A PLUME BOOK

SPARKLES

Oxford-educated LOUISE BAGSHAWE worked in the record business before leaving at age twenty-three to write full-time. A bestselling novelist and screenwriter in the UK, her work has been published in nine languages, and she has adapted her novels for major Hollywood film studios.

Praise

Praise for Louise Bagshawe

“Bagshawe’s back on top form with her latest blockbuster. This tale of the wealthy Massot family will have you hooked from page one.”—heat magazine

“Beach bliss.”—Elle

“Britain’s younger, smarter answer to Jackie Collins.”

—Mirror

“If you like your novels fast-paced and full of characters you’d love to call a friend (or indeed an enemy), then you’ll really enjoy the latest one from Louise Bagshawe . . . Mouth-wateringly addictive.”—OK! Magazine

“One of the most charming and lively romances I’ve read in a decade . . . I couldn’t stop reading it, or cheering on the heroine.”

—Australian Women’s Weekly

“A great book. A classic story of life, love, and ambition.”

—Woman’s Own

“Her novels are action-packed; her heroines gorgeous; and her writing punchy enough to sustain the rises and falls of these blindingly successful characters. . . . I loved it.”

—Daily Mail (London)

“A fat sexy book that throbs with vitality from the first page . . . Bagshawe has produced a classic of the genre.”

—Daily Express (London)

“One hell of a read . . . funny and ultra-glam, you’ll want to cancel all social engagements until you finish this.”

—Company

“Another gripping read, full of passion, betrayal and intrigue.”

—Hot Stars

Title Page

Copyright Page

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Published by Plume, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Originally published in
Great Britain by Headline Book Publishing, a division of Hodder Headline.
First American Printing, April 2007

Copyright © Louise Bagshawe, 2007

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Bagshawe, Louise.
Sparkles / Louise Bagshawe.
p. cm.

eISBN : 978-1-101-04212-0

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