Leila Rasheed

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For fans of Bridgerton, this sumptuous and enticing YA series introduces two worlds, utterly different yet entangled, where ruthless ambition, forbidden attraction, and unspoken dreams are hidden behind dutiful smiles and glittering jewels.


"A thoroughly satisfying romp...Breathless readers will look forward to the next sudsy chapter in this planned series." --Kirkus Reviews



In a world where duty eclipses love...


For the first time in a decade, the Averleys have returned to Somerton, their majestic ancestral estate. But terrible scandal has followed Ada's beloved father all the way from India. Now Ada finds herself torn between her own happiness and her family's honor. Only she has the power to restore the Averley name--but it would mean giving up her one true love . . . someone she could never persuade her father to accept.

Rose Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. Clever, rich, and beautiful, Ada Averley treats Rose as an equal. And Rose could use a friend. Especially now that she, at barely sixteen, has risen to the position of ladies' maid. Rose knows she should be grateful to have a place at a house like Somerton. Still, she can't help but wonder what her life might have been had she been born a lady, like Ada.

Sumptuous and enticing, the first novel in the At Somerton series introduces two worlds, utterly different yet entangled, where ruthless ambition, forbidden attraction, and unspoken dreams are hidden behind dutiful smiles and glittering jewels. All those secrets are waiting . . . at Somerton.

At Somerton: Cinders and Sapphires

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Rose Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. Clever, rich, and beautiful, Ada Averly treats Rose as an equal. And Rose could use a friend—to the rest of the staff at Somerton Court she is the indulged favorite of the housekeeper, her mother. Especially now that she has risen to ladies’ maid at barely sixteen. Rose knows she should be grateful to even have a place at a house like Somerton. Still, she can’t help but wonder what her life might have been had she been born a lady like Ada. If she even had a father. Ada never believed that one encounter could so completely alter a young lady’s heart. That was before her voyage to England. For the first time in a decade, the Averlys have returned to Somerton, their majestic ancestral estate. But terrible scandal has followed Ada’s beloved father all the way from India. Now Ada finds herself torn between her own happiness and her family’s honor. Only she has the power to restore the Averly name—by marrying a man more than twice her age. And ever since her voyage across the sea, she’s loved someone else…someone she could never persuade her father to accept. /DIVDIV Sumptuous and enticing, the first novel in the At Somerton series introduces two worlds, utterly different yet entangled in unimaginable ways, where ruthless ambition, forbidden attraction, and unspoken dreams are hidden away behind dutiful smiles and glittering jewels. It seems as if life at Somerton will never change. But some secrets can only stay buried for so long.

Category - Fiction / Young Adult

Format - Paperback

Condition - Fair

Listed - 2 months ago

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Est. Publication Date - May 2022