Red Carpets & White Lies: A Novel

In a city known for its never-ending parties, Miami socialite Leigh Anatole White hosts the most extravagant party of them all. Her annual Charity Ball, a star-studded benefit for troubled teens, is the most highly anticipated event of the season, and Leigh pulls out all the stops to ensure it doesnt disappoint. This yearthe tenth anniversary of the BallLeigh has decided to give Miami one last blowout before relinquishing her title as hostess. Suffice it to say, the pressure is on: this years Charity Ball simply must be the best yet. With help from her committee, a few close friends, a masterful personal assistant and her supportive husband, Leigh is poised to deliver. Even the dirty secrets and entanglements of her friends and pseudo-friendsthe good-hearted, hard-drinking gossip queen Dixie Johnson; drag queen extraordinaire Diva Elaine Manchester; and bronzed, botoxed and backstabbing Katie Parker, to name a fewcant slow her down. When an influential art dealer shows up, offering to provide high-end artwork for the Charity Balls auction, Leigh is thrilled. This is just what the gala needs to set it apart from previous years, and after all of Leighs hard work, it looks as though the last Charity Ball may just live up to the hype. But as always in the world of Miamis rich and shameless, a scandal is never far offand this one hitseveryoneclose to home.