Never Date an Ex

All Ruby Paton-Gilhurst wanted was to be loved. To have someone to hold at night, to laugh with in the evenings, to kiss goodbye to in the mornings. Someone who adored her as much as she adored him, someone who treated her exactly the way she deserved.

And she thought she had found that in childhood sweetheart Jace Carson. Funny, adventurous, and good in the sack, Jace brought out a side to Ruby that she'd thought she'd lost forever.

But, with strong-willed mothers, can they prioritise their love and choose each other? Or will love prove to be as heartbreaking as Ruby feared?

From the author of Spencer Reid fan fiction, "Honesty", comes this honest, heart-breaking, and at times, hilarious, story of finding your life mate whilst learning to love yourself first.

"I can't help thinking," He sniffled, tears running down his cheeks and his chest shuddering with suppressed sobs.

I sighed patiently and folded my arms, tilting my head to the side to watch him carefully as he gathered himself and turned those dark grey eyes onto me.

"That I'm making the biggest mistake of my life."

I inclined my head in a nod, blinking at him calmly as I smiled sadly and said,

"I don't think you are, Jace," I sighed emphatically. "I know you are."