The Glittering Court, Book 1A #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. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 13 |
Section 3 | 25 |
Section 4 | 40 |
Section 5 | 52 |
Section 6 | 69 |
Section 7 | 83 |
Section 8 | 98 |
Section 18 | 228 |
Section 19 | 242 |
Section 20 | 251 |
Section 21 | 260 |
Section 22 | 270 |
Section 23 | 286 |
Section 24 | 297 |
Section 25 | 309 |
Section 9 | 108 |
Section 10 | 121 |
Section 11 | 132 |
Section 12 | 149 |
Section 13 | 160 |
Section 14 | 171 |
Section 15 | 187 |
Section 16 | 200 |
Section 17 | 213 |
Section 26 | 319 |
Section 27 | 334 |
Section 28 | 349 |
Section 29 | 360 |
Section 30 | 375 |
Section 31 | 391 |
Section 32 | 403 |
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