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Beach Books are like truffles. Both come in pretty wrappers; both will satisfy a
momentary need; both can give you an elated and happy feeling. And if you go overboard,
both with give you a stomach ache. Bookreporter saves you the pain by reviewing the best
of this year's crop of Beach Books for you.
First, seasoned Beach Book writer Jackie Collins brings us an update from La La Land. HOLLYWOOD WIVES: The New Generation is Collins's
latest jaunt into the world of Hollywood hijinks and marital mayhem. Need another taste of
Beach Book sweetness? SHADOW OF THE DOLLS by Rae
Lawrence is based on the writings of Jacqueline Susann, the woman whom many consider to be
the Mother of Beach Books. Susann's bevy of tricoastal (L.A., NYC, the Hamptons),
try-anything beauties and backstabbers return to give us mere mortals a peak behind the
velvet ropes. Still hungry? A third of these titles is an original paperback that is
already a runaway hit in web serial form. This one actually deals with "real"
people, however; THE DIARY OF V: The Affair by Debra Kent details the final days of a
tumultuous marriage. Have no fear, though: THE DIARY
OF V: The Affair is as full of sexy naughtiness as its flashier, more star obsessed,
sister Beach Books.
Find a spot in the sun, get a big pink drink for yourself and indulge. But be warned:
beach books (like truffles) are addictive.
--- Addelaide Hayes
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Beach Book Blasts from the Past --
BAD BOY
Olivia Goldsmith
Dutton
ISBN: 052594558X
CAUSE CELEB
Helen Fielding
Viking
ISBN: 0670894508
HIGH MAINTENANCE
Jennifer Belle
Riverhead Books
ISBN: 1573221856
JOURNEY
Danielle Steele
Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0385316879
LOST AND FOUND
Jayne Ann Krentz
Putnam
ISBN: 0399146695
NOTORIOUS
Katherine Sutcliffe
Jove
ISBN: 0515129488
TEMPTATION
Jude Deveraux
Pocket Books
ISBN: 0671002031
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