Luxe : A Novel

From the New York Times bestseller Ashley Antoinette, author of the Prada Plan series comes a boldly fierce and strikingly dramatic novel, Luxe.

Bleu Montclair knew as a young girl that she would one day escape the hard, unrelenting streets of Flint, Michigan, and when her desperate prayers are answered in the form of a scholarship to UCLA, Bleu knows she's struck gold. But soon after arriving, all her beautiful, bright dreams begin to fall apart. Endless temptations abound in the form of cars, clothes, booze, drugs, and Bleu cannot keep up. When her roommate gives her the opportunity to make a lot of money fast, Bleu goes all in-and heads straight down a path of violence and addiction that only her newest protector, Iman, can save her from.

“Caution… Will leave you breathless. It’s that intense.”
–Essence Magazine on LUXE

“Antoinette will have readers hooked on this edgy, twisting tale of innocence lost.”
–Booklist on LUXE

“[Ashley and JaQuavis] may just be the most successful literary couple in America.”
–New York Times’ T Magazine


"[T]he duo is taking the world of street literature by storm."
-Rolling Out Magazine

“A fast-paced tale...a solid addition to a well-known author’s long list of extremely popular tales.” —Library Journal