Ruth Cardello has 36 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 22 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.8★ across 6 ratings. The most-rated is The Broken One.
The Broken One
Summary
In New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello’s sexy and emotional romance, a billionaire dares to invest in the riskiest proposition of his life: a second chance at love. Single mom Heather Ellis would do anything for her adopted daughter, Ava. Even post an online reward for anyone who found the girl’s lost stuffed animal. Who’d have guessed it’d be returned by a drop-dead-sexy man with such sadness in his eyes that she had to reach out to him? To Ava, he’s a hero. To Heather, he’s a fantasy that puts at risk the happy life she’s made for herself. It’s been five years since billionaire developer Sebastian Romano lost his wife and unborn child in a tragic accident. Now he’s all business. No room for emotion. Until he stumbles across that damn stuffed wolf and the beautiful single mother looking for it. Is he ready to give love a second chance? But there’s more to Sebastian, his family, and his past than Heather knows. More than even Sebastian knows. Will the life they’re building together be challenged when the truth is finally revealed?
©2019 Ruth Cardello (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Maid for the Billionaire
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In Maid for the Billionaire Dominic Corisi knew instantly that Abigail Dartley was just the distraction he was looking for, especially since having her took a bit more persuading than he was used to. So when business forces him to fly to China, he decides to take her with him, but on his terms. No promises. No complications. Just sex. Abby has always been the responsible one. She doesn't believe in taking risks; especially when it comes to men - until she meets Dominic. He's infuriating and intoxicating, a heady combination. Their trip to China revives a long forgotten side of Abby, but also reveals a threat to bring down Dominic's company. With no time to explain her actions, Abby must either influence the outcome of his latest venture and save his company or accept her role as his mistress and leave his fate to chance. Does she love him enough to risk losing him for good?
©2011 Ruth Cardello (P)2013 Ruth Cardello
For Love or Legacy
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New York Times best-selling author, Ruth Cardello's Book 2: For Love or Legacy (Legacy Collection). Nicole Corisi will lose her inheritance if she doesn't find a way around the terms of her father's will, but she will have to partner up with her estranged brother's rival to do it. As pretense becomes painfully real, Nicole will have to choose between Stephan and the family he is driven to destroy. Stephan Andrade has been planning his revenge ever since Dominic Corisi unscrupulously took over his father's company. With Corisi Enterprises gambling its reputation on the success of a new software network for China, Stephan finally has his chance to take back his legacy. Dominic's younger sister, Nicole, asks Stephan for his help and provides him with an opportunity to exact his revenge on a personal level. It all goes smoothly until he falls in love.
©2011 Ruth Cardello (P)2013 Ruth Cardello
Tycoon Takedown
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Melanie Hanna has finally worked up the courage to travel to New York and tell an old flame that he's the father of her young son. She's done hiding and apologizing for her one impulsive night. When her best friend asks her brother to watch over Melanie, her emotional trip takes an unexpected and sizzling detour. Charles Dery is at the top of his game, but all he can think about is bedding the woman he was asked to protect. When she's almost killed, he takes what he'd been denying himself and discovers he'll do anything to keep her - even break his own rules. When it comes to love, two wrongs may just finally make a right.
©2015 by Ruth Cardello (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Well Played
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Lauren: Graham is my brother's best friend. He's always been my protector and my confident because he accepts me the way I am - and not many do. I can't imagine not having him in my life. Our weekend together was supposed to be a celebration. I graduated from college, Graham got engaged and signed with a pro football team, and my brother landed his dream job. It should have been the best time of our lives. Except that the weekend started with me walking in on Graham's fiancée going down on my brother. I complicated the situation by having sex with Graham after that, but I wanted to comfort him and, damn, when I saw desire in his eyes - for me - I couldn't say no. I've wanted him for so long. Now he doesn't want to see me. He says he has a darker side he needs to protect me from. Where do we go from here? Do I try to pretend to be his friend again or push him to open up to me and possibly lose him forever? Graham: Sleeping with one of my best friends was not exactly a brilliant idea. It made things complicated, and I didn't do anything that threw my life into chaos. The fiancee her brother, Jack, had stolen had been part of my life plan, one more step I was taking to be somebody. Granted, I hadn't been in love with my intended bride, but I didn't really know how to love anybody. I survived. I pushed to achieve more. I battled my way to the top of the heap in my pro football career. I'm a total dick, and I don't want Lauren to see the side of me that would trample over anybody to work my way up in the world. Lauren sees me as a hero, a title I'd never gain with anybody else in my life, so I wanted to keep her sheltered from the hard realities of my life. I wanted her to continue to think I was nice guy when I was really just the opposite. We never should have crossed the line of going from friends to lovers. There's too much Lauren doesn't know about me, and I care enough about her that I don't want her to share my pain and the darkness.
©2018 Golden Unicorn Enterprises, Inc. (P)2018 Golden Unicorn Enterprises, Inc.
Taking Charge
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Lucy Albright never wanted her family's Texas ranch, but now it's in foreclosure. She's already lost so much she can't bear the thought of losing one more thing. Lucy learned the hard way not to accept help from a man when there are strings attached, so she'll do whatever it takes to save the ranch on her own terms - even if that means launching an online business marketing high-tech sex toys. Ranch manager David Harmon has a reputation for being a cowboy with a heart of gold. Even if she refuses his help, down-and-out Lucy is the kind of woman he'll do anything to protect. And while David may not know much about Lucy's naughty side business, that won't stop a cowboy from doing something he's set his mind to. With the ranch threatened by a scheming neighbor, Lucy can't help but keep David around. Their attraction may be undeniable, but will the spark between them burn her entire future to the ground?
©2016 Ruth Cardello. (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Taken, Not Spurred
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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ruth Cardello comes the steamy debut to the Lone Star Burn series. Would-be writer Sarah Dery has just turned twenty-five and feels like her life is on hold. She’s done squat with her English degree and is just killing time working for her parents. So, when the opportunity to spend the summer working on a ranch in Texas comes her way, she jumps at the chance - figuring it might be just the jolt she needs to get her creative juices flowing. Tony Carlton is a handsome and reclusive horse trainer with a tortured past and an eye for trouble, this time in the form of a naked blonde stranger he finds in his shower. The wrong turn that led Sarah into the arms of this sexy, brooding cowboy turns out to be just what she needed to find her steamy inner voice, but will their connection be enough to break down Tony’s defenses?
©2014 Ruth Cardello (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Insatiable Bachelor
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A brand new series set in a whole new world. Dalton: Women are a perk of my lifestyle. I work hard. I deserve to play harder. But I didn’t get on the Forbes List of Rising Entrepreneurs by getting lost in the baggage and disruption that comes with dating. I’ve seen dozens of men fail when they fall in love. Pathetic. That's why I chose the Bachelor Tower. It was designed by a genius, my hero: the late Garry F. Brockton. He created an all-male haven for ambitious men who want to live like kings and play by their own rules. Casino nights, a fully equipped gym and lap pool, cigar and Scotch bar, and a media room with screens the size of the average movie theater. The list is endless. I easily network with men trying to launch their careers or those at the top who want to stay hungry. The best part: The tower attracts women, beautiful women who hang out in the lobby bar and vie for an invite upstairs. Easy, like fishing in a barrel. Until Brockton dies and Penny Fuller moves into the apartment next to me because the new owner doesn't share his vision. Everyone agrees Penny can't stay. I don't want to get involved, but she doesn't understand the lengths my fellow building mates will go to to get her out. She's not only irresistibly sexy and painfully optimistic, she's also in real danger. Siding with her would be career suicide. Betraying her was never my intention.
©2018 Ruth Cardello (P)2020 Ruth Cardello
Undeniable Bachelor
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A secret prince romance. Savannah Barre: I’m starting over - hitting the reset button on my life. With the small inheritance, my grandmother left me, I’m leaving Coppertop Maine behind and reinventing myself in Boston. Don’t worry, I’m not doing it alone. I’ve secured the services of Jana Monroe, a life coach so exclusive no one will say what she actually does. I’m reasonably certain the first step in my transformation is shedding my virginity. I’ve heard there’s nothing Jana can’t arrange. With her help, I’m practically guaranteed an entire life makeover. The only stipulation? I have to follow her rules. No distractions and absolute confidentiality when it comes to what she does for me. I would be her favorite client if it weren’t for Brice Hastings. Just because we were trapped in an elevator right after I was mugged and I happened to be dressed like a homeless person, does not mean I need his help. He’s not part of the plan. In fact, he’s the distraction Jana says I need to cut out of my life. He’s gorgeous, arrogant, and irritatingly sure I need saving. If I’m not careful he’ll also be the reason I fail in Boston. Prince Bricelion Octavias Hastina of Calvadria: I’ve come to the US to save my brother from a forced arranged marriage that my family sees as the only way to secure the financial future of my people. In Boston, I’m working on some projects that will prove to my father that we are no longer dependent on archaic alliances. For my plan to work, my identity must be concealed until the deals are made and the contracts are signed. Everything is going as planned until I’m trapped in an elevator with a woman who has no money, no place to stay, and no idea how dangerous a city can be for a woman as innocent as she is. I don’t want to care what happens to her - but I do. She tells me to leave her alone - but I can’t. I didn’t come to the US looking for a woman. I’m not going home without her. Stubborn as she is, she will be mine.
©2019 Ruth Cardello (P)2020 Ruth Cardello
Liebe auf den ersten Test
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Alethea ist Sicherheitsexpertin und ebenso schön wie gerissen. Dass sie überall Gefahren sieht, hat ihr nicht nur Freunde gemacht - vor allem nicht bei den Corisis, der Familie ihrer besten Freundin Lil. Denen geht Alethea so auf die Nerven mit ihrer Schwarzseherei, dass Security-Chef Marc Stone ab sofort die Aufgabe hat, den temperamentvollen Rotschopf aus der Firma fernzuhalten. Doch dann werden die Corisis tatsächlich bedroht und der attraktive Ex-Marine braucht Alethea mehr als er zugeben möchte. Denn sie kann nicht nur jedes Sicherheitssystem knacken, sie hat sich auch in seine nächtlichen Fantasien eingeloggt ... >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung genießt du exklusiv nur bei Audible.
©2019 Amazon EU S.à r.l.. Übersetzung von Marina Ignatjuk (P)2020 Amazon EU S.à.r.l.
Maximum Risk
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From NY Times and USA Today best-selling author! Max Andrade: rich, bold, unapologetic. He is a man who doesn't hear the word no - until he meets Tara. In his obsession to have her, he'll offer her anything - except his heart. Tara Holmes: outspoken, hardworking, levelheaded. She makes her living by exposing unfaithful spouses. She doesn't believe in love, especially not with a man who sees her as nothing more than a challenge. When Madison D'Argenson hires Tara to uncover the truth about Aunt Patrice, Tara is pulled into Max's world. How far would you go to help a man who doesn't want to be helped? And how long would you give yourself over to the pleasure of his touch if you knew it would end as soon as he discovered your lie?
©2015 Ruth Cardello (P)2015 Ruth Cardello
Runaway Heir
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When a woman runs from family, fortune, and secrets, love follows in New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello’s dazzling romance. The Boston Westerlys are reuniting for a wedding - a longtime wish for its matriarch. If only Nicolette, the youngest of the clan’s siblings, could find love. With her true parentage suddenly in question, she feels like more of an outsider than ever. It figures that the one guest of any comfort is her grandmother’s greatest enemy. Now, Nicolette’s only impulse is to run. Disappearing to a small Iowa town, she can build a future on her terms without the Westerly name or money - or the secrets that have divided the family for years. Despite his damning history with the Westerlys, Bryant Taunton recognizes a kindred spirit in Nicolette. He is drawn to the beautiful loner. When she vanishes, he follows. But Bryant has his own secrets, and gaining Nicolette’s trust won’t be easy. It might even require the help of the family she left behind. Now, for Nicolette and Bryant, coming to terms with the past is the only way to make both their dreams come true, and to finally find a way home.
©2019 by Ruth Cardello. (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Home to Me
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NY Times and USA Today best-selling author Nick Andrade: Sexy, charming, bad boy. He's never been a one woman man, but he's willing to give it a try every Saturday with Rena. Rena Sander: Confident, caring, a woman who plays by the rules. She's never been in love, and thinks keeping sex with Nick contained to one day a week will protect her heart. He's the hot fantasy she's always craved. She's the only woman he'd consider reforming for. When their relationship is exposed and they must defend it, will these two lovers discover that home is in each other's arms?
©2014 Ruth Cardello (P)2015 Ruth Cardello
Somewhere Along the Way
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Luke Andrade: wealthy, talented, fiercely loyal. He's the glue that holds his family together, but every man has a breaking point. When he heads to Ohio to attend a funeral, he does so with the intention of taking time off to clear his head. The very last thing he expects to do is meet a woman. Cassie Daiver: scarred but not broken. She's re-creating herself in a small town far away from her painful childhood. He's angry with the world and himself. She finally has something she's afraid to lose. They couldn't have met at a worse time. Luke and Cassie are about to discover love often happens somewhere along the way and usually when one least expects it.
©2015 Ruth Cardello (P)2015 Ruth Cardello
More than Love
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What happens when a normally reserved billionaire tries to be a regular guy and discovers he has a wild side? Grant Barrington is a quiet hero who is about to flex his alpha billionaire muscle. Viviana Sutton is living in Boston after being swindled by her ex-boyfriend. She’s done with relationships, and isn’t looking for forever. Giving in to one naughty, incredibly hot romp with a financially challenged stranger actually makes her feel better until she takes a pregnancy test. To help his family, he’ll need to be the man she makes him feel like he can be. For the sake of her baby, she’ll give him a chance to prove what they had was more than sex and that he’s more than just a regular guy. The New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Ruth Cardello returns with a hilarious addition to Barrington Billionaire series.
©2017 Ruth Cardello (P)2020 Ruth Cardello
Impossible Bachelor
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Ben I like a challenge. Tell me something’s impossible, and I’ll make it happen. From our very first meeting, it’s obvious the Bachelor Tower’s newest female addition doesn’t think I’m her type. When I’m asked to distract her from the politics of the building, she tells me I have no chance with her. Proving her wrong will be fun and might just take us to the brink of love. I ask her to trust me, but I’m not prepared for what she shares when she does. Kylie My life was following a set plan before he comes into it and turns everything upside down. Sure, he’s sexy as hell with a smile that can melt any heart, but I can’t afford to make another mistake. In my experience, the only people who can hurt me are the ones I let in. He says he’s different, that he understands me. He says that until I show him who I really am. Then, love is...impossible?
©2018 Ruth Cardello (P)2020 Ruth Cardello
Reluctantly Alpha
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Connor Sutton never had a problem attracting women. Tall, blond, easy-going...all he had to do to get them into his bed was to stop saying no. He never wanted to be rich or famous, but when his sister married a billionaire, he became both. To fit into the Barrington clan, he had to make a lot of changes and although being rich is nice...all it takes to make him happy is a loaded pizza and a cold beer. Until he meets Angelina Kroll and discovers what it’s like to want someone he can’t have. Then she’s all he can think about. As a hardworking, single mother, the last thing Angelina is looking for is a fling with a movie star, especially gorgeous, broody Connor Sutton. She gave up believing in happily ever after a long time ago. When she’s unexpectedly fired, Connor offers her a job that’s impossible to refuse. He’s not the man she thinks he is. She’s not the woman she’d hoped to be. They’ve both left behind more than they wanted to. Will they discover fitting in doesn’t have to be all or nothing? Can they be rich...and happy too?
©2020 Ruth Cardello (P)2020 Ruth Cardello
The Wild One
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She wants to go wild. A billionaire decides to go with her. For two Americans in Paris, love wasn’t in the plans in New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello’s sexy high-stakes romance. After years of choosing safe over satisfying, a weeklong Paris fling sounds perfect to Wren Heath. And who better to have it with than Mauricio Romano, a billionaire with a reputation as a first-class heartbreaker. A few days. Fun, then done. What happens on vacation stays on vacation, right? Paris was Mauricio’s playground, and love was never part of the game. Lust? Toujours. Then he meets a sweet woman who wants to be a sex kitten. He knows how to give her the wildest five days and nights of her life. No commitments. No strings. But the hotter it gets, the harder it is to remember his own rules. What do you do when what happens in Paris stays in your heart and then shows up at home? Are these two destined to clash or destined for love?
©2019 Ruth Cardello (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Saving the Sheikh
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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author! Book 4 of the Legacy Collection Rachid bin Amir al Hantan is fighting for the sovereignty of his small country. He needs to find some powerful allies - and fast. Attending the wedding of Dominic Corisi is as much about reconnecting with old friends as it is about celebrating nuptials. The last thing he needs right now is the distraction of a woman. Zhang Yajun is a self-made billionaire who can't believe she accepted her friend's dare to kiss Sheikh Rachid before the end of the wedding. When impulsive words lead to even more impulsive actions, these two will discover that sometimes the last thing you were looking for is the one thing that can save you. Book 1: Maid for the Billionaire Book 2: For Love or Legacy Book 3: Bedding the Billionaire Book 4: Saving the Sheikh Book 5: Rise of the Billionaire Book 6: Breaching the Billionaire (Coming Winter 2014!)
©2012 Ruth Cardello (P)2014 Ruth Cardello
Royal Heir
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Ruth Cardello, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Up for Heir, turns a fairy-tale romance into a sizzling bedtime story. Rachelle Westerly needs a break. After years of acting as the family peacekeeper, she’s finally ready to take a step back. Her movie-star brother has offered her the perfect escape. But on the very first day of her vacation, she steps onto a red carpet and straight into the arms of a real-life prince - and the promise of just the kind of flash and fortune that tore her own family apart. As the soon-to-be leader of Vandorra, Prince Magnus de Bartelebon always gets what he wants - and the regal bad boy wants the sweet American schoolteacher. Although he should be announcing his engagement of convenience to a neighboring princess, Rachelle is the one he desires in his bed and by his side. While the drop-dead gorgeous Magnus might be almost everything she craves, Rachelle can’t help but think that falling for him would be a royal mistake. He may be ruling a kingdom one day, but she’s in charge of her heart. And he’ll have to win it with more than a lap of luxury - as inviting as it is.
©2018 Ruth Cardello (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved