Genelle Guzman, a NYC worker was trapped for 27 hours under Tower One’s collapse on 9/11. While buried, she prayed and promised to change. A man named Paul stayed with her until rescue. She was the last survivor found at Ground Zero.
Tag: Based on a Novel
Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story (Lifetime Movie 2026)
Starring Stana Katic as a woman held hostage by an escaped convict, Michael Anderson (played by Tyler Pérez). Based on Ann Rule’s non-fiction work, the film follows Martha’s tense psychological battle to survive after she is forced to drive her captor’s getaway car.
Eric Jerome Dickey’s Friends and Lovers Part One (Lifetime Movie 2025)
Eric Jerome Dickey’s Friends and Lovers Part One is a romantic drama on Lifetime, featuring two best friends navigating relationships in LA. Debra, a physician, and Shelby, a free spirit, face romantic ups and downs with Leonard and Tyrel. Misunderstandings occur, leading to moments of realization about love and priorities.
V.C. Andrews’ Hidden Jewel (2021 Lifetime)
Hidden Jewel finds Ruby trying to find a new life for her children and desperate to protect her beloved daughter from the dark secrets she harbors. Raised amidst the privileges in New Orleans, Pearl (Laporte) aspires to become a doctor, but when an unfortunate accident occurs to one of her twin brothers, Pearl’s dreams are threatened, and Ruby runs, once again back to the bayou. And when one of Pearl’s younger brothers becomes deathly ill, she must journey to the backwaters to find her mother and uncover the mysterious secrets of her past
V.C. Andrews’ All That Glitters (2021 Lifetime)
All That Glitters picks up as Ruby is driven from the Dumas mansion and returns to her beloved childhood home in the bayou, where she’s intent on creating a new life for her baby girl, Pearl. Ruby’s high school sweetheart, Paul, once again is there to support her, and when he moves her into his impressive home, she has new hope for the future. However, Ruby can’t escape the judging eyes of Paul’s mother Gladys (Alfonso), who knows Ruby and Paul’s dark secret, and Giselle continues to torment Ruby when she reveals news about Beau (Wood), Pearl’s birth father and Ruby’s true love. Ruby longs for another life. The deceit web continues when Giselle falls into a coma, and Ruby finds herself lured into a twisted plan to be with Beau.
V.C. Andrews’ Pearl in the Mist (2021 Lifetime)
Based on the second book, Pearl in the Mist finds Ruby still struggling to find true happiness after a year of living at her father’s lavish mansion. When Ruby and her twin Giselle (Karina Banno) are sent away to an exclusive all-girls boarding school, Ruby is hopeful for a new start with her sister. But when Ruby is once again shamed for her backwater upbringing, and her cruel Headmistress, Mrs. Ironwood (Henner), along with her stepmother Daphne (Bell) and Giselle, continue to plot against her, Ruby must endure torturous punishments and public humiliation. Ruby holds out hope and continues to dream of a better future until tragedy leaves her alone in a world of deceits.
V.C. Andrews’ Ruby (2021 Lifetime)
Ruby centers on Ruby Landry (Raechelle Banno), born in the Louisiana bayou and watched over by her loving Grandmère Catherine (Judd). Ruby is filled with hope as love blooms with her high school sweetheart Paul Tate (Duke), but lingering thoughts of her mysterious father and her mother’s death often creep into Ruby’s mind. As dark family secrets begin to reveal themselves when Paul’s parents forbid him from seeing Ruby, Ruby is further devastated when her beloved Grandmère passes away. Forced to flee to New Orleans from the bayou, Ruby searches for her estranged father (Bellows), one of the richest men in the city, as she clings to her memories of Paul and their forbidden love.
A House on Fire (2021 Lifetime)
Inspired by the New York Times bestseller by prestigious and prolific true crime writer Ann Rule, this is the story of Debora Green, a brilliant doctor with a genius IQ who appeared to be living the American dream: her own medical practice, marriage to a handsome star doctor, three loving children and a beautiful home in an affluent Kansas City suburb. However, behind the curtain is a rocky marriage that includes Deb’s difficult bedside manner, her inability to get along with other doctors, abuse of pills and alcohol, major envy of her husband’s successful medical career and his easy social manner. Tragically, these problems masked her underlying mental illness, which finally led to the 1995 catastrophic fire of their beautiful home and the death of their only son and youngest daughter. Deb pleads no contest to charges of arson and murder. She is currently serving a 30- year prison sentence. (2021)
A Murder to Remember (2020 Lifetime)
Inspired by Ann Rule’s true crime collection Empty Promises. Javier (Kevin Rodriguez) and Robin Rivera (Maddie Nichols) are celebrating their one-year anniversary on a camping trip. But when Javier ends up dead, Robin finds herself alone in the rough wilderness. She accepts help from another camper, a mysterious stranger named Sam (TC Matherne), and slowly places her life in his hands. But is Sam there to protect Robin? Or does she need protection from him?
VC Andrews’ Web of Dreams (2019 Lifetime)
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VC Andrews’ Fallen Hearts (2019 Lifetime)
VC Andrews’ Fallen Hearts (2019 Lifetime) Cast: Annalise Basso, Jason Priestley, Chris William Martin Listen to the Lifetime Uncorked Podcast … More
V.C. Andrews’ Dark Angel (2019 Lifetime)
V.C. Andrews’ Dark Angel (2019 Lifetime) Cast: Annalise Basso, Kelly Rutherford, Jason Priestley Listen to the Lifetime Uncorked Podcast here! … More
Heaven (2019 Lifetime)
VC Andrews’ Heaven (2019 Lifetime) Cast: Annalise Basso, Chris McNally, Julie Benz Listen to the Lifetime Uncorked Podcast here! Watch … More
To Have and to Hold (2019 Lifetime)
To Have and to Hold (2019 Lifetime) Cast: Erika Christensen, Antonio Cupo, Andy Favreau Listen to the Lifetime Uncorked Podcast … More
Karen Kingsbury’s Maggie’s Christmas Miracle (2017 Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
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