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The Return of Ruby Darling

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The Return of Ruby Darling

By: Leeanne Slade
Narrated by: Eleanor Tomlinson
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From Leeanne Slade, the #1 bestselling author of The Rebound, Told You So and The Glitch, comes a brand new Audible Original about love, family, and finding yourself – no matter how far from home you have to go. Narrated by Eleanor Tomlinson, star of Poldark and One Day.

Ruby Darling's life is falling apart. Her engagement is over, her career as a travel influencer is in shambles, and she's convinced the universe is out to get her. Desperate to turn things around, Ruby embarks on a life-changing journey to New Zealand to find her long-lost father, dragging along her estranged best friend, Nate.

As they navigate the stunning landscapes, Ruby and Nate's friendship rekindles into something more. But with family secrets, cosmic curses, and their own emotional baggage to contend with, can Ruby find the path to true happiness? Or will she lose everything – including the one person who's always believed in her?

Heartwarming, hilarious, and filled with wanderlust, The Return of Ruby Darling is the perfect escape for anyone who's ever felt lost and found themselves in the most unexpected places.

Sometimes all you need is the open road, and a bit of help from the Universe, to re-evaluate what – and with whom – you’re truly destined to be.

©2025 Leeanne Slade (P)2025 Audible Ltd.
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I could not stop listening! Beautiful storyline, and being a NZ’r I loved hearing about the various places they visited (just ignore the 😵‍💫 pronunciation of māori words). Where are all the Nate’s in the world😍. Great narrating as well!

Gorgeous story!!

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Gives all the warm and fuzzy feelings. A sweet story, well written, good characters, a great low stakes romance

Loved it

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I enjoyed listening to this book and it was one of the more straightforward novels from the author but it packed a lot of heart, funny moments and I loved the premise of the plot. The characters felt relatable, they were performed well and I got swept up in it at the end, Love Leanne’s ability to weave a romance that isn’t sappy but still tugged at my hopeless romantic heart! Now to go back and re-listen to The Rebound and Glitch. My two favs!

A sweet and warming romance

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Nice story to listen to along with some very dramatic storylines. Love the NZ connection and hearing about my country from a visitor perspective.

Nice easy listen.

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A story many of us would like to come true. Tane is said Tar-nay though. I'm not a word critic but that caught me out.

Nice escapism

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