Dark Angel (Casteel Series)
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Dark Angel is a book written by V.C. Andrews in 1986. It is the second book in The Casteel Series.
The book series "Heaven" created by V.C Andrews is book that chronologizes the history of the Casteel book.
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The first book, "Heaven", starts in West Virginia during the early 1960s. Heaven is one of five children to be living in dire poverty with her father, Thomas Luke Casteel, his wife, Sarah and grandparents Toby Casteel and Annie Brandywine Casteel. In the beginning of the book it is revealed to Heaven that she is actually not Sarah's daughter, but rather of a young girl nicknamed Angel. Annie also tells Heaven that Luke loved his first wife and after she died in childbirth, he married Sarah after finding out she was pregnant with Tom, Heaven's brother. Heaven and her siblings, Tom, Fanny, Keith and Jane (or rather Our Jane) survive the hardscrabble life by staying to whatever resources the family has. Sarah become's pregnant and due to Luke's first stages of syphilis during the time of concievment, the child is born not only stillborn but having no top head nor genitals.
In her wealthy grandmother's house, Heaven dreamed of a wonderful new life - of new friends, the best schools, beautiful clothes and, most important, love. Soon she would make her family-name respectable, find her brothers and sisters, and have a family once again.However this is not to be due to her grandmother,Jillian's vanity and selfishness. Her step-grandfather, Tony is at oe point dignified and generous but at a other,controlling and domineering. The only person Heaven can talk to is Tony's brother,Troy,who has traces of depression. Heaven is given everything;fine clothes, a fine education and the support to go to college. However,Heaven is still unhappy due to the stipulation that Tony made. If Heaven sees her family again, Tony will pull all support. Heaven does not see them again but she does continue to write Tom and Fanny. After time, Troy and Heaven fall in love and plan to marry. Tony is thrilled however, Jillian is troubled. Heaven decides to see her family and lies to Tony about going to New York. Heaven arrives in Washington D.C. and encounters Our Jane and Keith living happily with their adoptive parents. Fanny is living in a boarding home in Tennessee and is apparently poor. Tom is living happily with Luke and his new wife Stacy. When Heaven arrives to West Virginia she encounters her first love Logan. When she becomes sick with a fever,Logan nurses her to help. When Heaven arrives back in Boston, she discovers that Troy is sick.However, before she can see him Tony and Heaven have a discussion. It is revealed that Heaven's mother was raped by Tony, resulting in the birth of Heaven. Troy is Heaven's uncle. Heaven still declares her love for Troy. However, Troy leaves the Tatterton estate due to Jillian revealing the truth to him. However, he does tell Heaven is confront Jillian. Once she does, Jillian loses her sanity. It is later on that Heaven and Tony discover that Troy had died resulting from a horse riding accident. Heaven attends college and graduates. She arrives to Winnerrow to live in the newly renovated cabin of her youth. She becomes a respected teacher. The most noticeable thing is, Heaven dies her black hair to resemble the silvery blond of her mother. Heaven attends the carnival her supposed Father, Luke, owns. A tiger act does terribly wrong, Luke is distracted by Heaven who very much resembles her mother Leigh. Tom rushes in to save the animal trainer and dies in the process. Luke is injured. Months after the death of Tom, Toby Casteel dies. It is then revealed that Heaven is engaged to marry Logan.
