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Debutantes

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Debutantes series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes has 2 known books (2 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Little White Lies (2018). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Deadly Little Scandals.

Books
2 known books (2 novels)
Published
2
First published
2018
Status
completed
Shelved under
Mystery & Crime
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Start here: Little White Lies (2018) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Little White Lies

Little White Lies (2018)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Little White Lies

    Novel

    Jennifer Lynn Barnes's Little White Lies (November 2018) runs 390 pages, introducing Ellie Taylor to Nashville's exclusive debutante world after a DNA test reveals her biological father is one of the city's most powerful men.

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  2. Deadly Little Scandals

    Novel

    Deadly Little Scandals continued the story a year later, in November 2019, at a shorter 345 pages, following the threads Ellie pulled in the first book to a decades-old crime buried beneath Southern high society's polished surface.

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About the Debutantes series

Ellie Taylor has spent her life on the outside of Nashville's old-money debutante world -- until a DNA test reveals her biological father is one of the city's most powerful men, and she's thrust into the exclusive world of Nashville's debutante season as his newly acknowledged daughter. Between cotillion training and a social circle built on generations of secrets, Ellie starts pulling at threads that connect her new family to a decades-old crime, discovering that the polished surface of Southern high society is hiding something far darker.

Jennifer Lynn Barnes pairs her signature puzzle-box plotting with a Southern-gothic debutante-society backdrop, mixing class tension, family secrets and a slow-building mystery across the two-book story. It's a smaller-scale, more contained mystery than her Inheritance Games or Naturals series, but built on the same instinct for a protagonist who doesn't belong in a rarified world being forced to learn its rules fast.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Debutantes series?

Two: Little White Lies (2018) and Deadly Little Scandals (2019), a complete duology.

What order should I read Debutantes in?

Publication order: Little White Lies, then Deadly Little Scandals, which continues directly from the first book.

Is Debutantes connected to The Inheritance Games or The Naturals?

No. It's a separate Jennifer Lynn Barnes duology with its own cast and Nashville debutante-society setting.

Is the Debutantes duology finished?

Yes, it's complete at two books.

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