ARCs will be approved August 2025.

Literary upmarket romance, closed door, slow burn

It turns out you can't just walk right into high society.

There is, in fact, a difference between Baroque and broke.

Gaia Marin leaves small town life to pursue her American dream in New York City. She is solely focused on getting her master’s degree from the prestigious Moncour’s School of Art. As she enters the wild art world—auctions, galas, art fairs—her plans are complicated when she meets one very handsome inconvenience. She quickly learns that you can't just walk right into high society. With all the odds against her, she’s forced to ask herself—is the American dream even real?

The art world book series follows a group of friends trying to survive in this cutthroat environment—which is in no short supply of politics, wealth, and drama.

For fans of:
Magnolia Parks – For the push-pull romance, lyrical prose, and found family.

Sally Rooney – For the intellectual tension, emotional repression, and aching subtext.

The Devil Wears Prada – For the glamour, ambition, and the cost of chasing success.