I’ve been wanting to use Katherine Walsh’s story of getting her hair done before an emergency meeting ever since she told it to me years ago, and finally I have.
Michael Devine again, for knowing about Imperial London yellow stocks. Mine of knowledge!
Nicole Belskis for checking my French and finding Anne-Charlotte Le Diot to give me ‘les bijoux de famille’ for ‘family jewels’.
Ellen Clair Lamb for naming Posy and Quant.
Hannah Haq for suggesting hemp milk.
Joe Beck and Angie Kinsey for services to troll-fighting.
Michael Coggin-Carr for confirming that General Lee is mentioned in Gone with the Wind.
Alice Taylor for ‘Basingstoke’ as a great safe word.
Laura Lippman for giving me Casa Dragones Joven as one of the best tequilas available to humanity. And, together with Greg Herren, for being such great friends and mutual venting partners!
Chloe Saxby, because she is my Bad Twin and because she was the inspiration for the scene where Charlotte is appalled by not having a menu in an NHS hospital.
I couldn’t have written this book without the Rebecca Chance fanfriends on Facebook and Twitter cheering me up with delightful banter! The list has got too long to put here now, but I’m so grateful to all of you for making social media such a pleasure and a delightful distraction.
The Board and the FLs of FB, the best work colleagues I could imagine.
And Countess Luann. Who is never uncool.
Mile High
by
Rebecca Chance
First class can be murder . . .
Pure Air’s new LuxeLiner is flying from London to LA – on its inaugural journey – with a first-class cabin packed with A-list celebrities. As the feuding crew compete to impress their famous passengers, the handsome pilot tries to win the attention of a pretty young stewardess.
But one VIP singer is battling something seriously sinister: watching her every step is a very determined stalker, someone who will go to any lengths to get the star to satisfy their desires. At thirty thousand feet there is nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide . . .
Killer Diamonds
by
Rebecca Chance
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 . . .
Killer Affair
by
Rebecca Chance
A shocking betrayal deserves a wicked revenge . . .
Stunning, charismatic Lexy O’Brien is the reigning queen of British reality TV. Her life in front of the camera is planned and manipulated as successfully as any military assault.
But success breeds jealousy. When you’re on top, the only way is down – and there’s always someone standing by to give you a shove . . .
Dowdy Caroline Evans, a part-time blogger and writer of erotic fiction, is brought in to chronicle Lexy’s life. Being taken under Lexy’s wing is a dream come true for Caroline. But sampling the star’s lifestyle is like tasting the most addictive of drugs, and it’s not long before she’s craving what she can’t possibly have – or can she?
As Caroline and Lexy’s lives and loves become increasingly entwined, it’s only a matter of time before the hidden rivalry becomes a powder keg waiting to explode . . .
Praise for Rebecca Chance
‘Rebecca Chance is a fabulous storyteller. These novels will keep you reading long after you should have turned off your light’
Charlaine Harris, author of the ‘True Blood’ series of Sookie Stackhouse novels
‘Edgy, cheeky, knowing . . . Rebecca Chance sparkles’
Adele Parks
‘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
‘If you’re a fan of Jilly Cooper, you’ll LOVE Rebecca Chance’
Vina Jackson
‘Family secrets, revenge, diamonds and lots and lots of saucy scenes. What’s not to love?’
Sun
‘Sizzles with glamour, romance and revenge. Unputdownable. A glittering page-turner . . . had me hooked from the first page’
Louise Bagshawe
‘With lies, theft and even murder, Killer Diamonds sizzles with glamour, romance and revenge!’
OK!
‘If you’re looking for a beach read, this saucy satire on reality-TV culture is perfect’
Sunday Mirror
‘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
‘A Fifty Shades-type thrill with a gripping plot’
Good Housekeeping
‘For sheer entertainment value, Killer Affair has the lot . . . glamour, millionaire lifestyles, betrayal, revenge and red-hot sex’
Lancashire Evening Post
‘If you like your books to score a solid ten on the sass-o-meter, then you’ll lap up this feisty new novel . . . With sex, secrets, drama and tongue-in-cheek humour, this is a total riot from start to finish’
Heat
‘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
‘Mile High is a riot. It’s glitzy and hedonistic, sizzling and steamy and I loved it!’
Random Things Through My Letterbox
Bad Twins
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, Killer Affair and now Bad Twins, which feature her signature mix of social satire, racy sex and rollercoaster 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.rebeccachanceauthor.com. 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
Bad Twins
First published 2018 by Pan Books
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