V. C Andrews
21) Eden's children
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
"When former teacher Paula Eden adopts Faith and Trevor, she is astounded by their natural intelligence and decides to homeschool them to nurture their brilliance. But as the years go on, Faith and Trevor itch for more independence. When Faith sets her sights on a handsome young man visiting from out of town, Paula grows increasingly desperate to preserve her small family and her plans for the children to carry on her legacy. Luckily, she has a cohort...
22) Little Paula
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
"Faith Eden's brief foray into motherhood is marked by tragedy. Distraught that her baby was ripped away from her, she is determined to get little Paula back from the wealthy family who adopted her. Her brother, Trevor, is also anxious to get the baby back and will do anything necessary to do so. But when the dark truth comes to light, this twisted family will stop at nothing to keep outsiders out and secrets in -- no matter the cost."--
Author
Series
House of secrets (V. C. Andrews) volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
390 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Fern and her mother live as servants in Wyndemere House, the old gothic mansion of the Davenport family. And her friendship with Dr. Davenport's son Ryder was never a problem... until they came of age. An intimate encounter following the high school prom brings the pair near-tragic consequences. But the real threat to their happiness is something no one can control: the past, and the truths that lurk there. -- adapted from jacket
24) House of secrets
Author
Series
House of secrets (V. C. Andrews) volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
389 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Ever since Fern could remember, she and her mother have lived as servants in Wyndemere House, the old gothic mansion of the Davenport family. She may have been a servant, but Fern developed a sweet friendship with Dr. Davenport's son, Ryder, and she was even allowed free range of the estate. But Dr. Davenport has remarried and his new wife has very different ideas about a servant's place. Now Fern and her mother are subject to cruel punishments,...
25) Out of the attic
Author
Series
Dollanganger family series volume 7
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
315 pages ; 23 cm.
Description
Married to the handsome, wealthy Garland Foxworth following a wildfire romance, and an unexpected pregnancy, young Corrine Dixon finds her life very different from how she imagined it. Often alone in the mansion of Foxworth Hall, she can practically feel the ancestors' judgment of her as insufficient--as not a Foxworth. Stern portraits glare at her from the walls, and the servants treat her strangely. Nothing in the vast place is truly hers. Even...
Author
Series
Dollanganger family series volume 6
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Two generations before Corinne Foxworth locked her children in an attic, her grandmother, Corrine Dixon, was swept away by the charms of rich, sophisticated, and handsome Garland Foxworth. After discovering that she is pregnant, Garland marries her. Now the mistress of a labyrinthine estate, Corrine discovers that nothing is what is seems. Garland is not the man once captivated by her charms, and she's increasingly troubled by his infatuation with...
Author
Series
Sutherland volume 2
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"After the tragic death of her mother and a long period of isolation under the thumb of a cruel grandfather, young Caroline Brady has little to hope for in her life in the foreboding Southerland mansion. Her only companion, her enigmatic cousin, Simon, may be a wolf in sheep's clothing and is not to be trusted. But when Caroline's estranged father suddenly resurfaces with news of a new wife and stepchildren in Hawaii that she'll finally be allowed...
28) Out of the rain
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
After escaping the trauma of the Umbrella Lady's home, Saffron Faith Anders is determined to find the father who abandoned her all those years ago. When she finds him in a nearby town, Saffron is shocked to discover that he has married a woman he clearly had been involved with before her mother's death. Worse, her father insists Saffron pretend to be his niece so he can continue to con his new wife's family. It soon becomes clear that perhaps it is...
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Series
Mirror sisters volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Description
"From the legendary New York Times bestselling author of The Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina series comes the first book in a new series featuring identical twin sisters made to act, look, and feel truly identical by their perfectionist mother. Alike in every way ... with one dark exception. As identical twins, their mother insists that everything about them be identical: their clothes, their toys, their friends ... the number of letters...
30) Broken wings
Author
Series
Broken wings series (V. C. Andrews) volume 1
Pub. Date
©2003
Physical Desc
454 pages ; 18 cm
Description
Three young girls from very different backgrounds--Robin, living with a mother absorbed in her singing career; Teal, a wealthy girl trying to get her parents' attention; and Phoebe, a poor girl seeking a fresh start in life--find nothing but trouble.
Author
Series
Hudson family series volume 2
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
359 p. ; 23 cm.
Description
When Rain Arnold's adoptive mother dies, she is left shattered and completely alone, and flees in desperation to London, where she finds even darker and more devastating secrets about her biological family.
32) Brooke
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
167 p. ; 17 cm.
Description
Orphaned years ago by a mother she barely knew, Brooke is taken in by a wealthy couple who want to adopt her, but she senses a dark foreboding in the midst of her promising new life.
33) Whitefern
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"The long-awaited sequel to My Sweet Audrina, one of V.C. Andrews's strangest, most beloved books--and now a Lifetime movie! Whitefern swallowed Audrina's childhood--and now the sprawling Victorian mansion threatens her adult life, too.
34) Rain
Author
Series
Hudson family series volume 1
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
440 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Sent to live with her real family after her sister's gang-related murder, Rain leaves the ghettos of Washington, D.C. for a world she does not understand.
Author
Series
Gemini series volume 3
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
392 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Since her mother was institutionalized, sixteen-year-old Celeste has been in and out of orphanages. Celeste is overjoyed when Wade and Ami Emerson adopt her. But when she discovers Ami's real reason for adopting her - a reason that involves a sexual tryst with Ami's father-in-law - Celeste is terrified.
36) April shadows
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
568 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Description
An unhappy and overweight adolescent, April Taylor struggles to cope with the desertion and death of her father, the suicide of her mother, her new life with her lesbian sister, and her doubts about her own sexual orientation.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
515 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Description
After the death of her parents, April Taylor flees north to take a job looking after Mrs. Westington's deaf granddaughter, Echo, until the arrival of the girl's mother and her drug-dealing boyfriend puts both girls' lives in deadly danger.
38) Celeste
Author
Series
Gemini series volume 1
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
587 p.
Description
Celeste and her twin brother, Noble, are as close as can be—until a tragic accident takes Noble's life. It's a loss that pushes their mother, a woman obsessed with New Age superstitions, over the edge.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
273 pages, 18 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Left on the train platform of some strange village, eight-year-old Saffron Faith Anders is certain her father will return shortly, just like he promised. She holds out hope as the hour grows late and the station sets to close. She clings to her suitcase like a life raft. When a peculiar old woman carrying a large umbrella approaches and inquires about her situation, Saffron doesn't immediately trust the imposing do-gooder, but eventually does agree...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Like everyone else in Palm Springs, Gish idolizes her smart, beautiful, kind older sister. Even their parents compare Gish unfavorably to Gloria--threatening to send her to boarding school once the more perfect sister leaves for college. But Gloria has an unwavering love for Gish, even if that connection belies a weariness with her own accomplishments. Wanting a better life for her overlooked sibling, Gloria teaches Gish how to talk to boys, embrace...