Brenner (Blush) shines in this tale about the women behind a Manhattan jewelry empire. Ruthless Elodie Pavlin is willing to do anything to remain CEO of one of New York City's most venerable jewelry stores, and her estranged niece, Gemma Maybrook, is equally determined to make it as a jewelry designer. Gemma's late mother, Paulina (Elodie's sister), married Elodie's boyfriend Liam Maybrook, and after Paulina and Liam were killed in an accident, Gemma was raised by her father's family. Now, after Gemma graduates from the New York School of Design, her jewelry starts to gain serious attention. Meanwhile, Elodie wants to hold an auction of Pavlin & Co's private collection, but she can't do it without the support of the other signatories on the trust, including Gemma and another of Elodie's sisters. As the three women gather in Provincetown, Mass., long-held assumptions fall away and genuine relationships and respect grow in their place. Brenner shows great skill at describing fine jewelry and the workings of the industry, and makes all of her characters engaging. This beach read sparkles like a two-carat diamond. (June)

A young woman's attempt to forge her own path leads her back to her family. Celeste, Elodie, and Paulina Pavlin lead seemingly charmed lives. They are the three wealthy daughters of Alan, who owns and runs his family jewelry business. Pavlin & Co is credited with putting diamond engagement rings on the map, and its signature emerald green packaging is synonymous with love. (Sound familiar?) But when Alan decides--half for publicity, half on a King Lear--esque power trip--to award the prized Electric Rose diamond ring to the first of his daughters to get engaged, all hell breaks loose. Flash-forward 15 years: Paulina was the first to get married, but she and her husband are dead; their daughter, Gemma, a recent art school graduate with a passion for making jewelry more accessible to the masses, has no contact with the Pavlins. Elodie and Celeste have been feuding for years. Desperate to hold a showstopping auction of the family's private jewelry collection as a way to bring Pavlin & Co back into relevancy, Elodie, now the company's CEO, makes her way to Provincetown, where Celeste, long since cut off from the family money, has made a life for herself. Elodie tricks Gemma into joining her there because she needs both her sister's and niece's signatures to auction the collection. Gemma's obsession with the Electric Rose (an obsession that wears on the reader very quickly), Celeste's conviction that it's cursed, and Elodie's familial resentment lead to tense moments and attempts at amends. The book suffers from stilted dialogue, and the choice to make Gemma the emotional center of the novel was a misstep. That said, when Brenner leans into descriptions of the colorful characters of Provincetown and mines Elodie and Celeste's fraught relationship, she makes up for many of the novel's faults. A story of family, healing, and the power of a really great accessory. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.