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

ACE 0671873199 (ISBN13: 9780671873196) 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 infant daughter, Pearl. Paul Tate -- her first love, whom she was forced to abandon -- is at her side once more, now a man of dazzling wealth. When he whisks her into his grand house, it seems their future is assured. As mistress of Cypress Woods, Ruby can forget even the shocking reason she and Paul must wed in a secret ceremony and remain husband and wife in name alone. But the thick, expensive walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the terrible memories that have woven their fabric over her destiny, or the cold eyes of Paul's mother, Gladys, reminding Ruby of the secret she must keep to give Pearl a loving father. 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 all her body and soul, Desperate to find the complete, fulfilling life she craves, Ruby builds a precarious new existence, a flimsy shanty of hope that the first flood washes away. Only when the storm exposes the very blackest evils of the past will she glimpse the rainbow's fragile promise, a morning of sunshine and laughter with a family of her own.... --back cover

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

The bestselling phenomenon of the Dollanganger family saga continues, as the children who escaped the attic build new lives, haunted by their tragic past. The children now growing to adulthood had survived their imprisonment in the dark attic and had broken free to the sunlit world outside. But they found that the horror and pain of their captivity would not leave them. The memory of it would not allow them to lead ordinary lives. Was it their fault? Was there something strange about them? Only their mother could help them. Only revenge could satisfy them...

The Casteel family saga concludes with this fifth and final book as Annie and Luke return to Farthinggale Manor to finally put her past behind her. But the Manor still holds one final key to the mysteries surrounding her family.

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

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.

Chris and Cathy made such a loving home for fourteen-year-old Jory - so handsome, so gentle. And for Bart, who had such a dazzling imagination for a nine year old. Then the lights came on in the house next door. Soon the Old Lady in Black was there, watching them, guarded by her strange old butler. Soon she had Bart over for cookies and ice cream and asked him to call her "Grandmother". And soon Bart's transformation began... Fed by the hint of terrible things about his mother and father...leading him into shocking acts of violence. Now while this little boy trembles on the edge of madness, his anguished parents await the climax to a horror that flowered in an attic long ago, a horror whose thorns are still wet with blood, still tipped with fire.

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.

The house in the wood was picturesque and charming. The family who lived there were happy and affluent. So what was the secret of that room - empty of everything but the rocking chair? Audrina wanted to be as good as her sister. Audrina knew her parents could not love her as they loved her sister. Her sister was perfect, much loved - and dead. But how did she die? Who was Audrina and whom did she have to become? What was the secret that everyone knew? Everyone except My Sweet Audrina

The four Dollanganger children move to their grandparents house with their mother. But things are not as they seem. Their mother then locks them in an abandoned wing of the large house and tells them it's only for a few days ...

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

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.

Such wonderful children. Such a beautiful mother. Such a lovely house. Such endless terror! It wasn't that she didn't love her children. She did. But there was a fortune at stake—a fortune that would assure their later happiness if she could keep the children a secret from her dying father. So she and her mother hid her darlings away in an unused attic. Just for a little while. But the brutal days swelled into agonizing years. Now Cathy, Chris, and the twins wait in their cramped and helpless world, stirred by adult dreams, adult desires, served a meager sustenance by an angry, superstitious grandmother who knows that the Devil works in dark and devious ways. Sometimes he sends children to do his work—children who—one by one—must be destroyed.... 'Way upstairs there are four secrets hidden. Blond, beautiful, innocent struggling to stay alive....

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 leeft al meer dan een jaar bij de familie Dumas en ervaart de verwondering van de pracht van het familiedomein en de vreugde van vaderlijke liefde, die ze tot dan toe niet kende. Maar het ware geluk in haar nieuwe thuis is even vluchtig als mist. Ruby moet op haar hoede zijn voor haar stiefmoeder Daphne, die haar voortdurend vernederd en haar Cajun-achtergrond belachelijk maakt. Bovendien stuit Rubys poging om bevriend te raken met haar verwende zus Gisselle, vooral na het ongeluk dat haar aan een rolstoel gekluisterd heeft, op bitterheid en schijnheiligheid. De idyllische Greenwood, een exclusieve meisjesschool waar de zussen op verzoek van hun vader naartoe gaan, lijkt voor Ruby een ontsnapping aan Daphne en een kans om dichter bij Gisselle te komen. Maar een meisje als Ruby is niet welkom in Greenwood. De strenge directrice mevrouw Ironwood, met Daphnes stille steun, maakt haar leven elke stap moeilijk. Ruby vindt troost in geheime ontmoetingen met Beau Andreas, die niet zonder gevolgen blijven. Wanneer bekend wordt dat Ruby zwanger is, wordt ze van school gestuurd en keert ze terug naar haar geboorteboe.

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.

Σκιωμένη από το βασανισμένο παρελθόν της, η Ντόν αναζητά μια φωτεινή νέα ζωή γεμάτη ελπίδες... Η Ντόν δεν μπορεί να πιστέψει ότι είναι μαθήτρια σε μία από τις καλύτερες μουσικές σχολές της Νέας Υόρκης. Τώρα η πιο πολύτιμη επιθυμία της, να γίνει τραγουδίστρια, μπορεί να γίνει πραγματικότητα. Αλλά η Ντόν εξακολουθεί να ονειρεύεται τον Τζίμι, τον δυνατό και έντονο φίλο της, και την αγάπη και τα βασανισμένα μυστικά που μοιράζονται. Τότε εμφανίζεται ο Μάικλ Σάτον, ένας νέος καθηγητής στη σχολή, αστέρας του τραγουδιού και ο πιο όμορφος άντρας που έχει δει ποτέ η Ντόν. Μαζί δημιουργούν έναν κόσμο συναισθημάτων που η Ντόν δεν έχει γνωρίσει ποτέ. Στην αγκαλιά του, η Ντόν ξυπνά σε ανησυχηθές, άγνωστες επιθυμίες, και οι υποσχέσεις του Μάικλ προσφέρουν μια όραση μουσικής και ρομαντισμού για πάντα... μέχρι να εξαφανιστεί. Ζαλισμένη από την σκληρότητά του, μόνη με τον πικρό καρπό της προδοσίας του, η Ντόν γίνεται και πάλι θύμα των twisted σχεδίων της γιαγιάς της. Απελπισμένη, κρατιέται από την τρυφερή ελπίδα ότι ο Τζίμι θα επιστρέψει και θα ανανεώσει μαζί της το βαθύτερο όνειρο της καρδιάς τους...

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.

Son père l'a abandonnée à sa naissance; sa mère, qui a sombré dans l'alcool et la drogue, se retrouve en prison. A douze ans, Rebecca ne peut vivre seule et est recueillie par son oncle et sa tante. L'oncle Reuben est un homme injuste et violent, qui la traite comme une domestique et n'hésite pas à la frapper. Certes, la tante Clara est une brave femme, mais trop terrorisée par son mari pour prendre la défense de Rebecca. Quant à Jennifer - sa cousine, d'un an son aînée -, c'est une vraie peste. Finalement, cette "vie de famille" est un enfer qui ne vaut guère mieux que l'orphelinat. Le jour où son professeur de gymnastique découvre par hasard les marques qu'elle porte sur le corps, Rebecca ose enfin parler. Le tribunal pour enfants décide alors de la placer dans une maison d'accueil. Où elle fait la connaissance de Janet, de Crystal et de Brenda, dont la vie jusqu'à présent n'a pas été plus drôle que la sienne.

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.

De wilde bloemen-serie vertelt het huiveringwekkende verhaal van vier meisjes, eenzame zielen, kinderen van gescheiden ouders die alle vier een groot, duister geheim met zich meedragen. de eerste vier boeken, Misty, Star, Jade en Cat, beschrijven de schokkende ervaringen van elk van de vier meisjes in de therapiegroep van dr. Marlowe; hoe zijdoor hun ouders werden gekweld, misbruikt en in de steek gelaten. Voor het eerst in hun leven ondervinden zij begrip en lotsverbondenheid. Maar dan komt er een einde aan de therapiesessies en weten de miesjes niet of ze elkaar ooit weer zullen zien. In het geheim van de wilde bloemen, het laatste deel uit de serie, komen ze gelukkig weer samen. Jade nodigt hen uit op het landgoed van haar ouders, die mooie omgeving die het slagveld van haar jeugd was. daar hernieuwen ze hun vriendschap. Maar zonder de leiding van dr. Marlowe is het anders. OP de zolder van het landhuis zweren de meisjes alkaar om nu de echte waarheid te vertellen. En als de donkerste geheimen uitgesproken zijn, is er geen weg terug meer en voltrekt zich een werveling an gebeurtenissen die zij niet meer in de hand hebben...

Nadat zij haar ware identiteit heeft ontdekt, besluit Willow De Beers om bij haar echte moeder en halfbroer te gaan wonen in Palm Beach Florida. Ze leeft daar in een wereld van glamour en rijkdom, te midden van buren die roddelen over haar excentrieke familie en die een oogje in het zeil houden. Maar Willow is vastbesloten om een nieuwe start te maken.Thatcher Eaton laat opnieuw zijn bedwelmende charme op haar los, en verleidt Willow tot een huwelijk. Het zal de meest glorieuze bruiloft in jaren worden, zelfs voor Palm Beach-begrippen. Maar terwijl de toekomstplannen worden gemaakt, laaien de familieruzies op en geruchten doen de ronde. Willow ziet in dat ze niet kan ontsnappen aan de meest duistere geheimen. Wat het leven verder in petto heeft voor Willow, lees je in Verwrongen wortels, het derde deel in de Willow-serie, die in totaal uit vijf delen bestaat.

Cinnamon leeft in een fantasiewereld om te ontsnappen aan de angst die haar werkelijkheid met zich meebrengt. Ze wordt beïnvloed door de depressieve buien van haar moeder en de onbegrijpelijkheid 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, die haar wil laten opmaken en sexy kleden. Dramatische gebeurtenissen dreigen haar leven te overschaduwen. Voor Rose is dansen haar passie en levensdoel. Ze is de oogappel van haar vader, maar na zijn tragische dood komen er geheimen aan het licht die haar wereld op zijn kop zetten. Honey groeit op onder de strenge blik van haar religieuze grootvader, die alles als een 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, delen de droom om beroemde sterren te worden en ontmoeten elkaar op de prestigieuze Senetsky School voor Uitvoerende Kunsten. Hun vriendschap wordt echter bedreigd door een gevoel van achtervolging. Wie spioneert hen en waarom?