{"product_id":"ruby-1","title":"Ruby","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRuby\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eFrancesca Lia Block\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780060840587\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarper Perennial\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2007\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e224\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[A] mesmerizing alchemy of fairy-tale fantasy and Hollywood glitz. . . about an L.A. nanny who uses magic to land the hunk of her dreams.\" --People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the beloved author of \u003cem\u003eNecklace of Kisses\u003c\/em\u003e comes a modern-day fairy tale of a willful and intuitive heroine and a world of shocking realism and transcendent magic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancesca Lia Block, with co-writer Carmen Staton, introduces readers to Ruby, a Midwestern girl named for the jewel that is believed to ward off evil spirits. Ruby's special gift is a sixth sense that makes her at one with nature and gives her the ability to know her own destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter growing up in an abusive family, Ruby escapes to Los Angeles and learns of her soulmate -- Orion -- a British actor. She travels to England, where she works at a potions and herbs shop, and through a series of coincidental circumstances, ends up nursing Orion back to health without confessing that she has been on a quest to find him all along. But just when she thinks her dream is becoming a reality, Ruby is stopped in her tracks by the violent demons of her past. Only by facing the darkness together can she and Orion finally fulfill their destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRuby\u003c\/em\u003e, readers will find a story about the power of our minds to overcome the past and ultimately change the course of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Ruby | Francesca Lia Block | Paperback | 9780060840587 | Used: Very Good | Romance 1776449","offer_id":49726191141016,"sku":"1776449","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71KhvvaJY5L.jpg?v=1787346152","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/ruby-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}