Because I Wanted You

by Annie Garrett

Ruby Maxwell has what every young woman dreams a glamorous job hosting a successful talk show, a penthouse on Fifth Avenue, and a boyfriend who only wants to put a Tiffany diamond on her finger. But she also has unsettling dreams about the Appalachian home she ran away from at age seventeen, dreams that make it impossible for her to find peace -- or love. When a reporter inadvertently uncovers her secret past, he sets in motion a chain of events that place Ruby in the harsh spotlight of public opinion and threaten to destroy the life she has built for herself.

As her two worlds collide, Ruby is haunted by the memory of the man she once loved and cannot forget, the idealist who saw more in her than she saw in herself. And even as she faces her mistakes, she tries to believe the fortune cookie adage that she carries with her at all "Love does no wrong that can't be made right."

Genres: Fiction

Hardcover

First published June 15, 1997

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have only ever found one other Annie Garrett book, which I read years ago and absolutely loved. It was unforgettable. So when I saw this book in a used bookstore, I grabbed it up. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, too--just not quite as much as the other. However, I like her writing and find her books hard to put down.

[Talitha · Rating 2 out of 5]

Y’all, after so much digging, I found the author’s true name & it turns out this was a rip off of The Glass Castle. A friend betrayed Jeannette Walls years before Walls ever wrote her own story!! I knew this plot seemed familiar. So wild.

[Shana · Rating 4 out of 5]

small town girl makes it big, something happens, small town girl goes home.

[Janice Cafarelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ruby's life started out really rough life in the hills of Kentucky when life becomes too much to handle and Ruby and her cousin run away to New York.. Her cousin suddenly goes back home but Ruby determined to make a good life rises to fame never looking back until her life comes back to slap her in the face..

[Kelly]

very good- a light bulb went off in my head about 1am when I realized who this story was about....wanted to call someone.

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good book. One of those nice stories that just reads so easily and ends well for everyone.