Big Screen Secrets

"Film studio rumours turn out to be true."

"Come on up to the house." The intercom system didn't do her justice but hearing Hailey Buchanan's smooth tones was reassuring: I was at the correct address, a stone’s throw from the famous French Riviera. I took a deep breath...

Getting Divorced

"Negotiating a divorce settlement isn't so difficult when you hold all the aces."

"Hello, Mrs. Norman, what can I do for you?" I studied the man greeting me and immediately thought, 'Sleazeball.' From slicked-back hair to charcoal grey pinstripe suit, Mr Fuchs exuded the lazy confidence of a Great White Shark coming across a...

Unexpected Returns

"Charlotte sets her career on the line."

Charlotte Dawson read the Washington Post's review of her latest film and smiled."Mrs Dawson's performance in her latest movie was both talented and shocking. It has to be said, ladies and gentlemen, that this critic, who has repeatedly lamented the...

Nick’s Downfall

"When my friend Nick found out the truth about me."

PrologueI was twenty-one-years-old when all this happened. Although a truly unforgettable experience, I didn’t write about it earlier because… in the first place it never occurred to me to do so and, secondly, it's a true story or saga involving...

A Full House

"A private poker match proves to be a real challenge."

The house was huge. Powerful floodlights lit the garishly decorated building, as it dominated the hill overlooking Los Angeles. Somewhat ostentatious to my mind, it proved yet again that wealth and good taste aren't always mutual bedfellows. That said, I...

Dirty Tricks Chapter7

"Sex and subterfuge, politics makes for strange bedfellows"

Previously in "Dirty Tricks"While attending Alexa Grey's, the retiring mayoress's extravagant birthday party, an unknown photographer captures political opponents and electoral candidates, Heather Anderson and Sean McCarthy, during an adulterous rendezvous. After being sent ominous instructions with photographic evidence of...

A Full English

"Andrea was going to be late for work today..."

"Oooh, stockings and suspenders. Who's the lucky guy?"Irritation surged through my veins as I tried ridding myself of Dan's hand from beneath my skirt. I love my husband, but he does choose his moments. It was all right for him;...