Reckless is the third book in the The It Girl novels by the German American author Cecily von Ziegesar. The series is ghostwritten from the original idea by Ziegesar. The series, aimed toward young adults, is a spin-off from the bestselling "Gossip Girl" series. It was released in 2006 by Little, Brown.
Gossip Girl was the inspirational source for this series
The It Girl is a spin-off of Gossip Girl. The model probably assumed that it could just be unrelated