by K. S. Ruff
About the Author
I live in Northern Virginia with my football-crazed husband, two beautiful daughters, and two psychotic Shih Tzus. I teach courses in international relations, foreign policy, peacekeeping, and human security at the American Military University. I also work as a reading tutor at my daughters’ elementary school. What can I say? I still love school. Reading has long been my passion, so I belong to not one but two book clubs, which I fondly refer to as my “good girl bookclub” and my “bad girl bookclub.” Suffice it to say the “bad girl bookclub” is the one that decided to read Fifty Shades of Gray.
I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. In my childhood, I loved writing poetry, song lyrics, and short stories. Somehow, this morphed into Supreme Court briefs, government reports, congressional bills, journal articles, and op ed pieces as I grew older. And now? I’m writing romantic suspense novels and loving every minute of it!
Thanks for reading the fifth and final book in The Broken Series. I am contemplating a spin off series, so let me know which characters you’d like me to pursue. I love hearing from my readers, so please stop by ksruff.com, drop me a note, and let me know what you think about the series!
Additional books by K.S. Ruff
the broken road
book one in the broken series
Montana girl Kristine Stone was strong enough to break out of an abusive marriage, but is she strong enough for the road that lies ahead? For the first time in her life, Kristine finds she is able to control the direction her life takes. Haunted by her ex-husband and a newly acquired stalker, she decides to leave Montana to work in the US Senate. Kristine issues a moratorium on dating the moment she decides to move to DC. This does little to deter Kadyn Rand, the Air Force Captain, who threatens to tear down every wall she’s ever built. Still, someone from her dark past refuses to be ignored, and Kristine finds herself in yet another fight for her life.
Air Force Captain Kadyn Rand is too stoic to be swept away by much of anything, but a vulnerable woman from Montana manages to do just that when she finds herself alone and in danger in DC. Kadyn tries to earn Kristine’s love and her trust, but he soon learns it will take much more than that to save her from her past.
beautifully broken
book two in the broken series
How many times can one woman be abducted? That’s the question burning Kristine Stone when she finds herself staring down a dark and dangerous man from her past. When she refuses to leave with him, he forces her hand by threatening to kill the man she loves, along with thousands of others. Kristine fears his terrorist connections will enable him to make good on this threat, so she complies. She thinks she has it all figured out. If she takes the path of least resistance and does everything this man asks, he will eventually tire of her and let her go. Despite this well intentioned plan, Kristine discovers just how seductive this man can be. She is forced to choose between the love of two men and stands to lose everything in the end.
broken wings
book three in the broken series
Just when she thinks she’s gotten her life pieced back together, Kristine Stone wakes to a searing kiss from someone unexpected. This dark angel is determined to win her heart, and he refuses to play fair. This doesn’t sit well with her former lover, Kadyn Rand, who yanks the rug out from under her when he confesses he wants to be more than just friends. She refuses to choose and gets roped into an impossible dating agreement, that she is quite certain will land her a one way ticket to hell. Amidst all this insanity, a new friend presents an exciting opportunity to work for an international organization devoted to peace-building. When Kristine joins her friend in Sevastopol to train university students in conflict resolution, she finds herself accused of being a spy by a security agency deeply entrenched in the former KGB. A chance run-in with the Russian Mafia proves beneficial as three men from her past are forced to work together in an effort to save her life.
in a broken dream
book four in the broken series
One long string of broken dreams… that’s how Kristine Stone views her life. After a deadly altercation between the SVR and the Russian Mafia claims the life of someone she loves, Kri returns to Virginia feeling hopeless and lost. She discovers her best friend, Cenia, has become engaged. Cenia asks Kri to be her maid of honor. Kadyn is asked to serve as the best man, and the two former lovers are thrown together once more. Maxim makes an unexpected appearance, and Rafael is on a mission to win Kri’s heart once and for all. A brief trip into Mexico threatens to derail everyone’s plans when Cenia and Kri find themselves stuck in the middle of a gunfight between opposing drug cartels. Kri faces yet another abduction and is left questioning whether her life will ever be anything more than a broken dream.