Glittering Court The Glittering Court Book 1 (Paperback)

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER 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. Brilliant and original Mead s new series starts off with a bang and will leave readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. --School Library Journal 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.