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The stronger sex.
Ruby has always been
strong. Growing up with a feeble mother and an absent father, she is forced to
fight the battles of her younger siblings. And when a childhood experience
leaves her traumatised, her distrust of men turns to hatred.
On the streets.
With no safe place to
call home, Ruby is desperate to fit in with the tough crowd. She spends her
teenage years sleeping around and drinking in the park, and by the time she is
sixteen, prostitution has become a way of life. But Ruby has ambitions, and she
soon moves up the ladder to become the madam of her own brothel.
The brothel.
But being in charge of a
brothel has its down sides, Ruby faces her worst nightmare when an enemy from
the past comes back into her life, and gang intimidation threatens to ruin
everything. Can she find a way to beat her tormentors? And will she be strong
enough to see it through?
Heather Burnside is back
with this breath-taking, heart-racing series, perfect for all fans of Kimberley
Chambers and Martina Cole.
Thoughts/Review:
Heather Burnside is an author that I will have to keep an eye on. My first book of hers but certainly quickly has become my favorite after reading this new release. Though this is the second book of the Working Girls series, and have not had the chance quite yet of picking that up, this book worked great as a standalone.
What I really enjoyed the most are the amazing characters she writes about. They are strong yet also quite vulnerable. Their stories are so addicting and it leaves me wanting to read more about them.
The writing style is simply exciting and grips me from the start. Fair warning, if you are going to pick this book up, make sure that you have everything you need like an empty bladder and your nice cup of tea and blankets next to you, because you are probably not going to want to get up because Heather's writing will keep you turning those pages.
Ruby has such an amazing back story and I loved the alternating timelines to really understand the full experience of the character.
Highly recommend this amazing read.
About the author
Heather
Burnside spent her teenage years on one of the toughest estates in Manchester
and she draws heavily on this background as the setting for many of her novels.
After
taking a career break to raise two children Heather enrolled on a creative
writing course. Heather now works full-time on her novels from her home in
Manchester, which she shares with her two grown-up children.
Follow Heather:
Facebook:
@HeatherBurnsideAuthor
Twitter: @heatherbwriter
Website: https://heatherburnside.com/
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Thank you so much for your wonderful review and for taking part in the blog tour for Ruby.
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