Secrets of the Morning

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Summary: Does Dawn's Dream Come True?
Review: Dawn can hardly believe she's now a student at one of New York City's best music schools, and it is a dream come true. Dawn still dreams about Jimmy, her boyfriend, and the love they share right along side the family secrets.

Then Michael Sutton arrives. He is Dawn's new teacher, and also a singing star. He also happens to be the most handsome man Dawn has ever seen. He takes it pon himself to awaken feelings in Dawn that she has never known. Michael's promises of a love that will last forever and a chance at being a star soon prove to be empty when he disappears.

Hurt, pregnant and very much along Dawn is now a slave to her granmother's whims, and is once again waiting for Jimmy to rescue her.

This is a traditional VC Andrews book with all of the usual occurances, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth reading. There is just enough there to tease the reader into reading on, and for that reason alone I could have enjoyed the book.

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Summary: Second Book in the Cutler Family Series
Review: Picking up where "Dawn" ended, "Secrets of the Morning" follows 16-year-old Dawn Longchamp-Cutler as she flies to New York City to attend the Bernhardt School for Performing Arts as an aspiring singer, just like her real father. While she's in New York, she's visited by various family members, some she'd rather not have around (such as her two siblings, Philip and Clara Sue), and some she can't seem to live without (Jimmy Longchamp). Even so, Dawn's tie to Jimmy doesn't remain very strong when she meets Michael Sutton, her handsome singing instructor. Michael becomes Dawn's first real lover, which results in her getting pregnant, only Michael wants nothing to do with the child and abandons them for London.

Helpless and confused, Dawn allows Grandmother Cutler to take charge of her life. Dawn is therefore sent to The Meadows, a dilapidated, old family plantation in Virginia, to have her baby in secret, under the "care" of her grandmother's two sisters (Miss Emily, a bible-thumping, religious freak, and Charlotte, a simple-minded old woman). Yet again, Dawn is victimized by her family, forced to work like a mule, even during her late months of pregnancy, and forced to endure constant verbal and emotional abuse. This last section of the book was a little offbeat, which is why I gave "Secrets of the Morning" a "4" instead of a "5". The Cutler family series isn't my favorite V. C. Andrews series either, but "Secrets of the Morning" is a pretty good follow-up to "Dawn". The remaining three books in this series are "Twilight's Child" (#3), "Midnight Whispers" (#4), and "Darkest Hour" (#5).

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Summary: Very Good Book
Review: Shadowed by her tortured past Dawn has a bright new life of glimmering hopes. Dawn can hardly believe she's a student of one of New York City's best music schools. Now her most precious wish, to become a singer, can come true. But Dawn still dreams about Jimmy, her strong intense boyfriend and the love and anguished secrets they share.
Then Michael Sutton arrives, a new teacher of the school, a singing star and the most wonderful-looking man Dawn has ever seen. Together they create a world of feeling Dawn has never known. In his embrace Dawn awakens to disturbing unfamiliar desires and Michael's promises offer a vision of music and romance forever...until he disappears.
Now pregnant with his child she has no choice but to go with Grandma Cutler's two sisters and basically be a slave to them until she delivers her baby. Afterward she delivers Grandma Cutler has basically done it again. She has sold off the baby with Dawn having no knowledge of where her beloved Christie. With the help of Jimmy they find Christie. Also come to find out that her Grandfather is really Dawn's father. You will enjoy a tale of twists and turns.

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Summary: GREAT , Suspensful !
Review: This book is very suspensful and sad, this was as good as DAWN!