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  The Luxe: Book 1

  The Luxe

  by Anna Godbersen

  Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn. Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions. White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups. This is Manhattan, 1899. Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone—from the... (more)
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  Rules of Civility

  by Amor Towles

  A sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Set in New York City in 1938, Rules of Civility tells the story of a watershed year in the life of an uncompromising twenty-five-year- old named Katey Kontent. Armed with little more than a formidable intellect, a bracing wit, and her own brand of cool nerve, Katey embarks on a journey from a... (more)
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  The Luxe: Book 2

  Rumors

  A Luxe Novel

  by Anna Godbersen

  After bidding good-bye to New York's brightest star, Elizabeth Holland, rumors continue to fly about her untimely demise. All eyes are on those closest to the dearly departed: her mischievous sister, Diana, now the family's only hope for redemption; New York's most notorious cad, Henry Schoon-maker, the flame Elizabeth never extinguished; the seductive Penelope Hayes, poised to claim all that her best friend... (more)
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  Shopaholic: Book 2

  Shopaholic Takes Manhattan

  by Sophie Kinsella

  Originally published as Shopaholic Abroad. The irresistible heroine of Confessions of a Shopaholic is back! And this time Becky Bloomwood and her credit cards are headed across the Atlantic.… With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, Becky’s biggest problem seems to be tearing her entrepreneur boyfriend, Luke, away from work for a romantic country weekend.... (more)
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  Gossip Girl: Book 1

  Gossip Girl

  by Cecily Von Ziegesar

  'Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I live and go to school and play and sleep - sometimes with each other. We're smart, we've inherited classic good looks, and we know how to party. It's a luxe life, but someone's got to live it.' The Gossip Girl series is the ultimate in glamour and cool - set in New York's glamorous Upper East Side the narrative follows the thrills and spills (with... (more)
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  The Luxe: Book 3

  Envy

  A Luxe Novel

  by Anna Godbersen

  Jealous whispers. Old rivalries. New betrayals. Two months after Elizabeth Holland's dramatic homecoming, Manhattan eagerly awaits her return to the pinnacle of society. When Elizabeth refuses to rejoin her sister Diana's side, however, those watching New York's favorite family begin to suspect that all is not as it seems behind the stately doors of No. 17 Gramercy Park South. Farther uptown,... (more)
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  Blue Bloods: Book 3

  Revelations

  by Melissa de la Cruz

  Have you ever wondered what secrets lurk behind the closed doors of New York City’s wealthiest families? They’re powerful, they’re famous… they’re undead.Schuyler Van Alen’s blood legacy has just been called into question -- is the young vampire in fact a Blue Blood, or is it the sinister Silver Blood that runs through her veins? As controversy swirls, Schuyler is left stranded in the Force household,... (more)
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  Kiki Strike: Book 2

  The Empress's Tomb

  by Kirsten Miller

  What’s happening  in New York City? Giant Squirrels. A Haunted Mansion. Six fierce friends with fiercer secrets. Ananka is in danger of being sent to a remote boarding school; Kiki’s life (as always) is in danger, Betty seems to have found love in all the wrong places, and Oona….well, Oona’s the one in the most serious trouble of all. From Chinatown to Fifth Avenue, whether they are rescuing kidnapped children or... (more)
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  The Princess Diaries (Books 1-3)

  by Meg Cabot

  This box set of the Princess Diaries Volumes I, II, and III is repackaged to match the beautiful new look of the series just in time for the holidays. Princesses rejoice!
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  The Nanny Diaries: Book 1

  The Nanny Diaries

  by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus

  Nan has started working for the X's to put herself through college and follow her dreams. Mrs. X seems normal, but infact is an OCD flake who spends more time shopping in Bloomingdales than spending time with her son, Grayer. After a triumph of misleading events, Mrs. X asks her to take it up a notch and makes her to-do list even longer. She has to juggle this all while trying to get the man of her dreams, H.H... (more)
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  The Phantom of Manhattan

  by Frederick Forsyth

  The stunning continuation of the timeless classic The Phantom of the Opera . In The Phantom of Manhattan , acclaimed, bestselling suspense novelist Frederick Forsyth pens a magnificent work of historical fiction, rife with the insights and sounds of turn-of-the-century New York City, while continuing the dramatic saga which began with Gaston Leroux's brilliant novel The Phantom of the Opera ... More than two... (more)
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  Gods of Manhattan: Book 2

  Spirits in the Park

  by Scott Mebus

  A month has passed since Mannahatta—the spirit city that coexists alongside Manhattan—was revealed to Rory, when an earthquake rocks New York. The island itself is attempting to shake off the Trap around Central Park, and only Rory has the power to open it before even greater catastrophe strikes. But centuries-old wounds must be healed before Rory turns the key. With New York’s most notorious figures—including... (more)
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  Gossip Girl: Book 0

  It Had to Be You

  The Gossip Girl Prequel

  by Cecily Von Ziegesar

  Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I live in luxe Fifth Avenue apartments and attend Manhattan's most exclusive private schools. We're smart, we've inherited classic good looks, we wear fantastic clothes, and we know how to party. We can't help it-we were born this way. Our story begins with three inseparable, completely gorgeous fifteen-year-olds, Serena van der Woodsen, Blair... (more)
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  Summer at Tiffany

  by Marjorie Hart

  Do you remember the best summer of your life? New York City, 1945. Marjorie Jacobson and her best friend, Marty Garrett, arrive fresh from the Kappa house at the University of Iowa hoping to find summer positions as shopgirls. Turned away from the top department stores, they miraculously find jobs as pages at Tiffany & Co., becoming the first women to ever work on the sales floor — a diamond-filled day job... (more)
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  Stalking the Unicorn: A Fable of Tonight: A John Justin Mallory Mystery

  by Mike Resnick

  It's 8:35 pm on New Year's Eve, and Private Detective John Justin Mallory is hiding out in his Manhattan office to avoid his landlord's persistent inquiries about the unpaid rent. As he cheerlessly reflects on the passing of a lousy year, which saw his business partner run off with his wife, he assumes the bourbon is responsible for the appearance of a belligerent elf. This elf informs him that he needs the... (more)
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  Gossip Girl: Book 11

  Don't You Forget About Me

  by Cecily Von Ziegesar

  Don't You Forget About Me continues the #1 New York Times bestselling series about the provocative lives of New York City's most prestigious private school young adults. Sharp wit, intriguing characters, and high stakes melodrama drive the action of this addictive series that have made Gossip Girl the lit world's coveted "it" girl.
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  Confessions of a Teen Nanny: Book 2

  Confessions of a Teen Nanny #2: Rich Girls

  by Victoria Ashton

  Why I hate Cameron Warner: 1. She stole my boyfriend. 2. She is the richest teen in NYC, with more designer shoes than a department store. 3. I have to plan a party so she can be crowned Debutante of the Year. Like I care! 4. Did I mention: She stole my boyfriend!!!! Sixteen-year-old Adrienne Lewis is a nanny in the fabulous Warner penthouse high above Manhattan. Every day, Adrienne watches... (more)
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  Gods of Manhattan: Book 1

  Gods of Manhattan

  by Scott Mebus

  Look. What do you see? Sidewalks, skyscrapers, pigeons? But there’s more. More that only twelve-year-old Rory Hennessey can see. More that only Rory can reveal to others. So, look again. What do you see? Layered on our own New York is a spirit city inhabited by warrior cockroaches, malevolent subway trains, kung fu rodents, hungry gargoyles, and children made entirely of papier-mache. Built by history and... (more)
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  Lincoln Rhyme: Book 9

  The Burning Wire

  by Jeffery Deaver

  Deaver's latest Lincoln Rhyme novel brings back the brilliant criminologist and his partner/paramour with the plot line that fans have clamored for.
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  The Privileges

  by Jonathan Dee

  Here is an incredibly readable, intelligent, incisive portrait of a particular kind of American family. Dee takes us inside the world of what desire for wealth can do, and cannot do, both for the self, the soul, and the family. Told with admirable conciseness and yet with great breadth, the reader is swept along, watching the complications of such desire unfold. --Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of... (more)