After Dawn's mother dies, she is thrust into a new family and an evil web of unspoken sins. She tries to find her brother and strip away the lies.

The magnificent Cutler family saga that began with Dawn and Secrets of the Morning continues with this stunning tale of Dawn Cutler's continuing quest for love and happiness amid the dark, tragic pull of Cutler's Cove. Every Andrews novel has been a New York Times #1 bestseller. Simultaneously released in hardcover. Original.

The phenomenal Cutler series from New York Times bestselling author V.C. Andrews has held readers spellbound. Now comes the fourth and final novel in the magnificent Cutler family saga--the prequel to Dawn. Darkest Hour takes readers back to the story of Dawn's grandmother ... to a girl named Lillian, and a thriving plantation called The Meadows.