Rock Star
"“If you pick up this book, you won't put it down....Collins fans will gobble up Rock Star.” -Vogue
Jackie Collins didn’t just write about the rich and famous--she had a front-stage insider’s view! When her husband ran nightclubs in London, top rockers often frequented and they’d bare their most salacious secrets to her, which she’d then weave into her stories. Combining these real-life experiences and her incredible imagination, she captures the raw, electric thrill of life in the spotlight in the pulse-pounding, page turner Rock Star!
The legend, the comeback, and the rising star. . . Three talented, ambitious dreamers want rock and roll superstardom so badly they’ll do anything and anyone to get it.
There’s English rocker Kris Phoenix, who’s been chasing the dream since he was a teen. Once part of an up-and-coming duo, Kris is forced to cut his childhood friend loose when Buzz becomes a buzzkill to superstardom. Kris’s career immediately skyrockets—but at what cost?
Then there’s country-western singing prodigy Bobby Mondella. The former child star lost his money, fame, and eyesight practically overnight, but now he’s ready to bask in the limelight as he forges on a new path in the rock arena.
Finally, there’s lounge-singer Rafaella. She’s endured a string of terrible tragedies that could have broken her but instead fueled her to propel beyond her past and her dysfunctional marriage, and soar to the top.
All three hopefuls are hopelessly connected by the ruthless music manager Marcus Citrogen and his devious wife Nova, and could soon learn that the price of fame may just be just a bit too high in this pure adrenaline ride of a story that culminates in three climactic moments that satisfy readers as only a book by Jackie Collins can!
“The way the story is written is what really makes Rock Star a book that is worth waaayyyy more than just a fourth read.” - The Young Folks Book Blog
Already read Rock Star? Try more by Jackie Collins.
The Lucky Santangelo series
1. Chances
2. Lucky
3. Lady Boss
4. Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge
5. Dangerous Kiss
6. Drop Dead Beautiful
7. Poor Little Bitch Girl
8. Goddess of Vengeance
9. Confessions of a Wild Child - Lucky: The Early Years
10. The Santangelos
11. A Santangelo Story
The Stud Series
1. The Stud
2. The Bitch
The World is Full series
1. The World is Full of Married Men
2. The World is Full of Divorced Women
Jackie Collins
There have been many imitators, but only ever one Jackie Collins!
The iconic author has been called a “raunchy moralist” by the late director Louis Malle and “Hollywood’s own Marcel Proust” by Vanity Fair magazine.
With over half a billion copies of her books sold in more than forty countries, and with thirty-one New York Times bestsellers to her credit, she is one of the world’s top-selling novelists.
From glamorous Beverly Hills bedrooms to Hollywood movie studios; from glittering rock concerts in London to the yachts of Russian billionaires, Jackie Collins chronicles the scandalous lives of the rich, famous and infamous from the inside looking out.
“I write about real people in disguise,” she once said. “If anything, my characters are toned down - the truth is much more bizarre!”
Born in in London, England, her first novel, The World is Full of Married Men established Collins as an author who dared to step where no other female writer had gone before. She followed it with one successful title after another, including The Stud and The Bitch, both adapted into films starring her actress sister, Joan Collins. Jackie found her stride when she published Chances, the first installment in a sprawling family saga introducing the strong, sexy and powerful Lucky Santangelo. Soon after came the seminal 80s blockbuster, Hollywood Wives which was adapted into one of ABCs highest rated mini-series. Jackie continued on a wild writing streak, satisfying her devoted readers with hit after hit, including Lady Boss, Hollywood Kids, Poor Little Bitch Girl and The Power Trip among many others. Jackie was a long time supporter of AIDS Project LA, HIV & AIDS research and equality for the LGBT community. She was widely known for writing characters who reflected a whole spectrum of society.
Jackie 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!
In addition to her long and lustrous career, Jackie valued her family above all else, including her three daughters and six grandchildren. She wrote every one of her manuscripts by hand, as well as being widely known for her photographic skills, constantly documenting family, friends and her celebrity circle.
Jackie died of breast cancer on September 19th 2015, six years after being given a stage 4 diagnosis, which she chose to keep private until the final weeks of her life. During that time, she continued to write five more books and traveled the world on yearly book tours. In her last interview before her death, Jackie said "I want people to see me as an example of strength - and doing things my way...'"
Jackie Collins was a creative force, a mentor and trailblazer in fiction, and an inspiration to all who knew her, in addition to the millions of readers whose lives she enriched through her novels for decades.
A compelling documentary about Jackie's life and trailblazing career - Lady Boss-The Jackie Collins Story, produced by Academy Award Winning Passion Pictures, CNN Films, BBC Arts & AGC productions - will be released in 2021.
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