The Dollanganger series
Andrews's first series of novels focuses on the lives of the Dollanganger family and was published between 1979 and 1986.
The first two novels,
Flowers in the Attic and
Petals on the Wind, focus on the Dollanganger children: Chris, Cathy, Cory, and Carrie. The Dollangangers are initially imprisoned in an attic by their mother and horrible grandmother after a horrible accident, and
Flowers in the Attic tells of their incarceration and subsequent escape.
Petals on the Wind picks up the story directly after their escape from the dreadful attic without one of their siblings.
If There Be Thorns and
Seeds of Yesterday continue to tell the story of the siblings, but the focus shifts to Cathy's children, Jory and Bart after some mysterious woman and her butler move in next door and starts inviting Bart over, turning him into monster.
Garden of Shadows is a prequel which tells the story of the grandparents, Olivia and Malcolm Foxworth.
- Flowers in the Attic (1979)
- Petals on the Wind (1980)
- If There Be Thorns (1981)
- Seeds of Yesterday (1984)
- Garden of Shadows (1986) (started by Andrews, finished by Andrew Neiderman)
Stand alone works
- Gods of Green Mountain (1972), a science fiction novel, currently only available in e-book format.
- My Sweet Audrina (1982)
The Casteel series
The Casteel series was the second series of novels written by Andrews. The five books were published between 1985 and 1990. Two books were published before Andrews' death and three after.
The series traces the trials of a troubled West Virginia family, primarily from the viewpoint of Heaven, a young girl whose fourteen-year-old mother died during childbirth, and deals with her love/hate relationship with her father, who sells her and her half-siblings for money. The focus then shifts to Heaven's daughter Annie, named after her grandmother, and then to Leigh, Heaven's mother. It is the last series known to be started by Andrews herself.
- Heaven (1985)
- Dark Angel (1986)
- Fallen Hearts (1988) (started by Andrews, finished by Neiderman)
- Gates of Paradise (1989) ("inspired" by Andrews, finished by Neiderman)
- Web of Dreams (1990) ("inspired" by Andrews, finished by Neiderman)
The Cutler series
This series and all subsequent novels were written by Neiderman, but are attributed to Andrews.
Published between 1990 and 1993, this book series covers nearly 80 years of the history of the Cutler family. The first three books;
Dawn,
Secrets of the Morning, and
Twilight's Child, follow the character of Dawn from her childhood to her marriage and subsequent return to the Cutler mansion.
Midnight Whispers focuses on Dawn's daughter Christie.
Darkest Hour, the last book in the series, goes back in time to focus on Dawn's grandmother, Lillian.
- Dawn (1990)
- Secrets of the Morning (1991)
- Twilight's Child (1992)
- Midnight Whispers (1992)
- Darkest Hour (1993)
The Landry series
This series of novels focuses on the Landry family; Ruby Landry, her daughter Pearl, and Ruby's mother Gabrielle (referred to as Gabriel in
Tarnished Gold). The novels, set in the Louisiana bayou, were published between 1994 and 1996.
- Ruby (1994)
- Pearl in the Mist (1994)
- All That Glitters (1995)
- Hidden Jewel (1995)
- Tarnished Gold (1996)
The Logan series
The series follows Melody Logan from a West Virginia trailer park to Cape Cod as she helps her relatives deal with the problems they'd rather bury. Melody stars as the main character in
Melody,
Heart Song, and
Unfinished Symphony. The fourth book,
Music in the Night, tells the tale of Melody's cousin, Laura, who died before the events of the first book. The fifth book,
Olivia, serves as a prequel to the series, with the main character being Melody's cruel great-aunt Olivia.
- Melody (1996)
- Heart Song (1997)
- Unfinished Symphony (1997)
- Music in the Night (1998)
- Olivia (1999)
The Orphans series
The Orphans series focuses on the lives of four teenage orphans, Janet (Butterfly), Crystal, Brooke, and Raven, who are sent to the Lakewood House foster home.
- Butterfly (1998)
- Crystal (1998)
- Brooke (1998)
- Raven (1998)
- Runaways (1998)
- Orphans (2000) (omnibus)
The Wildflowers series
The Wildflowers series are about a group of girls in court ordered group therapy and why they were ordered to attend. The first four serve as prequels to the therapy sessions while the last one deals with what happened after. The sixth book is the collection of the first four stories in the series.
- Misty (1999)
- Star (1999)
- Jade (1999)
- Cat (1999)
- Into the Garden (1999)
- The Wildflowers (2001) (omnibus)
The Hudson series
The Hudson series tells the story of Rain Arnold Hudson, a child conceived in a biracial affair between a black man and a wealthy white woman. Her story is told in
Rain,
Lightning Strikes, and
Eye of the Storm. The fourth book,
The End of the Rainbow, is the story of her daughter Summer. The series had ended with only four books until a prequel, titled
Gathering Clouds, was announced. The book will be released alongside the movie adaptation of
Rain and will reveal the story of Rain's birth mother.
- Rain (2000)
- Lightning Strikes (2000)
- Eye of the Storm (2000)
- The End of the Rainbow (2001)
- Gathering Clouds (2007, to be contained with the Rain movie DVD, released on May 29, 2007)
The Shooting Stars series
The Shooting Stars series tells the stories of four girls, each with a different background, upbringing, and talent. The first four books each focus on one of the girls,
Cinnamon, an actress who deals with her domineering grandmother,
Ice, a vocalist whose mother wishes she never had a daughter,
Rose, a dancer who deals with the ramifications of her father's suicide, and
Honey, a violinist whose grandfather sees a sin in everything she does. The final book is
Falling Stars, told from Honey's point of view, in which the four girls meet at the Senetsky School for the Arts in New York where they try to uncover the secrets of their instructor, Madame Senetsky.
- Cinnamon (2001)
- Ice (2001)
- Rose (2001)
- Honey (2001)
- Falling Stars (2001)
- Shooting Stars (2002) (omnibus)
The DeBeers series
The DeBeers family series is the story of Willow DeBeers, who learns from her cruel stepmother that her real mother had been a patient of her father's. The first two books,
Willow and
Wicked Forest cover her meeting with her mother and half-brother in Palm Beach, Florida, her marriage which ends on a sour note, and the birth of her daughter Hannah, who is the main character in
Twisted Roots.
Into the Woods is the first prequel to the series about Grace, Willow's mother, and what led to her being admitted to the hospital.
Hidden Leaves and
Dark Seed are both told from the perspective of Willow's father, Claude, and tell how he met Grace and how Willow was born. Interestingly, some novels in the DeBeers series feature letters from characters from other V.C. Andrews novels, such as Ruby Landry and Annie Stonewall.
- Willow (2002)
- Wicked Forest (2002)
- Twisted Roots (2002)
- Into the Woods (2003)
- Hidden Leaves (2003)
- Dark Seed (2001) [an e-book now printed inside copies of Hidden Leaves]
The Broken Wing series
The Broken Wing series is about three juvenile delinquents, Robin Taylor, Teal Sommers, and Phoebe Elder, who each act out for various reasons. They are sent to Dr. Foreman's School for Girls, run by the abusive Dr. Foreman, in an isolated part of the Southwest.
- Broken Wings (2003)
- Midnight Flight (2003)
The Gemini series
The Gemini series follows Celeste, a young girl who is forced to take on the identity of her dead twin brother Noble by her New-Age fanatic mother. Celeste's story is followed in
Celeste and
Black Cat. The third book,
Child of Darkness, is about Celeste's daughter Baby Celeste.
- Celeste (2004)
- Black Cat (2004)
- Child of Darkness (2005)
The Shadows series
The Shadows series is about a teenage girl named April Taylor, who is short, not overly talented or popular, and prone to being overweight. The first book focusses on April's relationship with her athletic older sister Brenda and the deaths of their parents. The second book focusses on April's adventures after moving in with a foster family in California.
- April Shadows (2005)
- Girl in the Shadows (2006)
Early Spring series
The only book in the VC Andrews novel to feature a little girl throughout the book. Jordan March, unlike every other of VC Andrews characters who are sixteen or twelve, starts out as six, then turns seven. It's about a little girl who is developing too fast.
- Broken Flower (October 2006)
Living with her parents and brother in her Grandmother Emma's enormous mansion, Jordan March tries to be a good girl and follow her grandmother's strict rules. But one day, without warning, Jordan's body begins to change...and everyone notices her in a way that seems dark, dangerous, and threatening. Suddenly the March family secrets are unleashed, and Jordan is ashamed and afraid that her soft curves are unwelcome indeed. Now Grandmother Emma sets out to make Jordan pay for her family's past mistakes, sending her world spinning wildly out of control.
- Scattered Leaves (Feb 27, 2007)
After tragedy tears her family apart, Jordan March is shipped off by her domineering Grandmother Emma to live with Emma's long-forgotten sister. Shuttered in a rundown farmhouse, Aunt Frances is the strangest person Jordan has ever met. Why has Grandmother hidden away this fragile, harmless woman, did Frances grow up much too fast, like Jordan did? In the shadows of the farmhouse, Jordan is about to unearth the shattering truth, and the March family will never be the same.
Secrets Series
According to Neiderman, this series will "follow the story of two small-town girls, a murder, and the attic they use and develop into something very special." Neiderman explains that the two books were slightly inspired by a true story.
- Secrets in the Attic (September 2007)
- Secrets in the Shadows (April 2008)
Delia Series
- Delia's Crossing (September 2008)
- Delia's Heart (December 2008)
- Delia's Gift (February 2009)
Heavenstone Series
- Heavenstone Secrets (December 29, 2009)
- Secret Whispers (March 2010)
Short stories (ghost-written by Neiderman, inspired by Andrews' artwork)
- Cage of Love (2001)
- The Little Psychic (2001)