VC Andrews The Dollanganger Twins Saga Book 1: Flowers in the Attic: The dark and terrifying tale of four innocent children locked away from the world by a selfish mother and an evil grandmother. Book 2: Petals on the Wind Book 3: If There Be Thorns Book 4: Seeds of Yesterday My Thoughts: The first series I have ever read of any book. These are 4 exceptional stories! There is also a 5th which tells the story of what happened to make the grandmother evil, but I never bothered reading it. I've read all four books so often that I had to store them away cause they were falling apart at the seams. I shivered and I cried for the Dollanganger twins. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Casteel Family Saga Book 1: Heaven: Heaven Leigh Casteel was the prettiest, smartest girl in the backwoods, despite her ragged clothes and dirty face...despite a father meaner than ten vipers...despite her weary stepmother, who worked her like a mule. For her brother Tom and the little ones, Heaven clung to her pride and her hopes. Someday they'd get away and show the world that they were decent, fine and talented -- worthy of love and respect. Then Heaven's stepmother ran off, and her wicked, greedy father had a scheme -- a vicious scheme that threatened to destroy the precious dream of Heaven and the children forever! Book 2: Dark Angel Book 3: Fallen Hearts Book 4: Gates of Paradise Book 5: Web of Dreams My Thoughts: Another amazing series! Very intense. This story was actually my inspiration for One Last Cry. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Wildflowers Series: (4 separate books) Misty, Star, Jade and Cathy: Four teenagers from troubled families and secrtets. They come together for group sessions with their therapist. There is anger, animosity, jealousy and bitterness, but they eventually form a fragile bond as they realize that its them against the world. Book 5: Into the Garden: Now they are coming together one more time. Jade has sent out invitations to her parents' mansion -- the sprawling, opulent home that served as a battleground for much of her young life. There, the four will rekindle their bonds of friendship and trust. But this time, away from Dr. Marlowe's watchful eye, it will be different. Today, in the mansion's attic, Star, Jade, Cat, and Misty will take each other's hands and swear to tell the real truth -- the shattering secrets that lie deep within them like smoldering coals. And once the darkest secret of all is spoken aloud, there will be no turning back. For there may be some things the Wildflowers should leave buried forever. My Thoughts: This one was written by a ghostwriter (VC Andrews died some years ago and her family/ghostwriters write the books now). I can always tell when an author is not longer writing his or her own material, but in the case of VC Andrew's ghostwriter(s), they have her style down to perfection. All the books, whether written by VC or others, are all fantasticly woven tales -- this one included. ** I have read ALL the series by VC Andrews and I highly recommend each one. If you like any of her books, you'll like them all.

Some story summaries taken from: vcandrews.com