Splendor

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New beginnings. Shocking revelations.Unexpected endings. 

In the dramatic conclusion to the Luxe series, New York's most dazzling socialites chase dreams, cling to promises and tempt fate. Society follows the fortunes of its favorite sons and daughters from Manhattan to Paris, and home again, where the truth reveals itself.

Carolina's earliest memories of life in the Holland house are of time spent with Liz as childhood friends. Even then, Lina and her elder sister Claire were the wealthy family's hired help, but Liz's fancy dresses weren't a source of envy. It wasn't until the finishing governess arrived to tutor Liz in the ways of being a proper young lady that Lina began to see the distance between them. Elizabeth Adora Holland was no longer her sweet friend; she was her employer. 

Gratefully, when Elizabeth departed for Paris, Lina was left with far fewer chores. She remained the Holland's maid, but without the sting of having to wait on her former friend, she blossomed. For nine blissful months, Lina escaped Elizabeth's shadow and won the full attention of the Holland's carriage driver, Will. Lina's deepest desires are to claim Will's love and a place in society as the Hollands' equal—but Elizabeth's return threatens everything she dreams of. Her childhood friend is now her principal rival, and Lina will do whatever it takes to challenge her.

Envy

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Jealous whispers. Old rivalries. New betrayals

Nineteenth century Manhattan offers so much to envy— glamorous couples in lavish mansions and socialites in luxurious gowns—but nothing is quite what it seems. The most practiced smiles hide the most delicious secrets, and, to every gossip's delight, when the wealthy stop smiling, they start talking . . .

Had the Hollands sent their younger daughter Diana to Paris, she wouldn't have squandered the time learning to be a proper young lady, as her elder sister Elizabeth did. Diana, who couldn't care less for the rules of etiquette and polite conversation, would have dined with artists and poets, and danced the can-can at the Moulin Rouge.

At sixteen, she is every bit as attractive and intelligent as Elizabeth—but with dark, unruly curls and no interest in the latest fashions, her beauty is unrefined and wild. Diana did not attend finishing school or make a formal entrance into society with a cotillion. Instead, much to her mother's dismay, she spends a good deal of time reading fiction, courting romance, and dreaming up adventures. She is bursting to break free of society's stuffy rules—and she longs to escape with an equally daring young man.  

In Manhattan, Diana's every move inspires gossip and threatens the Holland's pristine reputation. She has wealth and privilege, but she would trade it all for the sweet taste of freedom . . . and she just might.

Rumours

 

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True love. False friends. Dangerous gossip.

Rumors become instantly more dangerous when whispered to Penelope Hayes. Meet Manhattan's most captivating beauty and find out why. 

A striking beauty with jet black hair and a seductive grin, eighteen-year-old Penelope Hayes is often derided for being a little too much—not that she cares. The young Miss Hayes takes great pleasure in wearing sumptuous red ball gowns that both shock and inspire. After all, finding your name in the gossip columns is simply an affirmation that you're someone worth talking about. 

Penelope also isn't the slightest bit concerned that her money is a smidgen younger than that of her high society peers. Wealth is wealth, and she plans to use hers to claim everything and everyone she desires.

Among Manhattan's loveliest young socialites, Elizabeth Holland alone has the grace and beauty to challenge Penelope, so, of course, she quickly adopted Liz as her very best friend. Unbeknown to Miss Holland, Penelope keeps her close to maintain the best advantage, and thus far it's served her well. Lesser girls, be warned: the painfully handsome Henry Schoonmaker tops Penelope's list of must have conquests—and anyone who gets in her way is sure to meet a tragic end.

The Luxe

 

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White lies. Dark secrets. Scandalous hookups

The beautiful young Holland sisters, Elizabeth and Diana, are at the pinnacle of Manhattan society. Or so it appears. When they discover their status is far from secure, everyone, from their trusted servants, to their friends and lovers, seems to threaten their golden future. 

To readers of Manhattan's society pages, Elizabeth Holland's reputation is as secure as the corset cinched around her waste. At the tender age of eighteen, she's a girl of impeccable manners and elegance—tall and slender, with a crown of ash blond waves framing her heart-shaped face.  

Miss Holland recently spent nine months in Paris, where she undoubtedly had glamorous adventures that her stateside admirers can only dream about. She has since been spotted dancing with some of New York's most eligible bachelors in French couture. 

Surely, Elizabeth's good friend, the mesmerizing Miss Penelope Hayes, must be pleased to have her back. Side by side, the childhood friends add a spark of excitement to the glittering ball rooms of the city's finest mansions. Of course, Miss Holland is the more modest of the two—the very picture of a perfect young lady, in long, flowing pastel gowns that flatter rather than flaunt. Few would guess that behind her studious attention to appearances, Elizabeth hides a secret that could ruin her reputation. Though all eyes are on her rambunctious younger sister, Diana, it is Elizabeth herself who threatens the Holland family with scandalous behavior.