And when tragedy tears her world apart, will it be too late to save the one she cares about the most? Read onlineįate whisked Ruby from a simple life in the Louisiana Bayou. An attraction sparks and a whirlwind romance begins.but Delia's heart won't let her forget her humble roots - or Ignacio. Racing to do damage control, Delia's mortified aunt Isabela introduces her troublesome niece to the handsome son of a wealthy Mexican American politician. But Delia will quickly discover that high society has a very dark underside.ĭelia's malicious cousin Sophia is sparking horrific rumors with Delia at their center. 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. Read onlineĭelia Yebarra survived a treacherous desert crossing to protect her friend Ignacio from murder charges. 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.įrom 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.

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. 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. 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.

April Shadows by V.C. Andrews