After being hurt in her previous relationship, Kei Marie Gonzales vows never to fall in love again. But when she meets the stubborn Drake Cortezano, Marie wonders if opening her heart again isn't a bad idea at all. *** Kei Marie Gonzales is left hurt and traumatized by her previous relationship. She vows to never fall in love again, breaking other guys' hearts in the process. Drake Cortezano feels betrayed by his first love. He promises to make her regret breaking his heart. Marie and Drake accidentally meet, sparking a blossoming friendship along the way. As they try to move forward and mend their broken hearts, they come up with a promise to try and love again... only to find themselves falling for each other. With both of them mending from a broken heart, can they really open their hearts and fall in love again? Or will the past keep haunting them and only hurt one another in the end? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English. Cover Design by Louise De Ramos

May Fredericks hates New York. Which is fair enough, since New York seems to hate her back. Just weeks after moving from Wisconsin to Manhattan, she receives the world's worst marriage proposal, stabs her boyfriend with a shrimp fork in a very public venue, and accidentally becomes notorious. And that’s before she gets mugged. At her wit's end, May washes up at a Packers bar in Greenwich Village, where she meets a surly, unhelpful guy who hates her shoes and calls her ex a douche. His name is Ben. He used to be a chef. Now he's a rooftop beekeeper with anger management issues. She wouldn't even like him, but he reminds her of home … and he knows where to find all the best food in the Village. She makes him laugh. He buys her tacos and cowboy boots. The longer they’re stuck together, the better May and Ben get along … and the harder they fall. TRULY is a quirky, modern New York love story unlike any you've read before. ********* About the Serialization TRULY, the first novel in Ruthie Knox’s forthcoming New York Series, will be serialized in its entirety on Wattpad. Look for chapters every Monday from September 3 through November 4! Once completed, the full Wattpad version of TRULY will be pulled, so be sure to read it while it's still available! TRULY will be published by Loveswept/Random House in Fall 2014. Two sequels — MADLY and COMPLETELY — will follow. If you like this book and want to read more by me, check out my full list of publications here: http://www.ruthieknox.com/books