Review: Heiress Apparently - Book #1 Daughters of the Dynasty Series - Diana Ma - December 2020 Growing up in a Chinese American family, Gemma has always preferred to be a bit of a rebel daughter. Her mother is a Museum Director and her dad a Professor. Gemma wishes to take a year off and try her hand at acting in LA. What will happen though when Gemma is given a chance of a lifetime to star in a new film and gets the lead role as well? She agrees but will discover something that doesn't play in her favor - the filming is in Beijing, China. Growing up, Gemma's mum always warned her to stay well away from Beijing and that stepping foot in the city was forbidden. With the help of her roommates back home in LA, she lies to her parents and tells them she is filming in Nebraska, etc. When Gemma arrives in Beijing though, she is immediately accosted by paparazzi and people screaming at her. She later discovers that a Beijing socialite Alyssa Chua looks identical to her and could be h...