Hollywood Wives » (Reissue)

In the world of sensational fiction, Jackie Collins is considered the Queen of Trash, the Duchess of Dirty Books. It might be easier to dog-ear the pages in her novel that don't have a steamy bedroom interlude. But even more than sex, the characters in her show-biz soap operas lust after something else: power.

The fabulous, bestselling Jackie Collins returns to the world of her greatest success in a searing novel of the new -- but not necessarily imporved -- Hollywood.

When The Hollywood Wives was published more than 15 years ago, it captivated readers with a decadent combination of suspense, scandal, and high glamour and propelled author Jackie Collins to the top of the nation's bestseller lists. Now she thrills a new generation of readers with a sizzling look at the women of today's Hollywood.

Power. Sex. Money. Fame. Today's Hollywood players have it all. If they don't have it, they want it. And what they want, they usually get. Ambitious, young, smart, and lethal, the Hollywood wives are back with a vengeance, determined to claw their way to the top. Leading the pack is Lissa Roman, a mega movie star and legendary sex symbol, four times married. Lissa is on top of her game -- seemingly invincible until Nicci, her wild-child daughter is kidnapped by a crazed psychopath, and suddenly power, sex, money and fame may not be enough.

Like the original Hollywood Wives, The New Generation will shock surprise, amuse and startle, taking readers on a roller coaster ride of fun and suspense they won't soon forget.

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Although many reviewers dismiss Collins's novels as tasteless and excessive, others, such as Leola Floren in the Detroit News, feel that the books do contain some valuable insights. Floren's review of Hollywood Wives states: "It would be easy to self-righteously label this book trashy and worthless--but it's not entirely either. Jackie Collins has a talent for titillation and a knack for wooing the most reluctant of readers into a plot that spends 15 percent of the time peeking at people in the sack and the other 85 percent daydreaming about it."