Unrivaled

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël comes the first book in the Beautiful Idols series. With mystery, suspense, and an insiders-only look at Los Angeles that echoes Gossip Girl’s racy and real New York, fans of Pretty Little Liars and readers who crave pulse-pounding romance will love Unrivaled.

Everyone wants to be someone. Layla Harrison wants to be a reporter. Aster Amirpour wants to be an actress. Tommy Phillips wants to be a guitar hero.

But Madison Brooks took destiny and made it her own a long time ago.

She’s Hollywood’s hottest starlet, and the things she did to become the name on everyone’s lips are merely a stain on the pavement, ground beneath her Louboutin heel.

That is, until Layla, Aster, and Tommy find themselves with a VIP invite to the world of Los Angeles’s nightlife and lured into a competition where Madison Brooks is the target. Just as their hopes begin to gleam like stars through the California smog, Madison Brooks goes missing. . . . And all of their hopes are blacked out in the haze of their lies.

• A Missing Girl Mystery: Hollywood’s hottest starlet, Madison Brooks, vanishes without a trace, leaving a web of secrets behind.
• Secrets and Lies: Everyone is a suspect. As Layla, Aster, and Tommy get tangled in the investigation, their own dark secrets threaten to come to light.
• Multiple POVs: Told from the perspectives of the three ambitious teens caught in the crosshairs, this fast-paced thriller keeps you guessing until the very end.
• LA Nightlife: An exclusive look into the glamorous and treacherous world of Hollywood’s elite clubs, where fame is a commodity and everyone has something to hide.