Book 1

Rain

by Virginia Andrews

Published 18 September 2000

Book 2

Lightning Strikes

by Virginia Andrews

Published 5 March 2001
Having finally won over Grandmother Hudson, Rain is beginning to find a measure of peace in the privileged world into which she was thrown after the death of her sister.
But Rain's real love is acting, and her talent is such that, despite her growing dependence on and love for this unexpected grandchild, Grandmother Hudson decides to send Rain to London, where she will live with her sister, the aristocratic Lenora, and her husband and study at the most respected drama school in the world - RADA.
Rain is treated little better than a servant by her aunt and uncle, but she is comforted by the friends she makes and the success she has as one of RADA's most promising actresses. But there is a menacing atmosphere at home which makes Rain uneasy - strange lights coming from the cottage in the garden, footsteps in the corridor in the dead of night. And then one dreadful night, she discovers the shameful secret that is hidden behind her aunt and uncle's facade of respectability, and suddenly Rain is not sure whether she will make it safely back to America at all...

Book 3

The Eye of the Storm

by Virginia Andrews

Published 3 September 2001
After a successful first year in one of London's finest drama schools, Rain returns to America to cope with the death of Grandmother Hudson, the only family member who truly loved Rain for who she was. Now Rain finds herself the controlling heir in her grandmother's will, inheriting the vast millions of the Hudson wealth. Rain can hardly believe it. Is this a gift or a test? All she knows is that she is alone to face the rest of the Hudson family. They will not allow Rain to inherit the fortune that is their birthright. They will do whatever it takes to remove this parasitic young woman from their lives. Rain knows how to fight. And she is not afraid to try. But the battle for her grandmother's estate is only the beginning. Rain will soon face a tragedy of her own - a devastating blow to her dreams that will leave her shattered. And finally, Rain will have to come to terms with her own fears to discover the person she truly wants to be.