She Regrets Nothing
Fiction
Washington Square Press
February 6, 2018
Paperback
400
Free from publisher
In the tradition of The Emperor’s Children and The House of Mirth, the forgotten granddaughter of one of New York’s wealthiest men is reunited with her family just as she comes of age—and once she’s 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 mother’s funeral. The three siblings are scions of the wealthy family from which Laila’s 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 Laila’s parents became estranged from the family patriarch becomes clear, Laila grows ever more resolved to claim what’s 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.
My review:
Seeing that pink happens to be my favorite color, I absolutely ADORE this cover! And yes, I most certainly looked at the blurb and requested a copy pronto after falling for the cover. I would have been happy just to have the cover to look at, but the story was equally as appealing! I love a good story about rich people behaving badly, and while the people in this one only marginally fit that bill, it was about a woman trying to insert herself into the rich life after finding out her recently deceased father had been estranged from his wealthy brother (whew!). She meets her cousins, lives the lush city life, backstabs a few people along the way to reaching what she considers her rightful place in the family. Some of the cousins were more accepting of her than others, which made for a fun subplot. I loved the writing, the characters, the settings and the hi-jinks of the rich.
Just a fun book with a great plot and characters, with a little lifestyles of the rich and famous thrown in. And can we just sit and admire this cover for a few more minutes?
