Andrews, V. C

A novel describing the experiences of four children who are locked up in the attic of their grandmother's home after the death of their father.

Contains "Flowers in the Attic" in which four children are locked into the attic of their grandmother's home after the death of their father, and "Petals on the Wind" in which Cathy discovers that she has the power to revenge those childhood years locked in an attic with her brothers and sister.

Dawn is crushed by the disappearance of Michael Sutton and his betrayal of their love. Desolate, she clings to the tender hope that her old boyfriend Jimmy will return.

When she discovers that her sister Roxy, who was kicked out of the house by their father eight years earlier, has become a high-priced New York call girl, Emmie sets out to spy on her sister and learn more about her life.

"One night, with the sound of a young man's scream, high school senior Lorelei discovers that her stern but loving father, who adopted Lorelei and her sisters as infants, is no ordinary man. He has raised his beautiful girls for one purpose: to lure young men into their world of shadows. Like her sisters, Lorelei has been trained in the art of seduction and warned to never fall in love. But when she meets a handsome and charming classmate, she boldly defies her family and follows her heart--even if love is a poison..." --Cover, p. 2.

A young woman, raised by her grandparents in the bayous of Louisiana, clings to the love of a man whose parents forbid him to associate with her as she seeks out her father and learns of the deception and blackmail from the past.

When Ruby is sent to an exclusive boarding school and treated with snobbishness and contempt, she dreams of finding happiness in a loving home.