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First Things
First Things
Series · 3 books · 2013-2025
By
Rucy Ban
Books in series
#1
All My Life
2013
Seventeen-year-old Kari meets Neil Mars. “Neil as in Armstrong and Mars…as in Bruno.” A boy who beats every vampire, werewolf, highlander fantasy Kari has ever had. But she knows she can’t get close to him. Not ever. Because that would mean telling him everything. Coming clean. And Kari can’t bear the idea of changing the way Neil looks at her. Like she’s the only girl in the world. His reverence is something too precious to lose. Perhaps even at the cost of losing him. But Kari doesn't know why Neil calls her his ‘Angel’ and when she finds out, she realizes what love is all about. Boundless joy, unending longing and a fuckload of heartache.
#2
Wear You Down
2014
The highly demanded next book in the First Things series. Wear You Down reveals the scintillating story of Emma, a character from the bestselling romance, All My Life. Emma Paes has had a very Dickensian start to her life. The born in a dumpster, rescued by a missionary and caged in a convent kind. Over the years, fueled by her love for sitcoms and classics, Emma dreams of visiting the land of Gilmore Girls, becoming a governess and maybe even finding her very own Mr. Rochester. When she bumps into Harry Colt while backpacking in Paris, she starts wondering if she’s finally found him. But Harry doesn’t fit into any of Emma’s fictional cut-outs. He is neither a beautiful bastard nor a walking disaster. Dammit, he doesn’t even have fangs popping out during sexy times! Driven by circumstances, they share a hotel room and spend two loquacious nights together in Paris. But then Harry does something which breaks Emma’s heart and she runs away without saying goodbye. It takes a whole year for them to meet again. But things are different this time. Emma is no longer the naive girl Harry met in Paris. She’s become the reigning Samba queen of Rio and doesn’t need the crutches of fictional or real heroes to lead her life. And not all the sexy v’s and smoldering eyes in the world can make her change her mind. Undaunted and undeterred, Harry summons all his courage and charm to pursue Emma and convince her that he is worthy of winning her heart back. But will she let him? \
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\* Contemporary Romance. HEA ending. 18+ \
Wear You Down unravels the story of a side-character from All My Life and can be read as a stand-alone novel.\
#3
Someone out There
2025
Nicole Holt has everything a girl could ever dream of. A mansion for a house, an envy-inspiring wardrobe and one of the biggest business empires of Poplar Bluff as inheritance. But Nicole’s life is not as perfect as it seems. She lost her father when she was just four months old, her first boyfriend gifted her a ‘We’re Waiting!’ T-shirt right before they broke up, her mother’s always treated her like a pet project, and she’s now being forced to marry a rich sleazebag. When Nicole gets to know that her childhood hero, Billy God Mackson is going to be in Vegas competing in the biggest bull-riding championship ever, she decides to take a bus trip and head west, leaving all her disappointments behind. She expected to meet new people and to have an unbelievable adventure, a life-changing experience. What she didn’t expect was to land Tom Colt as an unwilling companion for her entire road trip. Tom is everything that Billy isn’t. He’s cynical, rude, obnoxious, secretive and has the most wicked blue eyes. Will Nicole ever find out Tom’s secrets? Will the course of her journey change if she does? A riveting read from the bestselling author of Wear You Down and All My Life, Someone Out There is a witty and romantic story which talks about facing heartbreak, falling in love and the first real taste of life over the course of one tumultuous road trip. \
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\* Contemporary Romance. HEA ending. 18+ \
Someone Out There is the third book in the First Things Series but can be read as a stand-alone novel.\
Author
Rucy Ban
Author · 3 books