Ruined
By (Author) Sarah Vaughn
Roaring Brook Press
First Second
27th February 2024
13th December 2023
United States
General
Fiction
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Romance
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Historical
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Humorous
741.5973
Hardback
336
Width 162mm, Height 224mm, Spine 32mm
828g
For fans of Bridgerton comes a Regency-era romance graphic novel about the unexpected passion that blooms from a marriage of convenience. The whole town is whispering about how Catherine Benson lost her virtue, though they can never agree on the details. Was it in the public garden Or a moving carriage Only a truly desperate man would want her now-and that's exactly what Andrew Davener is. His family's estate is in disrepair, but Catherine's sizeable dowry could set it to rights. After the two wed, Catherine finds herself inexplicably drawn to Andrew. But could falling in love with her husband tear her marriage apart In this richly detailed Regency romance, duty and passion collide in a slow-burn tale of intertwined fates.
Sarah Vaughn tries to write things. Some of their work includes Sleepless, co-created with Leila del Duca (Image Comics); Eternal Empire, co-created with Jonathan Luna (Image Comics); and Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love (DC Comics). They enjoy history, romance, fantasy, and comics in any and all combinations. Sarah Winifred Searle originally hails from spooky New England but currently lives in sunny Boorloo (Perth, Australia). Their first award-winning graphic novels were Sincerely, Harriet (Graphic Universe, 2019) and Patience & Esther: An Edwardian Romance (Iron Circus Comics, 2021). Their First Second books are The Greatest Thing (2021), Ruined (2023), and their upcoming vampire rom-com, The Sweetness Between Us. Niki Smith is the Lambda Literary Award-nominated author of Crossplay, The Deep & Dark Blue, and The Golden Hour. Originally from the US, she now lives in Germany with her wife and two bilingual cats.