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Includes a brilliant new introduction to this scintillating novel from Jade Beer!'Get ready to meet a thrilling new generation of Hollywood wives - much like their creator and the novel itself, they are pretty balls out from the beginning' JADE BEER'Jackie Collins’s daring, unapologetic stroke of the pen, combined with her glorious wit, has single-handedly given creative license to new generations of authors and storytellers.' COLLEEN HOOVERPower! Sex! Money! Fame! – the new Hollywood wives are back with a vengeance. Ambitious, young, smart and lethal. Whatever they don't have, they want – and whatever these women want, they get.There have been many imitators, but only ever one Jackie Collins.  With millions of her books sold around the world, and thirty-one New York Times bestsellers, she is one of the world’s top-selling novelists. From glamorous Beverly Hills bedrooms to Hollywood movie studios; from glittering rock concerts to the yachts of billionaires, Jackie chronicled the scandalous lives of the rich, famous, and infamous from the inside looking out.'A true inspiration, a trail blazer for women's fiction' JILLY COOPER‘Jackie shows us all what being a strong, successful woman means at any age’ MILLY JOHNSON‘Jackie will never be forgotten, she’ll always inspire me to #BeMoreJackie’ JILL MANSELL‘Jackie’s heroines don’t take off their clothes to please a man, but to please themselves’ CLARE MACKINTOSH‘Legend is a word used too lightly for so many undeserving people, but Jackie is the very definition of the word’ ALEX KHAN‘What Jackie knew how to do so well, is to tell a thumping good story’ ROWAN COLEMAN‘I read hundreds of books every year. But Jackie Collins’ novels are the only ones I can read over and over’ AMY ROWLAND‘Jackie wrote with shameless ambition, ruthless passion and pure diamond-dusted sparkle’ CATHERINE STEADMAN‘Here is a woman who not only wanted to entertain her readers, but also to teach them something; about the world and about themselves’ ISABELLE BROOM‘Lessons galore on every page… about feminism, equality, tolerance and love’ CARMEL HARRINGTON‘For all her trademark sass, there is a moralist at work here’ LOUISE CANDLISH‘Nobody does it quite like Jackie and nobody ever will’ SARRA MANNING‘Jackie wrote about Hollywood with total authenticity, breaking all the rules and taboos’ BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD‘What radiates from her novels, is a sense that women are capable of great things’ ALEXANDRA HEMINSLEY

Whether you're new to the world of Jackie Collins, or you know her books intimately, you’ll find something to love in the achingly sexy Hollywood Wives, featuring an introduction from Helen Ellis.‘When I was thirteen, Jackie Collins showed me how to be brave. You write what no one thinks you can write. You ask for money no one wants to admit that you’ve earned. You fight for your marriage when your husband has failed you’ HELEN ELLIS'Forty years after Hollywood Wives was published, it’s as relevant and enjoyable as it ever was' COLLEEN HOOVERThey lunch at Ma Maison on salads and hot gossip. They cruise Rodeo Drive, turning shopping at Giorgio and Gucci into an art form. These are Hollywood wives and they hold the keys to the kingdom.But when your ticket to ride is a famous husband, there are no guarantees. This scorching blockbuster exposes the glittering bitchery of Beverly Hills before racing to a chilling and unexpected climax.There have been many imitators, but only ever one Jackie Collins.  With millions of her books sold around the world, and thirty-one New York Times bestsellers, she is one of the world’s top-selling novelists. From glamorous Beverly Hills bedrooms to Hollywood movie studios; from glittering rock concerts to the yachts of billionaires, Jackie chronicled the scandalous lives of the rich, famous, and infamous from the inside looking out.'A true inspiration, a trail blazer for women's fiction' JILLY COOPER‘Jackie shows us all what being a strong, successful woman means at any age’ MILLY JOHNSON‘Jackie will never be forgotten, she’ll always inspire me to #BeMoreJackie’ JILL MANSELL‘Jackie’s heroines don’t take off their clothes to please a man, but to please themselves’ CLARE MACKINTOSH‘Legend is a word used too lightly for so many undeserving people, but Jackie is the very definition of the word’ ALEX KHAN‘What Jackie knew how to do so well, is to tell a thumping good story’ ROWAN COLEMAN‘Jackie wrote with shameless ambition, ruthless passion and pure diamond-dusted sparkle’ CATHERINE STEADMAN‘Lessons galore on every page… about feminism, equality, tolerance and love’ CARMEL HARRINGTON‘Jackie is the queen of cliff-hangers’ SAMANTHA TONGE‘For all her trademark sass, there is a moralist at work here’ LOUISE CANDLISH‘Nobody does it quite like Jackie and nobody ever will’ SARRA MANNING‘Jackie wrote about Hollywood with total authenticity, breaking all the rules and taboos’ BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD‘Jackie lived the Hollywood dream, but, she looked sideways at it, and then shared the dirt with her readers’ JULIET ASHTON

Lucky Santangelo is back—with a vengance!Dangerously sensual, breathtakingly beautiful, and utterly unforgettable, she is Lucky Santangelo, the sizzling star of Chances, Lucky, and Lady Boss. With Vendetta: Lucky''s Revenge, Jackie Collins continues the saga of Lucky Santangelo in a nonstop, action-packed tale of sex, betrayal, drugs, intrigue, and murder.A scorching new installment of the wildly popular Lucky series, Vendetta finds Lucky in the most perilous situation of her life when her prized Panther Studios is taken from her by Donna Landsman, the unscrupulous widow of Lucky''s arch-enemy, Santino Bonnatti. Donna intends to destroy Lucky in every way she can, but Lucky is street-smart, powerful, and just as ruthlessly dangerous. And so the battle for control begins.With Vendetta: Lucky''s Revenge, Jackie Collins proves once again why she is an international powerhouse, a writer who digs deep into the glamorous, intoxicating—yet ultimately treacherous—world of Hollywood.

The seductively beautiful, street-smart, and powerful Lucky Santangelo, star of four of Jackie Collins''s previous international bestsellers—Chances, Lucky, Lady Boss, and Vendetta: Lucky''s Revenge—returns in Dangerous Kiss.In Chances, Lucky grew up in a top crime family; in Lucky, she was married three times; in Lady Boss, she took on Hollywood and bought Panther Studios; and in Vendetta, she fought off a lifelong enemy to keep the studio, and her husband. Now, in Dangerous Kiss, when a member of her family is brutally gunned down in a random holdup, her fury knows no bounds. While she is tracking the killer, her relationship with her husband, charismatic writer and director Lennie Golden, is put to the test. Then, suddenly, into her life comes a man from her past—a man with a dangerous kiss. Dangerous Kiss is a story of raw anger, love, lust, murder, and revenge, and at its white-hot center is Lucky Santangelo, a strong, exciting woman who dares to take chances—and always wins.

On the heels of her sensational New York Times bestseller Dangerous Kiss, comes another tantalizing Jackie Collins treat: Lethal Seduction. Madison Castelli, the beautiful, street-smart heroine of Jackie Collins''s L.A. Connections series, returns in Lethal Seduction, an edgy novel full of danger, passion and suspense. Madison is having problems -- her ex-live-in lover who walked out on her is trying to walk back in. Her new lover is giving her a hard time. And her father turns out to be a man with deadly secrets. Set between the high-powered world of New York and the manic excitement of Las Vegas, Lethal Seduction is packed with all the intrigue and glamour fans have come to expect from Jackie Collins. This deliciously uninhibited tale of cover-ups, deception and mob involvement finds Jackie Collins at the height of her creative powers as the diverse cast of characters in Lethal Seduction take an exhilarating walk on the wild side, where nothing is ever exactly as it seems and danger is all around. In Lethal Seduction you will also meet: Jamie Nova -- a breathtakingly beautiful interior designer, who catches her Wall Street husband cheating. Jake Sica -- a laid-back photographer not looking for a commitment. Rosarita Falcon -- an ambitious and sexy would-be New York socialite with a yen to murder her husband. Joel Blaine -- the playboy son of a billionaire with an unquenchable taste for public sex. Carrie Hanlon -- a top supermodel with a degree in egomania and bitchery. Dexter Falcon -- a handsome soap star with a romantic heart and an unbeatable body. And... Kimm Florian -- a Native American gay detective with a dry wit and a big heart. Together these characters will take you on a sometimes funny, sometimes sad trip guaranteed to seduce you all the way.

The sexy page-turner picks up where the #1 New York Times bestselling Hollywood Wives left off showing Jackie Collins at her “ultra-celeb, super accessorized, bestselling best” (Publishers Weekly).Power. Sex. Money. Fame. The new Hollywood wives have it all. And if they don’t have it—they want it. And whatever these women want—they get. Ambitious, young, smart, and lethal, the Hollywood wives are back with a vengeance, pushing their way to the forefront. Forget shopping—they’re into achieving everything their famous husbands have and more, and they don’t care how they do it.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jackie Collins brings back her savvy heroine from the L.A. Connections series in this erotically charged, suspense-laced New York Times bestseller about secret obsession and deadly passion. Caught between two lovers, Madison Castelli''s sex life is in overdrive. But when she discovers someone close to her is keeping deadly secrets, the real excitement begins.... Plunged into the high-powered circles of New York and the manic thrills of Las Vegas, Madison steps among explosive passions, mob machinations, and dangerous deceptions, only to find that nothing is ever as it seems.

Four scorching novels in one—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lady Boss and Thrill!Inside the exclusive mansions of L.A., where Hollywood''s most powerful players willingly risk it all, a killer is playing a deadly game. Drawn into this dangerous world are a high-class call girl looking for a way out, a ruthless agent playing a high-stakes game of greed, and a beautiful journalist going after the story of her career. They are about to discover there are secrets worth killing for—and definite rules of survival. In a city where dirty little secrets are worth a fortune, everyone wants the inside scoop on L.A.''s rich and famous. But soon, a shocking web of Power, Obsession, Murder, and Revenge will be revealed... Power In Hollywood, it''s not who you know. It''s who knows your secrets. Obsession In Hollywood, it takes more than ambition to make it to the top. Murder In Hollywood, there are some secrets worth killing for. Revenge In Hollywood, living well isn''t the only payback. This entertaining audiobook brings to life the glamorous world of Hollywood''s elite—while revealing their deadliest secrets as only Jackie Collins can!

American Star is a love story of two extraordinary lovers, separated by tragedy, yearning for each other, though seemingly unable to be together ever again.Nick and Lauren could never forget each other. Teenage small-town lovers—he from the wrong side of the tracks, she the prettiest girl in town—their love was the town scandal, forbidden, sizzling, and unforgettable. But the whole relationships ends abruptly in tragedy. From that moment, their lives are split and they are sent into separate orbits, perhaps never to reunite. Nick pursues his dream of acting, and after a series of wild adventures begins the slow rise that will make him one of Hollywood''s biggest stars. Meanwhile, Lauren goes to New York and enters the modeling world, surprising everyone with a career that takes off in a direction she never expected. American Star follows them both on their trips to fame, as Nick and Lauren, haunted by the secret they share, try to live without each other—only to find they can''t. A compelling story of love, sex, and murder, set against the glamorous backgrounds of New York and Hollywood, American Star is a story only Jackie Collins can tell.

The book that introduced the world to Lucky Santangelo, offered in a special, two-part audio adaptation read by Jackie Collins—the unforgettable saga of the woman who conquered Las Vegas in Lucky and became Hollywood''s top Lady Boss, the hot-blooded beauty who millions of readers know as a gambler, a lover, and a woman who''s never afraid to take chances.He started with nothing and built an empire. She was born to bad times and lived through much worse. Orphans and outlaws alike, Gino Satangelo and Carrie Jones were survivors in a harsh, loveless world...a passionate young Italian and an exotic dark beauty whose chance meeting yields a secret that can''t be spoken for years to come... From the luxury of Park Avenue to the early days of Las Vegas, the raw heat of jazz-era Harlem to the brutality of gangland Chicago, the Santangelo saga begins to unfold—a tale of secrets, betrayal, and unbridled lust that sets the stage for one of the most unforgettable heroines that Jackie Collins ever created...the incomparable Lucky Santangelo. Now in this intimate recording, Jackie Collins takes you further into the fast-lane world of Lucky Santangelo than ever before. Listen for yourself as she delivers a superstar performance that captures all of the passion and breathless suspense that have made her the undisputed queen of glamorous fiction.

The book that introduced the world to Lucky Santangelo, offered in a special, two-part audio adaptation read by Jackie Collins—the unforgettable saga of the woman who conquered Las Vegas in Lucky and became Hollywood''s top Lady Boss, the hot-blooded beauty who millions of readers know as a gambler, a lover, and a woman who''s never afraid to take chances.Gino Santangelo always knew he could count on his daughter. But when he fled the country to escape prosecution and entrusted her with his hard-won empire, Gino realized that Lucky Santangelo is no different than him—Lucky is a woman who could seize the reins of power with all the cunning, drive, and strength of a true Santangelo. Poised, sensuous, hungry for pleasure, Lucky is in love with power—and determined to fight for it. From New York penthouses and the villas of Southern France to the casinos of Las Vegas and the bedrooms of Beverly Hills, here''s the unforgettable story of a woman on top of a world of love, sex, and wealth—where power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

The seductively beautiful, street-smart, and powerful Lucky Santangelo, star of four of Jackie Collins''s previous international bestsellers returns in this '';winning sequel'' (People).In Chances, Lucky grew up in a top crime family; in Lucky, she was married three times; in Lady Boss, she took on Hollywood and bought Panther Studios; and in Vendetta, she fought off a lifelong enemy to keep the studio, and her husband. Now, in Dangerous Kiss, when a member of her family is brutally gunned down in a random holdup, her fury knows no bounds. While she is tracking the killer, her relationship with her husband, charismatic writer and director Lennie Golden, is put to the test. Then, suddenly, into her life comes a man from her pasta man with a dangerous kiss. This is a story of raw anger, love, lust, murder, and revenge, and at its white-hot center is Lucky Santangelo, a strong, exciting woman who dares to take chancesand always wins.

International bestselling author Jackie Collins returns with another fast-paced and unforgettable tale of dangerous passion and suspense, both a prequel and sequel to her New York Times bestseller Lethal Seduction.Family secrets and hidden lives come to haunt Madison Castelli, the sexy, vivacious, and talented writer last seen in Jackie Collins''s Lethal Seduction. As she digs into her father''s past, trying to resolve the mystery that surrounds her mother''s death many years before, Madison finds herself falling into a vortex of lust, greed, and deception, as eventually her quest of discovery turns into a race for her life. Fast-paced, sexy, and full of the glamour that pervades Jackie Collins''s novels, Deadly Embrace is sure to please her fans and earn her many more.

In her most scandalously titillating novel since the #1 bestselling Hollywood Wives, internationally renowned author Jackie Collins once again takes her readers behind the scenes and into the bedrooms of Hollywood''s glamorous world of superstardom, where narcissism is a virtue, and fidelity means not sleeping with anyone less attractive than your spouse.Three glamorous women with ambitions fueling their inner fires—and agendas that may or may not include those they’ve vowed to love and honor. From the casting couch to superstardom, from the director’s chair to worldwide acclaim, they go after what they want without guilt. Without regret. And never without scandal. Here are the relationship shockers that even the tabloids don’t know: who’s playing whom, who’s getting dumped, and who’s walking out the door. This is domestic drama like never before, as only Jackie Collins can tell it.

Wherever there''s money and glamour, trouble can''t be too far behind—in Hollywood Kids Jackie Collins takes her readers back to the Hollywood Hills for another absorbing page-turner of sex, ambition, and deadly revenge.At the novel''s core is the Hollywood Five, a clique of jaded twenty-somethings whose parents (all major players) thought that child-rearing ended with naming their offspring after themselves. Jordanna Levitt is the wildly beautiful daughter of a powerful producer and legendary movie star mother. Even though she flaunts a coltish bad-girl image, Jordanna yearns for more than lounging behind the velvet ropes in chi-chi clubs. Jordanna''s best friend, Cheryl Landers, is a sassy, leggy redhead, who is equally idle. Cheryl fills her days doing lunch and buying up Rodeo Drive until a Hollywood Madam asks her to mind shop while she''s out of town. Pandering to the rich and famous goes so smoothly that she can''t resist turning a trick herself. Grant Lennon, Jr., the son of the last generation''s wildly handsome icon, is a junior agent at International Artists Agents. Not satisfied with the number of starlets he can get on his own, he agrees to "test-run" women for Cheryl''s fledgling entrepreneurial venture for a fee. Marjory Sanderson is a dreamy-eyed head case. Barely recovered from anorexia, she invents one phobia fast on the heels of the last one in order to keep her television magnate father''s attention. Shep Worth—the effeminately beautiful son of a sex-symbol mother who won''t publicly acknowledge her age—is a man who won''t publicly acknowledge his alternative sexual preference. These Hollywood kids have been given everything money can buy except a raison d''être. Though their attitudes are large enough to fill any room, these offspring of privilege are all desperately trying to figure out what to do with themselves. However, life among the rich means life among the damned. A recently released psycho-killer, erotically propelled by blood-lust, is determined to wreak havoc and revenge on the kids'' lives. Jackie Collins is back doing what she does best, chronicling the lives of the rich, famous and infamous with devastating accuracy, and Hollywood Kids is Jackie Collins at her best.

The sexy page-turner picks up where the #1 New York Times bestselling Hollywood Wives left off showing Jackie Collins at her “ultra-celeb, super accessorized, bestselling best” (Publishers Weekly).Power. Sex. Money. Fame. The new Hollywood wives have it all. And if they don’t have it—they want it. And whatever these women want—they get. Ambitious, young, smart, and lethal, the Hollywood wives are back with a vengeance, pushing their way to the forefront. Forget shopping—they’re into achieving everything their famous husbands have and more, and they don’t care how they do it.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author''s life as a writer and icon is now explored in the CNN Films documentary Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story! The dangerously beautiful Lucky Santangelostar of two of Jackie Collins''s previous smash, international bestsellers, Chances and Luckyreturns, and this time the shockingly sensual, ruthlessly clever Lucky is out to conquer Hollywood!In Chances Lucky grew up in a top crime family. In Lucky, she was married three times. And now, in Lady Boss, she takes on Hollywood and wins! Panther Studios is the prize and Lucky wants it. In her quest for power she meets adversaries and enemies, friends and betrayers. And her relationship with her husband, charismatic comedian and movie star, Lennie Golden is put to the test. Lucky''s first challenge is to buy the only movie studio still not controlled by a powerful conglomeratePanther Studios, owned by the retired, irascible, old Abe Panther. But Abe won''t sell his beloved studio to Lucky until she proves she has the guts to make it in Hollywood. It''s his idea that she disguise herself as a secretary and go in undercover to find out what''s really going on. It''s a challenge that also satisfies Lucky''s passion for adventureand her desire to take chances. In the process, Lucky uncovers a world of financial scheming, big-time betrayal, and bizarre sex. When Lucky makes her final move, assuming the role of Lady Boss at Panther Studios, she stuns the entire industry and sets off a series of shock waves, not only threatening her marriage to Lennie, but unleashing the hatred of crime boss Carlos Bonnattia hatred that goes back generations, putting her life, and the lives of everyone close to her, in danger Bringing back one of her most intriguing and endearing characters, Lucky Santangelo, Jackie Collins shows once again that she is the unquestioned queen of glamorous fiction.

Jackie Collins’s most outrageous, erotically charged New York Times bestseller is a sexy, shattering roller-coaster thrill ride!From chic New York and the exclusive Hamptons to the hungry heart of LA, this high-suspense tale pulses with deadly obsessions and relentless desires in the seemingly perfect world of a gorgeous film actress. She could have any man—but the one she can’t resist is a mysterious lover with a shadowed past. As their jolting affair skyrockets with electric passion, shocking secrets break through their hidden traps—in a brilliantly twisting story that sparks with the explosive Jackie Collins touch.

The '';impossible to put down'' (The Wall Street Journal) sequel in the Lucky Santangelo series from the New York Times bestselling '';queen of glamour fiction'' (San Antonio Express-News) Jackie Collins.From Chances to Dangerous Kiss, bestselling superstar Jackie Collins has spun the incredible saga of the extraordinary Lucky Santangelo. A hot-blooded beauty in love with power and hungry for pleasure, Lucky''s dazzling odysseyand her trail of enemiessweeps from the casinos of Las Vegas to a private Greek island, from cutthroat Hollywood to chic New York and Paris. She''s a gambler and a lover. She''s wild, savvy, and proud. She''s Luckyand you''ll never forget her.