Kate Brian Libros

The Privilege series by Kate Brian explores the lives of the ultra-wealthy, revealing their extreme behaviors and the lengths they will go to achieve their desires. Through a blend of drama and intrigue, the narrative delves into themes of ambition, privilege, and the darker side of wealth, showcasing how obsession and entitlement can lead to unexpected consequences.

The most recent studies show that approximately a million cycles of IVF are carried out worldwide. It is estimated that at least 200,000 IVF babies are born annually—and this figure is constantly rising. With assisted conception increasing year on year,  The Complete Guide to IVF  offers an invaluable and insightful approach to the process. Packed with first-hand accounts of patients who have been through it, and Kate Brian's own experience of IVF, this book will de-mystify the treatment and give a "behind-the-scenes" account of what really happens. Addressing the entire experience, right from the initial clinic visit through to the assisted conception cycle, The Complete Guide to IVF provides an accessible, down-to-earth, and reassuring account of using IVF to conceive.

Sometimes the truth hurts....Reed Brennan came to superposh Easton Academy to make a brand-new life for herself. At first it seemed as though her dream had come true-she was living in the ultraexclusive Billings Hall, hanging out with the all-powerful Billings Girls, and dating the very hot Thomas Pearson. But Thomas turned out to be different from what she thought...and then he turned up dead. And if that wasn't twisted enough, Reed's new boyfriend, Josh Hollis, was arrested for Thomas's murder.Now everyone is back to worrying about the regular stuff, like how to sneak to the boys' dorms at night, whether two-ply cashmere is warm enough for fall, and whether to fly to London or Barcelona for Thanksgiving break.Everyone except for Reed.Reed is convinced that Josh is innocent, which means the killer is still out there. Now it's up to Reed to uncover the truth. But the deeper she digs, the more secrets she unearths and the closer she gets to the confession that will change everything... if she's alive to hear it.

Paradise awaits....Now that Cheyenne's murderer has been revealed and Reed knows the truth about who's been stalking her, she's ready to leave the heartache and turmoil of last semester behind. And what better way to recover than a five-star Caribbean vacation?Reed is reunited with former Billings Girls Kiran and Taylor, and she and her friends take over the exclusive island. They spend their days tanning on white-sand beaches and their nights partying on sixty-foot yachts.It's heaven on earth.But as they raise their champagne flutes to toast their friendship, Reed worries that it's all too good to be true. Because even in paradise, the Billings Girls are never far from trouble -- and nothing's more dangerous than the calm before the storm....

The story follows Arianna, who, after committing murder and facing the consequences in a mental institution, seizes a chance to escape. Assuming the identity of a wealthy socialite, she enrolls in a new boarding school filled with affluent and attractive peers. However, her past and her desire for chaos drive her to terrorize her new classmates, setting the stage for a thrilling exploration of identity, revenge, and the darker side of privilege.

Ariana Osgood, now living as Briana Leigh Covington, enjoys her new life at the prestigious Atherton-Pryce boarding school, complete with friends and a crush. However, her past resurfaces when someone who knows her secret arrives, prompting her to eliminate her former best friend. This gripping tale explores themes of identity, betrayal, and the dark side of privilege, crafted by the author of the bestselling PRIVATE series.

After her harrowing kidnapping, Reed returns to Easton to find the worst thing she can think of—Billings has been torndown. Finally, after years of controversy, the school’s wealthiest female alumni have been overruled, and the historical dorm is gone from Easton Academy.How will Reed and the rest of the Billings Girls handle it? Will they still be as powerful, as popular, and as wicked—with literally no ground to stand on?

When she returns for her junior year at Easton, Reed is primed to take over the Billings inner circle after Nicole is dethroned. Original.

Cheating, partying, blackmail, and now...murder?Can the Billings Girls remain untouchable?Reed's boyfriend, Thomas Pearson -- the popular, easygoing, irresistibly handsome and charismatic boy she fell in love with -- is dead. No one knows how it happened, and everyone is after the truth. Or are they?Life at Easton Academy begins to feel very different. Taylor is acting like the poster child for Prozac, Kiran is spiking her cornflakes, Noelle is being kind of...nice, and Arianna keeps floating along as if nothing has happened.Thanksgiving break arrives and Reed and Josh find themselves alone on campus. They are forced to confront the feelings they've been hiding. Those feelings combined with an empty campus result in the hottest hookup Reed could possibly imagine. But when Reed breaks the news about Josh to the Billings Girls, there's no fun game of tell-all. Instead, Josh begins to look like suspect No. 1 in the murder of Thomas Pearson.The perfect life Reed has constructed as a Billings Girl begins to crumble. And as everyone becomes more convinced of Josh's guilt, Reed's private suspicions lead her somewhere she doesn't want to go.

Ariana Osgood, a notorious figure from Brian's Private series, finds herself confined in a mental institution following Thomas Pearson's death. Driven by her obsession with wealth and privilege, she is determined to escape and reclaim her place among the elite. The story delves into her dark motivations and the lengths she will go to achieve freedom and status.

When she was nine, Megan Meade met a group of terrible, mean, Popsicle-goo-covered boys, the sons of her father's friend -- the McGowan boys. Now, seven years later, Megan's army doctor parents are shipping off to Korea and Megan is being sent to live with the little monsters, who are older now and quite different than she remembered them. Living in a house with seven boys will give Megan, who has never even been kissed, the perfect opportunity to learn everything there is to know about boys. And she'll send all her notes to her best friend, Tracy, in... Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys Observation #1: Being an army brat sucks. Except that this is definitely a better alternative to moving to Korea. Observation #2: Forget evil, laughing, little monsters. These guys have been touched by the Abercrombie gods. They are a blur of toned, suntanned perfection. Observation #3: I need a lock on my door. STAT. Observation #4: Three words: six-pack abs. Observation #5: Do not even get me started on the state of the bathroom. I'm thinking of calling in a hazmat team. Seriously. Observation #6: These boys know how to make enemies. Big time. Megan Meade will have to juggle a new school, a new family, a new crush -- on the boy next door, as in next bedroom door -- and a new life. Will she survive the McGowan boys?

Reed Brennan's future is looking as bright as the two-karat diamonds in her new housemates' ears. Being accepted to the most prestigious private boarding school in the country wasn't enough for Reed. She had to break every rule to do it, but she has accomplished the impossible: Reed is a Billings Girl now. And with her new status come respect, envy, and, most important, opportunity. Not to mention the parties. Unfortunately, at the next illicit party in the Easton campus woods, her roommate snaps some pictures of Reed in more than one compromising position. She uses the photos to blackmail Reed: Dig up dirt on the most powerful and popular Billings Girls or she will have Reed expelled. And speaking of parties, the Legacy is coming up. It's the invitation-only Halloween party in NYC and it's rumored that Thomas -- Reed's MIA boyfriend -- will be making an appearance there. Too bad Reed isn't even close to invited. Life as a Billings Girl is every bit as glamorous as Reed imagined. What she didn't bargain for is the tangled web of private lies these girls weave.

Tradition, Honor, Excellence... and secrets so dark they’re almost invisibleFifteen-year-old Reed Brennan wins a scholarship to Easton Academy—the golden ticket away from her pill-popping mother and run-of-the-mill suburban life. But when she arrives on the beautiful, tradition-steeped campus of Easton, everyone is just a bit more sophisticated, a bit more gorgeous, and a lot wealthier than she ever thought possible. Reed realizes that even though she has been accepted to Easton, Easton has not accepted her. She feels like she’s on the outside, looking in.Until she meets the Billings Girls.They are the most beautiful, intelligent, and intensely confident girls on campus. And they know it. They hold all the power in a world where power is fleeting but means everything. Reed vows to do whatever it takes to be accepted into their inner circle.Reed uses every part of herself—the good, the bad, the beautiful—to get closer to the Billings Girls. She quickly discovers that inside their secret parties and mountains of attitude, hanging in their designer clothing-packed closets the Billings Girls have skeletons. And they’ll do anything to keep their secrets private.

Two Exes. One holiday adventure. Merry Ex-Mas? Seventeen-year-old Lila Beckwith's parents just left for vacation, and Lila's all set to throw the holiday party of the season. But when her Christmas-obsessed little brother, Cooper, discovers that global warming is melting the North Pole, he and his best friend, Tyler, take off on a runaway mission to save Santa. Lila has to get Cooper safely home before her parents get back on Christmas Eve. But the only person who can help her is Tyler's older brother, Beau — a.k.a. Lila's musician, anti-everything ex-boyfriend. It'll take more than a Christmas miracle for Lila and Beau to overcome their differences and find their fugitive brothers. But could a journey destined for disaster help these polar opposites fall in love...all over again?

Some girls have all the luck. So far, Carrie Fitzgerald's sixteen years have been pretty sweet. Straight A's, an adorable boyfriend, a starting position on the varsity basketball team... But Carrie's luck is about to, well, change. Suddenly, her boyfriend dumps her (to "hang out with his friends"!), she and her best friend have a massive blowout, and she gets a D on a biology test. Carrie knows what's wrong -- her mom accidentally donated her lucky T-shirt to Help India. That one adorable, perfect T-shirt was the source of all her good fortune. So Carrie does what any girl would do: She's going to India. Cross your fingers and hope that Carries finds adventure, love, and maybe just a little good luck along the way....

Pour la première fois depuis des mois, Reed est heureuse. Elle est en vacances avec ses amis, sur une île des Caraïbes. Elle vit dans une magnifique demeure et a conquis le coeur d’Upton, le garçon le plus courtisé de l’île. Mais sortir avec Upton n’est pas sans conséquences. Elle s’est attirée une franche hostilité de la part des nombreuses jeunes filles dont son amoureux a brisé le coeur. Reed se sent bientôt menacée. Un soir, on la pousse à l’eau, et elle échappe de peu à la noyade. Traumatisée par cette tentative d’assassinat, Reed veut porter plainte. Mais ses amis refusent de la croire, affirmant qu’elle est encore sous le choc. Pour lui faire oublier ce qu’ils considèrent comme un accident, ils lui organisent une surprise pour son anniversaire. La fête tourne au drame : Reed est kidnappée et abandonnée sur une île déserte. Elle se retrouve sans eau, sans nourriture, et sous un soleil de plomb...

Vivi est folle amoureuse de son petit ami Shawn. C'est lui qui l'accompagnera à la grande soirée de fin d'année... Pourtant ses meilleures copines en ont décidé autrement : d'après elles, Shawn ne la mérite pas ! Elles créent alors un petit copain virtuel: Brandon. Vivi le découvre peu à peu à travers les faux mails de ses copines. Mais la soirée approche et c'est la panique : il faut trouver de toute urgence le garçon parfait qui incarnera le cyber boyfriend ! Et surtout, Vivi va-t-elle succomber au charme de ce mec en toc?

Reed Brennan's future is looking as bright as the two-karat diamonds in her new housemates' ears. Being accepted to the most prestigious private boarding school in the country wasn't enough for Reed. She had to break every rule to do it, but she has accomplished the impossible: Reed is a Billings Girl now. And with her new status come respect, envy, and, most important, opportunity. Not to mention the parties. Unfortunately, at the next illicit party in the Easton campus woods, her roommate snaps some pictures of Reed in more than one compromising position. She uses the photos to blackmail Reed: Dig up dirt on the most powerful and popular Billings Girls or she will have Reed expelled. And speaking of parties, the Legacy is coming up. It's the invitation-only Halloween party in NYC and it's rumored that Thomas -- Reed's MIA boyfriend -- will be making an appearance there. Too bad Reed isn't even close to invited. Life as a Billings Girl is every bit as glamorous as Reed imagined. What she didn't bargain for is the tangled web of private lies these girls weave.

Malgré la réputation d'excellence de l'Académie d'Easton, Reed Brennan y a été confrontée au mensonge et... à un meurtre. Depuis, les coupables ont été arrêtées, et les vacances d'été ont apaisé les esprits. Reed aborde la rentrée scolaire avec de bonnes résolutions : se consacrer à ses études et à son petit ami Josh. Quant au proviseur, M. Cromwell, il souhaite reprendre le lycée en main. Première mesure : mettre fin aux pratiques ancestrales du dortoir Billings. Les rites d'initiation sont interdits et les nouvelles pensionnaires nommées par M. Cromwell. Mais Cheyenne Martin, présidente de fraîche date de Billings, n'envisage pas de renoncer à son pouvoir. Manipulation, humiliation, chantage, elle est prête à tout pour imposer sa loi...

Apres la mort de Cheyenne Martin, Reed devient presidente des Billings.Les filles de la maison Billings doivent notamment elire une nouvelle presidente, et choisissent a l'unanimite Reed Brennan, la plus ancienne.Reed accede ainsi a un pouvoir qu'elle n'aurait jamais espere tous les ragots lui sont imApres la mort de Cheyenne Martin, Reed devient presidente des Billings.Les filles de la maison Billings doivent notamment elire une nouvelle presidente, et choisissent a l'unanimite Reed Brennan, la plus ancienne.Reed accede ainsi a un pouvoir qu'elle n'aurait jamais espere tous les ragots lui sont immediatement rapportes, elle est prioritaire partout, on lui deroule le tapis rouge ou qu'elle aille, et les anciennes eleves de Billings, parmi les femmes les plus puissantes du pays, lui offrent leurs services. Aussi, quand les eleves d'Easton apprennent qu'ils ne sont pas sur la liste des invites a la fete de l'Heritage (la fete la plus courue de la cote Est), c'est evidemment vers Reed la toute puissante qu'ils se tournent... Elle se revele d'une force de caractere peu commune, mais sait mieux que personne que les leaders de Billings ont un passe douteux: Ariana est enfermee dans une institution psychiatrique, Noelle a ete renvoyee et Cheyenne vient de mourir. L'histoire a tendance a se repeter a Easton, et si Reed a tout ce qu'elle a desire, elle a aussi beaucoup a perdre...

Rory ist auf der Flucht. Nachdem sie nur mit sehr viel Glück dem Serienkiller Steven Nell entkommen ist, wird sie zusammen mit ihrer Familie in ein Zeugenschutzprogramm aufgenommen. Mit ihrem Vater und ihrer Schwester Darcy zieht sie in ein Haus auf einer kleinen versteckten Ferieninsel. Rory und Darcy finden schnell Anschluss im Ort, werden auf Strandpartys eingeladen und können das Leben wieder genießen. Doch irgendetwas sagt Rory, dass sie dem Frieden nicht trauen darf. Immer noch fühlt sie sich von Steven Nell verfolgt. Als plötzlich Menschen von der Insel verschwinden und niemand außer Rory etwas bemerkt, verhärtet sich ihr Verdacht, dass mit dem scheinbar so idyllischen Ort etwas nicht stimmt. Was haben die Bewohner zu verbergen? Als eines Tages auch Darcy verschwindet, steht für Rory fest, dass Steven Nell hinter dem Ganzen steckt. Doch was sie dann herausfindet, erschüttert alles, woran sie bisher geglaubt hat, in seinen Grundfesten.

À quinze ans, Reed Brennan fait sa rentrée en classe de seconde à la prestigieuse académie d'Easton ; le meilleur moyen d'échapper à un quotidien sinistre et une mère accro aux médicaments. Un nouvel univers s'ouvre à elle, différent de ce qu'elle avait imaginé : sur le superbe campus, tout n'est que luxe et raffinement. Reed la boursière se sent exclue. Jusqu'au jour où elle rencontre les filles Billings. Elles sont belles, intelligentes, sûres d'elles. Elles sont toutes-puissantes, dans ce monde où le pouvoir est éphémère, mais indispensable. Reed va essayer par tous les moyens, même les plus vils, de faire partie de ce clan. Elle découvre rapidement que le Billings, derrière leurs poses affectées et leur garde-robes de magazine, ont bien des choses à cacher. Tradition, honneur, excellence... et secrets inavouables.

Pour ses seize ans, l'insupportable Teagan a organisé LA fête de l'année : luxe provocant, champagne à gogo et célébrités sont au programme. Mais soudain la fête tourne au cauchemar : en descendant l'escalier, Teagan trébuche sur une marche et perd conscience. Dans un monde parallèle, elle découvre sa vie sous un tout autre jour et réalise qu'elle est pourrie gâtée. À son réveil, reprendra-t-elle un nouveau départ?

Eine elitäre Highschool, dunkle Geheimnisse und tödliche Intrigen Thomas, Reeds attraktiver, charismatischer Freund, ist tot. Niemand weiß, was passiert ist. Ungewollt steht Reed plötzlich im Mittelpunkt der Aufmerksamkeit – nicht nur der Billings-Girls, sondern der ganzen Schule. Alle scheinen darauf zu warten, dass sie unter dem Verlust zusammenbricht. Ablenkung und Trost findet sie nur bei Josh, Thomas' ehemaligem Mitbewohner. Doch gerade, als sich die beiden endlich ihre lang verschwiegenen Gefühle eingestehen, kommt Reed ein schrecklicher Verdacht …