She Regrets Nothing: A Novel

Named a Must-Read by Town & Country * Elite Daily * InStyle The love child of Gossip Girl and Crazy Rich Asians, plus the social climbing of a Gatsby party. -Refinery29 In the tradition of The Emperors Children and The House of Mirth, the forgotten granddaughter of one of New Yorks wealthiest men is reunited with her family just as she comes of age-and once shes had a glimpse of their glittering world, she refuses to let it go without a fight.When Laila Lawrence becomes an orphan at twenty-three, the sudden loss unexpectedly introduces her to three glamorous cousins from New York who show up unannounced at her mothers funeral. The three siblings are scions of the wealthy family from which Lailas father had been estranged long before his own untimely demise ten years before. Two years later, Laila has left behind her quiet life in Grosse Point, Michigan to move to New York City, landing her smack in the middle of her cousins decadent world. As the truth about why Lailas parents became estranged from the family patriarch becomes clear, Laila grows ever more resolved to claim whats rightfully hers. Caught between longing for the love of her family and her relentless pursuit of the lifestyle she feels she was unfairly denied, Laila finds herself reawakening a long dead family scandal-not to mention setting off several new ones-as she becomes further enmeshed in the lives and love affairs of her cousins. But will Laila ever, truly, belong in their world? Sly and sexy, She Regrets Nothing is a sharply observed and utterly seductive tale about family, fortune, and fate-and the dark side of wealth.