Books like Whitefern by V. C. Andrews

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

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.

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.

My Sweet Audrina is a 1982 stand‑alone novel by V. C. Andrews, set in a 1960s‑70s Mid‑Atlantic Victorian mansion by the fictitious River Lyle, where a fragile daughter faces death, betrayal, and hidden secrets.

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.

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.

A high‑stakes family feud turns into an unexpected wedding night when Angie Townsend discovers her new husband, Owen Sutherland, may be orchestrating a corporate takeover disguised as romance.

Joss Grant inherits Belheddon Hall, only to find its haunted halls endangering her family. As unexplained terrors awaken, she must confront a centuries‑old curse threatening her loved ones and her own sanity.

Three college friends—Julia, Ralph, and Ingrid—bond in Sydney. When Ingrid moves to New York and vanishes on September 11, Julia and Ralph delve into her mysterious disappearance, unraveling secrets of friendship, inheritance, and the city’s shadows.

A humble schoolteacher leaves her modest life to marry into wealth, only to find her new home a suffocating maze of precious objects. When enigmatic Miss Bede arrives, her affable guidance and hidden motives threaten to unravel the couple’s fragile sanctuary.

An ordinary snapshot leads to a suburban mother's unraveling world as she tries to shield her children from her husband who has been found dead with a family photograph in his possession, and the revelation of a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to find Jack and the photo.

At Wyndemere House, Fern and her mother serve a wealthy family while their lives are reshaped by a new wife’s strict rules and a forbidden friendship with the Finchson son. The rigid class hierarchy leaves them powerless to protect their future.

**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.

When elite Heiress Poppy takes her own life, her surviving siblings must uncover a decades‑old family curse that may turn her death from suicide into murder.

Semantha Heavenstone returns to her Kentucky family estate after graduation, where haunting memories of her deceased sister Cassie and a looming stepmother threaten her future career and newfound love with Ethan Hunter.

After decades living as her dead twin, Celeste must confront her hidden past and protect her daughter when her controlling mother remarries, unleashing new threats that demand her survival.

An engrossing thriller exploring the complexities of a marriage between a busy mother and a charming developer, set in London.

After her father, a doctor accused of murdering his wife, returns to his hometown on parole, nine‑year‑old Nina must confront buried secrets and new threats when danger strikes again.

While I Was Gone follows Jo Becker, a former bohemian-turned-veterinarian, as an old housemate’s arrival threatens to unravel her family, career and sense of identity in 1968 Massachusetts.

Real‑estate agent Gemma Brogan's life unravels after a night of excess, as blackmailing mementos force her to confront a past trauma that threatens her marriage and threatens to consume her future.