New York Times bestselling author and literary phenomenon V.C.
Andrews (Flowers in the Attic, My Sweet Audrina) presents the second
book in the gothic saga of romance, class divisions, and the family
secrets that began with House of Secrets.
The grand, gothic Wyndemere House is a labyrinth, containing as many
secrets as it does corners obscured in shadow. Home to the Davenports, a
wealthy and distinguished family, Fern Corey and her mother have lived
there as servants for Fern's entire young life. Despite their difference
in station, Fern and Dr. Davenport's son, Ryder, have always been
extremely close. Which was never a problem...until they came of age.
An intimate encounter following a high school prom brings the pair
near-tragic consequences, and the forces of fate, arrogance, and class
prejudice gather to crush their warm relationship. Still, the real
threat to their happiness is something no one can control: the past, and
the unspoken truths that lurk there.
Fern and Ryder's parents suffer with empathy, they themselves caught in
the emotional maze the house creates. When the slow revelations of
Wyndemere's secrets finally unfold, everyone party to them will become
entangled in a treachery more complete than any could have imagined.
For the past is never really past, no matter what age you are.
