It’s not every day that you see an NFL star get stabbed in the hand with a shrimp fork. Her entirely justified reaction went viral on YouTube. Not because she’s a deadbeat, but because she finally broke up with her NFL quarterback boyfriend after he delivered the most ham-fisted marriage proposal ever, in front of a crowd on ESPN. Wisconsinite May Fredericks is stuck in New York City with no cell phone, no ID, and $5 to her name. Not that either of them is planning to fix the other, but that each of them acknowledges individually that they have some stuff to take care of in order to be their best selves at least some of the time.Īnd in this particular case, they both have the realistic but difficult problem of needing to shake off the destructive messages that their parents have implanted in their brains, whether their parents intended well, or poorly, or anything at all. Also two people who, just like most of us, need a bit of work. So, what we have is two people who meet very cute, but need to work at discovering that they are perfect for each other. I hate stories where the stress break-up in the relationship is the result of a grand misunderstandammit that could have been fixed with a simple conversation.

By that, I mean that the hero, the heroine and the situation are believable, or at least identifiable-with, and that the tensions in the situation are part of real-life, and not ridiculously invented. Trulyis definitely one of Ruthie’s trademark romances. I love Ruthie’s work (see review of About Last Night for just how much) but I hate being teased. While the Wattpad readers loved it, I’m glad I waited until I could get the whole story. Trulywas originally released as an e-serial last year through Wattpad, but I decided to wait for the complete book to come out. Then again, playing the white knight to May’s sexy damsel in distress would be an excellent place to start-if only he can give her one very good reason to love New York. He wants to be left alone to start over and become a better man. Sure, it’s not every day he meets a genuine, down-to-earth woman like May-especially in a dive in the Village-but he’s recovering from an ugly divorce that cost him his restaurant. How’s a nice girl supposed to get back to safe, sensible Wisconsin?įrankly, Ben Hausman couldn’t care less.

Now she’s got no phone, no cash, and no friends. After relocating to Manhattan from the Midwest to be with her long-distance boyfriend, NFL quarterback Thor Einarsson, May receives the world’s worst marriage proposal, stabs the jerk with a shrimp fork, and storms off alone-only to get mugged. Which is fair enough, since New York seems to hate her back. Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Book Depository Formats available: ebook, mass market paperback

Truly by Ruthie Knox