About HE WILL BE MY RUIN:

The USA TODAY bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths and Burying Water series makes her suspense debut with this sexy, heartpounding story of a young woman determined to find justice after her best friend’s death, a story pulsing with the “intense, hot, emotional” (Colleen Hoover) writing that exhilarates her legions of fans.

A woman who almost had it all . . .

On the surface, Celine Gonzalez had everything a twenty-eight-year-old woman could want: a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, a job that (mostly) paid the bills, and an acceptance letter to the prestigious Hollingsworth Institute of Art, where she would finally live out her dream of becoming an antiques appraiser for a major auction house. All she had worked so hard to achieve was finally within her reach. So why would she kill herself?

A man who was supposed to be her salvation . . .

Maggie Sparkes arrives in New York City to pack up what’s left of her best friend’s belongings after a suicide that has left everyone stunned. The police have deemed the evidence conclusive: Celine got into bed, downed a lethal cocktail of pills and vodka, and never woke up. But when Maggie discovers a scandalous photograph in a lock box hidden in Celine’s apartment, she begins asking questions. Questions about the man Celine fell in love with. The man she never told anyone about, not even Maggie. The man Celine believed would change her life.

Until he became her ruin.

On the hunt for evidence that will force the police to reopen the case, Maggie uncovers more than she bargained for about Celine’s private life—and inadvertently puts herself on the radar of a killer. A killer who will stop at nothing to keep his crimes undiscovered.

“I need some advice, Grady, and I have no one else to ask.”

“Shoot.”

“If you needed answers and the only person to give those to you was a person you didn’t know, had never met, and who might not like the questions you have to ask, what would you do?”

He twists his lips in thought. “I’d create a situation to meet this person, and make it hard for them to refuse me.”

Simple in theory…”But how?”

He exhales heavily, his warm breath grazing my cheek telling me that he’s facing me. “Find common ground. A location, a purpose, an acquaintance. Force the meet and then work your questions around the real ones that you want to ask. You can get a lot of information out of a person just by treading too close to what they don’t want to talk about. The look in their eye, their facial expressions, the way they react to the mention of a name, or a place.”

Grady seems more intelligent than what I’d expect of a pot-smoking building super. “You sound like you’ve been in my situation before.”

“Once or twice. Maybe.” I hear the smile in his voice.

Find common ground. Force the meet. The only common ground I have with this guy is now six feet underground in a San Diego cemetery.

Unless…

There is something that we’re both very familiar with.

I pull out my phone and scroll through my emails to find the one with her phone number. I know this is beyond inappropriate, but once I get something in my head, there’s no dislodging it. Plus, I’m high.

“Hello?”

“Hey Dani. It’s Maggie Sparkes.”

“Hi…Is everything okay?” She definitely sounds shocked to hear from me.

Grady watches me quietly. “I’m sorry to be calling so late. You know how you offered help with anything I needed? Well, I need a favor.”

Born in small-town Ontario, K.A. Tucker published her first book at the age of six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons. She currently resides in a quaint town outside of Toronto with her husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged creatures.

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I am struggling to come up with the words needed to give this book a proper review. I have read, and loved Tucker's books in the past, but He Will Be My Ruin just took my infatuation with her writing to a whole new level.

Maggie Sparks comes to New York looking to settle the estate of her recently deceased best friend, Celine. Once in Celine's apartment, Maggie can't help but look further into what the police are calling Celine's suicide.

With the help of Celine's diaries, a cranky Private Investigator, a cooky neighbor, and a tempting super, Maggie begins to piece together a secret life, a life that Celine never shared with her best friend, a life that includes regret, large amounts of cash, and an sexy mystery man who seems determined to seduce Maggie into believing he had no relationship with Celine.

This book has heat and romance as well as the strong case of WTF? I feel like Tucker has completely transformed herself from a contemporary romance author into a spine-tingling suspense writer determined to make me question every single thing that I thought was true for the rest of my life.

I loved Maggie's strong sense of family and loyalty. Even as she begins to uncover Celine's secrets, Maggie vows to do all she can to keep Celine's mother from finding out that her daughter was anything less than perfect. As she unearths Celine's most private actions, Maggie remains devoted to proving that Celine's death could never have come at her own hand.

Maggie is strong in the face of police evidence and intimidating businessmen. She is warm and open to those who were closest to Celine. She opens up and accepts the crazy lady that seems to speak more sense than anyone around.

This book will keep you guessing and leave you breathless. It's a must read.

5 out of 5 Stars