Tag: Kristian Alfonso

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.