These Days Series by Renee Ericson

Alternate cover edition - ASIN B00CNVVJZE. Family really is a pain…especially when your father is an addict. For the last two years, high school senior Ruby has been her own rock and solace. She has learned to depend only on herself and hides her family's issues by keeping herself somewhat unnoticeable. Despite her isolation, Ruby has intrigued the affections of someone unexpected. Finding herself loving life once again as his persistence sparks a romance awakening a well-protected heart... moreAlternate cover edition - ASIN B00CNVVJZE. Family really is a pain…especially when your father is an addict. For the last two years, high school senior Ruby has been her own rock and solace. She has learned to depend only on herself and hides her family's issues by keeping herself somewhat unnoticeable. Despite her isolation, Ruby has intrigued the affections of someone unexpected. Finding herself loving life once again as his persistence sparks a romance awakening a well-protected heart. While Ruby’s relationship with her father is constantly teetering, her new-found affection continues to blossom into something more than she ever thought possible. Soon, Ruby comes to realize that opening up your heart means being susceptible to love and disappointment. YA-M: This book contains mature content including profanity, drug/alcohol use, and sexual situations/language. less

Ruby Miller's future was on track when she entered her freshman year of college at the University of Chicago. Everything seemed easy, possible, and full of hope, especially with Brent by her side. However, life didn't go as planned and obstacles arose setting her on a very different path from the one she had envisioned. Now, five years later, Ruby is piecing her life back together and moving on from everything that once tore her apart... moreRuby Miller's future was on track when she entered her freshman year of college at the University of Chicago. Everything seemed easy, possible, and full of hope, especially with Brent by her side. However, life didn't go as planned and obstacles arose setting her on a very different path from the one she had envisioned. Now, five years later, Ruby is piecing her life back together and moving on from everything that once tore her apart. What happens though, when the one person who carries every memory of Ruby's happiest and darkest moments appears unexpectedly before her? Will she carry on or dive deep into her forgotten yesterday? *Contains explicit language, sex, and mature themes. Recommended for readers 18+. **A These Days Novella *** This is a continuation into Ruby's adult life from the YA-M novel, After Tuesday. less

What if a love, once lost, came around for a second chance? After a fated meeting with the one person who captured her heart many years ago, Ruby Miller is taking a leap of faith, right into the arms of her past. Four years have gone by since the tragedy that tore Ruby and Brent apart, setting them on different paths, battered and searching... moreWhat if a love, once lost, came around for a second chance? After a fated meeting with the one person who captured her heart many years ago, Ruby Miller is taking a leap of faith, right into the arms of her past. Four years have gone by since the tragedy that tore Ruby and Brent apart, setting them on different paths, battered and searching. Now, this couple divided by time and distance will have to fight for their love to survive in the present, as they try to deal with their past and the decisions that made them who they are today. Is their love worth it? The same love they gave up on once before? Can they put everything aside to see what's left of what they once shared? Following their hearts, their minds, and Deciding Tomorrow. *Contains explicit language, sex, and mature themes. Recommended for readers 18+. **A These Days Novel ***To be read following Forgotten Yesterday. less