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Can You Be a Billings Girl Without Billings House?

Those of you who've read SUSPICION know that what was once the most envied house on campus has since been reduced to nothing but rubble. It was the place where every Easton girl wanted to live, but it was much more than an exclusive address to Noelle and Reed. In a way, Billings had become synonymous with it's elite occupants. It was the place to be, and they were the girls who held the key. So...now that the castle is no more, are the pretty, privileged girls who called it home still...

Every SCANDAL has a beginning...

The question is, where will this SCANDAL end? Those of you who've read SUSPICION know the Billings Girls got an unpleasant surprise when they returned from St. Barths. Now they're back home at Easton, but they're not sure what "home" really means anymore.

SCANDAL arrives on 3/9. While you're waiting, take a peek at Chapter One. Then tell me what you think happens next.

Everybody Loves...

Walking up behind me was the largest specimen of a guy I had ever seen outside a college football game. He had to be at least six foot four and was well over 250 pounds, but he carried all that weight with dignity, his shoulders back, his stride confident. He had ruddy cheeks, round glasses, and a much older man's haircut, the kind that stood up in the front about an inch and was matted down with gel in the back. He strode across the clearing, nodding to the Billings Girls like some...

Love or hate?

"It really is amazing how closely hate and love are aligned"

- Reed Brennan

Reed never actually said the line above. She just thought it. It was moments after she'd read the letter that Thomas supposedly left in her room, hoping she'd discover it after he was long gone. She didn't know how to feel about the whole thing. How could she forgive him for leaving? Then again, how could she not?

Have you ever been caught between love and hate about something or someone? If you were Reed, how would...

Hurricane Reed

"I've been meaning to ask you. How does it feel to be a one-person natural disaster? You! Hurricane Reed. You leave a wake of destruction everywhere you go. Broken relationships, crushed hearts...death. Don't think I don't know what happened to Thomas, to that girl in your dorm. People talk--and somehow, they always talk about you. You're dangerous."

- Poppy Simon

Ouch, right? All our talk about nicknames made me remember that, in PARADISE LOST, Poppy refers to everyone's favorite...

Glass-licker Earns her Nickname

"The ethereal girl spun out of her friend's arms toward the window and suddenly she froze. My heart caught, startled at her abruptness, but it took me a good long moment to realize that she was staring right at me. I had mistaken her gaze as flighty and unfocused, but I saw now that it was the exact opposite. She looked right through me, around me, all over me, taking in everything and turning me inside out. Embarrassed, I looked quickly away, pretending to be preoccupied by something in the...

Taking it Waaay Back

"You're one of those girls, aren't you? Those girls who are smart but pretend they're not. Those girls who are absolutely model-level gorgeous but are always saying they're ugly. Those girls whose very existence tortures all the other self-esteem-lacking girls around her."


-Thomas Pearson to Reed Brennan

Remember Reed's first day at Easton? She was walking with her head down and nearly collided with Thomas. She didn't know it then, but getting to know Thomas would quickly lead to never being ...

Want to Reminisce with Me?

I have to start by saying, I LOVED your comments about Reed. There have been so many "haters" in her life...but many of you see her detractors as jealous girls who'll never be Reed's equal. I like her even more when I see her through your eyes. So...thank you!

Lately, I've been feeling nostalgic for PRIVATE moments past, like Reed's first encounter with Thomas...the first time a spark flew between Reed and Josh...or the moment it became clear that Noelle and Reed were destined to be friends...

Is Reed a Crazy-magnet?

First of all, thank you for all the warm welcome back comments. I really missed you guys! And I was serious when I said we have a lot to talk about.

I've been looking back at everything that went wrong for Reed in SUSPICION, and it's got me thinking...what is it about poor Reed that brings out the worst in so many girls? Ariana Osgood and Sabine DuLac are the most obvious Reed-haters, but Poppy Simon and Paige Ryan aren't exactly her biggest fans either. Guys can't seem to get enough of...

1,891 COMMENTS!

Is it too late to say Happy New Year? Will you ever forgive me for being gone so long? I felt so horrible when I read all the comments about when, if ever, I'd return. Well, I'm back! And while you were busy racking up 1,891 comments, you inspired me to make an important New Year's resolution: I've got to keep in touch better! Are you with me?

Those of you who've already read SUSPICION know that the Caribbean is a dangerous place when you're Reed Brennan. It's also the place where she found...