Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's
social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status
among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone--from
the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes, to the debonair bachelor
Henry Schoonmaker, to the spiteful maid Lina Broud--threatens
Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future.
With the fate of the
Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family
duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the East River,
the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is
swallowed by the rough current. As all of New York grieves, some begin
to wonder whether life at the top proved too much for this ethereal
beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most
celebrated daughter disappear...
In a world of luxury and
deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the
social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five
teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. This thrilling trip to the
age of innocence is anything but innocent.
