The Logan Family
1 primary work • 5 total works
Book 1
Growing up in a small West Virginia mining town, Melody Logan feels secure in her father's love, despite her mother's obvious unhappiness. Then he is killed, and Melody's mother dumps her with her father's family, who are total strangers to Melody.
With her mother, Haille, and dear stepdaddy dead in tragic accidents, Melody Logan had only just begun to find a safe mooring with the Logans, her secretive relatives on Cape Cod. But then a friend recognized Haille's picture in a ritzy clothing catalog, kindling Melody's hopes. Maybe her mother hadn't perished in a fire in California after all, but was in some desperate trouble that kept her out of reach.
Laura Logan loves life on Cape Cod, spending magical days by the sea with her beloved twin brother, Carey. But then the vicious rumours at school begin - cruel voices saying unspeakable things about the Logans. Laura tries to ignore them, but not until handsome, gentle Robert Royce moves to their town does she feel truly carefree and happy again. Then Grandma Olivia issues a chilling threat, forbidding Laura to see Robert ever again. Left alone to suffer because of dark secrets no one will explain, Laura obeys - until the miracle of a glorious summer leads her back into Robert's arms. But tragedy looms on the horizon: secrets from the Logans' shameful past are about to break - with tragic and devastating consequences.
The shocking secrets of this New York Times bestselling series are finally revealed -- in the gripping story of the good girl who watched as her spoiled sister wreaked havoc.Sensible and responsible, Olivia Logan took after her father, a man as cold and driven as the Cape Cod wind. She would take over his million-dollar businesses. She would become the family's resilient caretaker -- whether she wanted to be or not.But Olivia's sister Belinda belonged only to herself. Flighty, flirtatious, and beautiful, she was lavished with attention. And as she matured into a young woman, she vowed never to grow up, to remain forever an enchanting little girl to be worshipped and cared for. Then came that fateful night, when Olivia was awakened by the low whistle of the wind off the ocean...a whistle that became an unearthly wail coming from Belinda's bedroom. It was the tragic, unforgettable night that their father would forbid them to speak of ever again. The night that would send generations of Logans down an unavoidable path of lies, deceit, and heartbreak.
Left with her stepfather's relatives on Cape Cod following his sudden death, Melody feels utterly marooned. The wealthy, tight-lipped Logans harbour dark secrets, and no one but their good-hearted son, Cary, will breathe a word. Then her mother dies in a car accident and Melody is left feeling more alone than ever. Forced to live in the room and wear the clothes that belonged to Carey's dead twin sister, Melody sometimes feels she has no identity at all. She manages to escape from the family by taking a summer job with Kenneth Childs, the man she believes might be her real father. And from the moment she learns that she and Carey aren't real cousins, the tender affection she feels for him matures into something much stronger. But although Carey has pledged his love for her, she knows she cannot echo his words until she discovers the buried truth about her past.