First published 1994
Ruby Landry is a stranger in her own lavish new home, surrounded by a vicious stepmother and vindictive twin sister. At the elite boarding school her father chooses, Ruby faces fresh humiliation as the headmistress and her stepmother plot against her. When tragedy strikes, Ruby is left alone to reclaim her family and the happiness she once knew.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, young-adult, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Baton Rouge, Greenwood, Louisiana, New Orleans
Period: 20th-century
384 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Pocket Books
Content warnings: abuse, emotional-abuse