Heaven is the first book in the Casteel series by author V. C. Andrews and was followed by Dark Angel, Fallen Hearts, Gates of Paradise, and Web of Dreams.

Granny then gives Heaven a doll that strongly resembles her apart from its light blonde hair.

Four years later, Heaven is now fourteen, living in extreme poverty with her family in the mountains of West Virginia near the town of Winnerow.

Determined to prove the snobs wrong, Heaven and Tom work hard at school.

Luke contracts syphilis from a local brothel, causing Sarah's next child to be born dead.

Luke occasionally shows up with food but his attempts to make steady money fail, and eventually he comes up with a plan to sell his children for $500 each.

Keith and Jane go to a married couple, Fanny is bought by the local preacher, and Tom by a farmer.

Kitty's younger sister sees Cal touching Heaven's breast and quickly tells the family.

Heaven now has two choices: live with Luke and his new wife, or find her mother's family in Boston and see if they will accept her.

Unable to forgive her father for the way he treated her and for selling his children, Heaven decides to go to Boston.

[1] A special edition of the film aired on August 3, 2019, that featured behind the scenes interviews with Basso, McNally, and Rittinger.