Tate Cooper has been with his girlfriend, Ruby, since he was 15. He can't imagine loving anyone else, yet he realizes at a party one night that he just doesn't love her anymore; not the way he once did. He's growing up but Ruby and the rest of his friends don't seem to be. To them, it's all about when the next party is. But Tate has goals and he realizes that he's got to leave these people behind if he's going to reach them.
Things change permanently when he tells Ruby it's over and then gives her a ride home on his motorcycle. A tragic event puts everything into a different perspective and brings an entirely new character into the mix. Her name is Eloise Jones and she can see things that others can't.
This was a rather captivating story. I think my only complaint is that I wished it had been a longer one. I was caught up in RUBY'S GHOST from the very beginning and there were a few surprises along the way as I made my way to the end. Although it was short, the book managed to explain things that needed it and actually didn't make it feel as if this was a rushed story.
RUBY'S GHOST illustrated what can happen when someone is forced to leave this world before they are ready. The story also suggests what happens to those people that are in between life and death. That's always been a huge topic of interest to me and I kind of liked what Shona Husk came up with about that.
All in all, RUBY'S GHOST is top rate entertainment and even leaves you with a bit of thought provoking insight into what could be on the other side. When you read it, you'll find that it was time well spent.
One moment, Tate Cooper is giving his ex-girlfriend a lift
home on his motorcycle. The next, his soul is suspended
between life and death, wandering in confusion between the
accident scene and the house he grew up in.
Except itβs not his home anymore. In his old bedroom sleeps
a beautiful young woman, the only person who can see him.
And the only person who can keep him from succumbing to the
temptation to escape the horrific pain awaiting him in his
mortal body.
Eloise Jones should be studying for her college exams, but
itβs tough to stay focused when a lost soul keeps appearing
in her room. She figures it must have something to do with
sirens she heard screaming in the night, but sheβs helpless
to assistβand helpless to resist.
He glanced at her and smiled. His blue eyes were so
bright with life she wanted to really see him smiling, not
just his spirit. She ran her tongue over her lip and his
gaze lowered, tracking the motion.
"And if I wanted to kiss you?" His voice lowered, and
she was sure her pulse quickened in response.
While she wanted to say, sure, kiss me, he'd only just
broken up with Ruby and he wasn't really here. She had to
remember that. He could wake up and she'd never see him
again. And she did want to see him, in the flesh. "I'd say
you're rebounding."
"You make me remember what it's like to be alive." He
placed his hand over his heart. "I can feel it, something
more than the dull echo of pain. Maybe a kiss will make me
wake up." He moved closer.
Her heart hammered in her chest; he must be able to hear
it. It was rebound and the need to feel alive, that was all,
but who was she to deny him the chance to get back to his
body? And if it worked? She'd go and see him and find out if
he did remember her.
"One kiss, just to see if it will help."
His fingers went to brush a strand of hair off her face,
but she couldn't feel his touch, only the gentle brush of
air. "Scientific research...you've never kissed a ghost
before."
"Never." What would it be like to be kissed by a ghost?
She leaned forward slightly, as if he were drawing her closer.
He traced her jaw, leaving a chill in his wake, and a
shiver traced down her spine. "What do you feel?"
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