Structure
Andrews's works (except the eight that are ghost-written) are grouped into series of five books. The first 5 series share several elements: The first few books are about the main character (always female); the fourth is about that character's child or another family member; and the last is a prequel about the main character's grandmother, explaining how the events of the first book arose.
After the Logan series ended, Neiderman decided to follow publishers' wishes and try something different with the Orphans miniseries; since then, only the Hudson and DeBeers series have followed the original formula.
The formula for the Orphans, Wildflowers, Shooting Stars, and Broken Wings series all follow the same structure. The first few books are each told from the main character's point of view. The fifth book is then told from the point of view of the character from the book before, the exception being the Orphans series. The Broken Wings series was only two books, although the first book contained four stories.
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