Lovers Players, Jackie Collins
Lovers Players, Jackie Collins
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Lovers & Players
A Novel

Author: Jackie Collins

Narrator: Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Jack Scalia, Scott Sowers, Jackie Collins

Abridged: 17 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/07/2006

Synopsis

Jackie Collins is back—in this deliciously scandalous novel, Lovers & Players. And she's giving her readers a revealing look into the private realms of her fabulously rich and sexy cast of characters.

Dangerous sex, family secrets, irresistible power, mega money and two murders equal one reckless week in New York. Lovers and Players takes you on a high-powered trip from Park Avenue to Brooklyn.

In Lovers and Players, the Diamond family's power extends from coast to coast. Max—a real estate tycoon; Chris—a Hollywood lawyer; and Jett—a young, handsome ex-druggie, now a successful model in Italy, must finally come face to face with their tyrannical father, Red, who has been controlling their world for as long as they can remember.

Working as Red's housekeeper is Diahann, a beautiful black ex-singer. Her stunning bi-racial nineteen-year-old daughter, Liberty—a waitress who is a would-be singer herself—does not approve of her mother working as a housekeeper. Liberty has dreams of her own and while she pursues them, Damon P. Donnell, married hip-hop mogul supreme, pursues her.

Amy Scott-Simon, a beguilingly pretty young New York heiress, in engaged to marry Max Diamond. At her bachelorette party she runs into Jett, Max's younger brother. Jet has no idea who Amy is. She also doesn't realize who he is. A one-night fling leads to major complications.

As the lives of these characters intertwine, power, money, fame and love are the ties that bind—emotionally and otherwise—in this highly charged love story about family relationships and deadly choices.

About Jackie Collins

There have been many imitators, but only Jackie Collins (1937-2015) can tell you what really goes on in the fastest lane of all. From Beverly Hills bedrooms to a raunchy prowl along the streets of Hollywood; from glittering rock parties and concerts to stretch limos and the mansions of power brokers—Jackie Collins chronicles the real truth from the inside looking out. Jackie Collins has been called a “raunchy moralist” by the late director Louis Malle and “Hollywood’s own Marcel Proust” by Vanity Fair magazine. With over 400 million copies of her books sold in more than forty countries, and with some twenty-seven New York Times bestsellers to her credit, Jackie Collins is one of the world’s top-selling novelists. She is known for giving her readers an unrivalled insider’s knowledge of Hollywood and the glamorous lives and loves of the rich, famous, and infamous. “I write about real people in disguise,” she says. “If anything, my characters are toned down -- the truth is much more bizarre.” Ms. Collins books include Poor Little Bitch Girl, A Santangelo Story and Drop Dead Beautiful. Jackie Collins was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2013. She lived in Los Angeles, CA.

About Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Sydney Tamiia Poitier, daughter of screen legend Sidney Poitier, co-narrated mega bestseller Jackie Collins's Lovers & Players and The Power Trip. Onscreen, she has appeared in the films Blues, Death Proof, Grindhouse, The List, and Nine Lives.  She has also been featured on the hit television series Grey’s Anatomy, Veronica Mars, Knight Rider, and Joan of Arcadia. 

About Jack Scalia

Jack Scalia is an Emmy-nominated actor who has starred in a host of television series, including All My Children, Remington Steele, Pointman, and Dallas. He also acted in high profile miniseries such as Judith Krantz’s I’ll Take Manhattan and Jackie Collins’s Lady Boss, for which he was nominated for the Critics Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries. His film career includes roles in Black Widow, Exit, Red-Eye, and End Game. Jack narrated Lovers & Players by Jackie Collins for Macmillan Audio. He lives in Los Angeles.

About Scott Sowers

Scott Sowers has narrated numerous audiobooks, including books by Douglas Preston, Robert Ludlum, John Hart, and Nicholas Sparks. He was named the 2008 Best Voice in Mystery & Suspense by AudioFile magazine. AudioFile also awarded Sowers an Earphones Award for his narration of John Hart’s Down River, writing, “[providing] a bewitching rhythm and pace, expertly capturing and elevating this story of redemption. The combination of Hart and Sowers provides the perfect marriage of prose and voice. Together they enable the book to transcend genre fiction and become something exceptional.”  Sowers is also an accomplished actor of both stage and screen. His theater credits include roles in Inherit the Wind, A Streetcar Named Desire, Bus Stop, and A Few Good Men. His many television credits include guest roles on Law & Order, The Black Donnellys, Six Degrees, All My Children, and the Hallmark Channel’s Season for Miracles. He has also appeared in the films Trust the Man, The Village and The Ten.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alice on April 10, 2010

1) I got this for $1 from the homeless men selling books outside my supermarket, which I think is a fair price. 2) This is classic Jackie Collins: totally over-the-top characterizations, lots of name-dropping and celebrity comparisons, family sturm and drang, tons of money, etc. 3) She has a few black......more

Goodreads review by Donika on September 09, 2008

So I started this summer telling myself that I was going to read: 1. June-- All of George Orwell 2. July-- All of Gabriel Garcia Marquez 3. August (into whenever because I wanted to take my time)-- All of Cormac McCarthy, in order. Again. I got halfway through Homage to Catalonia and decided that I have......more

Goodreads review by Wendy, Lady Evelyn Quince on March 25, 2016

Oh Jackie...you used to be the best in trashy reading. But time takes a toll on us all, even the greatests. I can never give a Jackie Collins book one star...even when she's bad, she's bad, and that's part of her charm...but even with all the sleaze, "Lovers & Players" was so boring! I disliked the he......more

Goodreads review by Annie on July 15, 2012

This has been my first Jackie Collins book, her books had been recommended to me from some people at work as this is one of her smaller books i decide to start here. Red Diamond what can I say? when the memories of him from his sons are bought up i nearly put the book down but i persevered, lucky i d......more

Goodreads review by Carissa on March 15, 2011

This was like reading a People magazine or watching a reality TV show! The characters are loosely based on people like Paris Hilton...it's a good easy read that will keep your attention if your not much a reader.......more

Quotes

“Take one vindictive aging tycoon and three charismatic, ambitious sons; add one naïve heiress, one aspiring R&B diva, one British (titled, natch) lady of the house; throw in a dash of Russian mafia, kinky sex and a pinch of rap mogul, fabulous locations and a sprinkling of murders, and you have the ingredients for a fast-paced, glamour-heavy Collins extravaganza.” —Publishers Weekly

“Vintage Collins here: Sex, love, betrayal, and deception. Her fans will certainly enjoy.” —Booklist

“Power, money and sex in the lives of America's beautiful people…bartender, pour us a dirty martini and keep them coming. This is vintage Jackie Collins and we'll be here ‘til closing.” —Heat magazine (UK)

“Escapism doesn't come racier than Jackie Collins.” —YOU magazine (UK)

“[Collins] seems to know every Hollywood player and just where to find their dirty laundry basket. She is a consummate observer, an outsider with an insider's knowledge. That's her signature trick. She is at once both intimate and detached.” —Daily Mail (UK)

“Jackie at her very best. The plot has more twists and turns than Sunset Boulevard and is faster than a Ferrari on a Los Angeles freeway. Her style is pure escapism, her heroines strong and ambitious, and her men, well, like the book they'll keep you up all night.” —Company magazine (UK)

“A smorgasbord of love, sex, power, and money.” —Elle magazine (UK)

“Settle down with Jett, Chris and Max, whose overnight stands, debts, and divorces make sizzling reading.” —Sunday Express (UK)

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