The spellbinding Orphans series concludes in this thrilling new novel from V.C. Andrews®..."All
for one and one for all" was the girls' motto. In the grim foster home
for orphans run by Louise and Gordon Tooey, at least Brooke, Crystal,
Raven, and Butterfly had each other. Calling themselves "sisters,"
together they could forget the past and dream of a new chance...a real
home. Then they discovered a secret even more haunting than Gordon's
heavy boots pounding on the wooden floors. Their fragile hopes of a
better life shattered, they escaped the only way they could. Soon they
were runaways in a borrowed car, desperately wishing to wake up one
morning in a place of sunshine and love.Raven hoped to be a
singer, Butterfly wanted to be a dancer, Crystal planned for college,
and Brooke privately hoped to find her mother in California. On the open
road the chains of sadness that had bound them seemed to melt away, and
the kindness of strangers made a secure future seem almost real. But
the highway was a dangerous place, and soon they were penniless and more
vulnerable than ever. Alone under the wide western sky, they had only
each other to ask if they should give up their dreams...or if they were
really halfway to a haven of safety and happiness.... Views: 33
On a spring day, 1.8 billion children disappear from the face of the earth and natural disasters rock the globe. Of those who remain, 90 percent a ravaged with a plague that turns them into mindless, murderous beings. Views: 33
Wings of Death They'd flown north from Central and South America, appearing one day in the southern wetlands of the U.S. like ominous ink stains in the twilight sky. With each sunset, more appeared, first hundreds then thousands. Massing into a great black cloud of terror, the vampire bats were beating their wings in time with the panicked heartbeats in the towns below. No one knew how to stop them as they fell onto their prey like dark, deadly shadows. But someone had to find a way. Because somewhere in the night, they had become a threat to more than wild animals and livestock. Somewhere in the night madness took hold as these vampire bats developed a taste for human blood. And the feasting had only just begun. Views: 33
In her fine new Virginia school, Dawn Longchamp feels happy and safe, but nothing is what it seems.
Now Dawn and her older brother Jimmy have a chance for a decent, respectable life, and Dawn's secret precious hope to study singing can come true. Philip Cutler, the handsomest boy in school, sets Dawn's heart on fire. She is deeply devoted to her brooding brother; but with Philip, she imagines a lovely dream of romance...
Then Dawn's mother suddenly dies, and her entire world begins to crumble. After a terrible new shock, she is thrust into a different family and an evil web of unspoken sins. Her sweet innocence lost, humiliated and scorned, Dawn is desperate to find Jimmy again... and strip away the wicked lies that will change all their lives forever! Views: 33
Book 27 in the Assassin Chronicles:. The Red Cross of Gold series finds members of Knight of Death's extensive family and enemy guest card seemingly about to change their evil ways. The crystal skulls mischief continues as their supernatural powers wreak havoc on their would-be caretakers. The Order, meanwhile, finds itself suddenly thrust into the midst of Armageddon before they know what is happening. The Templars have an idea, whether for better or worse, about what should be done with the newly recovered Ark of the Covenant, but the Church of Rome wants to take charge of it and keep it safe with the other artifacts in the Vatican Vaults. This does not set well with the Grand Master at all. When it seems things cannot get any worse, another cataclysmic event literally looms on the horizon. The question is, will the Order be able to save civilization from the powers from the Abyss? Furthermore, it looks as if the Knight of Death is once again fed up with trying to help a seemingly lost cause. Omar and Luke Andrew set off to confront the monstrosity in New Babylon, happy to be reunited and both happy with recent developments in their personal lives. Why is the Holy Mountain waking up? Where did the Great Sphinx go? And how did a dragon and a herd of Pegasus (or is that Pegasi?) get involved in Armageddon anyway?** Views: 33
