Behind every scandalous novel is a writer mid-pose, mid-chaos, and maybe - just maybe - mid-flirtation with trouble. This was supposed to be a quiet writing day. But with Jackie Collins watching from the cover… how could I behave?

Cool bootsale find! Printers plate for the cover of Jackie Collins’ 1969 blockbuster The Stud. #thestud #jackiecollins (at Hanworth, Hounslow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiXS2zmKfKA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Nieuwe tweedehands stapel ontvangen. Aantal goede bekende en paar nog onbekende. #michaelgrant #gone #verlaten #jeugdboek #jackiecollins #depeetdochter #hetnieuweinstituut #designingthesurface #ikzitgraagopeenbamboestoel @peterrobinson #stilleblik #stephenking #ogenvanvuur @stephenking_books @nicci_french #niccifrench #verlies @stephenie_meyer_official #twilight @twilight_nl @tom.lanoye #tomlanoye #helderehemel🌚 #helderehemel #boekenweekgeschenk2012 @connie_palmen @connie_palmen_ #devriendschap @tinekebeishuizen #tinekebeishuizen #zusjesoplevenendood #lillianvernerbonds #waarzeggenentoekomstvoorspellen #tbr #tbrpile #nogtelezenlijst #nogtelezen #tweedehands https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbblZ0ATY0/?igshid=u68a5sxslgf3

And those of us who are divorced stay at home and read about them... 🍷 #JackieCollins 🐆 https://www.instagram.com/p/B8PgMAaF0C2/?igshid=7fxlnc7kd3jw

The latest copy of Romance Matters arrived yesterday with wonderful photographs of this year's awards ceremony. There is a lovely photograph of Jane Godman, winner of the Shorter Fiction RoNA sponsored by Liberta Books with Secret Baby, Second Chance published by @millsandboonuk in the UK and @harlequinbooks in the US. There is news of the new Jackie Collins Award for Romantic Thriller of the Year sponsored by Simon and Schuster and a round up what commissioning editors are looking for in Fiction Forecast. #RomanticNovelistsAssociation #jackiecollins #simonandschuster #millsandboon #janegodman #libertabooks #romanticfiction #awriterslife #readingromance #writingromance (at East Grinstead) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzZ6qOZAMyZ/?igshid=17y7ghsw8xnqj

I write about the American dream: if you set your mind to do something, you can do it. My fans know they're getting the real thing. —Jackie Collins

Art & Hue presents Jackie, stylish pop art prints inspired by the glam author & actress Jackie Collins. Discover the pop art collection, available in 3 sizes & 22 colours, at artandhue.com/jackie #JackieCollins #BeMoreJackie #GetYourJackieCollinsOn #BarnacleBill #EalingComedies #EalingComedy #EalingStudios #leopardprint #santangelo #MidCentury #ClassicFilm #BritishCinema #Interiors #Interiors123 #Interiorinspo #HomeDecor #thehappynow #ParadiseOfMinimal #NothingIsOrdinary #MidCenturyModern #rockabilly #rockabillystyle #rockabillygirl #rockabillygirls #rockabillyhair #rockabillylifestyle #pinupgirl #pinupart https://www.instagram.com/p/BvoHR5jhAhy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gfmg2gurhu2d