Red is for Rubies — Linda Mitchelmore

After a lifetime apart, a twist of fate brings two old flames together -- asking the eternal question: Once love is lost, can it be found again?
 
Jonty and Lydie were each other's first love, and nothing else mattered but that. So when Jonty promised to buy Lydie a precious ruby necklace when his art career took off, she believed him with all her heart. But the ruby never materialized -- and Jonty left Lydie pregnant and heartbroken.
 
Nearly thirty years later, Lydie is stuck in a marriage she never wanted to a man she never really loved, and desperate for a way out. Then, a tragic set of circumstances brings Jonty back into the picture, and Lydie must decide exactly what she wants from her life -- and if she can ever let Jonty back into it.