Red Hexed: Ruby (Love Charmed Romance Book 2) (2024)

Red Hexed is a wildly fun and wonderfully heart-felt journey into the very core of what makes us human. The heart can be many things, but above all it yearns for a deep connection and real love. Without those things, life becomes a series of random and meaningless sparks of longing. When Fate turns our plans upside down, can we learn to adjust and move on, or will we find ourselves stuck and unwilling to move from the nostalgia of the past?

Ruby was a victim of bad circ*mstances that forever changed her. She is stuck mourning her loss and unable to move past the pain. A promise of hope brings with it more danger then she ever imagined. After all if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Roger has a mission that he must succeed at completing at all costs otherwise he can't bear to think of the consequences. With a horrid and disappointing past, he now focuses on the possibilities of the future. What he doesn't count on is his heart getting away from him and chasing after the most unlikely woman imaginable. When love gets involved nothing goes as planned. Will Ruby help Roger find the item of his obsession, or will she someone become that object through happenstance and a little magic?

If you want to talk about a most unlikely pair, then Ruby and Roger are perfect. Roger has only ever tried to be the best he could be in order to be loved. When that endeavor failed, he obediently did what was demanded of him with no hope of a reward. We don't chose the life given to us. All we can do is try to live it the best way we can. Ruby on the other hand basked in the benefits that her stunning beauty brought her. She had no thoughts for the future, but only for what she could get now. She assumed that she could earn the love of those around her by using her power of beauty to capture their hearts and hold it forever. When tragedy ravages Ruby's life, can she ever hope to recognize and answer the siren call of her fated mate? Will they both see that the future they desperately want is within their reach of they will only let go of their pain and disappointment of the past?

Rachelle Ayala continues to charm and delight us with this new addition to her fantastic mythology series. She digs deep into the heart of her wonderful characters and shows us that beauty lives even the most unlikely of places. Don't close your eyes and your heart to those around you because you never know when the ability to love the unexpected can be exactly what you need. This life is hard enough to navigate day by day, so don't make it harder by throwing away something that would help to pass the days and years with a extraordinary love and an unquenchable joy.

This was a wonderful story that has mythology references to make it a great storyline! The characters are great as you read this story! I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

Definitely a different style for me. Ruby’s life is difficult after an accident involving her face. Perhaps life is about to change for her. Delightful.

I'll admit, when offered to review this book, I wasn't sure I should. This book was not my preferred genre, but the interaction of all the characters kept me reading right along. The mixture of yesteryear and modern was amusing, what someone who has never seen our modern conveniences would call different items or even when Roger called them "pole ice" It's a fun book and definitely worth a read.

I have always loved reading about the Greek and Roman mythical Gods--they really could get up to all kinds of mischief. Granted the authors usually made some of it up and nobody really knows if they were real or not. Very rarely do you get to read about the Nordic Gods. Rachelle Ayala has spun a tale around them which really had me going. Somehow they even made it into modern times.

Ruby Rush a modern girl's face was horribly disfigured from a propane tank attached to a grill exploded in her face. Half of her face was still as beautiful as ever--the other she hid with a mask. She tried every magic potion etc to try to regain her beauty. One of her friends handed her a mirror--she looks into it and sees a man? He is trying to save the ancient world--she just wants her beauty back--or is that what they really want?

What goes on is obviously fantasy and a whole lot goes on before the happy ending.

Red Hexed: Ruby is definitely not my preferred gene, but I was charmed by this mythological parable. The contrast between the Norse world and modern San Francisco is a great technique. Roger searches for love and a sword to stop the end of the world. Ruby who was beautiful before a disastrous accident has a great deal to learn when she can no longer depend on her physical appearance. I truly enjoyed this well plotted book and the lessons it teaches.

This was a fantastic read! It’s well written and full of mythology, has an addictive and exciting storyline and incredible world building that draws you in and does not let go. It’s a fun and heartfelt journey that tells us yes life can be hard and not go your way but pick yourself up, brush yourself off and get on with it. Ruby and roger are fantastic characters with fantastic interactions and their adventure is magical and intriguing and I really enjoyed it.

Another world

A fun and imaginative story. Otherworldly beings who can shape-shift and cause havoc and boy what havoc they reap. Ruby is a human with a half burned face. A mirror hooks her up with Roger who is from another world and they get thrown into a tug of war between gods and goddesses. He claims to love her but actions prove otherwise. When he has a chance to redeem himself will he take it and will Ruby forgive him?