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NOT THEM (FIREBROOK VALLEY #3) #nowlive on Amazon and #KindleUnlimited!

"Brady and Elise turn tempestuous into irresistible. Unforgettable characters deliver inevitable romance with a hint of mystery guiding the way." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)

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One small town. Two powerful families. Thirty years of secrets are finally reaching their breaking point.

New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello raises the stakes in the third book of the Firebrook Valley series. Get ready for a high-tech, secret-billionaire romance where a golden retriever hero meets a brilliant, guarded woman with a family who doesn't want to be found.

Brady

I’ve always been the one who sees the best in people.

My family calls it naïve. I call it paying attention.

With tensions rising in Firebrook, it’s up to me to figure out what really started this decades-long feud.

I came looking for a man named Thomas Steele.

Instead, I found her.

She’s brilliant. Careful. Completely closed off and somehow still showing up everywhere I go. The more I try to understand her, the more I want to help her find her smile.

And, yeah, I’m supposed to be solving a mystery.

But I'll get there when I get there, and hopefully she'll be at my side when I do.

Elise

My father taught me three things: stay off the grid, trust no one, and never let your guard down.

Then Brady Holliston showed up.

Charming. Persistent. Impossible to ignore.

So I lie to him. A lot.

I tell myself I’m studying him. Testing him. Waiting for him to slip.

But he doesn’t.

Instead, I find myself doing things I don’t do like playing cards with old women who adore him, breaking into places I shouldn’t, and waking up beside a man I was never supposed to trust.

The more we uncover, the more dangerous this becomes.

Because falling for Brady isn’t just a risk.

It’s a betrayal.

And if I step out of the shadows for him, there may be no way back.

REVIEW: NOT THEM (FIREBROOK VALLEY #3) BY RUTH CARDELLO 

Not Them by Ruth Cardello
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Firebrook Valley exposes it's heart while searching for it's soul. Cardello takes emotions on a journey of self discovery that never backs down from a challenge. Unforgettable characters deliver inevitable romance with a hint of mystery guiding the way. From a battle of hearts to a meeting of minds, Brady and Elise turn tempestuous into irresistible.

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NOT YOU (FIREBROOK VALLEY #1) 

 "A haunting, frustration that never quits trying to make you smile. From the adorable cover to the endearing characters, Not You, grabs hold of the heartstrings and refuses to let go." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)

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Release Date: March 11, 2026

One small town. Two powerful families. Thirty years of bad blood.

New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello returns to her billionaire world-building with the first book in the Firebrook Valley series. Get ready for a high-stakes, forced-proximity romance and a town you’ll want to return to over and over again.

Drew:

Was her goal to intimidate me? Is that why she called for a meeting here, in Boston, at this dusty, old-world exclusive club? If so, she doesn’t know me as well as she thinks she does.

I’m the “find out” part of FAFO.

And I’m only here because she said she needed help with a matter regarding my sister.

They say, “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”

How close is too close? I’m willing to test that limit.

Bella:

My family calls me “the fixer”, but I’m at a loss this time. It probably wasn’t a good idea to ask for help from the son of the man my father has been openly trying to destroy for decades.

But desperate times call for desperate measures.

Is Drew Burke hot? Yes.

Surprisingly willing to help me? Also yes.

My plan to save both of our families from imploding relies on us working together.

This wasn’t supposed to lead to us tangled up in each other’s lives, waking up in each other’s beds.

And, so far, it’s not making the situation better.

Because in Firebrook Valley, the only thing worse than working with the son of your family’s rival is falling in love with him.

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NOT HIM (FIREBROOK VALLEY #2) 

"....a firecracker that never loses it's spark. Evan and Nora give the soul something to sing about. Humor and heart unite to turn up the heat." - (Isha C., Blogger, Reader, Reviewer - Hopeless Romantic)

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One small town. Two powerful families. Thirty years of bad blood threatening to tear everything down.

New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello continues the high-stakes drama of the Firebrook Valley series. Get ready for a soulful, slow-burn, brother’s-best-friend romance that proves some fires don’t just smolder; they consume. One spark is about to set everything ablaze.

She’s innocence and sunshine.

I’m nomadic and jaded.

Neither of us belongs in Firebrook Valley, but here we are, trying to put out fires we didn’t light.

If she wasn’t dating my brother . . .

If I didn’t know I’d hurt her when I leave again . . . maybe I’d finally ask myself why I’ve always gone out of my way to make sure she’s okay.

I need to stay away from her because it's killing me that the only woman I want is the one I can’t have.

I've spent my life creating my own sunshine even in the middle of storms. But this time, I'm caught between two angry brothers and a whole lot of family drama. And, somehow, I'm the one tasked to fix this.

The feud between our fathers is heating up, and so are my exchanges with Evan.

My father’s afraid I’m falling for a Holliston.

And I am, just not the one he thinks I am.

Evan has been my secret guardian angel ever since we were children. Can I get him to wake up and see past the chaos to me before he leaves again?

In Firebrook Valley, the only thing more heartbreaking than falling for the man your family doesn’t want you with . . . is lusting after the one fighting for you to have the right to be with his brother.

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NOT US (FIREBROOK VALLEY #4) 

Release Date: February 28, 2027

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