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Books 1-3 in the New York Times bestselling series by Kiera Cass. PLUS The Prince and The Guard – a captivating look into the lives of two of the men in America Singer’s life.THE SELECTION:It’s the chance of a lifetime and 17-year-old America Singer should feel lucky. She has been chosen for The Selection, a reality TV lottery in which the special few compete for gorgeous Prince Maxon’s love.Swept up in a world of elaborate gowns, glittering jewels and decadent feasts, America is living a new and glamorous life. And the prince takes a special interest in her, much to the outrage of the others.Rivalry within The Selection is fierce and not all of the girls play by the rules. But America has a secret – one which could throw the whole competition… and change her life forever.THE ELITE:America Singer will live a life of glamour and luxury, if she wins… But rivals are battling to become Prince Maxon’s bride and the threat of rebel violence beyond the palace walls escalates into war.Six girls are left and friendships are tested. America’s feelings for Maxon grow stronger, but she suspects darker mysteries in his past. With ex-lover Aspen waiting for her in the shadows, where do her loyalties truly lie?THE ONE:For the four girls who remain at the palace, the friendships they’ve formed, rivalries they’ve struggled with and dangers they’ve faced have bound them to each other for the rest of their lives.Only one winner will be chosen and as the competition approaches its end, the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realises just how hard she’ll have to fight for the future she wants.THE PRINCE:Before America arrived at the palace to compete in The Selection, there was another girl in Prince Maxon's life.The Prince opens the week before the Selection begins and follows Maxon through the first day of the competition.THE GUARD:Raised as a Six, Aspen Leger never dreamed that he would find himself living in the palace as a member of the royal guard.In The Guard, readers get an inside look at Aspen's life within the palace walls – and the truth about a guard's world that America will never know.

A vivid, compelling and intensely moving novel from an exciting new voice in young adult fiction.Coo is trying to cope with the hand that life has dealt her. At sixteen, she feels she’s too young to have lost her older brother, Sam, to alcoholism. She’s skipping school to avoid the sympathy and questions of her friends and teachers, and shunning her parents, angry that they failed to protect her, and desperate to avoid having to face the fact that, towards the end, she began to wish Sam would leave forever – even die. Then, one day, truanting by the Brighton seafront, Coo meets Banks, a homeless alcoholic and she’s surprised to discover that it is possible for her life to get more complicated.Despite warnings from her friends and family, Coo and Banks develop an unlikely friendship. Brought together through a series of unexpected events, strange midnight feasts, a near drowning and the unravelling of secrets, together they seek their chance for redemption. That is, until Coo’s feelings start getting dangerously out of hand.