RUBY is the deput of a thrilling new V.C. Andrews series…a spellbinding tale set in the Louisiana bayou, where an innocent young girl discovers the dark legacy of her family’s tainted past—and the forbidden passions of yesterday that are hers to pay for, time and time again…

Growing up in the heart of Cajun country, the only family Ruby Landry has ever known are her loving guardian, Grandmere Catherine, and Grandpere Jack, a drunken outcast who lives alone in a shack in the swamp. With her work as a spiritual healer and her handicrafts, Grandmere sees to it that she and Ruby lack nothing essential, and their simple home is happy and secure. Although thinking about her mother and father—a woman whose tombstone is engraved with the date of Ruby’s birth, and a man who’d passed through the bayou and doesn’t even know she exists—often makes her feel as mournful as the wind sighing through the Spanish moss, Ruby is grateful for all she has. Her life is filled with hope and promise..especially when Ruby’s attraction for handsome Paul Tate blossoms into a mysterious, wonderful love.

Even as Paul’s wealthy parents forbid hi to associate with a poor Landry, Ruby dreams of the day they’ll share a home filled with laughter, love, and family. But Grandmere urges her to follow her dream to become a great painter—and foresees a time when Ruby will leave the bayou and be surrounded…
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