Forbidden passions have been the hallmark of the Dollanganger clan
since Flowers in the Attic debuted more than forty years ago. In this
third book of a new related trilogy, witness the birth of the
Dollanganger curse as Corrine Foxworth's children learn that family is
but destiny by another, crueler name.
As a young girl in France, Marlena Hunter's life was a fairy tale. She
had a talented artist for a father, a doting mother, and a brother she
couldn't be closer to. She loved her family; she just didn't know what
her family actually was.
When a car crash kills their parents, Marlena and Yvon lose not only
France, but also their identity. Sent to Richmond, Virginia, they arrive
at the home of two aunts they've never met before, who tell them that
their true last name is Dawson, that their father had fled the family
years back--and that now the family is calling in the debt.
Trapped in a mansion with as many secrets as rooms, Marlena yearns for
escape. But in America, you can either make friends or make profit, and
Yvon suddenly seems much more interested in the latter. While he is free
to leave the house, Marlena is left to avoid lecherous tutors and the
secretary-to-wife track expected of a woman. Caught between mastering
the game to escape it and falling prey to its allure, she needs to learn
fast--for Malcolm Foxworth has cast his eye in her direction. And no
family name can protect her from the twisted roots of the Dollanganger
family tree.
