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The beginning of the end.......

After they discovered a shocking secret about the original Billings Girls, Reed Brennan and Noelle Lange's world was turned upside down. But it's nothing compared to what happens next.

One by one, Billings Girls go missing from campus.

The... read more

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After the shocking revelations made in the Private prequel, The Book of Spells, Noelle and Reed know they are descendants of the original Billings Girls and their legacy includes a mysterious coven of witches. But it's nothing compared to what happens next.

One by one, Billings Girls go... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

After the shocking revelations made in the Private prequel, The Book of Spells, Noelle and Reed know they are descendants of the original Billings Girls and their legacy includes a mysterious coven of witches. But it's nothing compared to what happens next.

One by one, Billings Girls go missing from campus.

The entire community bands together to find the lost girls, hoping they are still alive. Reed can't believe tragedy has struck Easton again, and she begins to wonder if the Billings Girls are cursed. But when the first body shows up containing a message just for her, she fears her friends are worse than cursed: they're doomed.

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  • Reed Brennan: Heroine; junior at Easton. Billings girl and member of the Billings Literary Society (BLS) which Reed started again
  • Noelle Lange: Reed's best friend at Easton and 'Queen Bee'. Billings girl and member of the BLS
  • Josh Hollis: Reed's boyfriend
  • Astrid Chou: Friend of Reed. Billings girl and member of the BLS
  • Kiki Rosen: Friend of Reed. Billings girl and member of the BLS
  • Lorna Gross: Friend of Reed. Billings girl and member of the BLS
  • Amberly Carmichael: Friend of Reed. Billings girl and member of the BLS
  • Elizabeth Williams: Old Billings Girl and one of the original founders of the BLS.
  • Mrs. Lange: Noelle's mother
  • Constance: Ex-Billings girl. Estranged from Reed when she was not made a member of the BLS
  • Mrs. Kane: Mother of Cheyenne Martin who died at Easton
  • Ariana Osgood: Ex-Billings girl
  • Gage Coolidge: Pupil at Easton
  • Demetria Rosewell: Add a description of this character.
  • Catherine White: Old Billings Girl and one of the original founders of the BLS.
  • Ginny: Head guard appointed by Mr Lange to Noelle and Reed
  • Sam: Bodyguard appointed by Mr Lange to Noelle and Reed
  • Theresa Billings: Old Billings Girl and one of the original founders of the BLS.
  • Sabine DuLac: Ex-Billings girl
  • Grandmother Lange: Grandmother of Noelle and mother of Noelle's father
  • Headmaster Hathaway: Headmaster at Easton Academy
  • Paige Ryan: Enemy of Reed's
  • Mrs. Shepard
  • Tiffany Goulbourne: Friend of Reed's. Photographer and secured a place at RISD. Billings girl and member of the BLS
  • Wallace Lange: Father of Noelle
  • London Simmons: Billings girl but not a member of the BLS - has severed her long-time friendship with her 'Twin City', Vienna as a result of this.
  • Vienna Clarke: Reed's friend. Billings girl and member of the BLS. Known as the 'Twin Cities' with London, but London has severed this friendship after Vienna made it into the BLS and she didn't.
  • Portia Ahronian: Reed's friend. Billings girl and member of the BLS
  • Rose: Reed's friend. Billings girl and member of the BLS
  • Missy Thurber: Hates Reed because she didn't get into the BLS
  • Sawyer Hathaway: Son of the headmaster. Reed's friend
  • Ivy: Reed's friend. Billings girl and member of the BLS
  • Kiran Haye: Ex-Billings girl who left to pursue a modelling career. Friend of Reed's
  • Taylor Bell: Ex-Billings girl who left Easton. Friend of Reed's
  • Natasha Crenshaw: Ex-Billings girl who has now left Easton. Friend of Reed's - her ex-roommate
  • Dash McCafferty: Easton alumni. Noelle's boyfriend
  • Trey Prescott: Easton pupil
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  • “I had a dream this morning too, and you were in it," he said. "I don't remember what it was about, exactly, but when I woke up I looked at the clock and it was exactly six thirty-two." I felt an eerie tingle all down my back and froze with my spoon halfway to my mouth. "Really?" He smirked and popped the cookie into his mouth. "No”
    Josh and Reed

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First Sentence edit see section history

I couldn't move.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Waste of time
Birthright
Irony
No drama
Elizabeth
Particularly Josh
Proof
The bomb
Date night
Not witches
Alive and well
Just a dream
A situation
Self important
Vivid
Wake up bang
Ancestors
The Ariana connection
Dissension
Unique power
Next
Father and daughter time
Almost famous
Bright side
Noelle's power
According to plan
Nutbars
Bodies everywhere
Party, party, party
Happy birthday indeed
Villains
My executioner
Shared blood

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 13 of 16 in Private. (standard series)

Preceded by Vanished, and followed by Vengeance.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Kate Brian (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 22, 2011
ISBN: 9781416984726
Page Count: 224

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Private
  • Invitation Only
  • Untouchable
  • Confessions
  • Inner Circle
  • Legacy
  • Ambition
  • Revelation
  • Paradise Lost
  • Suspicion
  • Scandal
  • Vanished

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