Ruining Everything is a tender, steamy love story about choosing yourself… and choosing the person who’s been your home all along.
MAYA ELLIS I didn’t just run away from my wedding; I ran from a future that felt wrong in every direction. And the person I ran to? My best friend. The boy who once held my secrets, my late-night fears, my whole heart without even knowing it. Noah Grant lets me crash in his New York apartment “just until I figure things out,” but everything inside those four walls feels like a temptation I have no business wanting. His shirts on my skin. His eyes on me like he’s been starving. And the way one reckless kiss turns into hands on my hips, mouths pressed to skin, and a want I can’t outrun. We said we wouldn’t cross the line. We promised not to ruin our friendship. But every night with him makes me wonder what would happen if we do.
NOAH GRANT I’ve loved Maya quietly for years — the kind of love that aches, the kind you bury because losing her would destroy you. But the moment she shows up at my door in a torn wedding dress, everything inside me breaks loose. She’s sleeping in my bed. Laughing in my kitchen. Looking at me like she’s finally seeing everything I’ve tried to hide. And when she kisses me, it isn’t a mistake. It’s the truth we’ve both been running from. We’re trying to protect the friendship that built our whole lives, but wanting her has never felt like a choice. If telling her how I feel means ruining everything, then ruin has never looked so perfect.
I devoured this book in one sitting. Ruining Everything is the exact kind of friends-to-lovers story that hits you right in the chest—soft, messy, a little chaotic, and so full of longing you can feel it building with every chapter.
Maya and Noah’s chemistry is unreal. Their friendship is sweet and real, and watching them try (and fail) to stay “just friends” gave me butterflies the entire time. The tension is addictive, the spice is perfection, and the emotional moments are so genuine they sneak up on you.
Noah is the kind of quiet, steady, secretly-in-love hero you fall for instantly. Maya is relatable and funny and just trying her best not to ruin the one good thing in her life… while falling hopelessly in love anyway.
It’s heartfelt, sexy, and surprisingly tender. I loved every minute.