The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court #1)

Synopsis

The Selection meets Reign in this dazzling trilogy of interwoven novels about three girls on a quest for freedom and true love from #1 internationally bestselling author Richelle Mead.

For a select group of girls, the Glittering Court offers a shot at a life they've only ever dreamed of, one of luxury, glamour, and leisure. To high-born Adelaide, whose wealthy family is forcing her into a loveless marriage, the Glittering Court represents something else: the chance to chart her own destiny, and adventure in an unspoiled, prosperous new land across the sea.

After a chance meeting with the dazzling Cedric Thorn, Adelaide poses as a servant to join the crop of impoverished girls he promises to transform into proper ladies. But her familiarity with upper class life comes with a price: she must hide her identity from her new friends, mysterious refugee Mira and fiery former laundress Tamsin, and most importantly, from Cedric himself--even though she's falling in love with him.

Everything begins to crumble when Cedric discovers Adelaide's ruse, and she catches the eye of a powerful young governor, who wants her for a wife. She didn't leave the gilded cage of her old life behind just to become someone else's property. But nothing is as daunting--or as wonderful--as the potent, forbidden attraction simmering between Adelaide and Cedric. One that, if acted on, would make them both outcasts in a wild, dangerous, uncharted world, and possibly lead them to their deaths.

Copyright:

2016

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780698405998

Related ISBNs:

9781595148414

Publisher:

Penguin Young Readers Group

Date of Addition:

06/01/18

Copyrighted By:

Richelle Mead

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Children's Books, Romance, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Grade Levels:

Seventh grade

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.