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Gwyneth Shepherd is sixteen and all she wants is to grow up like any other normal girl. The problem is that her family isn’t normal. Every few generations the women in her family inherit a gene that allows them to time travel.  Her cousin, Charlotte, has been rigorously groomed for time jumping all of her life and now that she is old enough to make her first leap through time; she can’t seem to do it.

As all eyes are on Charlotte, it is Gwen who is being hurtled in and out of the past without any preparation. When she finally gets the nerve to inform her mother that they have the wrong girl, she begins to unravel a long held secret within a secret. Her mother takes Gwen to an esoteric society where there are men who can help her control the traveling and prepare her for her next jump.  Along the way she meets Gideon de Villiers, classically handsome and charming to boot, and a host of other time travelers who simultaneously warn her against and encourage her interaction with the society. 

Something is strange about the way that events begin to unravel and Gwen must decide who to trust and what to do about the life she has suddenly been thrust into. From international bestselling author Kerstin Gier, Ruby Red has of a wonderful cast of characters set deep in the heart of London where the mysteries of ancient ancestors and an ominous society abound. Sooner than you’ll realize the ending is upon you and you will find yourself begging for more. 

Review by Colleen McGee