Fallen Hearts

The narrator MAKES this story. The story is good. The narration makes it amazing.

Totally, completely, utterly, wonderfully, ridiculous. Again, I really disliked the narrator and her nasally tone. But this installment of the Castell series was enjoyable from beginning to end.

In the third book of the Casteel gothic horror saga, Heaven has returned to Winnerow and marries her childhood sweetheart, Logan Stonewall. Missing her family, she invites her estranged step-father, Luke, and step-siblings, Fanny, Keith, and Jane, to the wedding—even though she now knows they are not related by blood, she still thinks of them as her only family. When they decline, her birth father, Tony Tatterton, offers to have the wedding reception at his grand estate, Farthinggale Manor. Unfortunately, Heaven accepts and is plunged—once again—into a life of drama and danger. Logan becomes enamored with Tony's wealth and his toy empire, and suddenly they are living in the manor. Surrounded by secrets and the legacy of insanity, Heaven manages to fight her way out only to find another battle awaits her at home in Winnerow.

**Spoilers Ahead** In "Fallen Hearts" Heaven marries her high school sweetheart, Logan, and they go to Farthinggale Manor, Tony Tatterton's home, for a reception. Tony offers Logan a substantial part in his company, which Logan eagerly accepts. Heaven has dark reservations about how Tony is trying to control their lives, but Logan is so excited about being a rich businessman that she goes along with the plan. Logan is building a toy factory in Winnerrow and makes frequent trips back there, so frequent he manages to knock up Heaven's sister Fanny. Whoops! Meanwhile, Heaven discovers that Troy faked his own death, and after a night of forbidden passion she too is pregnant. Jesus, doesn't anyone use condoms around here? It's not difficult, people. So Luke and his new wife are killed in an accident and Heaven takes over custody of their little boy, Drake. What really got to me in this book was how she was so eager to return to the Willies and kept waxing poetic about how wonderful it was. Um...no, I read about your childhood and it sucked pretty bad. Give me the big Boston mansion and the servants and the Rolls-Royce any day. But maybe I'm just shallow like that.Anyway, when Fanny steals Drake with the intention of keeping him just because she's petty and jealous and wants whatever Heaven has, there's an ugly court battle where are their dirty laundry is aired in public and in the end Heaven ends up paying her a ton of money to turn Drake over to her. I don't know why she wanted him so bad, anyway, since she had her own kid on the way plus she wasn't even related to Drake since Tony Tatterton was her biological father, not Luke Casteel. Well, whatever. In the end Fanny and Heaven give birth on the same night, Fanny to Logan's little boy whom she names Luke, and Heaven to Troy's little girl (although Logan doesn't know it) whom she names Annie. At least Heaven wasn't all high and mighty over Logan after he knocked up Fanny, since she'd slept with Troy, after all. Out of all of V.C. Andrews books I think I like this series the best because there is no predictable evil grandmother and the characters are less annoying and more likable than some of the other series. There are no excuses ever made for Tony Tatterton, the real villain of the whole story.

Just fun trashy reads.

This book is #3 of the Casteel series and focuses on Heaven Leigh's adult life. Heaven is married to Logan and soon they move into Heaven's step-grandfather's home because he has brain washed Logan. Heaven Leigh has many memories at this home and becomes a bit sad. But suddenly one person she never expected to see comes walking back into her life.

This is also a really good book and I think that as the series continues, the story gets better and more interesting.

I read this a long time ago, and remember it being vaguely good.

I always feel better about my own life after reading a V.C. Andrews book. No matter how bad things seem, at least I'm not wondering whether my uncle or husband is the father of my baby...

Third in the Casteel Series. I thought this book was better than the second one, Dark Angel. All I can say is that Heaven is one of the most messed up women I have read so far. Interesting twists in this book. Ending was nice.