Hello, my name is Trinity Rose Smith, I am the forgotten sibling of Matt Smith. Yes, I do mean the Mattew Roberts Smith, also known as the 11th Doctor on a show called Doctor Who. He never really talks about me on interviews or anything, I don't think that his best friends Karen and Arthur even know that I exist. I am 24 years old, still unemployed. I rarely get visits from any of my family members, they are all to focused on praising Matt. My mom always tells me that I need to be more like him. Even before he became famous, I was always compared to him. He was smart, good looking, social, and popular with the ladies while I am smart, nerdy, geeky, akward, ugly, and seem to repel all the men that I speak to. One day Matt came to visit me. I didn't know what to expect, I don't think he did either. He seems to talk about those days often, the first time in 6 years that we ever talked in person. He saw it differently than I did though. This is my side of the story.

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!