Her Rustanov Husband

Ruthless Bullies, Book 2

By: Theodora Taylor

Narrated by: Sydney Zaylin, Wen Ross

When you see your ruthless ex, you should:

A. Throw a drink in his face

B. Tell him you still hate him

C. Drunk marry him

D. All of the above

Crap. Crap. Crap. Why did I pick D?

Six years ago, I gave Russian hockey god Yom Rustanov back his ring for a reason. A very good "what kind of psycho did I almost marry" reason. Since then, I’ve changed my name, built a life, and co-founded a dog rescue adoption cafe while helping my best friend raise her special-needs son. Trust me, I’m overworked, overwhelmed, and I have zero time for shenanigans...like waking up in Vegas drunk-married to my ex? How did this happen? No idea. But now Yom wants me to stay on as his fake wife for 90 days—while he buys my estranged father’s hockey team. And he's offering me five million dollars for the possibly life-ruining inconvenience.

I should say no. But five million dollars could change everything for my godson after a devastating diagnosis.

All I have to do is hold out while my ex swaggers around in gray sweatpants, gives me daily contractually mandated toe-curling kisses, and goes out of his way to prove he’s not the monster I ran away from.

But I can’t give in. I know what that hungry stare leads to: Ruthless Ruin. Mine.

And 90 days is a long, unfairly hot, and sweaty time not to look down while he’s wearing those gray sweatpants....

Her Rustanov Husband is a maybe-this-time second-chance romance featuring a resolute do-gooder and the obsessive Russian hockey player determined to prove he's her forever.

Perfect for listeners who crave fake marriages that turn all too real, rage pining, morally black heroes you cheer for, and second chances that burn even hotter than the first

©2025 Theodora Taylor (P)2025 Theodora Taylor

rustanov husband

not a bad story overall. I appreciate the author continuing the rustanov series for her fans, but I appreciate the writing of her past characters more. The flashbacks in this one sort of disrupted the flow of the book for me. I will continue to listen to other books by this author.

Great

I really liked this book and would recommend it. I wish this book was a movie or TV series. It had a great storyline and sexaul storylines. I like how the author lets the characters grow up from other books and give a glimpse into other characters lives. TT is a great writer and the narrators were awesome. I couldn't wait for this book to be 0n audible and was glad when it was. Crazy what happened at the end, but glad there was a tracker to locate them.

Top tier

I feel like I waited forever for the second book to be released on Audible, but it did not disappoint . It had several of my favorite tropes wrapped up in one book and plot twist that I wasn’t expecting. I had to go back and listen to again to make sure it made sense to me.

Enjoyed this book

Thank goodness for the male narrator, because if the female narrator had narrated the entire book, it would have been horrible. The opening scene where she was reading the song lyrics... yikes! 😬

I loved Lydia in the first book, but she fell off in this one, though she redeemed herself somewhat at the end. This book had a lot of unexpected twists that I loved.

As always, Theodora wrote a great book, and I recommend this book and all of her others. I'm looking forward to her next release.

A One of a Kind Love

Really enjoyed the story. I really liked how they fit like two pieces of a puzzle and healed each other’s wounds. Really didn’t like the female narrator. Half the time she sounded like a woman in her late 40s. At times she overreacted too. Maybe not the story for her.