Married Lovers - Jackie Collins

As some of you who read my reviews regularly will know I belong to a Book Club and every month one of the members selects a book for us to read. We usually try to pick something that will provide a good discussion and have read a variety of genres. A new member thought that we had read too many “deep” books and it was time to go for something light which is how I ended up reading Jackie Collins Married Lovers which is available for about £7 on Amazon. Way back in the early 80s, whilst still a teenager I enjoyed reading things like Lace by Shirley Conran and Riders by Jilly Cooper and had ... more

Jackie Collins: Married Lovers Plot Cameron Paradise wants her own gym, she is a personal trainer who has been through more than most. After running away from her abusive husband Gregg in Hawaii 3 years ago, she has set up a new life for herself in LA and has just about saved enough money to buy her own gym, that’s if her friend Cole will help her out. Ryan and Mandy Richards are unhappily married and have been for years, after 3 lost babies, and Mandy’s nasty attitude towards Ryan’s family especially his younger sister Evie whose alcoholic husband is becoming more and more aggressive towards ... more

after being quite a newcomer to the works of Jackie collins this year and hearing some people say her books are rubbish i did start reading these with trepidation, however this book was brilliant, yet again another gem from Jackie. There were many different characters to enjoy but they were also closely connected which really brought the story together. she is very clever at writing very different charactors so you imidiatly connect with at least one of them, the writing is fast flowing easy to read and draws you in. she ensures she writes in the way in which her charactors would speak ... more