Sunday, February 26, 2023

Book review: Ruin, by Samantha Towle


Gods series #1

Zeus & Cam


I loved this book! First book I read from this author and it won’t be the last.  I love surprise baby stories but they have to be believable and this one is.  Angsty, sexy, precious little girl, hunky famous boxer, second chance, all details I love.  

Zeus Kincaid is a world-famous boxing champion, but there’s something missing in his life, and it’s his high school sweetheart, Cam.  When his boxing career was about to take off, Zeus broke up with Cam.  There’s a hole in his heart all these five years from missing her.  


Cam was broken after Zeus dumped her and refused to deal with her pregnancy.  Five years later, she has a precious little girl, Gigi, they live with her Aunt Elle, and they have a good, simple life going.  Gigi is well loved and well cared for.  


When Zeus sees Cam dancing in a nightclub, he’s astounded because she was supposed to be a ballerina with the New York Ballet.  She refuses to talk to him, so he looks her up at her house and gets the surprise of his life, a little girl with his eyes.  Turns out his manager hid this information from him and he never knew he had a daughter.


The book deals with Zeus forming a relation with his daughter and trying to make up with Cam.  It’s full of angst because Cam was too broken and betrayed.  Zeus is also betrayed by his manager.  His siblings all rally around and welcome Gigi to the family.  Aunt Elle stays uncommitted as she studies Zeus and his actions.  But the truly heartwarming part of this story is a father and daughter meeting and falling in love.  There were some heartbreaking scenes as a father yearns for those missed years!


Cam was a bit too stubborn forgiving Cam for something he truly didn’t do.  He didn’t betray her, he just did what was necessary so she would let him go.  And then he paid heartily for that mistake!  There’s a lot of redemption, accusation, betrayals and forgiveness in this book which had me in angst heaven.  Cam was a little frustrating in her stubbornness of not letting go of her grudge.  Very entertaining and heartfelt!


Purchase links


https://amzn.to/3IuQmkl


About the author 


Samantha Towle is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. 

A native of Hull, she lives in East Yorkshire with her husband, their son and daughter, and three large furbabies.


She is the author of contemporary romances, The Storm Series, The Revved Series, The Wardrobe Series, The Gods Series, and standalones, Trouble, When I Was Yours, The Ending I Want, Unsuitable, Under Her, River Wild, Dead Pretty, The Two Week Stand and Sacking the Quarterback which was written with James Patterson. She has also written paranormal romances, The Bringer and The Alexandra Jones Series. With over a million books sold, her titles have appeared in countless bestseller lists, and are currently translated into ten languages. To receive an email when Samantha releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter - http://samanthatowle.co.uk/newsletter-sign-up



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