She \' s the town pariah.
Should she trust Evan completely? Or is her heart safest alone?.
But when small-town gossip from her past begins to poison her future, she\'s forced to make a choice.
Soon, Evan\'s steady patience and smouldering smiles are melting Ruth\'s reserve.
She\'s also his deepest desire.
Blunt, sarcastic, and secretly sad, she\'s his exact opposite.
He\'s used to coaxing prickly people from their shells, but he\'s never met a woman quite Like Ruth.
Ex-military man Evan is all tattooed muscle on the outside--and a big, cuddly teddy bear beneath.
The exception to that rule? Evan Miller, her way-too-charming next-door neighbour...
She doesn\'t Like people, which works out just fine, because the people in this small town don\'t Like her.
In Ruth Kabbah\'s world, comic books are king, silence is golden, and human contact is a pesky distraction.
He doesn\'t give a damn.
She \' s the town pariah