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December 1899 - New York City Manhattan has bid farewell to its brightest star, the dazzling Miss Elizabeth Holland. Yet the rumours about her untimely demise continue. Meanwhile her sister, the irrepressible Diana, has been seen in the company of not one, but three eligible bachelors. Might there be fourth? In high society, reputation is everything. The Holland family simply can't afford to be the subject of such wicked whispers. Heaven forbid that they should fall so spectacularly from grace . . . There is a very fine line between truth and lies, love and hate. And all is about to be gloriously revealed. 'Not enough 21st Century gossip to feed your appetite? Let Rumoursand its tantalising 19th Century high society scandals fill the void' - Herald Sun'In Rumours, the delicious sequel to The Luxe, nothing is more dangerous than a scandal ...... more precious than a secret' - Girlfriend'Delicious tale of scandal and intrigue among New Yorks' social set' - Herald SunVisit betweenthelines.com.au - the destination for Young Adult books.

Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen, author of the bestselling Luxe series, introduced the girls of 1929, girls with big dreams and big secrets in the big city of Manhattan during the Jazz Age.

The year is 1929. New York is ruled by the Bright Young Things: flappers and socialites seeking thrills and chasing dreams in the anything-goes era of the Roaring Twenties. Letty Larkspur and Cordelia Grey escaped their small Midwestern town for New York's glittering metropolis. All Letty wants is to see her name in lights, but she quickly discovers Manhattan is filled with pretty girls who will do anything to be a star. . . . Cordelia is searching for the father she's never known, a man as infamous for his wild parties as he is for his shadowy schemes. Overnight, she enters a world more thrilling and glamorous than she ever could have imagined—and more dangerous. It's a life anyone would kill for . . . and someone will. The only person Cordelia can trust is ­Astrid Donal, a flapper who seems to have it all: money, looks, and the love of Cordelia's brother, Charlie. But Astrid's perfect veneer hides a score of family secrets. Across the vast lawns of Long Island, in the ­illicit speakeasies of Manhattan, and on the blindingly lit stages of Broadway, the three girls' fortunes will rise and fall—together and apart. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe comes an epic new series set in the dizzying last summer of the Jazz Age.

It's the last summer of the Jazz age and the Bright Young Things of New York are revelling in beautiful days and glittering nights. Letty Larkspur has shaken off her smalltown origins and is set to chase her Broadway dream no matter what the cost. Cordella Grey is reeling from the tragedy that's befallen her new-found family but she won't let it hold her back. Astrid Donal is leading a dazzling life but her liaison with a gangster could threaten everything she holds dear -- publisher.

You are invited to set sail on the maiden voyage of the SS Princess of the Pacific in this indulgent historical romance from Anna Godbersen, the New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe series. High society intrigue and deliciously shocking scandals meet a gripping fight for survival in this sweeping romance, sure to thrill fans of Kiera Cass and Katie McGee. Vida Hazzard can see her future: aboard the heralded "Millionaire's Ship of the West," she'll charm the young scion Fitzhugh Farrar, resulting in a proposal of marriage. But Vida didn't plan on Fitz's best friend Sal, a rough-around-the-edges boy with a talent for getting under her skin. Nor did she anticipate a hurricane dashing their ship to pieces, along with her dreams. Stranded on an island with both Fitz and Sal, Vida is torn between the life she's always planned for, and a future she's never dared to want. As they desperately plot a course for home, Vida will discover just which boy can capture her wild heart--and where her future truly lies. Praise for The Luxe series: "Mystery, romance, jealousy, betrayal, humor, and gorgeous, historically accurate details. I couldn't put The Luxe down!" --Cecily von Ziegesar, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Gossip Girl series

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Luxe series comes a lush, romantic novel about the love triangle that started Chicago's infamous Great Fire. It's 1871, and Emmeline Carter is poised to take Chicago's high society by storm.

Zwei Monate nach dem dramatischen Wiederauftauchen der totgeglaubten Liz Holland erwartet ganz Manhattan gebannt ihre Rückkehr an die Spitze der feinen Gesellschaft. Doch Liz weigert sich. Ihre Schwester Diana muss alle repräsentativen Auftritte übernehmen und trifft dabei immer wieder auf Henry Schoonmaker - den Mann, den sie liebt und der nun mit einem Diamantring an die intrigante Penelope gefesselt ist.

Sind sie bereit, für ihre Liebe alles zu wagen? In den luxuriösen Kreisen der New Yorker High Society von 1900 verbergen sich die dunkelsten Geheimnisse hinter den strahlendsten Lächeln und den prunkvollsten Fassaden, denn ihre Enthüllung kann ein Leben vollkommen verändern. Auch die Schwestern Diana und Elizabeth Holland haben die zerstörerische Macht eines Skandals bereits zu spüren bekommen und wollen nun gegen die Spielregeln der Elite verstoßen. Denn nur wenn sie alles riskieren - ihren Ruf, ihre gesellschaftliche Position und ihren Reichtum -, besteht für sie noch die Möglichkeit, mit den Männern zusammen sein zu können, die sie wirklich lieben. „Intrigen, Liebe, Eifersucht, Verrat, Humor und ein opulentes Setting. Ich konnte DIE PRINZESSINNEN VON NEW YORK nicht zur Seite legen!“ CECILY VON ZIEGESAR, Autorin von GOSSIP GIRL 4. Band der PRINZESSINNEN-VON-NEW-YORK-Reihe

Manhattan, 1899. Tutto è pronto per il matrimonio di Elizabeth, ma per New York è un giorno così triste che perfino il sole ha il pudore di non splendere. Perché la bellissima figlia degli Holland è annegata nelle gelide acque dell'Hudson. Elizabeth è la ragazza più ricca e invidiata della città, fino al giorno in cui la sua famiglia le confessa di essere prossima al tracollo economico. Solo un buon matrimonio potrebbe salvare l'onore degli Holland; ma il promesso sposo è Henry, il rampollo dei facoltosi Schoonmaker, e il cuore di Elizabeth appartiene già a Will, il cocchiere. In un mondo in cui infrangere le regole può portare alla rovina, l'amore è l'unico lusso che Elizabeth non si può permettere. Un appassionante romanzo dal respiro classico, in cui eroine ribelli e fascinosi pretendenti combattono contro etichette e obblighi sociali per coronare il proprio sogno d'amore.