First published 1994
Ruby Landry lives a simple life in the Louisiana bayou, raised by her loving grandmother and drunken grandfather. But when Ruby glimpses her father's image, her peaceful world shatters. Reeling from shocking revelations, Ruby flees to her father's mansion in New Orleans, where she is trapped in a house of lies and cruelty. Clinging to her memories of her forbidden love, Paul Tate, Ruby must find the courage to confront her family's twisted legacy and fight for her freedom.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, gothic, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Louisiana, New Orleans
Period: 20th-century
442 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Pocket Books
Content warnings: abuse