Rules for Ruin (The Crinoline Academy)

By: Mimi Matthews

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Synopsis: A Most Anticipated Romance for Paste Magazine · The Nerd Daily · BookBub · Marie Claire · Book Riot · Bookish · FangirlishNo one betrays the Academy. But now Euphemia must decide: break the rules for her enemy, or let the rules break her heart.On 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.But 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.From 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.