Child of Darkness (Gemini Series #3) »

"The face of fear I display in my novels is not the pale specter from the sunken grave, nor is it the thing that goes bump in the night," V. C. Andrews once told Douglas E. Winter. "Mine are the deep-seated fears established when we are children, and they never quite go away: the fear of being helpless, the fear of being trapped, the fear of being out of control."

She grew up in the shadows of lies.

Now the past will come to light.

As a child, she was Baby Celeste, the one thing that kept her mother in touch with reality. But now her mother is in an institution, and sixteen-year-old Celeste Atwell is alone in the world. Adopted by a wealthy couple, Celeste has everything a girl could desire: designer clothes, luxury cars, even a handsome boyfriend. But her indulgence may come at a steep price — because the secrets hidden within her new family are too dangerous to keep under wraps....

Also in the bestselling Gemini series from V.C. Andrews®— be sure to read Celeste and Black Cat, available from Pocket Star Books!