Emancipated

Fans of Pretty Little Liars and L.A. Candy will devour this fast-paced series from a writer New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant raves is "an amazing new talent!" Six gorgeous teens, all legally emancipated from parental control, move into their dream house on LA's infamous Venice Beach only to discover their perfect setup may be too good to be true. The roommates-a diva, a jock, a former child star, a hustler, a musician, and a hacker-all harbor dark secrets but manage to form a kind of dysfunctional family . . . until one of them is caught in a lie and everyone's freedom is put on the line. How far are they each willing to go to hide the past? And who will they betray to protect their future? Told from alternating points of view, Emancipated is the first book in a blistering guessing game of a series packed with intrigue, romance, and scandal.

Scandal, romance, treachery, and murder-all under one roof. And no one to clean up their messes. Incriminated is the thrilling second book in the Emancipated trilogy, where limits are pushed, friendships are tested, and the truth has a nasty way of showing up uninvited. There's trouble in paradise. Six teens legally liberated from parental control-the bad boy, the good girl, the diva, the hustler, the rocker, and the nerd-all share a house in Venice Beach, and they all have one thing in common: murder. After a streak of hookups, heartbreaks, and bad decisions, the housemates' once perfect life is falling apart. One is caught in a forbidden romance with a Hollywood heartthrob, while another puts her dreams on the line for one little kiss. One harbors a dark truth that could save a life, while another's risky business puts all their lives in danger. And before they know it, the friends are fighting like family. But when an uninvited houseguest and a deadly accident entangle them in a conspiracy none of them saw coming, pulling together is the only way out. Alone, none of them can cover up the lies. Together, none of them can be trusted. Packed with conspiracies, intrigue, and scandalous romance, this gripping sequel told from multiple perspectives will have readers suspecting them all.

Murder will out in the shocking conclusion to the Emancipated trilogy-perfect for fans of TV series like Scandal and Revenge. No alibis. No escape. No surrender. The six Venice Beach housemates have made some life-alteringly bad decisions since they were each legally emancipated from their parents, including confronting a killer. And the consequences have been deadly. Now they're laying low, trying to find a way out of this mess without getting themselves killed when one of the housemates disappears, two fall in love, and another betrays them all. And when the secrets they've been keeping are finally laid bare, they'll wish they'd never started looking for answers in the first place.