V. C. Andrews
Author
Series
House of secrets ; 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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,...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pru Dunning has everything she ever wanted: a successful boyfriend, a thriving nursing career, and a truly comfortable life. But then the strange voicemails start. Scarletta, the woman calls herself. She seems to know Pru, although Pru certainly doesn't know that name, nor does she recognize the glamorous voice leaving her poisonous messages. Is this the work of jealous revenge from someone at work? An old enemy she has forgotten about? Pru begins...
Author
Series
Umbrella ; 1
Language
English
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...
Author
Series
House of secrets ; 2
Language
English
Description
"Fern and her mother have lived as servants in Wyndemere House, the old Gothic mansion of the Davenport family, for as long as she can remember, and her friendship with Dr. Davenport's son Ryder was never a problem . . . until they came of age. An intimate encounter following a high school prom brings the pair near-tragic consequences, and the forces of fate, arrogance, and class prejudice gather to crush their warm relationship. Still, the real threat...
6) Whitefern
Author
Series
Audrina ; 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
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...Audrina remembers a better time, when her husband, Arden, was a young man with a heart filled with devotion for her. He didn't used to be this ambitious, expansive...this cruel. But then, the death of Aurdina's father...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Raised in seclusion by fundamentalist grandparents who claim she is an evil product of her mother's sinful mistake, teenager Elle Edwards finally learns the truth about her conception and struggles with profound feelings of insecurity while pursuing a relationship with a vacationing boy." --
Author
Series
Dollanganger ; 3
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[1981]
Language
English
Description
The story of Cathy and Chris continues. In the joy of their new life the family try to forget the anguish of their loveless inheritance. But the hidden secrets of their past - their parents' black heritage - begin to haunt them again. The rage and hatred returns to torment the next generation.
Author
Series
Kindred ; 1
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventeen-year-old Lorelei Patio is the adopted daughter of two-hundred-year-old vampire Sergio Patio. She never realized why her family has had to move so often or why she is not permitted to get too friendly with other young people. In fact, except for one shocking moment that seemed more like a dream, Lorelei never fully realized who and what her father was nor what her sisters were brought up to do for him. But one day, that all changed. Sergio's...
Author
Series
Kindred ; 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lorelei escapes from the vampire world of her early life and struggles to follow her heart and hide from the past in spite of terrifying nightmares and the constant threat of her powerful and vindictive father.
13) Spindrift
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Star
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Book Four of the Girls of Spindrift. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina series (now Lifetime movies) continues a haunting new series featuring highly intelligent teenage girls who struggle to survive a specialized high school and find their place in a world that doesn't understand them. Such is the burden of being brilliant.
The ivied walls of Spindrift corral the brightest...
The ivied walls of Spindrift corral the brightest...
14) Donna
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Star
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
Book Two of the Girls of Spindrift. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina series, now Lifetime movies, continues a haunting new series featuring highly intelligent teenage girls who struggle to survive a specialized high school and find their place in a world that doesn't understand them.
Such is the burden of being brilliant.
Being gifted is not something Donna ever wanted....
Such is the burden of being brilliant.
Being gifted is not something Donna ever wanted....
15) Corliss
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Star
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
Book One of the Girls of Spindrift. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina series, now Lifetime movies, here begins a haunting new series featuring highly intelligent teenage girls who struggle to survive a specialized high school and find their place in a world that doesn't understand them.
Such is the burden of being brilliant.
Corliss is not like the other girls...
Such is the burden of being brilliant.
Corliss is not like the other girls...
16) Mayfair
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Star
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Book Three of the Girls of Spindrift. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina series (now Lifetime movies) continues a haunting new series featuring highly intelligent teenage girls who struggle to survive a specialized high school and find their place in a world that doesn't understand them.
Such is the burden of being brilliant.
Mayfair arrives at Spindrift School,...
Such is the burden of being brilliant.
Mayfair arrives at Spindrift School,...
17) Twisted roots
Author
Series
De Beers family ; 3
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Author
Series
Dollanganger ; 1
Publisher
Pocket Books
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Chris, Cathy, and the twins are to be kept hidden until their grandfather dies so that their mother will receive a sizable inheritance, however, years pass and terrifying things occur as the four children grow up in their one room prison.
This is the extraordinary novel that has captured millions in its spell!
All across America-- and around the world millions of readers have been captivated by this strange, dark, terrifying tole of passion and...
19) Dark angel
Author
Series
Casteel family ; 2
Publisher
Poseidon Press
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
When she moves to Boston to live with her wealthy grandmother, Heaven believes that she has found a place to belong and an opportunity to make something of herself until she begins to realize the terrible truth beneath the glamorous facade of her grandmother's life.
Author
Series
Forbidden ; 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The tale of a gifted teenager who finds that mastering high school is much easier than mastering her heart. Mayfair Cummings is young, beautiful, and brilliant. But her intelligence makes her the outcast of both the private school she attends and the broken family she hopes to salvage. When she catches the eye of both a popular senior and her handsome English teacher, not even her brilliant mind can help her navigate the explosive new relationships...