out more than just memories of stolen kisses and when the sparks fly. But can Zoe move on with Eli when the baggage from her past is still making waves? Can Eli really open up his heart to another woman when he has only let his daughter in for so many years? From the beginning of this story to the very last page this story had it all. Filled with the sense of family, second chances and overcoming pasts, the reader cannot help but fall in love with these characters and only want them to gt their HEA. I cannot wait to see where A.K. MacBride takes us in the next book in the series.
In the previous books, Eli has been portrayed as a hard ass giving every one a hard time, we see a bit of a softer side finally but a bit of an ass side when dealing with Zoe at first. Some things aren’t to be believed as it would never happen in life, but the love story and interaction with his daughter and Zoe is sweet.
He is the sheriff and he does not care what others think of him as all he cares for is his little girl. One look at the stranger face and he is gone. She is running scared and he intends to help her no matter what. Will he lose his heart in the process? Will their lives become intertwined? Follow them to see
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Eli has closed off his heart and given up on women after his wife’s betrayal but all of that changed the day he laid eyes on Zoe. She was a breath of fresh air that began to add color to his dull life. Zoe is being stalked and her life is in ruin. Every time she tries to put herself together, he would come in and pull her life apart. The last time he came to her home was the final straw. Eli knew that something was wrong and when her problems finally come out into the open, will Eli be able to fight for her and to keep them together?
Like two moths drawn to a sizzling hot flame
Ruined is the third book in the Willow Creek series and this time the couple is Zoe and Eli and lets not forget Molly, his daughter. This is another well written wonderful book by A.K. MacBride. The story-line kept my attention and the characters are just fantastic with wonderful depth and very believable in many ways. Both Eli and Zoe have damaged and have learned to cope with it in their own ways – Eli by not letting anyone past his very high walls and Zoe by having one night stands and flirting. But when they meet at the wedding of Kenzie and Brett they are both drawn to each other like moths to a flame. But it is now two months later and Zoe has come back to town to escape a bad one night stand who turned into a stalker and stay with Kenzie. She and Eli cross paths again and all that heat and flame comes roaring back for them each.
I enjoyed this book and would recommend it and the previous books in the series to other readers.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. My opinions are all my own.