Married Lovers

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Sign up for the latest news on authors, books, events, video and more. The Dark Pages - the home of crooks and villains, mobsters and terrorists, spies and private eyes. See More New Releases. Married Lovers By Jackie Collins. Cameron Paradise, a stunningly beautiful twenty-four-year-old personal trainer, flees Hawaii and her champion-surfer husband, Gregg, in the middle of one of his abusive tirades and makes her way to L. Tall, blond, with a body to die for, it doesn't take Cameron long to find a job at an exclusive private fitness club where she encounters LA's most important players.

She has plans to open her own studio one day, and while every man she meets comes on to her, she is more focused on saving money and working hard than getting caught up in the L. Until she meets Ryan Lambert, an extremely successful independent movie producer. Ryan is married to overly privileged Mandy Lambert, the daughter of Hamilton J. Heckerling, a Hollywood power-player son-of-a-bitch mogul. Ryan has never cheated on his demanding Hollywood Princess wife, but when he meets Cameron, all bets are off, especially since she's seeing his best friend Don Verona, the devastatingly attractive talk-show-host and legendary player.

In her latest sizzling blockbuster, Jackie Collins explores what happens when lust and desire collide with marriage and power-and the results lead to murder. And boy, that was one big betrayal because that dog could still hunt and it ended up in an unfortunate murder. Nov 30, Lindsey rated it it was ok Shelves: Definitely not what I expected.

It was superficial and crass, read like a teenager's first novel not an experienced author's. It was fast paced but I didn't its pushy attempt to be modern, or the language and context. Mar 17, Punit Sahani rated it really liked it. Quite an amalgamation of the Bold and the Beautiful, the Rich and the Famous. Lovely read after a long time. Nov 07, Miss Ashley rated it it was amazing. Sep 22, Brittaney rated it it was amazing.

I won't say anymore because I don't want to give anything away. Oct 26, Joann rated it liked it. Nov 01, Anna Louise rated it really liked it. I love Jackie collins, her books are funny and she carries on multiple character stories that weave together so seamlessly. Oct 27, Mammie rated it it was amazing. I loved how her characters flow from one book to the next.

You feel like you know everyone. Sep 22, Elizabeth rated it it was amazing Shelves: Jun 03, Marisa Ferraro rated it really liked it. Love Jackie's take on passion, lust and when desire and greed get the best of you. Interesting and kept me wanting to read more.

Glamour en glitter in de filmindustrie van Hollywood, oppervlakkig, maar toch leest het als een trein. This one though, one time read. Dec 07, Book Swag rated it really liked it. Mar 10, Anuradha Mohankumar rated it really liked it. Read a Jackie Collins novel after a long time. I had forgotten how good her books are and how much I enjoy them.

Married lovers was no different. Lots of fancy characters displaying the hep Hollywood lifestyle amidst a gripping and fast paced story line. Apr 02, Leona Romich rated it really liked it Shelves: Cameron Paradise has dreams of owning a fitness club, one where all the high-powered Hollywood folks could come to get fit and in shape. While she has big dreams to do so, she is saving up every penny she has in working as a personal trainer to the very elite of Hollywood.

Her dreams are about to come true, although she is about to find out that there is more to opening up your own business than thought. But with good friends and people financially backing and believing in her dream, she is sur Cameron Paradise has dreams of owning a fitness club, one where all the high-powered Hollywood folks could come to get fit and in shape.

But with good friends and people financially backing and believing in her dream, she is sure to succeed. Ryan is beginning to realize how selfish and self-centered his wife is and as time keeps going by he realizes that maybe it is time for him to get a divorce since he is no longer happy.

It is all in the timing though and it just never seems to be the right time to discuss this with his wife because of problems that arise that needs his immediate attention. Don Verona is a well-known and has a successful talk show on television. He is extremely sexy and is known to be a playboy. When he lays eyes on his new personal trainer, he is in lust.

He is determined to win her over with his charm. Unfortunately, Cameron is not the kind of girl that he is used to. There is just something about her that is intriguing to him and he is determined to make her his woman. Married Lovers by Jackie Collins was a good read. When secrets are revealed it will end in an explosive turn of events. The question is who will the last man or woman standing when it is all said and done.

This was the first novel by Jackie Collins that I have read and the author was recommended to me by a fellow reviewer and I have to say I rather enjoyed the novel. It was a bit too detailed in parts but the overall story was pretty good. At first I was a bit angry possibly denial but reading the angry comments made me take a different view. The author does not condone or condem, as stated.

It's neither here nor there. Can it be said that men cheat for many of the same reasons? Is this an article about that?

I think some people are beating up on an author who simply tried to offer some insight from the female perspective. What they will read are sentences like ' a womans choice to cheat is a daring and desperate choice. A desperate plea for help and a daring catalyst for change'. I think the author has been professional, but while not explicitly condoning the cheating, phrasing like this justifies and adds legitimacy to an action that should not be legitimised, the same phrasing could not be used to describe male cheating without being ridiculed or met with outrage.

In addition, the vignettes at the top of the page explicitly lay the blame for infidelity at the husbands feet, and the rest of the article does nothing to disabuse the reader of this notion. If you're attempting to express objectivity and the idea that you neither condone or condemn female cheating, this is actually extremely unprofessional, especially for a psychologist who should understand that lying by omission is just as damging as regular lying.

Similar articles to this about male cheating frequently refer to the men's 'insecurity and fragility' stating that they cheat for an ego boost, or refer to their 'sense of entitlement' suggesting that the women are doing plenty, but the men's expectations are too high. Again, while not explicitly condemning the act, the blame and shame is very much laid upon the men, and frankly I think the way these articles are written are disgusting, especially this one which exonerates women of their guilt by suggesting they are empowering themselves and fighting back against an unfair system that does not meet their needs, while offering no alternative or opposing perspective, not even briefly.

I'm claiming the doc is "old school" and actually paid attention in her studies, and then carried that professionalism into her practice. She writes in answer to a comment: In her article she makes the case that it's not just about the sex and I'm pretty sure I agree. My wife and I consider ourselves "swingers" so I probably have a somewhat different view than most on the subject of sex.

In that respect I am able to separate the sex from the infidelity issue. The doctor writes in her article: I'm actually reading someone else's work at the moment and that author makes a similar observation to the effect that women have 4 primary emotional needs I'll paraphrase:. I'll add "whether or not he agrees with them" and that's not always easy. The other author is not an educated psychologist or psychiatrist however what both of these, IMO very observant people, say has a certain ring of primal truth that is undeniable. While my wife of over 25 years and I have a slightly different lifestyle we're more "vanilla" than you think there's no doubt in my mind that if we weren't meeting each other's emotional needs we'd be very much at risk.

Not to say that we haven't had a few challenges Are women taught from birth that if something is wrong in a marriage it has to be the man's fault? Stop bitching and "manup" it is just as much a wife's responsibility to make a marriage work as it is the husbands. If woman want equality then own it. No where in the article do i sugget that women who cheat blame their husbands for the probems in the marraige.

A marriage is an interaction of two people who when there are problems need to work it out together. That's in an ideal world, but alas, we don't live in an ideal work.

Married Lovers

Many coupled do not have the skills to work on the marraige and may stray instead. People are so afraid that their hard work wont be rewarded. They will settle for repairing a situation just to "let off steam" instead of trying to learn the balance that stops the possibility of infidelity. I read all of the comments submitted and all of the author's replies. Praver's replies, I'm assuming that either English is not her primary language or that she types while intoxicated.

It is difficult for her to communicate clearly to readers with such poor grammar and spelling. While I do not question your motives, I do find your use of the words 'Daring' and 'Empowerment' to be a strange choice considering that you state that you neither condemn nor condone this female extra-marital behavior. The argument could be made that you could have chosen other descriptive words to better describe these women's actions.

It could be argued that few descriptive words are bias free but like it or not the words 'Daring' and 'Empowerment' would have better suited these women if they had chosen to end their marriages first before they chose to have their affairs.

A secret lover is a desparate plea for help and a catalyst for change.

It would be interesting to see the reactions from readers if your article got reprinted but with the genders changed. I'm not holding my breath of that happening anytime soon though. Best holiday wishes doc. Both of us grew up with fathers who had affairs on our mothers, his parents divorced, and my parents decided to stay together. As a result both of us are both puzzled as to how people can make marriage work when monogomy is seemingly impossible.

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Why aren't people discussing solutions to this dilema? There is an undeniable contrast bettween societal ideals and what is realistic. I am enough of a romantic to still want to get married and cynical enough to know affairs are a common in marriages. The idea of my boyfriend with another woman makes my stomach turn, and I know the idea of me with another man makes him just as upset, so what do we do?

In the 21st century how do people make marriage work? Hope you found your answers. In my opinion, people need to spend less time, effort, money and planning on the wedding and more on the marriage itself. Instead of the hall, flowers, dress and rings, consider the value of premarital counseling and a couple's carefully crafted partnership agreement. The two really need to cover their bases and review all possible scenarios and situations and acceptable contingency plans in housing, children, parents, friends, jobs and other life concerns BEFORE they are in front of the minister exchanging flowery vows and metal trinkets.

If you come up with a comprehensive cohabitation plan that both of you agree to , you would be taking a step in the right direction. Additionally, before you procreate or even think about having babies, adopt and raise a puppy. If after five years your friends family and neighbors aren't ready to call the pound, turn you into the animal protective services or sue you for doggy damages or nuisance, then go ahead and start your family.

You're very hard on women Women are just insecure, desperate, silly human being, more or less like us men. I think you should just accept in your mind that cheating is something that can happen. And the fact that you are a good husband is not at all a guarantee that your woman won't cheat. And as you can see from this article, women will have the temerity to blame it on you. Women do not bear any responsibility.

When it comes to sex they are totally incapable to take the responsibility.

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I can't imagine how on Earth can cheating help! Especially if the man was faithful and woman just had some issue with house work and routine as this very, very silly article gives as an example then cheating will almost never serve the purpose of fixing anything.

Sorry for your bad experience and perhaps you want to look at why these two women cheated, was there anything you neglected to do? Also, more men than women cheat. Why, may I ask? Why do you, Frances, not ask women who have been cheated on to think what have they done wrong to elicit that behaviour?? The speaker and she is a woman makes an interesting comment on the generally held view that men cheat more Interesting question, isn't it?

Well, because we human beings like variety. I love sushi and I can go 5 days in a row for dinner at a sushi place. But on the 6th I would like something else. Sushi will now seem a bit dull and boring. I would still be a sushi lover but I would go for variety. Luckily sushi will not punish me for my disloyalty The author has to be the least self-aware person I've read in a long time. Obviously English might not be her first language.

But it's hard to imagine the arguments being made seeming less childish, self-serving and rationalizing even in translation. When people criticized her, she responded with an ad hominem critique. The main of her essay is actually just one HUGE rationalization: Where's the peer-reviewed research to back up these rationalizations? Your average psych ungrad could poke holes in all of the obvious cognitive biases in this article. Back Find a Therapist. What Causes Stress Eating?

Parenting Adolescents and the Choice-Consequence Connection. Has Gender Always Been Binary? Frances Cohen Praver Ph. Does any of this sound familiar? Let me know your thoughts. Frances Cohen Praver, PhD. I hope your psychology is not as junky as your writing. Submitted by Stephen Mason Ph. There was an article about 20 Submitted by Anonymous on August 25, - Submitted by Stu on August 25, - 3: The only solution is to Submitted by Anonymous on May 23, - 6: The only solution is to criminalize adultery!

That would mean that 50 percent of the population would be behind bars. Then be ready to pay more in taxes. Prisons do cost money you know. What about the wedding vows Submitted by Anonymous on June 8, - 6:

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