Sexy beauty queen Dallas met Al King Super Star. The outcome was explosive. Gorgeous Al had groupies throwing their bodies in his direction. Al is jaded and bored by these all too available bimbo's. Married and dissatisfied Al wants something more in his life.Dallas hates men. A sordid secret past is threatening to destroy her career and she will stop at nothing to further her ambitions.Dallas and Al meet. A coup de foudre but neither wants to admit it.Lew Margolis hates and desires DallasLinda Cosmo friend of Dallas and lover of his brother PaulBernie Suntan a guy with a big appetite and active toolCody Hills manager of DallasMisunderstandings, blackmail, murder and hijackings stalk the book. Raunchy and comic. Collins at her very best. Amazing characters, wonderful sub plots amid a world of the rich, the infamous and the wanna be's.
This is a reissue of the 1977 edition.Al King is a rock singer and selfish stud extraordinaire. His brother and manager, Paul King, gets Al whatever he wants and boy does he want a lot.Dallas is a former hooker gone beauty queen/actress. Everyone wants a piece of her and she plays hardball like the best of them.Al and Dallas are destined to get together, but you have to wade through many pages to get there.The other characters are thrown in for good measure.As usual Jackie Collins gives us sex, drugs and rock and roll in the Hollywood/rock scene. It's been years since I read a Collins book and forgot how baudy and brash they were. Be that as it may, I couldn't put it down.If you want a wild read, this one's for you!!
What do You think about Lovers And Gamblers (1978)?
Loved it. Was a bit surprised to see Evan die, but I guess it had to happen. But honestly, this is one of the reads of the year. I always say, no one does it better than Jackie.
—Brooklyn Tayla
when success takes hold of your life, it can be tough keeping a grip on your sanity al king - a soul superstar and a legendary stud dallas - a smouldering beauty with big ambitions he is determined to f*** her and she is determined that she will not be - or is she? 800 pages of paperback which frankly i found rather drawn out and repetitiveplus the final scenario in the s.a. jungle seemed an add-0n just to extend the novel and was really not plausable. plus to remove a metal spear from someone's chest would have resulted in their immediate death bev p.s. they should also sack the proof reader
—Bev Taylor
