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    American Star

    By Jackie Collins

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    “‘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, author of The Wedding Speech

    What does it take to become a superstar? In one of her most romantic stories ever, Jackie Collins invites readers on an epic, emotional journey as two star-crossed lovers from the same small Midwestern town strike out to find ultimate fame at any cost.

    Even with his jet-black hair, bright blue eyes, and insatiable drive, go-getter Nick Angelo can’t escape the stigma of being the abused son of a shiftless, alcoholic father. Still, he tries to shake off his origins, and his charms soon win him the attention and affection of socialite Lauren Roberts.

    Lauren’s upper-crust family is vehemently against the union of their little princess and the town pariah, and they will do whatever they can to break the two up—culminating in a horrible tragedy that sets the lovers on different paths for decades. Nick goes on to become one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, and Lauren enters the New York modeling world, surprising everyone with a career that takes off in a direction she never expected.
    ,br>Yet as much time passes, haunted by a dark secret they share, Nick and Lauren can never forget each other. And when they reunite, their old spark is about to ignite in this compelling story of love, sex. . .and murder. This powerful saga is set against the glamorous backgrounds of New York and Hollywood, and delves into the depths and dangers of a forbidden relationship.

    Nick and Lauren’s electric love story will keep you up. . . all night long!


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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChances, Inc.
    Release dateJan 28, 2014
    ISBN9780989890021
    Author

    Jackie Collins

    Jackie Collins has been called a “raunchy moralist” by the director Louis Malle and “Hollywood’s own Marcel Proust” by Vanity Fair. With over 500 million copies of her books sold in more than forty countries, and with thirty-two New York Times bestsellers to her credit, she is one of the world’s top-selling novelists. Six of her novels have been adapted for film or TV. Collins was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) by the Queen of England in 2013 for her services to literature and charity. When accepting the honor she said to the Queen, “Not bad for a school drop-out”—a revelation capturing her belief that both passion and determination can lead to big dreams coming true. She lived in Beverly Hills where she had a front-row seat to the lives she so accurately captured in her compulsive plotlines. She was a creative force, a trailblazer for women in fiction, and in her own words “a kick-ass writer!” Her fascinating life as a writer and icon is explored in the CNN Films and Netflix documentary Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story. Discover more at JackieCollins.com.

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      only if you are into hot and heavy sex-capades.
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      Good dramatic (slightly trashy) novel, a sure bet distraction from everyday life