Lovers and Players by Jackie Collins is an adult book. It is about the conflicts of the Diamond family.
In New York, the three sons of the Diamond family are asked by their father, Red Diamond, to be at New York for a family meeting. Max Diamond lives in New York, Jett Diamond lives in Milan, Italy, and Chris Diamond lives in Los Angeles, California. They are from different places but, when they are asked to join for a family meeting, they cannot deny. When they arrive in NY, they head for the meeting. But Red Diamond is sick so it is cancelled. During the second meeting which was rescheduled, Max Diamond realizes that his ex-wife Mariska has been murdered so, the meeting is cancelled agaom. At the third meeting that was also rescheduled, they learn about a step-sister they never new about. Max, Jett, and Chris are all stepbrothers. They had different mothers but, the same father.
Throughout the several meetings, Jett finds himself in an affair with Amy Scott-Simon, Max Diamond’s (his stepbrother) fiancee! Unable to tell Max, Jett and Amy realize who they are. Even with a supermodel girlfriend, Jett cannot push away his feelings for Amy.
Chris has another set of problems. His house in L.A. was destroyed by a landslide of mud. He has no where to go and he lost his home. Not only that, he is a lawyer for Birdy, a singing star. Birdy is planning to get married and she put Chris in charge of everything. Chris is scrambling between Birdy’s wedding, his destroyed house, and his cruel father.
Max Diamond’s ex-wife just died of a murder. Their child, 5 year-old Lulu, is scared and demanding. Max a rich man tries to buy himself out of the murdering problems. But, when he is suspected as a murderer he deals with problems that cannot be faced.
At the same time, Liberty ,a teenage beauty, is finding her carrier as a singer. She meets with producers and finally finds the right one. While she is singing, she becomes a model. Her success is amazing. But, when she finds that Red Diamond is her father she realizes that she has 3 stepbrothers. When she is settled into a deep fight with her emotions for a producer and a riveting family, she buckles down and is ready for anything that is coming her way. But, when she faces a major conflict, she doesn’t know where to turn to.
Lovers and Players is a riveting and exicting romance novel. This adult book has high vocabulary and is told by third person point of view.
Blogged by: Heather C. =]