I love VC Andrews books.... however, I've found that since her passing her family hired another author to continue writing using her name, and suppposedly continue to finish some unfinished manuscripts. This is not working for me. I can tell the difference in the writing immediately. The way to tell the difference is while VC Andrews may write a series, i.e., the Landry Series, they are complete stories, and leave you satisfied with the story. However, the new author has taken to write extremely poorly written short story books (less than 150 pages) about one character, the second book, the third book, the fourth book, and the fifth book are all the aame; each of these books are about one certain character and stops as the character is about to start their life. FINALLY!!! after you read all five of these books, there is an ACTUAL REAL BOOK, defined by not only the length (around 300 pages), that bring all the characters from the previous FIVE short stories (which you pay full book price $6-$7) and THEN and only THEN do you actually get a book that may be worth reading to some, but not actual VC Andrew readers. In my humble opinion, the family of VC Andrews are not only being extremely greedy by using their family members' name but by using an author who has not the skill enough to actually write a complete manuscript. Before knowing what was transpiring, I began to buy the "shooting stars" series, and the "runaway" series, which both left me feeling not only dissatisfied, but JIPPED. So, I stopped reading the garbage short stories, and read the "final" book to the series just to give the author a "fair" chance, and found I couldn't get even halfway through the final book of the "runaway" series. Again, in my humble opinion, STICK WITH THE ORIGINAL VC ANDREWS BOOKS!! Do not waste your money, or time searching for these other books. Let VC Andrews rest, and let her keep her magnificant gift! This other "author" should be sued for using her name on this garbage, even though the family authorized this robbing of the gift of their family member.... namely her name.
Helpful Score: 2
One of the better V. C. Andrews novels. Love, Cajun-style, with a twist (of course!).
Helpful Score: 1
The third book in VC Andrews' the Landry series. Ruby finds her past sneaking up on her after she marries her first love Paul Tate and becomes the mistress of Cypress Woods. Her twin sister Giselle and her husband's mother Gladys threaten her very existence at every turn and Ruby is forced to make a desperate change in her life based on her heart. But will it all fall apart.
I love these books the are great and VC Andrews always keeps us guessing!
I love these books the are great and VC Andrews always keeps us guessing!
Helpful Score: 1
This is the 3rd book in the Landry Series, I love all of VC Andrews books. The Landry series is one of my favorites.
Driven from the Dumas Mansion back to her beloved bayou, Ruby's only hope is that fate will let her begin anew...
Living again in a humble shack, Ruby is determined to make a secure and happy home for her precious infant daughter, Pearl. Paul Tate -- her first love, whom she was forced to abandon -- is at her side once more, now a man of dazzling wealth. When he whisks her into his grand house, it seems their future is assured. As mistress of Cypress Woods, Ruby can forget even the shocking reason she and Paul must wed in a secret ceremony and remain husband and wife in name alone.
But the thick, expensive walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the terrible memories that have woven their fabric over her destiny, or the cold eyes of Paul's mother, Gladys, reminding Ruby of the secret she must keep to give Pearl a loving father. Then her venomous twin sister, Gisselle, arrives to taunt her with news of Beau Andreas, the true father Pearl has never met, and the only man Ruby will ever long for with all her body and soul, Desperate to find the complete, fulfilling life she craves, Ruby builds a precarious new existence, a flimsy shanty of hope that the first flood washes away. Only when the storm exposes the very blackest evils of the past will she glimpse the rainbow's fragile promise, a morning of sunshine and laughter with a family of her own....
Living again in a humble shack, Ruby is determined to make a secure and happy home for her precious infant daughter, Pearl. Paul Tate -- her first love, whom she was forced to abandon -- is at her side once more, now a man of dazzling wealth. When he whisks her into his grand house, it seems their future is assured. As mistress of Cypress Woods, Ruby can forget even the shocking reason she and Paul must wed in a secret ceremony and remain husband and wife in name alone.
But the thick, expensive walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the terrible memories that have woven their fabric over her destiny, or the cold eyes of Paul's mother, Gladys, reminding Ruby of the secret she must keep to give Pearl a loving father. Then her venomous twin sister, Gisselle, arrives to taunt her with news of Beau Andreas, the true father Pearl has never met, and the only man Ruby will ever long for with all her body and soul, Desperate to find the complete, fulfilling life she craves, Ruby builds a precarious new existence, a flimsy shanty of hope that the first flood washes away. Only when the storm exposes the very blackest evils of the past will she glimpse the rainbow's fragile promise, a morning of sunshine and laughter with a family of her own....
Awesome!!! Couldn't put this one down!! How this can be done??!!
A true V.C. book
I have read just about every V.C. Andrews book written and I have thoroughly enjoyed all of them.
The Landry series is a great read. Of course...read them in order. I couldn't put any of these books down.
I read all the VC andrews books i could find as a young adult and loved them for years
3rd book in the Landry series. Very good story as are allof the V.C Andrews books.
V.C Andrews is a great author.
Another great book that lives up to the reputation of author V.C.Andrews!
Really Good
Third book in the Landry series
All that Glitters is the third spellbinding novel in the new V.C. Andrews series that began with Ruby and continued with Pearl in the Mist...the story that brought to light the vile act of treachery that drove innocent young Ruby Landry away from the Dumas mansion in New Orleans. Back in her beloved Louisiana bayou. Ruby hopes against hope that the deep shadows of the Spanish Moss will blot out forever her family's tainted legacy, and let her begin anew...
#3 in Landry series
Not my favorite of her books, but pretty good.
great book!
The third book in the Landry series. Driven from the Dumas mansion back to her beloved bayou, Ruby's only hope is that fate will let her begin anew.
Good for the young who like mystery and a little romance.
very good
Loved the whole series. Great imagery of life in the Garden district of Louisana as well as the Old Cajun swamps
Living again in a humble shack, Ruby is determined to make a secure and happy home for her precious infant daughter, Pearl. Paul Tate--her first love, whom she was forced to abandon--is at her side once more, now a man of dazzling wealth. When he whisks her into his grand house, it seems their future is assured. As mistress of Cypress Woods, Ruby can forget even the shocking reason she and Paul must wed in a secret ceremony and remain husband and wife in name alone.
But the thick, expensive walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the terrible memories that have woven their fabric over her destiny, or the cold eyes of Paul's mother, Gladys, reminding Ruby of the secret she must keep to give Pearl a loving father. Then her venomous twin sister, Gisselle, arrives to taunt her with news of Beau Andreas, the true father Pearl has never met, and the only man Ruby will ever long for with all her body and soul. Desperate to find the complete, fulfilling life she craves, Ruby builds a precarious new existence, a flimsy shanty of hope that the first flood washes away. Only when the storm exposes the very blackest evils of the past will she glimpse the rainbow's fragile promise, a morning of sunshine and laughter with a family of her own...
But the thick, expensive walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the terrible memories that have woven their fabric over her destiny, or the cold eyes of Paul's mother, Gladys, reminding Ruby of the secret she must keep to give Pearl a loving father. Then her venomous twin sister, Gisselle, arrives to taunt her with news of Beau Andreas, the true father Pearl has never met, and the only man Ruby will ever long for with all her body and soul. Desperate to find the complete, fulfilling life she craves, Ruby builds a precarious new existence, a flimsy shanty of hope that the first flood washes away. Only when the storm exposes the very blackest evils of the past will she glimpse the rainbow's fragile promise, a morning of sunshine and laughter with a family of her own...
I love VC books. This one is written in her typical style! 3rd in Landry series.
Driven fron the Dumas Mansion back to her beloved Bayou, Ruby's only hope is that fate will ler her begin anew...
3rd book in the Landry series. Ruby is driven from her mansion back to her beloved Bayou. Ruby's only hope is that fate will let her begin anew.
The third book in the thrilling new Landry series.
Driven from the Dumas mansion back to her beloved bayou, Ruby's only hope is that fate will let her begin anew.
Driven from the Dumas mansion back to her beloved bayou, Ruby's only hope is that fate will let her begin anew.
Landry Series Book #3
Driven from the Dumas Mansion back to her beloved bayou, Ruby's only hope is that fate will let her begin anew...
Living again in a humble shack, Ruby is determined to make a secure and happy home for her precious infant daughter, Pearl. Paul Tate -- her first love, whom she was forced to abandon -- is at her side once more, now a man of dazzling wealth. When he whisks her into his grand house, it seems their future is assured. As mistress of Cypress Woods, Ruby can forget even the shocking reason she and Paul must wed in a secret ceremony and remain husband and wife in name alone.
But the thick, expensive walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the terrible memories that have woven their fabric over her destiny, or the cold eyes of Paul's mother, Gladys, reminding Ruby of the secret she must keep to give Pearl a loving father. Then her venomous twin sister, Gisselle, arrives to taunt her with news of Beau Andreas, the true father Pearl has never met, and the only man Ruby will ever long for with all her body and soul, Desperate to find the complete, fulfilling life she craves, Ruby builds a precarious new existence, a flimsy shanty of hope that the first flood washes away. Only when the storm exposes the very blackest evils of the past will she glimpse the rainbow's fragile promise, a morning of sunshine and laughter with a family of her own....
Driven from the Dumas Mansion back to her beloved bayou, Ruby's only hope is that fate will let her begin anew...
Living again in a humble shack, Ruby is determined to make a secure and happy home for her precious infant daughter, Pearl. Paul Tate -- her first love, whom she was forced to abandon -- is at her side once more, now a man of dazzling wealth. When he whisks her into his grand house, it seems their future is assured. As mistress of Cypress Woods, Ruby can forget even the shocking reason she and Paul must wed in a secret ceremony and remain husband and wife in name alone.
But the thick, expensive walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the terrible memories that have woven their fabric over her destiny, or the cold eyes of Paul's mother, Gladys, reminding Ruby of the secret she must keep to give Pearl a loving father. Then her venomous twin sister, Gisselle, arrives to taunt her with news of Beau Andreas, the true father Pearl has never met, and the only man Ruby will ever long for with all her body and soul, Desperate to find the complete, fulfilling life she craves, Ruby builds a precarious new existence, a flimsy shanty of hope that the first flood washes away. Only when the storm exposes the very blackest evils of the past will she glimpse the rainbow's fragile promise, a morning of sunshine and laughter with a family of her own....
Driven from the Dumas Mansion back to her beloved bayou, Ruby's only hope is that fate will let her begin anew...
Living again in a humble shack, Ruby is determined to make a secure and happy home for her precious infant daughter, Pearl. Paul Tate -- her first love, whom she was forced to abandon -- is at her side once more, now a man of dazzling wealth. When he whisks her into his grand house, it seems their future is assured. As mistress of Cypress Woods, Ruby can forget even the shocking reason she and Paul must wed in a secret ceremony and remain husband and wife in name alone.
But the thick, expensive walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the terrible memories that have woven their fabric over her destiny, or the cold eyes of Paul's mother, Gladys, reminding Ruby of the secret she must keep to give Pearl a loving father. Then her venomous twin sister, Gisselle, arrives to taunt her with news of Beau Andreas, the true father Pearl has never met, and the only man Ruby will ever long for with all her body and soul, Desperate to find the complete, fulfilling life she craves, Ruby builds a precarious new existence, a flimsy shanty of hope that the first flood washes away. Only when the storm exposes the very blackest evils of the past will she glimpse the rainbow's fragile promise, a morning of sunshine and laughter with a family of her own....
Living again in a humble shack, Ruby is determined to make a secure and happy home for her precious infant daughter, Pearl. Paul Tate -- her first love, whom she was forced to abandon -- is at her side once more, now a man of dazzling wealth. When he whisks her into his grand house, it seems their future is assured. As mistress of Cypress Woods, Ruby can forget even the shocking reason she and Paul must wed in a secret ceremony and remain husband and wife in name alone.
But the thick, expensive walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the terrible memories that have woven their fabric over her destiny, or the cold eyes of Paul's mother, Gladys, reminding Ruby of the secret she must keep to give Pearl a loving father. Then her venomous twin sister, Gisselle, arrives to taunt her with news of Beau Andreas, the true father Pearl has never met, and the only man Ruby will ever long for with all her body and soul, Desperate to find the complete, fulfilling life she craves, Ruby builds a precarious new existence, a flimsy shanty of hope that the first flood washes away. Only when the storm exposes the very blackest evils of the past will she glimpse the rainbow's fragile promise, a morning of sunshine and laughter with a family of her own....
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DRIVEN FROM THE DUMAS MANSION BACK TO HER BELOVED BAYOU, RUBY'S ONLY HOPE IS THAT FATE WILL LET HER BEGIN ANEW...
Living again in a humble shack, Ruby is determined to make a secure and happy home for her precious infant daughter, Pearl. Paul Tate--her first love, whom she was forced to abandon--is at her side once more, now a man of dazzling wealth. When he whisks her into his grand house, it seems their future is assured. As mistress of Cypress Woods, Ruby can forget even the shocking reason she and Paul must wed in a secret ceremony and remain husband and wife in name only.
But the thick, expensive walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the terrible memories that have woven their fabric over her destiny, or the cold eyes of Paul's mother, Gladys, reminding Runy o the secret she must keep to give Pearl a loving father. Then her venomous twin sister, Gisselle, arrives to taunt her with news of Beau Andreasl, the true father Pearl has never met, and the only man Ruby will ever long for with all her body and soul. Desperate to find the complete, fulfilling life she craves, Ruby builds a new existince, a flimsy shanty of hope that the first flood washes away. Only when the storm exposes the very blackest of evils of the past will she glimpse the rainbow's fragile promise, a morning of sunshine and laughter with a family of her own...
Living again in a humble shack, Ruby is determined to make a secure and happy home for her precious infant daughter, Pearl. Paul Tate--her first love, whom she was forced to abandon--is at her side once more, now a man of dazzling wealth. When he whisks her into his grand house, it seems their future is assured. As mistress of Cypress Woods, Ruby can forget even the shocking reason she and Paul must wed in a secret ceremony and remain husband and wife in name only.
But the thick, expensive walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the terrible memories that have woven their fabric over her destiny, or the cold eyes of Paul's mother, Gladys, reminding Runy o the secret she must keep to give Pearl a loving father. Then her venomous twin sister, Gisselle, arrives to taunt her with news of Beau Andreasl, the true father Pearl has never met, and the only man Ruby will ever long for with all her body and soul. Desperate to find the complete, fulfilling life she craves, Ruby builds a new existince, a flimsy shanty of hope that the first flood washes away. Only when the storm exposes the very blackest of evils of the past will she glimpse the rainbow's fragile promise, a morning of sunshine and laughter with a family of her own...
