The Chateau on Sunset

Epic Love. Tragic Loss. Beautiful Friendship. The entrancing story of an orphan who grows up surrounded by the beautiful and the broken in the world's most infamous hotel.

After her parents' deaths, Aria Jones is sent to live with her reclusive starlet aunt at the Chateau Marmont, the hotel on Sunset Boulevard with a notorious reputation.

Left alone to wander the hotel, Aria sees everything-all the ways people wheel and deal for fame. But the Marmont isn't meant for young girls with big hearts, and Aria discovers an insidious secret that will haunt her childhood.

As she matures, she finds solace in the hotel's library. Her sole goal is to be as inconspicuous as possible. Until one day, the hotel is sold to mysterious rock star Theo Winchester and his troubled daughter, Adele. Will Aria realise there's more to life than being invisible?

Captivating from its very first page, The Chateau on Sunset blends the beloved Jane Eyre story with the rich and colourful history of the entertainment industry from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Praise for The Chateau on Sunset

'Haunting, powerful, spellbinding' CHANEL CLEETON

Natasha Lester weaves a smart, intoxicating tale of secrets and ghosts inside the famous walls of Hollywood's Chateau Marmont, which becomes a character all of its own. Beautifully written and compulsively told, Lester's latest is a clever reimagining of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. It is also a novel with a deeply feminist heartbeat' HAZEL GAYNOR, author of Before Dorothy

'Richly drawn characters, crackling dialogue, and a tightly woven plot ... a propulsive tale that kept me up late into the night' KRISTINA MCMORRIS, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Girls of Good Fortune

'Brims with secrets, glamor, and the fierce courage it takes to claim your own power' Internationally bestselling author Michelle Moran

'This sweeping novel of ambition, friendship, love, and fiercely held feminist ideals unfolds amid secrets lurking in the shadowed hallways of an iconic Hollywood landmark. A champagne toast of a novel-sparkling, layered, and utterly unforgettable' ELIZA KNIGHT, bestselling author of Lost in the Summer of '69

'A clever, compelling midcentury Gothic... A can't-miss read for the madwoman in all of us' LAYNE FARGO, bestselling author of The Favorites