Valerie

"Stunning new talent ..". Andrew Neiderman, author of The Devil's Advocate BOOK ONE OF THE NIGHTENGALE LEGACY OF SIN AND BETRAYAL Trapped a long time ago by the sins of the father, Valerie Nightengale is determined that someday she will no longer be a weak and helpless little girl. Someday, her fairy-tale prince will rescue her from the dreadful, nightmarish curse of her father, the pathetic Larry Nightengale. So, indeed, Valerie does break the dreadful ties that bind her and she becomes the wealthy, powerful kind of woman she always wanted to be, the kind of woman she always deserved to be. Yet wealth and power cannot break the Nightengale legacy of sin and betrayal, still the sins of the father linger, linger... Now, made both warped and hypocritical by them, Valerie is drawn towards a shocking climax that can do nothing but continue to haunt all of the Nightengales and the Prestons forever From Valerie... When I was but a child, I was too weakened by circumstances to defend my rights, too intimidated by those around me to put a stop their insults and their abuses. Then I discovered my weakness was a sign of failure, a trait of something truly defective, so I lifted my head high and stopped being a martyr for everyone else. Their weaknesses only encouraged my own infirmities. It became necessary to learn how to be unfaltering lest I suffer, lest I wither away and die. Because the most diabolical of damages had been inflicted on me by cold and unfeeling, heartless and uncaring people, I taught myself how to ward off their daily, petty persecutions. In the best-selling tradition of the most famous gothic authors... The Nightengale Legacy Of Sin And Betrayal Valerie Valerie's Secrets Valerie's Sinners Valerie's Freaks -- the disturbing story of how it all begins -- Valerie's Family -- and at last the disturbing story of how it all ends -- Valerie's Legacy