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666 Park Avenue - Gabriella Pierce (2011)
When Paris-based American Jane meets Malcolm at an art auction, she is swept up into a world with all the wealth you could ever dream of. And when he proposes just a month later, it seems that plain Jane is about to start living her very own fairytale - in New York. But on a last visit to her grandmother's farmhouse in France, Jane finds her grandmother has passed on, leaving a letter explaining that Jane is in fact a witch. As Jane learns to cope with her new-found witchiness, she goes up against her nasty socialite mother-in-law. The sequel, The Dark Glamour is out later in 2011. (PP)
Gabriella Pierce delves into the worlds of high society and black magic in her debut novel 666 Park Avenue. The summary says: "Ever since fabulously wealthy Malcolm Doran walked into her life and swept her off her feet, fledgling architect Jane Boyle's world has become an absolute fairytale. When he proposes with a stunning 5-carat diamond to seal the deal, Jane can't believe her incredible fortune and decides to leave her Paris-based job and make a new start with Malcolm in New York. But when Malcolm introduces Jane to the esteemed Doran clan, one of the most feared and revered families of the New York City upper crust, Jane's fairytale takes a darker turn. Soon everything she thought she knew about the world and herself is upended, and Jane is left to struggle with newfound magical abilities and the threat of those who will stop at nothing to get them. Welcome to the Upper East Side, where the socialites are witches." 666 Park Avenue is out in February. Pierce is an American who lives in Paris.