Lightning Strikes

Rain has searched for a place to call home. But there's no where to hide when the night sky lights up with terror....

Torn from the embrace of her poor but loving family, Rain Arnold now lives surrounded by opulent riches but feels more like an outsider than ever before. Her heart's true passion--the theater--may prove to be her salvation, as she embarks on a journey to unmask a legacy of long-buried family secrets.

Enrolled in one of England's most pretigious drama schools, Rain is sent to London to live with her great-aunt, Lenora, of the renowned Endfield family. There estate is breathtakingly austere, filled with antiques and a long, storied history. But something isn't right. Rain hears footsteps at night, and the high-pitched laughter of a little girl. She sees strange lights in rooms that are supposed to be closed off. And everything about the place--the air, the silence, even the somber household staff--is as cold and soulless as a museum. Behind the icy sheen of wealth and privilege lies something unspeakable. Something that could turn Rain's most precious dreams into an inescapable nightmare....

Setting: London, South Wales, England, 1990's
New York Times Bestseller: (not yet available)

© 2000 by the Vanda General Partnership. Published by Pocket Books of New York. Cover design by Jim Lebbad. Stepback illustration by Lisa Falkenstern. 440 pages.

In front -- Rain

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