A Ruined Season [Hardcover]

Jennifer Mueller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2009

Sophie Greenwood went to London to have her season hoping to find a husband. If only they had told her that her father had lost all his money, but gossip spreads quickly around London and already everyone knew Baron Canmore's scandal. Now two years later, will Sophie ruin another season? No one seems to want to make staying scandal-free an easy task. Almost everywhere she turns someone is trying to make her the laughing stock. Fleeing London once more seems to be her only option. What hope is there for a life of her own?

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About the Author

Jennifer Muller has travelled extensively because of her work as a Peace Corps volunteer. As a result, rafting on the Nile in Uganda, living in a Montana ghost town, African safaris, European youth hostels and the Black Hills of South Dakota all fill his scrapbooks. She has a background in forestry and enjoys studying history. Jennifer has one daughter and this is her first novel published by Robert Hale.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Robert Hale (June 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0709087314
• ISBN-13: 978-0709087311
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,999,610 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

As a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya a few years back I traveled quite a bit and now I just wish I was. A lot of the places I've written about I've been to, a lot of them I haven't. Rafting on the Nile in Uganda, living in a Montana ghost town, Forts in Puerto Rico, Ruins of the Yucatan, African safaris, European youth hostels, the Black Hills of South Dakota all fill my scrapbooks. Now a daughter takes up most of those pages, but I still travel in my head every time I write. http://www.jennifermuellerbooks.com

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Sweet Regency Romance with a Hint of Danger, August 10, 2009

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Shannzu (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Ruined Season (Hardcover)

A Ruined Season is not your typical Regency romance. Sophie Greenwood has resigned herself to a life as a spinster after her London season is ruined by her father's risky financial venture. Sophie gets a second chance when she is invited by her cousin Mariah to accompany her during her first season. But she still has the stigma of being penniless to overcome and a brother fighting on the continent to worry about. If Mariah's aunt has her way, she'll have both girls married off by the end of the season to titled and rich gentlemen. But, a surprising suitor in the form of a dashing blue eyed rum and sugar magnate, just might be the one to catch Sophie's eye and her heart. The road to happiness won't be completely smooth however, when a cryptic note from her brother results in a violent stalker who thinks Sophie has what he is looking for. I really liked that Sophie was smarter, more self-sufficient and mouthier than the average historical heroine. At the end I felt like this was more of a novel about her adventure and taking control of her life, rather than a book centered around the romantic relationship which was refreshing.