Victoria has always been a spoiled wild child—and a source of worry to her parents, teachers and even friends. But when her parents are hunted down by international assassins, Victoria and her no-fun, no-frills bodyguard, Adam, must flee her fancy European boarding school for…Wahoo, Nebraska? Chased by the mob, hiding out in the middle of nowhere, what’s a poor little rich girl to do?  A classic riches-to-rags tale, as contemporary and funny with new friends, new confidence and a new sense of focus, Victoria finds that being at the wrong end of a nasty smear campaign, the wrong end of a nearly-empty bank account, and the wrong end of the world can have rewards all their own.

"The Carrs convincingly create Victoria Julianne Van Wyck, a haughty heiress that readers will at first love to hate. However, hearts may soften when the cosmopolitan Victoria is forced from her posh European lifestyle to Wahoo, Neb., with the new name, Amanda Jones, limited funds (and off-the-rack back-to-school clothes) and a bodyguard, Adam, aka Uncle Bob, to protect her. Realistically, Amanda's abrupt relocation, which is meant to protect her from death threats, doesn't reform her overnight. Instead, gradually through a friendship with Mills, her landlord's hardworking daughter, a part-time library job and exposure to a less-than-luxurious lifestyle, Amanda slowly learns the life lesson that she must consider others, while still maintaining her spunk and razor-sharp wit that she frequently uses to her advantage. A humorous, but at times intense, text held together by a strong, intelligent and eventually charming heroine"

- Kirkus Reviews

"There is indisputable fun to be had as this saucy, cosmopolitan heroine maintains, and even redoubles, her dignity in a debut novel that may draw readers for its gentle parallels with TV's The Simple Life"

- Booklist Reviews