Welcome to their kingdom. Cole Covington is the most popular heartbreaker at school.Every guy wants to be him and every girl wants to screw him.Except me. His devastatingly good looks, golden arm, and flirty smiles don’t do it for me anymore…because I know what’s lurking underneath the star quarterback’s gorgeous armor. At least I thought I did.Sometimes the most beautiful people…hide the … I did.
Sometimes the most beautiful people…hide the ugliest truths.
And sometimes the only way to save someone…
is to walk beside them through hell.
Sawyer Church is the bible-thumping nerd of Royal Hearts Academy.
Girls pick on her and guys don’t notice her.
Except me.
Sweet, curvy, and sarcastic, she’s impossible to ignore.
No matter how much I try.
Everyone at school has her pegged as the chubby, Jesus loving geek, but unlike them—Sawyer’s real and never pretends to be someone she’s not.
Until I ask her to be my fake girlfriend.
Sometimes the most beautiful souls…hide the greatest pain.
And sometimes the only way to save someone…
is to fight for them.
This is book 2 in the Royal Hearts Academy series. Please note: Although this is Cole and Sawyer’s book, Cruel Prince (Jace and Dylan’s book) should be read first for a better understanding of the family dynamic.
WARNING: Royal Hearts Academy is a New Adult/High School series of standalones filled with drama, a touch of angst, and boys who are bad to the bone. The characters are flawed. If you’re looking for a safe, sweet romance with nice heroes and heroines who are perfect all the time, this series is NOT for you.
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This book brought out so many emotions. Cole and Sawyer were perceived so differently based on outward appearances but inside they both were just looking for real acceptance and to be truly loved by someone. I felt for them as they fought their inner demons & nearly cried when I thought they might prevail but I loved how in the end faith & hope gave them another chance.
Whomever is reading this review, in my honest opinion you really need to read this book! It has all the feels you ever wanted in a book and more, so much more!!
Cole and Sawyer’s love story in an epic one!
Ashley Jade a genius, her writing has evolved into one of the number one go to author’s of this reader! She ripped my heart out numerous times throughout this book, but then she started mending it in more ways that one!!
LOVED IT ! WOW just so much emotion ! Shes so danm strong yet insecue and hes so confident yet so broken i really believe they were made for each other !! The bond and support the all have for each other in this book just makes my heart smile !
SO AMAZING! I love Cole and Sawyer! This book captivated me from the beginning until the end. I have been waiting for this book and I’m so glad it is now available. This book had my emotions everywhere. So much angst! I loved every minute of reading this book. This author totally knows how to write a book and keep her readers engaged in the story and also to make you fall in love with the characters. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!
Wow wow wow. Where do I even begin with Ruthless Knight? Everything you think you may know about him from Cruel Prince just forget it now. Cole Covington is cut throat and unapologetic with the sex appeal of a god. Sawyer is no pushover either. This book took everything I thought it was going to be, laughed at me and set it ablaze. I’m honestly not trying to be cliche but this is Ashley Jade’s BEST work yet. This Author is on fire and I’m just standing around waiting for the next burn. I have been waiting to read this book and when it hit my Kindle I immediately dove in. I read all night, through the sunrise, and refused to put it down. I can’t say enough good things about this book. It deserves to be on every list it’s on plus more. I don’t like to give away spoilers so I try to stay away from the details but do yourself a favor and READ THIS BOOK. I can’t wait to add the Paperback to my permanent collection and this will be a favorite always. Ashley Jade is going to hug you, slap you, puch you, make you cry, throw a drink in your face, then look at you like you are the reason there are stars in the sky with this book. It takes an incredible Author to make you feel all the things she made me feel. Ruthless Knight is most definitely RUTHLESS.
Emotionally tumultuous, Powerful, impactful, memorable…. It felt like I was reading beautiful poetry.
Ashley Jade is one of the most talented authors I’ve ever read. Her stories are Intense,Rievting, unique, her writing is beautiful, Raw, poetic and soul crushing!
“Flawlessly and poignantly written, Cole and Sawyer’s heart-wrenching beautiful love story touched my heart in so many exquisite ways, It was like a defibrillator Straight to my Soul! My heart was torn apart where every fissure, I felt everything Cole and Sawyer were going through down in my soul…
Ruthless Knight pulled on my heart strings and didn’t let go. I was enraptured by this unputdownable book. I shed so many tears!
I will never forget this book it is tattooed on my soul forever and ever!
“10 heart-wrenching Stars!
When you find someone that not only loves you but accepts all your flaws then you need to hang on to them and never let go. I loved this book so much. This one should definitely be on your TBR.
Holy shit! I just totally cheated on Jace with his brother Cole!
From start to finish I couldn’t put this book down! I went from laughing and cheering our girl Swayer on, wanting to kick Cole in the balls, and loving him at the same time. This book pulled all the feeling out of me! Even now I’m totally shook(in an awesome way) at what I just read! I laughed, I cried, had my heart broke just to be mended again!
Cole and Sawyer are my absolute favorite couple of the Royal Hearts Academy!
For sure my top favorite read of 2020!
BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN!!!!!!! Book of the year for 2020 and possibly the decade. MUST, MUST, MUST read!!
This was a masterpiece.
I’m just blown away by this book. I felt it in my bones. Every word, every chapter just reduced me to heartbreaking pieces and the they built me back up again. I just have no words to explain how powerfully yet tragically beautiful this story was. I just won’t be able to read anything else for days. I need recovery time. Lots of it. Hands down the best book from Ashley Jade.
Some books I’ve liked, some books I’ve loved, some are not my cup of tea, but rarely have I’ve fallen for a story so hard it consumes me. I sat there knowing this story had taken everything from me and given me everything and more somehow simultaneously.
Sawyer and Cole are some of the realest and truest characters. Not in the sense of being perfectly flawless. Nothing is sugar coated making the growth and development so rewarding. That every downfall makes you heart twist and ache and every rise your heart sing. I freaking love these characters so much, that right now as I write this my heart swells and tears of joy form.
Heck every character brings such an important element to this story it adds never taking away.
When I say every atom of my soul was interwined into this book I mean every word. I felt so broken down and built beautifully back up with care throughout this book. The story became not some work of fiction but a love letter to my soul.
And that’s just part of it because even Satan’s backdoor would be like this is too damn hot for me. It not only takes your heart but your body as well. Oh and my body some of these scenes took it over exorcist style jumping up and down the bed bending backwards.
I could of went it blind without knowing anything from Cruel Prince, which I do suggest you read too, and I would of still fallen hopeless and helplessly in love. I’m screaming right now because I want to tell you all the ways I love this story and these characters separately and together. But you need to experience every detail on your own trust me.
What can I say about this book!? At first I was a little intimidated with the length and thought to myself what could Ashley Jade have to write about with over 600 pages. Well, she literally used ever chapter and every word to take us on a journey full of ups and downs with Cole and Sawyer’s story. Each chapter was meaningful and had you so captivated that the length of the book was something you didn’t even notice once you started. When an author writes about two beautifully broken souls you become so enthralled that once you hit the final sentence you wish it wasn’t the end. Ruthless Knight was everything I hoped for and more. This is more than just a story of two high school students battling the typical drama of bullying, fitting in, labels and more but about two people who complete each other even if on completely different spectrums on the hs social ladder. It’s a couple who find love in spite of their differences, it’s about acceptance and forgiveness. Bravo Ashley for giving us a stellar book!
Ruthless Knight is EVERYTHING! I have always wondered how authors come up with their characters, I mean I read this book in one sitting, I could not put it down. This book made me laugh, cry, roll my eyes, and hurt. So how did Ashley feel while she wrote this amazing story with these characters that have so many emotions and issues that you feel every emotion?
I was so emotionally drained after this story that I stayed up a couple of hours after I finished (btw I finished around 2 a.m.) because I could not get my emotions under control. I wanted to be friends with Sawyer so bad, she is the best character that I have read in a long time. She takes care of everyone. She sees the good in everyone and even when she is down she will make others better. Who knows why Cole was sent her way.
Cole is an ass. But man this man is so miss understood that he NEEDS someone like Sawyer. She is the only one that sees him for who he is. That is what makes this book so beautiful. Two people that have no business being in the same room together let alone in a relationship.
I will own this story in every form there is! I think everyone and anyone should take the time to read this story.
Just when you think you figured out what’s going to happen (or has to happen) before the book ends, Ashley Jade takes you so far beyond that. She passes your expectations and rewrites everything you know as a reader. I laughed out loud, but mostly I cried so hard my heart hurt. There is nothing “ruthless” about Cole Covington. He is the epitome of book boyfriends and he’s now the new standard I will be judging every other book beau on!
Sawyer was never in trouble of getting cut on Cole’s broken jagged pieces… because deep down, her were a perfect fit.
Spectacular, from start to finish.
If you only read one book in 2020, it has to be Ruthless Knight.
It’s the BEST!
Its EVERYTHING!
Its emotional!
Its raw!
Jade touches on some heavy and very painful topics. But, she does it with so much poise, so much grace, and so much care.
Let’s talk about Sawyer. That girl owns all the pieces of my heart. She is the most real heroine I have had the pleasure of meeting. The emotional depths that Jade took her to, are stunning, real life, and home hitting. I felt an instant connection to her, the emotional distress this amazing girl was put through was so painful and so familiar. Many will connect with her on such a personal level.
Jade said she was born to write this book. Well, Ms. Jade let me tell you, you were absolutely right. But more importantly, I think you were born to write Sawyer Church. She is perfection. This whole book is.
4.5 stars for – Ruthless Knight – book two in the Royal Hearts Academy series by A. Jade. This book can be read as a standalone but it will create many spoilers for the first book in the series – Cruel Prince – so if you planned on reading that book too I would highly recommend reading them in order.
Cole Covington is the golden boy quarterback of RHA. He drives a fancy sports car and gets all the girls he wants but he’s hiding something beneath all that swagger.
Sawyer Church is the chubby nerd who gets stellar grades and has a heart of gold. She decides to help Cole out of a sticky situation hoping he won’t break her heart in the process but good intentions have a way of coming back to bite her.
Sawyer and Cole realized that forgiveness and love was more important even when they felt like giving up and letting go. This was an epic love story between two broken, hurting people that helped each other heal and realize their full potential. I highly recommend reading this today.
OMG! This book absolutely DESTROYED me! It put my poor heart through the ringer like no other book before. Ashley Jade is a master at crafting stories you want to read with words that will absolutely blow you away. She didn’t just make me feel this book. She made me live it, experience it and breathe it.
Cole is the popular and sexy QB that rules the school at RHA. But what people don’t know is that he is racked with guilt over the suicide of his twin. He feels responsible for Liam’s death and channels all of this guilt into anger. He is cold-hearted, mean and slowly self destructing until the day he meets her. And Sawyer? She is a bible-thumping, insecure, overweight nerd that is his complete polar opposite. But he is drawn to this smart, beautiful and curvy girl. The one that somehow sees past his façade and slowly but surely, worms her way into that cold black heart of his.
Cole and Sawyer’s story was a powerful and moving read. I loved each and every swoon worthy, heart fluttering, heartbreaking, painful and devastating moment. In the end, I was left with the happiest of tears and the fullest of hearts. Ruthless Knight is an emotionally-charged, unputdownable and highly addictive story. It is one that will touch everyone’s life as it takes you on the most amazing journey.
Some reviews feel like they are impossible to write and here it is the case – Not because the book was bad quite the contrary actually – It touched me in ways that only few books managed to do. Sawyer and Cole story was beyond amazing and I know it is early in the year but if you have to one-click one book do yourself a favor and buy this book. You will be in for an emotional ride but it will be worth it. I love everything about that book everything! If I could give it more than 5 stars I would because this book was perfection!
Ruthless Knight – Absolutely Brilliant!
This story gutted me. I have never anticipated a tale as I did this incredible well-written book and it absolutely did not disappoint me.
Wholy Moly! Grab your tissues….What an emotional rollercoaster ride. I wanted to rip Cole’s foul mouth off his face, all while grabbing Swayer and keeping her safely tucked away from him. Five stars are not enough for this incredible book.
To Ashley,
You are a wordsmith! I cried and laughed so hard with this story. I applaud you for your courage and strength to write this amazing book. I feel your pain and please know that I literally have nothing but love for you and your characters. Don’t ever stop being the beautiful person you are and I thank you for this story, it actually meant more to me than you will ever know.
Cole is the king of the school. All the guys want to be him and the girls just want to sleep with him. Sawyer is the curvy, bible thumping girl that doesn’t want anything to do with Cole. We know from Cruel Prince that Cole’s family is dysfunctional at best. Sawyer has a tough life of her own. A proposition to be Cole’s fake girlfriend and she’s on her way. This story is so full of emotion and angst but so good. Watch out for people they may have more going on than you know. A good read.
I received a copy of this book and am leaving a review.