Books like Rose by V. C. Andrews

Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen.

Flowers in the Attic, V. C. Andrews’ first Gothic novel, follows the Dollanganger siblings through Cathy’s first‑person voice.

Frank McCourt's memoir recounts a harsh childhood in Depression‑era Brooklyn and Limerick, where poverty, a neglectful father, and a mother named Angela shape his survival through storytelling.

In the chilling third entry of the Dollanganger saga, half‑brothers Jory and Bart navigate jealousy, a new family secret, and a mysterious old neighbor, all while the family's dark past looms.

Petals on the Wind, released in 1980, continues the Dollanganger family saga after their escape from the attic in 1960, chronicling their trials and secrets through 1975.

Garden of Shadows, the fifth book in V.C. Andrews’ Dollanganger series, follows young Malcom Foxworth as he meets and marries Olivia Winfield, revealing dark family secrets that set the stage for the later tragedies of the Dollanganger saga.

Leigh VanVoreen flees Boston’s Farthingdale Manor, burdened by a hidden secret. With her mother Jillian skeptical and stepfather Tony treacherous, she finds tentative hope in Luke Casteel’s protection.

Susannah Nelson, 50, returns to the garden she loved as a teenager, but the past she's trying to escape is still there, leading her to question everything about her life and relationships with her loved ones.

In *Fallen Hearts*, Heaven Casteel, a former Casteel family member, resumes her dreams as a respected schoolteacher in Boston, marries Logan Stonewall, but her happiness is threatened by past ghosts and jealous rivals.

Jonathan Tropper’s debut novel follows the Foxman family, united for the first time in a decade after the death of their father, exploring love, loss, and the quirks of sibling life with humor and depth.

Twilight’s Child follows Dawn’s struggle to protect her family and rebuild her life amid a haunting legacy of betrayal, love, and dangerous secrets that threaten to unravel her new beginning.

Lillian Booth rises from the opulent plantations of The Meadows to become the mistress of the Cutler's Cove hotel, navigating family secrets, betrayal, and love amid the Great Depression.

Rebecca Bayliss confronts a shattered past when her dying mother reveals a hidden family, leading her from a Cornwall mansion into passionate and greedy entanglements that ultimately hold the key to her future and heart.

The final Dollanganger novel chronicles Cathy’s life from age 52 to her death, exploring family secrets, revenge, and lingering trauma.

In her wealthy Boston home, Heaven Leigh Casteel longs for a fresh start, yet hidden family secrets threaten to unravel her newfound hope and peace of mind.

After a quiet California summer, Jane Marsh is drawn back to her ancestral Scottish home, Elvie, where memories of her youth and a former love reunite with a new inheritance, forcing her to confront what she truly seeks.

Laurel, a widowed mother in Mississippi, returns home after her father's illness, witnessing his death and funeral, and must confront her past family ties to shape her future.

Rose Campbell returns to her roots in this sequel to 'Eight Cousins'.

A quiet girl discovers her extraordinary singing talent, a secret that reshapes her family and high‑school life.

**Three girls from different worlds with one thing in common: They were born to be wild.** *Robin*...With a mom who's more absorbed in her singing career than in her own daughter, Robin's left to her own devices when the two move to Nashville. That's where her mom hopes to strike gold -- and where Robin finds nothing but trouble. *Teal*...This rich girl will do anything to get her parents' attention...even break the law. But after she takes things too far for the guy she adores, Teal loses their trust completely -- and is treated like a prisoner in her own home. Now there may be only one way out. *Phoebe*...She's the girl from the wrong side of the tracks, trying to make it in a fast new crowd. She moved in with her aunt to make a fresh start. But now her biggest mistake may be to trust a charming rich boy who could ruin her life and destroy her reputation forever.

Honey is a coming‑of‑age novel about a talented violinist growing up under a strict, religious grandfather, discovering love and a family secret that threatens her music and her future.

In the swamplands of Louisiana, a young woman defies her family's turmoil to navigate love, pregnancy, and secrets while contending with a wealthy cannery owner's schemes.

A historical romance novel set during the Civil War that explores forbidden love, lost innocence, and the struggle for peace and reconciliation in the aftermath of the conflict.

Four gifted girls at New York's prestigious Senetsky School of the Performing Arts discover that success comes at a price when a dark family secret threatens their dreams.

A trio of V. C. Andrews novels—Dawn, Heaven, and Ruby—each exploring family drama, domestic tension, and suspenseful twists that reveal the darker side of parent–child relationships.