User:Sjulius2007/Heart Song

Heart Song is the second of the five books in her Logan series by V.C Andrews.

Plot Summary
The story of Melody Logan continues as she searches for her real father and uncovers more Logan family secrets.She suspects her real father might be a free-spirit artist Kenneth Childs who is the son of retired judge Nelson Childs, an old friend of her grandparents Samuel and Olivia.She tries to find out more about Kenneth and she is ecstatic when he offers her a job as his assistant.She is disappointed when he does not open up to her and pays more attention to his art.She however decides to wait for the right opportunity.

Melody's mother is dead and the identity of Melody's real father dies with her.However,Melody is determined to find out the truth and visits her real grandmother, Olivia's sister Belinda Gordon, in the rest home where she has been living for a long time.Visiting Belinda,Melody suspects there are more secrets involving her grand parents.In the meanwhile, her relationship with her distant cousin Cary moves on to the next level as they become physically intimate.She spends time with Cary and watches him model his sail boats in the attic.However, soon Melody discovers that Cary's feelings for his twin sister Laura had not been so pure after she accidentally finds out a hole he made in the attic floor so that he can look into his sister's room. Cary tries to explain that he made that hole just to watch over his sister while she was with her boyfriend.Melody decides to believe him but this makes her unsure about her relationship with Cary.

Kenneth asks her to model for his sculpture.Melody confronts him and finds out that Kenneth always loved her mother but he is not her father.Soon Melody starts developing romantic feelings for Kenneth,herself.The arrival of Kenneth's astrologer girlfriend Holly, shatters her dreams and makes her bitter.Gradually she starts liking Holly who becomes more of an elder sister to her and teaches her meditation.Melody realizes Cary loves her truly and finally they consummate their relationship.

Cary's father Jacob suffer's a heart attack and believing he is going to die,confesses to Melody about his taking advantage of her mother when they were young.Melody visits Belinda again and finds out more shocking truth.Olivia denies everything but Judge Childs finally admits fathering Melody's mother Haille.Kenneth admits to being Melody's uncle and tells her the heart breaking story of his relationship with her mother which ended tragically with this shocking discovery that changed their lives,forever. He offers her a home since Jacob made it very unpleasant for everyone at their house, especially for Melody.Olivia fears a family scandal and forces Melody to move into her house instead.Then Melody receives a copy of a fashion magazine from her friend Alice with a picture of a model resembling her dead mother Haille.

The book ends with Melody leaving for Los Angeles, with Holly, to find out the truth about her mother and the identity of her real father.She promises Cary she would come back and leaves him even though it breaks her heart, knowing she has to do this if she wants a future with Cary free of lies and deception.