💥 Book Blitz & Giveaway ➱ The Ruination of Ramona Stone: A Victorian Lesbian Romance by Lisabet Sarai

 

 BLURB:

To Victorian London, they were childhood friends reunited by tragedy. Behind closed doors, they were each other’s undoing.

Ramona Stone survived the bleak years at boarding school because of bright-eyed Juliet—her childhood anchor and her dearest confidante. While Juliet marries for love, Ramona accepts the husband her father has arranged, an ambitious barrister twice her age.

When an accident leaves Juliet a penniless widow, Ramona persuades her husband to grant her friend shelter. Proximity kindles unexpected passion; sympathy turns to illicit desire. What begins as solace quickly transforms into a force that neither woman can resist or deny.

Trapped with a domineering husband, living in a society eager for scandal, Ramona understands that every touch is a gamble and every glance a betrayal. If their secret comes to light, she won't just lose her place in society—she will lose the only love that she’s ever known.

EXCERPT:

Juliet seized my hand in both of hers. “Thank goodness you’re here,” she murmured.

“I heard you cry out. Are you hurt, or ill?”

“I had a dream—a nightmare, really. I screamed to wake myself up.” She shook herself, like a dog emerging from a pond. “By the saints, it was terrible!”

I stroked the back of her hand, feeling strangely awkward. “Dreams mean nothing. They’re just illusion.”

“I don’t know. I barely remember my mother, but I know she used to question me about my dreams. ‘Sleep is the portal to truth,’ she told me once.” My friend half-giggled, then a shiver ran through her frame. “I had no idea what a portal was.”

“It’s hardly surprising you’d have bad dreams, given what you’ve been through.”

Juliet frowned. “Yes, I can see how that awful dinner tonight might have fed this dream.”

Shame twisted inside me. “I’m so sorry about the way Edward treated you. He was horrible. And the worst thing is, he doesn’t even realise how cruel and offensive he’s being.”

“Why do you stay with him, Ramona?”

“Oh, Juliet! Of all people, how can you ask? Without him to support me, I’d be in the same straits as you are. I have no independent income. I’d have no money, no place to live... Plus there’s Will. I couldn’t stand to be separated from my little darling.”

She looked grave. “It is a weary thing to be a woman, is it not? The world is arranged for the convenience of the husband. We are but ornaments in his house.”

“Edward is not an evil man. He provides for our needs. He does not physically abuse me. Indeed, he believes himself to be a model husband. I think he finds my impatience and frustration puzzling. After I stormed out of the dining room, I suspect he retired to his study, poured himself a brandy and tried to understand why I was so contrary.”

About the Author:


Lisabet Sarai writes in many genres, but F/F fiction is one of her favorites. In addition to her single-author lesbian romance and erotica titles, her Sapphic credits include contributions to Lambda Award winner Where the Girls Are, Ippie-winning Carnal Machines, Best Lesbian Romance 2012, Best Lesbian Erotica 2015, Forbidden Fruit: Stories of Unwise Lesbian Desire, and Lammy-nominated Coming Together: Girl on Girl.

Lisabet holds more degrees than anyone would ever need, from prestigious educational institutions who would no doubt be deeply embarrassed by her explicit literary endeavors. She has traveled widely and currently lives in Southeast Asia, where she pursues an alternative career that is completely unrelated to her writing.

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION

Lisabet Sarai will be awarding a $20 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner.
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