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About Last Night, coming from Random House / Loveswept, June 11, 2012!
Sure, opposites attract, but in this sexy, smart eBook original romance from Ruthie Knox, they positively combust! When a buttoned-up banker falls for a bad girl, “about last night” is just the beginning.
Cath Talarico knows a mistake when she makes it, and God knows she’s made her share. So many, in fact, that this Chicago girl knows London is her last, best shot at starting over. But bad habits are hard to break, and soon Cath finds herself back where she has vowed never to go . . . in the bed of a man who is all kinds of wrong: too rich, too classy, too uptight for a free-spirited troublemaker like her.
Nev Chamberlain feels trapped and miserable in his family’s banking empire. But beneath his pinstripes is an artist and bohemian struggling to break free and lose control. Mary Catherine — even her name turns him on — with her tattoos, her secrets, and her gamine, sex-starved body, unleashes all kinds of fantasies.
When blue blood mixes with bad blood, can a couple that is definitely wrong for each other ever be perfectly right? And with a little luck and a lot of love, can they make last night last a lifetime?
What People Are Saying about About Last Night . . .
“A terrifically warm and funny contemporary romance using the classic ‘sex into love’ theme with excellent results. . . . Highly recommended for lovers of contemporary romance and chick lit.” —Marlene Harris for Library Journal XPress Reviews
“A sensuous treat with passion and compassion, humor and originality. I highly recommend it.” —Romance Reviews Today
“About Last Night is fabulous! I couldn’t put it down, I laughed out loud at Cath’s attitude, and I’m still crying at the ending. So totally romantic!” —Drey’s Library
“A page-turner, full of sex, sizzle, and heart.” —Susan Andersen, New York Times best-selling author of Playing Dirty
“Clever and charming. A unique new voice in contemporary romance.” —Kat Martin, New York Times best-selling author of Against the Sun
“About Last Night is a standout, filled with wit, romance, and charm.” —Lori Wilde, New York Times best-selling author
“Funny, unabashedly sexy, and at times achingly emotional, About Last Night kept me ripping through the pages to get to the happily ever after. Ruthie Knox is a unique, fresh voice in romance. I highly recommend her!” —Jaci Burton, New York Times best-selling author
“I fell for Ruthie Knox’s hero, I cheered for her heroine…and I simply adored everything about their love story! About Last Night is an absolutely wonderful romance.” —Bella Andre, best-selling author of I Only Have Eyes for You
“Smart and sexy . . . About Last Night is absolutely irresistible.” —Shiloh Walker, author of the Ash Trilogy
“If only all romances were this funny, smart, sexy, and real!” —Isabel Sharpe, Harlequin Blaze
“About Last Night features an unforgettable bad girl gone good. Days later, I’m still thinking about the emotion, the sensual heat, and the unbreakable connection between Nev and Cath.” —debut Loveswept author Jessica Scott, Because of You
216 pages, 65,000 words. ISBN: 978-0-345-53516-0.
About Last Night is available for preorder from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other e-book vendors. Check out the Random House page or the Goodreads page for more ordering options.
Read the first chapter!
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Ride with Me (Random House/Loveswept)
In this fun, scorching-hot eBook original romance by Ruthie Knox, a cross-country bike adventure takes a detour into unexplored passion. As readers will discover, Ride with Me is not about the bike!
When Lexie Marshall places an ad for a cycling companion, she hopes to find someone friendly and fun to cross the TransAmerica Trail with. Instead, she gets Tom Geiger — a lean, sexy loner whose bad attitude threatens to spoil the adventure she’s spent years planning.
Roped into the cycling equivalent of a blind date by his sister, Tom doesn’t want to ride with a chatty, go-by-the-map kind of woman, and he certainly doesn’t want to want her. Too bad the sight of Lexie with a bike between her thighs really turns his crank.
Even Tom’s stubborn determination to keep Lexie at a distance can’t stop a kiss from leading to endless nights of hotter-than-hot sex. But when the wild ride ends, where will they go next?
What People Are Saying about Ride with Me…
“Laugh-out-loud funny. A charming mixture of sarcastic banter, romance and intense bicycle riding makes this a great read.” —RT Book Reviews, 4-star review
“I really enjoyed this book. It made me smile, I loved reading it, I was happy while I was reading and after I’d finished, and I hope, if you like contemporary romance or road trip romances or both, you’ll pick this up.” –Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
“A genuinely enjoyable story. . . . The dialogue and internal monologues are fun, peppered with dry wit.” —Dear Author
“A scenic, often comedic, and grand adventure with two of the most refreshing protagonists I’ve read in a long time . . . a contemporary romance with style, humor and great characters.” —Barnes & Noble romance blog Heart to Heart
“A fun, amusing story. . . . Who knew sex in a tent could be so hot?” —Smexybooks
“This book was fun and sexy. . . . You don’t need to know a thing about cycling to enjoy this contemporary romance!” —FictionVixen.com
“Ride with Me is smart, sexy, and funny, and once I picked it up I couldn’t put it down. Can’t wait for more from Ruthie Knox.” —Sarah Mayberry, Harlequin SuperRomance
“Ruthie Knox writes a devil of a good book! Ride with Me is one wild and fun ride you’ll enjoy from the first page to the last!” —Christie Craig, award-winning author of romances with heart, humor, and suspense
“Debut author Ruthie Knox’s Ride with Me is a great mix of steamy passion and nonstop wit. Get ready to laugh out loud. One HOT read!” —Christina Skye, New York Times best-selling author of A Home by the Sea
“A sweet yet sultry, honest, and heart-tugging ride. Everything a love story should be!” —Carly Phillips, New York Times best-selling author
“Ride with Me has it all: it’s sexy, smart, and fun. Ruthie Knox is a name to watch for in contemporary romance.” —Samantha Hunter, Harlequin Blaze
“Ride with Me is a unique kind of road trip with the best kind of bumps and curves!” —Sandra Hill, New York Times best-selling author
“A charming, offbeat romance debut, with a fresh new voice to keep the rest of us on our toes. Discover Ruthie Knox now so you can say, ‘I read her when…’” —Meg Maguire, author of The Reluctant Nude
“Ride with Me is a breath of fresh air for contemporary romance readers! I flew through it faster than a bike hurtling downhill!” —Best-selling author Louisa Edwards
“Smart, sexy, and downright fun — I loved every moment of the ride!” —Julie James, national best-selling author
A fantastic, sexy, and fun book! Ruthie Knox’s Ride with Me was a delight to read.” —Jill Shalvis, New York Times best-selling author
“Sexy, hilarious, poignant, and just plain fun, Ride with Me is a fantastic debut!” —Best-selling author Leslie Kelly
An earlier incarnation of Ride with Me won the 2011 Maggies Award for best contemporary series romance, as well as the 2011 Romance Junkies / Carina Press contest.
216 pages, 65,000 words. ISBN: 978-0-345-53450-7.
Ride with Me is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other e-book vendors. Check out the Random House page or the Goodreads page for more ordering options. European, Canadian, and Australasian readers can buy it through Amazon (and possibly other vendors).
Read the first chapter!
(Chapter can be read onscreen, downloaded as a PDF, or resized to fill your full screen using this Scribd plugin.)
In 2013, I have two more contemporary romances coming out from Loveswept, tentatively titled MAN FOR THE JOB and MAN FOR THE MOMENT. Both novels are set in Camelot, Ohio, and revolve around siblings Caleb and Katie Clark.
MAN FOR THE JOB is the story of Caleb, a fifteen-year military veteran who’s just moved back home and launched his own security company. Caleb is hired to provide protection for Ellen Callahan, a small-town lawyer whose older brother—world-famous pop star Jamie Callahan—has had an affair with Ellen’s neighbor, causing the press to descend on the village of Camelot in drove. Hijinks ensue.
MAN FOR THE MOMENT is Katie’s novel, taking up the story of her affair with Sean Owens, a California-based computer whiz who has come back to his hometown temporarily and is working for Camelot Security. This one, too, is laden with hijinks. 
More details on both novels as they emerge!
In other news, I wrote an erotic romance novella set at the National Railroad Museum that I’m calling BIG BOY. It’s part of an anthology I’m putting together with Serena Bell, Meg Maguire, Samantha Hunter, and Donna Cummings, tentatively titled STRANGERS ON A TRAIN. That project should go out to editors in a month or so; wish us luck!
My current works-in-progress include a three-book series set in New York City, as well as GOOD WITH HIS HANDS — an old-neighbor/new-neighbor romance about a cheese shop owner and a sexy Green Bay roofer — and BORROWING TROUBLE, which rekindles an the long-dead flame between a park ranger hero and a free-solo climber heroine.
Some day, I’ll also get around to revising two shorter novels: REBOUND, which is a somewhat subversive take on the Hawaii vacation romance trope, and ANTE UP, a first-person, slightly weird, chronologically wonky buddy romance with a Vegas wedding and spanking.
