The Ruby Heart cover

The Ruby Heart

by Janet Louise Roberts

"I DO SCORN THOSE PEACOCKS, THOSE POPINJAYS!" Lovely Lesley Dalrymple had quite convinced herself that she detested all men. It was not that she lacked for suitors, but she was sure that most were only after her fortune. When she discovered to her horror that her six-year-old nephew and godchild was being abused and exploited by a greedy relative, she was determined to take action. Then another godparent, the dashing Burke Penhallow, agreed to help her. The only solution, however, was for her to marry Burke so that they could legally rescue Sandy from his dreadful caretakers. Lesley had not counted on falling in love with Burke — nor did she ever dream that hers might become a marriage in more than name only...

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?