{"product_id":"rules-for-ruin-9780593639290","title":"Rules for Ruin","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Most Anticipated Romance for Paste Magazine - The Nerd Daily - BookBub - Marie Claire - Book Riot - Bookish - Fangirlish \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one betrays the Academy. But now Euphemia must decide: break the rules for her enemy, or let the rules break her heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the outskirts of London sits a seemingly innocuous institution with a secretive aim--train young women to distract, disrupt, and discredit the patriarchy. Outraged by a powerful lord's systematic attack on women's rights in Parliament, the Academy summons its brightest--and most bitter--pupil to infiltrate the odious man's inner circle. A deal is struck: bring down the viscount, and Miss Euphemia Flite will finally earn her freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut betting shop owner Gabriel Royce has other plans. The viscount is the perfect pawn to insulate Gabriel's underworld empire from government interference. He's not about to let some crinoline-clad miss destroy his carefully constructed enterprise--no matter how captivating he finds her threats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the rookeries of St. Giles to the ballrooms of Mayfair, Euphemia and Gabriel engage in a battle of wits and wills that's complicated by a blossoming desire. Soon Euphemia realizes it's not the broken promises to her Academy sisters she should fear. . . . It's the danger to her heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author \u003cb\u003eMimi Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e writes both historical nonfiction and award-winning Victorian romances. Her novels have received starred reviews in \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, and her articles have been featured on the Victorian Web, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Victorian Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, and in syndication at \u003ci\u003eBUST Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. In her other life, Mimi is an attorney. She resides in California with her family, which includes an Andalusian dressage horse, a miniature poodle, a Sheltie, and two Siamese cats.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276893356306,"sku":"9780593639290","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c8de7059-9532-44fd-ace8-991c094bcb2e.jpg?v=1747144783","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rules-for-ruin-9780593639290","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}