Life at Easton Academy begins to feel very different. No one knows how it happened, and everyone is after the truth. Reed's boyfriend, Thomas Pearson - the popular, easygoing, irresistibly handsome and charismatic boy she fell in love with - is dead. What she didn't bargain for is the tangled web of private lies these girls weave.Ĭheating, partying, blackmail, and now.murder?Ĭan the Billings Girls remain untouchable? Life as a Billings Girl is every bit as glamorous as Reed imagined. Too bad Reed isn't even close to invited. It's the invitation-only Halloween party in NYC and it's rumored that Thomas - Reed's MIA boyfriend - will be making an appearance there. She uses the photos to blackmail Reed: Dig up dirt on the most powerful and popular Billings Girls or she will have Reed expelled.Īnd speaking of parties, the Legacy is coming up. Unfortunately, at the next illicit party in the Easton campus woods, her roommate snaps some pictures of Reed in more than one compromising position. She had to break every rule to do it, but she has accomplished the impossible:Īnd with her new status come respect, envy, and, most important, opportunity. Being accepted to the most prestigious private boarding school in the country wasn't enough for Reed. Reed Brennan's future is looking as bright as the two-karat diamonds in her new housemates' ears. And they’ll do anything to keep their secrets private. She quickly discovers that inside their secret parties and mountains of attitude, hanging in their designer clothing-packed closets the Billings Girls have skeletons. Reed uses every part of herself-the good, the bad, the beautiful-to get closer to the Billings Girls. Reed vows to do whatever it takes to be accepted into their inner circle. They hold all the power in a world where power is fleeting but means everything. They are the most beautiful, intelligent, and intensely confident girls on campus. She feels like she’s on the outside, looking in. Reed realizes that even though she has been accepted to Easton, Easton has not accepted her. But when she arrives on the beautiful, tradition-steeped campus of Easton, everyone is just a bit more sophisticated, a bit more gorgeous, and a lot wealthier than she ever thought possible. and secrets so dark they’re almost invisibleįifteen-year-old Reed Brennan wins a scholarship to Easton Academy-the golden ticket away from her pill-popping mother and run-of-the-mill suburban life.

Private by kate brian