At the top of the stairs there are four secrets hidden. Blond, beautiful, innocent, and struggling to stay alive… They were a perfect family, golden and carefree—until a heartbreaking tragedy shattered their happiness. Now, for the sake of an inheritance that will ensure their future, the children must be hidden away out of sight, as if they never existed. Kept on the top floor of their grandmother’s vast mansion, their loving mother assures them it will be just for a little while. But as brutal days swell into agonizing months and years, Cathy, Chris, and twins Cory and Carrie realize their survival is at the mercy of their cruel and superstitious grandmother…and this cramped and helpless world may be the only one they ever know. Flowers in the Attic is V.C. Andrews's first and most famous novel. It became a runaway bestseller upon its publication in 1979 and was the first book in the Dollanganger Family series, followed by Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows. Nearly 35 years after publication, Lifetime TV aired a movie version of it in January 2014, which became one of the station's highest-rate programs, boasting more than 6 million viewers. Petals on the Wind, based on the book of the same name, will air on Lifetime TV on May 26, 2014. This excerpt of the opening chapters of the book will show you what millions of readers have already discovered--that the world of V.C. Andrews is an entrancing, fascinating place. Enjoy!

King Mackaral is throwing a grand party in his magnificent palace, and everybody who is anybody from Wingland is attending it. A mysterious witch crashes in the party and steals away the beloved Prince Felix with a help of her dark magic. The king chooses five fairy-girls to go on a quest to bring back Prince Felix and announces whoever brings back his son first would get to marry him, thus beginning a competition every fairy-girl wants to win.

THIS IS AN ENTRY FOR THE YOUNG WRITERS SHORT STORY COMPETITION. SHORTLISTED. The feudal Saeen has Aisha locked up in a room. She cries with pain, but no one is there to help. Who dare rebel the Saeen? Who dare defy the master's orders? Copyright © 2014 jane472 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission from the author.

An old man living in a lonely house met two young boys in a sunny Sunday morning. What happened in that single day will change his entire life.

During the years of the French Revolution, residents of France rarely dared go out of their houses at nightfall. There was this young lady, however, who was oftentimes caught by the villagers walking down the cobbled roads of Versailles. This lady had been the talk of town that time. They kept on wondering who the lady was and why she roamed the dangerous streets at the dead of the night. But they'd never know who the lady was. The lady didn't even know herself.

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