Black Heart, Red Ruby - Wicked Jewel, #1

A ruby red obsession... Rock bottom. Familiar with it?I'm living it. It's a high school expulsion and a dead end job. A future as a pathetic nobody. But you know what they say about rock bottom?There's nowhere to go but up. I've got an ace up my sleeve. Or rather...a ruby. Priceless. Magical. A wicked jewel that can raise the dead. There's only one problem. I don't have it.Yet. It's hidden in an old mansion by the sea.
You know the kind. There's one in every small town. A house with an overgrown lawn and a grave or two. Locals whisper about the ruby's bloody history. Tales of murder, madness, and curses.But that's just a load of crap. Made up to scare off treasure hunters and tomb raiders. Right?Good thing I'm neither of the above. I'm just a girl trying to make ends meet. Every story needs a hero. Every hero sheds a little blood...