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Book Review of Tarnished Gold (Landry, Bk 5)

Tarnished Gold (Landry, Bk 5)
Tarnished Gold (Landry, Bk 5)
Author: V. C. Andrews
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Paperback
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her high school graduation just days away-Gabriel Landry is blissfully happy, despite the ever widening rift between her Mama and her conniving,whiskey drinking Daddy.Then rich cannery owner Octavious Tate surprises her near a secluded pond and shatters her sweet innocence,forever...pregnant and desolate,Gabriel agrees to let Octavious's frigid wife Gladys pretend shes the one who's expecting,and claim the baby as her own.Hiding in a tiny room in the Tate mansion,Gabriel is miserable,awaiting visits from her Mama,whose reputation as a Cajun healer gives her an excuse to treat Gladys Tate's prenancy.But nothing is more wrenching than the moment when Gladys takes baby Paul away forever.
A twilight gloom settles in Gabriels soul,until a hunting party brings handsome,gentle Creole millionaire Pierre Dumas to the bayou.Falling desperately in love,she does not heed the warning voice,he may bring more grief than she can bear...