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.

When Hollywood’s It Girl vanishes, everyone has a secret. What happens when ambition turns deadly?

• A High-Stakes Competition: Layla, Aster, and Tommy are given a VIP pass to LA’s exclusive club scene, but the price of entry is targeting Hollywood’s most famous It Girl.
• Hollywood Secrets: Madison Brooks has a dark past she’ll do anything to protect. But in a town that feeds on scandal, some secrets refuse to stay buried.
• A Shocking Disappearance: Just when the prize is within reach, Madison vanishes without a trace, turning three aspiring idols into prime suspects.
• Lies and Deceit: With their own ambitions on the line, the teens are caught in a web of lies where trusting the wrong person could be a fatal mistake.