Virginia Cleo Andrews Libri

Storia della giovane Dawn, che un giorno scopre di essere stata vittima di un rapimento da parte di una famiglia benestante durante la sua infanzia. Tuttavia, si trova ad affrontare rifiuto e ostilità, soprattutto da parte della nonna.

Meet wild girls Robin, Teal and Phoebe in the first of a thrilling new two-part series

Driven from the Dumas mansion back to her beloved bayou, Ruby's only hope is that fate will let her begin anew. Living again in a humble shack, Ruby is determined to make a secure and happy home for her precious daughter, Pearl. At her side once more is Paul Tate, her first love, now a man of dazzling wealth. Whisked away to his grand house, it seems Ruby can forget the shocking reason she and Paul must wed in secret and remain husband and wife in name alone. But the grand walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the cold eyes of Paul's mother, Gladys. Then her venomous twin sister, Gisselle, arrives to taunt her with news of Beau Andreas, the true father Pearl has never met, and the only man Ruby will ever long for with her body and soul.

Rain Arnold, uprooted from her humble yet affectionate family, finds herself in a world of wealth where she feels alienated. Her love for theater becomes a beacon of hope as she navigates her new life, seeking to uncover hidden family secrets that could reshape her identity and belonging.

They lived on the wild side. Now these bad girls are paying the price. At Dr Foreman's School for Girls, the 'students' sleep in barns, work on a farm in the blazing heat and are subjected to ruthless guards who watch their every move. It's an institution run by the dreadful Dr Foreman, a woman who delights in administering the worst punishment - the mysterious Ice Room where the girls face their darkest fears. Now, Phoebe, Teal and Robin - three girls from very different worlds - are the newcomers in this desert hell. During their stay, each girl will be tempted to commit the ultimate crime of betrayal as Dr Foreman cleverly tries to turn them against each other - until they learn that the only way to survive is to stick together ... and fight back.

Soon Heaven would make her family name respectable, find her brothers and sisters, and have a family once again. But as she reached out for love, she was caught up in a sinister web of cruel deceits and hidden passions.

Christie's shock at discovering her uncle Philip's unbrotherly love for her mother causes her to flee to The Meadows. But The Meadows is blighted by its own dark secrets, so Christie must struggle to break the cruel bonds of the past.

Melody had barely met her cousins - handsome Cary, whose twin sister, Laura, had recently been killed in a tragic sailing accident, and May, a sweet, deaf ten-year-old - when her mother stunned her with the news that Melody was to stay on the Cape while she and Archie continued on the road.

Olivia dreamed of a sun-filled love, a happy life. Then she entered Foxworth Hall... V.C. Andrews' thrilling new novel spins a tale of dreadful secrets and dark, forbidden passions -- of the time before Flowers in the Attic began. Long before terror flowered in the attic, thin, spinsterish Olivia came to Virginia as Malcolm Foxworth's bride. At last, with her tall handsome husband, she would find the joy she had waited for, longed for. But in the gloomy mansion filled with hidden rooms and festering desires, a stain of jealous obsession begins to spread...an evil that will threaten her children, two lovely boys and one very special, beautiful girl. For within one innocent child, a shocking secret lives...a secret that will taint the proud Foxworth name, and haunt all their lives forever!

A thrilling new tale from Virginia Andrews, beloved author of Flowers in the Attic

Dawn arrives in New York to study singing at the Bernhard School of Performing Arts, fulfilling her most treasured dream. However, escape from her unhappy past is not so simple.

Two books in one: If There Be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday, from V.C. Andrews's classic series that begins with Flowers in the Attic.

Laura Logan dreams of a glorious Cape Cod day when all the dark secrets are swept away.... For Laura Logan, life on Cape Cod has been nearly perfect, full of magical days spent enjoying the sea with her beloved twin brother, Cary. But then, like the creeping of the tides, the vicious rumors at school begin -- cruel voices saying unspeakable things about the Logans. Laura tries to ignore them, but not until handsome, gentle Robert Royce moves to their town does she feel truly carefree and happy again. While Robert's smile drives the shadows from Laura's heart, she still worries about Cary, whose gloomy moods drift in like the coastal fog. And then Grandma Olivia issues a chilling threat, forbidding Laura to see Robert ever again. Alone to suffer because of dark secrets no one will explain, Laura obeys...until the miracle of a glorious summer leads her back into Robert's arms. But dark thunderclouds have been gathering on the horizon, and when they suddenly burst with tragedy, they howl a name from the Logans' shameful past that plunges Laura into a silent, terrible agony. Now Laura can only dream of the warm, sun-filled life she so desperately desires....

Life isn't getting any easier for Rain Arnold. The ghettos of Washington D.C. are a daily reminder that she must struggle to hold on to her dreams. Unlike her tearaway sister, she has battled against the odds to do well at school and to be a good daughter. But Rain can't suppress the feeling that she has never really belonged, that she is a stranger in her own world. Her instincts are confirmed when she overhears a revelation from the past. A long-buried secret is about to change her life beyond recognition. Suddenly everything Rain has ever known is left behind, and Rain is sent to live with the wealthy Hudson family. Just as she never felt a part of the troubled world she was raised in, Rain is also out of place in the luxury and privilege that now surround her. Will Rain ever be able to fulfil her hopes and ambitions -and find a place to call home?

The second compelling novel of suspense in the spellbinding De Beers series

Proud and beautiful, Heaven came back to the hills - to rise at last above her family's shame!

This is the fifth and final volume in the "Logan Family" series.

Flowers in the Attic: Four children are locked into the attic of their grandmother's home after the death of their father

The second in a three book series, Delia's Heart continues from Delia's Crossing, featuring a young girl who comes to the United States from Mexico to live with her wealthy aunt in Palm Springs. Delia Yebarra survived a treacherous desert crossing to protect her friend Ignacio from murder charges. Now, the time has come once again to leave her tiny Mexican hometown: Delia's cousin Edward convinces her to return to his world of wealth and privilege in Palm Springs, and soon Delia, a beautiful and popular senior at an exclusive private school, is living the American dream. But Delia will quickly discover that high society has a very dark underside. Delia's malicious cousin Sophia is sparking horrific rumors with Delia at their center. Racing to do damage control, Delia's mortified aunt Isabela introduces her troublesome niece to the handsome son of a wealthy Mexican American politician. An attraction sparks and a whirlwind romance begins...but Delia's heart won't let her forget her humble roots—or Ignacio. And when tragedy tears her world apart, will it be too late to save the one she cares about the most?

Hope is shattered... La esperanza se destruyeNo amount of money can keep heartbreak away: Delia Yebarra learned that painful lesson after a boating tragedy ended her fairy-tale romance with Adan Bovia, a wealthy politician's son. But when she discovers she is carrying his child, Delia has no choice but to live under the watchful eye of Adan's powerful father, who blamed Delia for the deadly accident but soon puts her health and the safe delivery of his grandchild above his resentments. Or so Delia believed.But love brings new life...Pero el amor sopla una nueva vidaFor Adan's father intends to use his connections to blackmail Delia. A cruel nursemaid monitors her every move. And a manipulative schemer orchestrates a reunion with Delia's cousin Edward -- a visit with grave consequences. But after tiny Adan Jr. arrives, Delia is no longer fighting for herself but for everything she ever believed, back when she was a Mexican country girl. Can Delia recapture the innocence of her roots and make a bright future for her family?

A new stand-alone novel from bestselling author Virginia Andrews

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 she is forming, or a scandal that is brewing…

From the bestselling author of `Flowers in the Attic' comes the first book in the series centred around the Casteel family and its dark and mysterious past. Repackaged to attract a new generation of Andrews' fans

Growing up in her beloved swamp, Gabriel is supremely happy, despite the ever-widening rift between her Mama and her conniving, whiskey-drinking Daddy. Her classmates tease her, calling her "La Femme Au Naturel," the Nature Girl, because she seems more interested in poling her pirogue through the canals than she is in romance. But Gabriel nurtures her own secret dreams. Then, days before her high school graduation, rich cannery owner Octavious Tate surprises her in a secluded pond and shatters her innocence. Pregnant and desolate, wishing to spare her dear Mama the scandal, Gabriel agrees to a shocking plan that will allow Octavious's frigid wife Gladys to claim the baby as her own and will net Gabriel's furious Daddy a huge payoff. Hiding in a tiny abandoned playroom in the Tate mansion, Gabriel is miserable. Her only visitor is Mama, whose mission as a Traiteur, a Cajun healer, gives her an excuse to treat Gladys Tate's "pregnancy." But nothing is more wrenching than the moment Gladys takes baby Paul away forever. Returning home to the swamp, Gabriel drifts in a world of twilight gloom, brightened only by chance glimpses of her son. But as Jack Landry's reputation as a swamp guide grows, a hunting party brings handsome, gentle Creole millionaire Pierre Dumas to the bayou. Falling desperately in love, Gabriel will not heed the voice warning that their joy may bring her more grief than she can bear....

The sequel to 'SHOOTING STARS' explores the idea that while the world is like a stage, not everything unfolds as expected.

For family intrigue and psychological chills, there is no author quite like Virginia Andrews

With her mother, Haille, and stepfather dead in tragic accidents, Melody Logan has only just begun to find a safe mooring with the Logans. But then a friend spots a photograph of Haille modelling in a catalogue, and it seems possible that she didn't perish in a Californian fire after all. But although Melody finally finds her mother, nothing can soften the blow of the moment when she stands face-to-face with Haille, and sees her eyes turning cold. Why has her mother pretended not to recognise her? And most importantly why did she fake her own death? Melody is determined to find out, for only in her mother's world of unkept promises and tattered fantasies will she unearth the truth about her past. And then, perhaps, she might find her way to a safer, better place...

The phenomenal Cutler series from New York Times bestselling author V.C. Andrews has held readers spellbound. Now comes the fourth and final novel in the magnificent Cutler family saga--the prequel to Dawn. Darkest Hour takes readers back to the story of Dawn's grandmother . . . to a girl named Lillian, and a thriving plantation called The Meadows.

After her parents are killed in a road accident, Delia Yebarra's life is turned upside-down. At fifteen, she leaves the rural Mexican village where she grew up to embark on a new life in America. Arriving at her wealthy Aunt Isabella's huge estate in Palm Springs, California, should be a dream come true for a simple country girl like Delia - so why does it feel like a nightmare? Her aunt refuses to acknowledge Delia's heritage, relegating her to the servants' quarters with a lecherous language tutor who is intent on exploiting the beautiful young foreigner. Her cousin Edward is kind, but cousin Sophia is cruel, manipulative and resentful of Delia's sultry Latin looks. And just when Delia tries to embrace the life of an all-American girl, a heartbreaking chain of events sends her spiralling back to a Mexico she hardly recognises ...

Everyone Says Her Mother Was Crazy. Is She Doomed to Repeat the Past? Up in the attic, that's where Alice's mother used to escape to...and it's where, so Alice has been told, she plotted the murder of her own stepfather. Now, years later, with her mother locked away for life, the attic is where Alice finds comfort in her aloneness, writing poetry and painting pictures. When Alice finally finds the courage to come out of her shell, exchanging her dowdy looks for flattering clothes and makeup, her life completely opens up -- she even attends the prom with a cute, popular boy. But it's a night that turns quickly tragic -- sending her newfound happiness crashing down around her, and hurtling Alice into a shattering new life, one that leads her to a shocking reunion with the shadows she had fled. From the imagination behind Flowers in the Attic comes a sensational new novel that spins a seductive web between fantasies and lies -- and uncovers the price for keeping secrets in the shadows.

From the imagination behind Flowers in the Attic comes a sensational new novel that spins a seductive web between fantasies and lies -- and uncovers the price for keeping Secrets in the Attic Two Friends As Close As Sisters. One Killer Secret That Will Tear Their Small Town Apart. In the dust and shadows of the attic, they shared everything -- fanciful stories, high school crushes, plans for the future, dreams to travel the world. For Karen, the attic is her escape from the reality of her stepfather's unwanted attention. Together in the eaves of a house with its own murderous history, the best friends concoct a scheme that will put Karen's stepfather in his place. It wasn't supposed to turn deadly. But in the attic Karen shares one more secret with her best friend -- a secret to take to the grave....

As Mrs. James Gary Longchamp, Dawn is blissfully happy. But a legacy of deceit and betrayal still haunts her... At last Dawn can create a haven of warmth and love for her beautiful baby girl, Christie, and her darling Jimmy. Dawn is a huge success as the new owner of the Cutler's Cove hotel...and soon she and Jimmy will be blessed with a child of their own. Yet Dawn cannot quell her forebodings of evil. She can sense Grandmother Cutler's presence everywhere...can feel her bitter hatred as if the old lady plotted her vengeance from the grave. When Dawn discovers that her brother, Philip, still clings to his mad, shameful passion for her, she is heartstricken. Her spiteful, jealous sister, Clara, is far easier to ignore...until the day Clara's childish rage explodes into violence, destroying Dawn's most cherished, precious dream. Then Christie's father, debonair singing star Michael Sutton, returns. Now, as the heartaches and scandals of the past threaten to engulf her, Dawn must fight for her steadfast Jimmy...for only with Jimmy's love can she find the rainbow at the end of the storm.

Now a major Lifetime movie event, from New York Times bestselling author and literary phenomenon V.C. Andrews (Flowers in the Attic, My Sweet Audrina) comes the fourth installment in the classic story of the Casteel family saga. Stunned by tragedy, a young woman finds herself desperate and alone, and clinging to the frailest of dreams. Can Heaven’s daughter find the inner strength to survive? The car crash that killed Heaven and Logan left Annie Casteel Stonewall orphaned and crippled. Whisked off to Farthinggale Manor by the possessive Tony Tatterton, Annie pines for her lost family, but especially for Luke, her half-brother. Friend of her childhood, her fantasy prince, her loving confidante…without the warm glow of Luke’s love, she is lost in the shadows of despair. When Annie discovers Troy’s cottage hidden in Farthinggale’s woods, the mystery of her past deepens. And even as she yearns to see Luke again, her hopes and dreams are darkened by the sinister Casteel spell…treacherous, powerful, and evil.

For Carrie, Chris and Cathy the attic was a dark horror that would not leave their minds. Of course mother had to pretend they didn't exist and grandmother was convinced they had the devil in them. But that wasn't their fault. Was it? Cathy knew what to do. She knew it was time to show her mother and grandmother that the pain and terror of the attic could not be forgotten...Show them. Show them -- once and for all.

With nowhere to go, no one to help her, will Leigh flee into the arms of the one person she shouldn’t run to? Don’t miss this fifth and final installment in the Casteel family saga from New York Times bestselling author and literary phenomenon V.C. Andrews (Flowers in the Attic, My Sweet Audrina), now a major Lifetime movie event. Leigh VanVoreen had to escape from Boston’s Farthinggale Manor. The foul secret she harbored within her seemed to darken her life forever. Jillian, her mother, would not believe her, and Tony Tatterton, her stepfather, had betrayed her cruelly. But the pure devotion of Luke Casteel promised her hope and respect. Only Luke knew her deepest of secrets…only Luke would love and protect her. Bravely she bore the suspicions of the Willies’ hillfolk, as she tried to grasp the happiness that had so long eluded her. Leigh prayed with all her heart that her bright, shining dreams would save her from tragedy at last…

In the wake of a terrible loss, Rain is left alone to bear the Hudson family secrets — as dark and forbidding as storm clouds on the horizon... After the death of her beloved Grandmother Hudson, Rain found herself caught in a battle for the vast Hudson family wealth. Marked to inherit millions, Rain faced the fury of her unaccepting mother, her manipulative stepfather, and her cold, vicious Aunt Victoria. But no amount of money can keep Rain's world from crashing down when sudden tragedy strikes. Left helpless after a devastating blow, Rain sinks into despair as her precious dreams are washed away - dreams that cannot be bought with the Hudson fortune. Her only hope for rebuilding her life rests in trusting a stranger who has come into her world — a man whose generosity and kindness does not appear to come with strings attached, much to Rain's amazement. But just as she opens her heart to a promising new future, her past comes back to haunt her — and Rain is pulled into a furious whirlpool of bitterness and heartache.

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 Audina's father changed a great many things. When the reading of her father's will reveals that Audrina herself will control fifty-one percent of the family brokerage--the halls of Whitefern again don't feel safe

All that glitters isn't gold.... Wealth. Extravagant parties. Celebrity status. These are things Willow De Beers could only dream of — until now. After discovering deep family secrets in her adoptive father's journal, Willow bids farewell to her North Carolina college town and sets out in search of her birth family amid the ritzy glamour of Palm Beach. Using an assumed name and pretending to conduct a study of one of the nation's wealthiest communities, Willow takes Florida's gem city by storm and quickly encounters Thatcher Eaton, a young lawyer who sweeps her off her feet. But as Willow spirals into a passionate love affair and becomes intoxicated with the lifestyle of the rich and famous, the dark truth about her birth family threatens her fabulous new life, pushing her to the brink of insanity....

Secrets are at home here...The Heavenstone sisters live with their mother and father in a grand old mansion in bluegrass Kentucky. Semantha, the younger and prettier one, is afraid of so many things -- darkness, strange noises, mysterious whispers in the night. But nothing frightens her more than her sister, Cassie. She is older and wiser, and always telling Semantha what to do, what to wear, and how to behave around those wicked boys at school. Semantha has her eye on one special guy -- but Cassie has other plans for her. In the Heavenstone house, big sister knows best....and there's no escape. Then tragedy strikes like a lightning bolt from heaven, and Semantha's life becomes a living hell. Under Cassie's constant, watchful eye, she feels like a prisoner -- a helpless pawn in her sister's cruel game. When Cassie begins wearing their mother's clothes and vying for their dad's affections, Semantha realizes she must bring their twisted sibling rivalry to an end...before a new generation is born.

Now a major Lifetime movie event—Book Three of the Dollanganger series that began with Flowers in the Attic—the novel of forbidden love that captured the world’s imagination and earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fanbase. They hide the shocking truth to protect their children. But someone who knows their dark secret is watching. Christopher and Cathy have made a loving home for their handsome and talented teenager Jory, their imaginative nine-year-old Bart, and a sweet baby daughter. Then an elderly woman and her strange butler move in next door. The Old Woman in Black watches from her window, lures lonely Bart inside with cookies and ice cream, and asks him to call her “grandmother.” Slowly Bart transforms, each visit pushing him closer to the edge of madness and violence, while his anguished parents can only watch. For Cathy and Chris, the horrors of the past have come home…and everything they love may soon be torn from them.

The final, haunting novel in the extraordinary story that has enthralled millions! The horror began with Flowers in the Attic, the terrifying tale of four innocent children locked away from the world by a cruel mother. The shocking fury continued with Petals on the Wind and If There Be Thorns. Now V.C. Andrews has created the last dark chapter in the strange, chilling tale of passion and peril. —back cover

She was supposed to be hidden away. But when the truth is exposed, she can't stay silent.... After tragedy tears her family apart, Jordan March is shipped off by her domineering Grandmother Emma to live with Emma's long-forgotten sister. Shuttered in a rundown farmhouse, Aunt Frances is the strangest person Jordan has ever met. Why has Grandmother hidden away this fragile, harmless woman -- did Frances grow up much too fast, like Jordan did? In the shadows of the farmhouse, Jordan is about to unearth the shattering truth -- and the March family will never be the same....

All she wanted was to be someone's little girl... Fate made her a lonely orphan, yearning for the embrace of a real family and a loving home. But a golden chance at a new life may not be enough to escape the dark secrets of her past...

In the latest in the Early Spring series, Jordan March's body begins to change in a way that seems dark, dangerous, and threatening. Now, Grandmother Emma sets out to make Jordan pay for her family's past mistakes. Original.

A major Lifetime movie event—the novel that captured the world's imagination and earned V.C. Andrews a fiercely devoted fanbase. Book One of the Dollanganger Family series. At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden. Blond, beautiful, innocent, and struggling to stay alive… They were a perfect family, golden and carefree—until a heartbreaking tragedy shattered their happiness. Now, for the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. Kept on the top floor of their grandmother’s vast mansion, their loving mother assures them it will be just for a little while. But as brutal days swell into agonizing months and years, Cathy, Chris, and twins Cory and Carrie realize their survival is at the mercy of their cruel and superstitious grandmother…and this cramped and helpless world may be the only one they ever know. Book One of the Dollanganger series, followed by Petals in the Wind, If There be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows.

The prequel trilogy to the Dollanganger series comes to a riveting end with The Shadows of Foxworth.

APRIL HAD ALWAYS FELT LIKE AN OUTSIDER. Her older sister Brenda was tall, athletic, competitive, and sure of herself. But April Taylor was short, sensitive, and overweight -- and she couldn't bounce back from their father's cutting criticisms the way Brenda did. April didn't know why their once-loving dad had become a coldhearted monster, but she was sure it had something to do with her. And she could see how his cruel behavior was tearing away at her gentle mother. But a glimmer of happiness returns when Brenda brings home her college roommate: beautiful, bewitching Celia. And April wonders if she might not be so different from Brenda after all....

The new novel from the author of Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind- both now major Lifetime movie events. A young boy suffers amnesia from a trauma he suffered in what feels like it must have been another life. He's adopted into a wealthy family - but what will happen when he learns the truth about his past?

"As identical twins, their mother insists that everything about them be identical: their clothes, their toys, their friends ... the number of letters in their names, Haylee Blossom Fitzgerald and Kaylee Blossom Fitzgerald. If one gets a hug, the other must, too. If one gets punished, the other must be, too. Homeschooled at an early age, when the girls attend a real high school they find little ways to highlight the differences between them. But when Haylee runs headfirst into the dating scene, both sisters are thrust into a world their mother never prepared them for--causing one twin to pursue the ultimate independence. The one difference between the two girls may spell the difference between life ... and a fate worse than death."--

Renowned for her singing across the English countryside, Emma is determined to leave her misty hometown for the dazzling streets of New York City. She'll become a Broadway star, or die trying. Her father disowns her on the spot; Emma walks out of the door and into a new life. But when she arrives, her fate is not what she imagined. Just when it seems like Emma might have to admit defeat, she is introduced to a peculiar couple: a wife that cannot bear children of her own, and a husband who would pay Emma to solve that problem. When Emma moves into the couple's remote estate to participate in an elaborate ruse, there's no telling what kind of life she'll have once she's taken the money. -- adapted from publisher info

The second book in the thrilling, brand new trilogy that continues the saga begun in Flowers in the Attic...

A family fortune, a forbidden romance, and a daughter in peril are at the center of this newest story from the world of #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic series and Landry series—now popular Lifetime movies.

Deze serie (omnibus) bevat 5 boeken namelijk:- Hemel zonder engelen (Heaven)- De duistere engel (Dark Angel)- De gevallen engel (Fallen Hearts)- Een engel voor het paradijs (Gates of Paradise)- De droom van een engel (Web of Dreams)Contains:Bevat: Hemel zonder engelen. - Vert. van: Heaven. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1985. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1985 ; De duistere engel. - Vert. van: Dark angel. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1986. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1987 ; De gevallen engel. - Vert. van: Fallen hearts. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1988. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1988 ; Een engel voor het paradijs. - Vert. van: Gates of paradise. - New York : Pocket Books, 1989. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1989 ; De droom van een engel. - Vert. van: Web of dreams. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1990. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1990

One of the most popular storytellers of all time, V.C. Andrews (Flowers in the Attic, My Sweet Audrina) layers psychological suspense with sheer terror in this provocative first book of the Landry Family series—soon to be a Lifetime movie! An innocent bayou girl is lost to New Orleans in this provocative novel by one of the most popular storytellers of all time. The only family Ruby Landry has ever known are her loving guardian Grandmere Catherine, a Cajun spiritual healer, and her drunken grandpere, Jack. Grateful for what she has, Ruby’s life is filled with hope and promise, especially when her attraction to handsome Paul Tate blossoms into a wonderful love affair. But when Paul’s wealthy parents forbid him to associate with a “lowly” Landry girl from the bayou and her grandmere dies, Ruby harnesses her pain into her dream of becoming a great painter. Stumbling upon a faded photograph of her father leads to revelations of a shocking blackmail scheme. Left to find answers on her own, Ruby hunts for her father leads to his massive mansion in New Orleans. Subjected to his world of lies, torment, and madness, Ruby clings to her memories of Paul, knowing that only true love might save her now.

Deze omnibus bevat 5 boeken:- Melody (Melody)- Lied van verlangen (Heart Song)- Onvoltooide symfonie (Unfinished Symphony)- Middenachtmuziek (Music in the Night)- Verstilde stemmen (Olivia)Contains:Bevat: Melody. - Vert. van: Melody. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1996. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: Baarn : De Kern, 1997. - (Melody ; 1) ; Lied van verlangen. - Vert. van: Heart song. - New York : Pocket Books, cop. 1998. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: Baarn : De Kern, 1998. - (Melody ; 2); Onvoltooide symfonie. - Vert. van: Unfinished symphony. - New York : Pocket Books, cop. 1998. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: Baar : De Kern, 1998. - (Melody ; 3) ; Middernachtmuziek. - Vert. van: Music in the night. - New York : Pocket Books, cop. 1998. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: Baarn : De Kern, 1999. - (Melody ; 4) ; Verstilde stemmen. - Vert. van: Olivia. - New York : Pocket Books, cop. 1999. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: Baarn De Kern, 1999. - (Melody ; 5)

Als Mrs. James Gary Longchamp ist Dawn glückselig. Doch ein Erbe von Betrug und Verrat verfolgt sie weiterhin ... Endlich kann Dawn einen Ort der Wärme und Liebe für ihre wunderschöne Tochter Christie und ihren geliebten Jimmy schaffen. Dawn ist als neue Besitzerin des Cutler's Cove Hotels äußerst erfolgreich und bald werden sie und Jimmy mit einem eigenen Kind gesegnet sein. Dennoch kann Dawn ihre Vorahnungen des Bösen nicht abschütteln. Sie spürt die Präsenz von Großmutter Cutler überall ... kann ihren bitteren Hass fühlen, als ob die alte Dame ihre Rache aus dem Grab plant. Als Dawn entdeckt, dass ihr Bruder Philip weiterhin an seiner verrückten, beschämenden Leidenschaft für sie festhält, ist sie zutiefst betroffen. Ihre gehässige, eifersüchtige Schwester Clara ist viel einfacher zu ignorieren, bis der Tag kommt, an dem Claras kindliche Wut in Gewalt ausbricht und Dawns kostbarsten Traum zerstört. Dann kehrt Christies Vater, der charmante Sänger Michael Sutton, zurück. Jetzt, wo die Herzschmerzen und Skandale der Vergangenheit drohen, sie zu überwältigen, muss Dawn für ihren treuen Jimmy kämpfen ... denn nur mit Jimmys Liebe kann sie den Regenbogen am Ende des Sturms finden.

Ruby lebt seit über einem Jahr bei der Familie Dumas und erlebt die Pracht des Familienanwesens sowie die Freude väterlicher Liebe, die sie zuvor nicht kannte. Doch das wahre Glück in ihrem neuen Zuhause ist ebenso flüchtig wie der Nebel. Ruby muss sich vor ihrer Stiefmutter Daphne in Acht nehmen, die sie ständig erniedrigt und sich über ihre cajunische Erziehung lustig macht. Auch Rubys Bemühungen, sich mit ihrer verwöhnten Schwester Gisselle anzufreunden – besonders nach dem Autounfall, der Gisselle an den Rollstuhl fesselt – stoßen auf Bitterkeit und Falschheit. Die idyllische Greenwood-Schule, eine exklusive Mädchenschule, die die Schwestern auf den Wunsch ihres Vaters besuchen, scheint Ruby einen Ausweg aus Daphnes Einfluss und die Möglichkeit, sich Gisselle zu nähern, zu bieten. Doch ein Mädchen wie Ruby ist in Greenwood nicht willkommen. Die strenge Direktorin Mrs. Ironwood, mit Daphnes stiller Unterstützung, macht ihr das Leben zur Hölle. Trost findet Ruby in geheimen Treffen mit Beau Andreas, die nicht ohne Folgen bleiben. Als bekannt wird, dass Ruby schwanger ist, wird sie von der Schule verwiesen und kehrt in ihre Heimatbucht zurück...

Deze omnibus bevat 5 boeken:- Ruby (Ruby)- Parel in de mist (Pearl in the Mist) - Alles wat schittert (All that Glitters)- Verborgen juweel (Tarnished Gold)- Het gouden web (Hidden Jewel)Contains:Bevat: Ruby. - Vert. van: Ruby. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1994. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1994. - (Ruby ; 1) ; Parel in de mist. - Vert. van: Pearl in the mist. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1994. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1995. - (Ruby ; 2) ; Alles wat schittert. - Vert. van: All that glitters. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1995. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1995. - (Ruby ; 3) ; Verborgen juweel. - Vert. van: Tarnished gold. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1996. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1996. - (Ruby ; 4) ; Gouden web. - Vert. van: Hidden jewel. - New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1995. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1996. - (Ruby ; 5)

Contains:--Het Geheim (Dawn)--Mysteries van de morgen (Secrets of the Morning)--Het kind van de schemering (Twilight's child)--Gefluister in de nacht (Midnight whispers)--Zwart is de nacht (Darkest hour)Contains:Bevat: Het geheim. - Vert. van: Dawn ; Mysteries van de morgen. - Vert. van: Secrets of the morning ; Het kind van de schemering. - Vert. van: Twilight's child ; Gefluister in de nacht. - Vert. van: Midnight whispers ; Zwart is de nacht. - Vert. van: Darkest hour. - Oorspr. Engelse uitg.: New York [etc.] : Pocket Books, 1990-1993. - Oorspr. Nederlandse uitg.: 1991-1994.

Bundeling van de vijfdelige serie over vier kinderen die vanwege een erfeniskwestie opgesloten worden op zolder.

Voorbij de regenboog is het vierde en laatste deel in de spannende Hudsonserie van Virginia Andrew. Rains geliefde dochter, Summer, is bijna zestien. Ze ziet de toekomst met vertrouwen tegemoet, met in haar achterhoofd het wijze advies van haar moeder: het leven is hard, maar er is altijd hoop. Zoals alle meisjes van haar leeftijd droomt ze van een zelfstandig leven, verliefd worden en haar zielsverwant vinden. Maar een verschrikkelijke tragedie dwingt Summer de volwassenheid vroegtijdig in de koude ogen te zien.

Pentalogie: Rubínová zář, Perla v mlze, Falešný třpyt, Utajený drahokam, Matné zlato. Další románová pentalogie, v níž komplikované rodinné vztahy přinášejí nečekané i tragické zvraty událostí. Pearl, dítě, o něž musela vlastní matka bojovat v absurdním soudním sporu, prožila s milujícími rodiči a bratry nádherné dětství a dospěla v okouzlující mladou dámu. Jako premiantka třídy skončila střední školu a má jasnou představu o své budoucnosti. Touží stát se dobrou a úspěšnou lékařkou. Opojný pocit ze společného štěstí, lásky a sounáležitosti naruší stín ponuré minulosti. Tragická nehoda, při níž umírá jeden z bratrů, poznamená životní osudy ostatních členů rodiny. Pearlina matka prchá do zátoky, kde hledá pomoc a rozhřešení. Otec se uzavírá do alkoholem nasáklého světa a Pearl se stává tou vyvolenou, která je schopná bojovat s fatální sudbou. V touze zachránit druhého bratra odjíždí do zátoky, aby vyhledala matku a přivedla ji k bratrově posteli. Po počátečním marném pátrání je Pearl odměněna a nachází útočiště v náručí cajunského muže.

§B§Alle vier Romane der packenden Wildflower-Saga in einem Band!§§S§Die vier jungen Mädchen Misty, Star, Jade und Cat haben eines gemeinsam: Sie kommen aus zerrütteten Familien und werden von entsetzlichen Erinnerungen gequält, über die sie mit niemandem sprechen können. Jede erfundene Geschichte ist vermutlich besser als die grauenvolle Wahrheit. Doch in der Therapiegruppe ihres Psychiaters Dr. Marlowe lernen die vier sich einander zu öffnen und erkennen das Wunder, dass es Menschen gibt, die für ihre Gefühle größtes Verständnis zeigen.

Bevor der Terror im Dachboden blühte, war da ein junges Mädchen. Ein unschuldiges, hoffnungsvolles Mädchen... Als die junge Olivia im Foxworth Hall ankommt, glaubt sie, dass ihre Ehe mit dem gutaussehenden Malcolm ihr die Freude bringen wird, nach der sie sich gesehnt hat. Doch im düsteren Herrenhaus, das von aufgestauten Begierden und verbotenen Leidenschaften erfüllt ist, breitet sich ein Fleck eifersüchtiger Obsession aus - ein Übel, das ihre Kinder bedrohen wird, zwei charmante Jungen und ein ganz besonderes, schönes Mädchen. Denn in den Hallen dieses verfluchten Hauses lebt ein schockierendes Geheimnis. Ein Geheimnis, das die Familie Foxworth für Generationen belasten wird...

Nu haar moeder Haille bij een auto-ongeluk om het leven is gekomen, is Melody volkomen op zichzelf aangewezen. Verbeten gaat ze op zoek naar de rest van haar geheimzinnige familiegeschiedenis. In de ogen van haar lieve tante Sara is Melody een vervanging voor haar omgekomen dochter Laura, maar voor oom Jacob is ze slechts een pijnlijke herinnering aan het verschrikkelijke verleden van zijn familie. Alleen Cary lijkt werkelijk om haar te geven om wie ze werkelijk is. En nu dat gebleken is, dat ze niet echt neef en nicht zijn kan het kalme beekje van gevoelens tussen hen uitgroeien tot een heerlijke zee van liefde. Maar Melody weet dat zij pas echt Cary's gevoelens kan beantwoorden als ze alles weet over haar verborgen identiteit. Ondanks de stekende dreigementen van grootmoeder Olivia gaat Melody op zoek naar Belinda, een mysterieuze half-gekke vrouw die haar echte grootmoeder is. Belinda geeft Melody weer hoop... een glimp van de parels der waarheid waarvan ze altijd al had geweten dat ze in het mulle zand van Cape Cod begraven lagen. Ooit zou er een dag komen waarop ze het verhaal van haar verleden als haar moeilijk gevonden schat zou koesteren in wereld vol zonneschijn en geluk. Een wereld waar ze echt thuishoorde...

Pentalogie: Misty, Jade, Star, Car, Tajemná zahrada Misty, Star, Jade a Cat se opět setkají, tentokrát bez dohledu doktorky Marlowové-jejich psychiatričky. Čtyři dospívající dívky se znovu setkávají. Tentokrát jde spíše o přátelské setkání u jedné z nich, u Jade v Los Angeles. Svěřují se vzájemně se svými strastmi z období dospívání, ale i s problémy v jejich rodinném životě, se vztahy k těm nejbližším, rodičům, sourozencům a prarodičům. Jejich dětství bylo problematické, byly adoptovány, nebo je vychovávali rozvedení rodiče, často měly nadbytek hmotných statků, ale chyběla jim láska, pochopení, pocit bezpečí.

Cinnamon ontsnapt graag in haar fantasiewereld, weg van de angst die haar werkelijkheid met zich meebrengt, vooral door de depressieve buien van haar moeder en de onbegrijpelijke houding van haar vader. Haar speciale gave voor toneelspelen biedt haar een uitlaatklep voor haar emoties. Ice, een verlegen meisje met een prachtige zangstem, worstelt met de verwachtingen van haar moeder om zich aantrekkelijker te kleden. Dramatische gebeurtenissen dreigen haar leven te overschaduwen. Voor Rose is dansen haar passie en levensdoel, maar de tragische dood van haar vader onthult geheimen die haar wereld op zijn kop zetten en haar in een onbekende, hebzuchtige wereld brengen. Honey groeit op onder de strenge blik van haar religieuze grootvader, die alles als zonde beschouwt, inclusief haar interesse in jongens en haar viooltalent. Wanneer een duister familiegeheim onthuld wordt, ontdekt ze een schokkende waarheid. Deze vier getalenteerde meisjes, Cinnamon, Ice, Rose en Honey, ontmoeten elkaar op de prestigieuze Senetsky School voor Uitvoerende Kunsten en sluiten vriendschap. Hun droom om beroemd te worden wordt echter bedreigd door een gevoel van achtervolging. Ze vragen zich af door wie ze worden bespied en waarom.

Jade hallgatta Misty és Star történeteit. Most eljött az ő ideje, hogy beszéljen. De nem tud. Míg a többiek Dr. Marlowe terápiás csoportjában feltárták rejtett fájdalmaikat és titkos múltjukat, ők nem hasonlítanak Jade-re. Nem tudják, milyen érzés bábnak lenni egy olyan bírósági csatában, amelyet soha nem lehet megbocsátani. Vagy hogy a őrület elől való menekülés Jade-et egy olyan traumatikus megpróbáltatásba csalta, amelyet lehetetlen elfelejteni....

Omnibus bevat de 5 volgende titels:- Misty- Star- Jade - Cat - Het geheim van de wilde bloemen

Il était son image miroir. Maintenant, le miroir s'est fissuré. Céleste et son frère jumeau identique, Noble, sont aussi proches que possible - jusqu'à ce qu'un tragique accident emporte la vie de Noble. C'est une perte qui pousse leur mère, une femme obsédée par les superstitions New Age, à bout. Désespérée de garder son fils 'en vie', la mère de Céleste l'oblige à se couper les cheveux, à porter des vêtements de garçon - et à prendre l'identité de Noble. Céleste a pratiquement disparu - jusqu'à ce qu'un beau garçon emménage à côté, et Céleste risque la colère de sa mère pour revenir à la vie.

Cat heeft geduldig geluisterd terwijl de anderen hun diepste gedachten uitspraken en hun verscheurde families in alle eerlijkheid beschreven. Nu moet ze zelf vertellen, want als ze dat niet doet, zal dat als bedrog worden ervaren.ze kan er niet aan ontkomen. Of wel? Als ze liegt, een ander verhaal verzint? Alles is beter dan de waarheid, want Cat heeft het donkerste, vreselijkste geheim van allemaal...

Terwijl het sprookje van een betoverend nieuw leven voor Brooke werkelijkheid lijkt te worden, rust er een loden last op haar schouders... Brooke is een van de weinige kinderne in het weeshuis die er niet van droomt om door rijke, filmsterachtige mensen, uitverkoren te worden. Toch wordt juist zij door zo'n rijk, knap stel - Pamela en Peter Thompson - als dochter verwelkomd in de luxe van hun grote, schitterende huis. Ze hebben hoge verwachtingen van Brooke: ze gaat naar een snobistische meisjesschool en krijgt dagelijks les in etiquette. En dan zijn er de schoonheidswedstrijden waaraan ze van Pamela mee móét doen en die ze móét winnen. Ondetussen hunkert Brooke naar ruimte en vrijheid. Alleen op het sportveld kan ze ontsnappen aan de wurgende drang van de gehoorzaamheid en aan de angst dat het geheim uit haar verleden wordt onthuld...