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....

D'or et de lumière (Landry, #3)

They were such brave children to withstand such suffering. Such clever children to escape such terror!For Carrie, Chris and Cathy, the attic was a dark horror that would not leave their minds, even while they built bright, promising new lives. 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 now had the powers she had learned from her beautiful mother. She knew it in the way her brother still yearned for her, in the way her guardian touched her, in the way all men looked at her.She knew it was time to put what she knew to the test. 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.

Pétales au vent (Fleurs captives, #2)

With nowhere to go, no one to help her, Leigh fled into the arms of Luke Casteel! Leigh Van Voreen 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 most 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...

Le labyrinthe des songes (La Saga de Heaven)

D'or et de lumière (La Famille Landry #3)

When she danced, she could dream...Beautiful and talented, Rose was the apple of her father's eye. But when he is tragically taken from her, his carefully hidden secrets destroy the only life Rose has ever known -- and lead her into a world of luxury unlike any she has imagined. Rose is whisked off to a prestigious private school, while her mother falls into a hateful whirlwind of wealth and greed. But a most unlikely person will show Rose the true meaning of family -- and give her the courage to follow her dream....

Rose

Was the Hudson Family destined to live in the shadows of the past? Or would luck shine on the newest generation? The answer lies at... The End of the Rainbow Rain's precious daughter, Summer, is about to turn sixteen. Her future lies wide open before her and she carries her mother's wise advice close to her heart: life is hardship, but above all, life is hope. Like all girls her age, Summer dreams of growing up and making her own life, of falling in love and finding her soul mate.  But a devastating tragedy will force Summer to stare into the cold eyes of adulthood long before she is ready. She will learn very quickly about hardship -- but what of hope? Is she as strong as her courageous mother? Or will she crumble?  All her life, Summer has lived on the Virginia estate where the Hudson family's secrets have lurked among the shadows for generations. Now it is time for Summer to discover secrets of her own. Some she will keep. Some she will share. Some will force her to flee the only place she has ever called home. And some will haunt her for the rest of her life....

Au-delà de l'arc-en-ciel (La Famille Hudson #4)

Le Labyrinthe des Songes

The spellbinding Orphans series concludes in this thrilling new novel from V.C. Andrews(R)...  "All for one and one for all" was the girls' motto. In the grim foster home for orphans run by Louise and Gordon Tooey, at least Brooke, Crystal, Raven, and Butterfly had each other. Calling themselves "sisters," together they could forget the past and dream of a new chance...a real home. Then they discovered a secret even more haunting than Gordon's heavy boots pounding on the wooden floors. Their fragile hopes of a better life shattered, they escaped the only way they could. Soon they were runaways in a borrowed car, desperately wishing to wake up one morning in a place of sunshine and love.  Raven hoped to be a singer, Butterfly wanted to be a dancer, Crystal planned for college, and Brooke privately hoped to find her mother in California. On the open road the chains of sadness that had bound them seemed to melt away, and the kindness of strangers made a secure future seem almost real. But the highway was a dangerous place, and soon they were penniless and more vulnerable than ever. Alone under the wide western sky, they had only each other to ask if they should give up their dreams...or if they were really halfway to a haven of safety and happiness....

En fuite! (Les orphelines, #5)

Ils ne sont plus que trois aujourd'hui - trois adolescents - mais qui viennent de réussir à s'évader de leur enfer !Et dans ce monde où ils s'aventurent, démunis, désarmés, la vie commence par leur sourire Christopher peut préparer sa médecine, Cathy étudier la danse. Seule Carrie, trop fragile et meurtrie, se laisse mourir.L'amour et le succès leur permettront-ils d'oublier le passé, alors que Christopher est marqué à jamais par une passion inavouable, alors que Cathy est possédée par un seul désir: se venger et détruire sa mère...

Après la mort de Tony, Annie retrouve le journal intime de Leigh, sa grand-mère...

Le labyrinthe des songes

" Mais où est donc passée mon enfance ? On dirait que je suis née, un beau matin, et que je me réveille aujourd'hui, Cathy Carson, dix-sept ans. Entre les deux, flou artistique.Misty, Star, Jade et Cathy : ces quatre jeunes inconnues ne se seraient jamais rencontrées sans les tragiques événements qui ont bousculé leur vie et les ont conduites dans le cabinet d'une psychiatre. Tout les différencie et, pourtant, au terme de leur thérapie de groupe, chacune connaît les autres mieux que quiconque au monde. Ces liens vont-ils se rompre, passée la porte du docteur Marlowe ? Certes, chacune a ses problèmes. Mais de toutes, c'est Cathy qui, livrée à une mère adoptive qui la hait, terrifiée à l'idée que son père abusif puisse revenir la chercher, cloîtrée dans une maison regorgeant de secrets de famille, souffre le plus. Ses sœurs de miséricorde vont-elles l'abandonner

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