Killer Affair
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They’re to die for . . .
When Oscar-winning beauty Vivienne Winter decides to auction her multimillion-dollar jewellery collection for charity, there’s no shortage of people eager to buy a piece of her incredible history.
Young, ambitious Christine Smith is a jewellery expert working for a centuries-old auction house. She’s desperate to secure the sale of Vivienne Winter’s gem collection, set to be the biggest auction since Elizabeth Taylor’s. However, meeting the Hollywood star is just the first hurdle Christine has to jump.
Vivienne’s spoilt and sexy playboy grandson, Angel, is the heir to her fortune. The anger and resentment he feels towards his grandmother for selling what he believes to be his inheritance sets in motion a series of events with deadly consequences. Angel is totally unscrupulous, and family secrets cut sharper than diamonds . . .
Praise for Rebecca Chance
‘Family secrets, revenge, diamonds and lots and lots of saucy scenes. What’s not to love?’
Sun
‘With lies, theft and even murder, Killer Diamonds sizzles with glamour, romance and revenge!’
OK!
‘Sex, glamour, betrayal and murder – all the ingredients of a classic bonkbuster . . . irresistibly readable’
Sunday Mirror
‘If you’re a fan of Jilly Cooper, you’ll LOVE Rebecca Chance’
Vina Jackson
‘Sizzles with glamour, romance and revenge. Unputdownable. A glittering page-turner . . . had me hooked from the first page’
Louise Bagshawe
‘This is a pacy read, dripping in diamonds, stuffed full of sex and most definitely not for prudes. It’s occasionally outrageous and always entertaining’
Daily Mail
‘This one will have you glued to the sun lounger’
Cosmopolitan
‘Glitzy, scandalous and hedonistic, this compelling read is a real page-turner’
Closer
‘If you want sex and scandal, you won’t go wrong with this gem’
Woman’s Own
‘Gripping, intriguing and sexy. I really enjoyed Mile High and will now be familiarizing myself with more of Rebecca Chance’s work!’
Little Northern Soul
‘The book’s climax is quite wonderful – slapstick, violence and wonderful humour coming together totally perfectly . . . Rebecca Chance, you’re wonderful – I’m now officially a fan, and your books will be an essential part of my luggage for every future holiday’
Being Anne
‘If you’re looking for a fun read with plenty of interesting detail, plenty of fake scandal but also some real female empowerment thrown in then this should definitely be your next read’
Fabulous Book Fiend
‘This is one flight you won’t want to miss’
Chick Lit Club on Mile High
‘Mile High is a riot. It’s glitzy and hedonistic, sizzling and steamy, and I loved it!’
RandomThingsThroughMyLetterbox
‘Hugely glamorous, brilliantly page-turning and thoroughly entertaining’
Kim the Bookworm
Killer Affair
Rebecca Chance is the pseudonym under which Lauren Henderson writes bonkbusters. Under her own name, she has written seven detective novels in her Sam Jones mystery series and three romantic comedies. Her non-fiction book Jane Austen’s Guide to Dating has been optioned as a feature film, and her four-book young adult mystery series, published in the US, is Anthony-nominated. As Rebecca Chance, she has written the Sunday Times bestselling bonkbusters Divas, Bad Girls, Bad Sisters, Killer Heels, Bad Angels, Killer Queens, Bad Brides, Mile High, Killer Diamonds and now Killer Affair, which feature her signature mix of social satire, racy sex and roller-coaster thriller plots. Rebecca also writes for many major publications, including the Telegraph, the Guardian, Cosmopolitan and Grazia.
Born in London, she has lived in Tuscany and New York, and she travels extensively to research glamorous locations for the books. She is now settled in London, where she lives with her husband. Her website is www.rebeccachance.co.uk. She has a devoted following on social media: you can find her on Facebook as Rebecca.Chance.Author, and on Twitter and Instagram as @MsRebeccaChance. Her interests include cocktail-drinking, men’s gymnastics and the Real Housewives series.
By Rebecca Chance
Divas
Bad Girls
Bad Sisters
Killer Heels
Bad Angels
Killer Queens
Bad Brides
Mile High
Killer Diamonds
Killer Affair
First published 2017 by Pan Books
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