Glittering Fortunes

Glittering Fortunes
Victoria Fox

‘Jackie Collins for the modern gal’ – Grazia’A fabulously fun and tasty slice of chick-lit pie’ Heat‘Made in Chelsea combined with Jackie Collins and we absolutely love it!’ UKMums.TV‘Deliciously tawdry and amazing… I loved every second’The London Diaries‘A red hot, super steamy read with heaps of sensuality’ Contemporary Romance Reviews‘An amazing novel…I’d definitely recommend’ chicklitreviewsandnews.comTWO BROTHERSTWO RIVALSOne desvastating family secretCharlie Lomax hasn’t seen his brother in years. Cato’s been too busy living the A-list Hollywood dream to bother with the likes of a small Cornish town. But now he’s back. Hollywood and British aristocracy are about to clash as Cato sets out to claim the Lomax legacy he believes is his birthright.Unsuspecting Olivia needs a job after spectacularly failing to make a life for herself in London. Forced back to Cornwall, she has no idea what she’s letting herself in for by becoming a gardener at the crumbling but beautiful Usherwood estate. She certainly didn’t bargain on becoming embroiled in the biggest scandal of the year, and not least because the brooding Charlie is a man she can’t seem to stay away from…

Victoria Fox

Praise for Wicked Ambition

‘It’s sexy and wicked … I loved this dirty, steamy page-turner.’

—The Sun

‘Quite simply the best “bonkbuster” you’ll read all year.’

—Daily Express

‘Oozes glamour and revenge. The ultimate beach read for 2013’ —All About Soap

‘Lashings of scandal, shocking secret pasts and steamy romance’

—New

‘A proper guilty pleasure’ —Now

‘Fans of glamorous bonkbusters will enjoy’ —Heat

Praise for Temptation Island

‘Victoria Fox’s glossy chick-lit novel gives Jackie Collins a run for her money.’ —Irish Tatler

‘Just too exciting to put down’ —Closer

‘Pour yourself a glass of Pimms because this summer’s bonkbuster is guaranteed to get you seriously hot.’

—Cosmopolitan

‘Even we were shocked at the scale of scandal in this juicy tale! It’s 619 pages of sin!’ —Now

‘If you’re a fan of Jackie Collins and Jilly Cooper you’ll love the whirlwind of intrigue, mystery, sex and scandal …

We couldn’t put it down!’ —handbag.com

Praise for Hollywood Sinners

‘This debut novel is full of sex, glamour and divas!’ 4 stars

—Star

‘For a trip to ultimate escapism, take the Jackie Collins freeway, turn left at Sexy Street, right at Scandal Boulevard. Your destination is Victoria Fox’s Hollywood.’

—dailyrecord.co.uk

Glittering Fortunes

Victoria Fox

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For Kate Wilde

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (#ulink_1bf55a53-93fd-5f76-af06-52262a7a0093)

Love and thanks to Sally Williamson, Jenny Hutton, Donna Condon, Ian Grutchfield, Ali Wilkinson and all at MIRA/Mills & Boon, for turning a hot date into a romance.

Also to Maddy Milburn, who works so hard for my books; to Cesca Major for what makes a hero; and to Alice Usherwood for letting me borrow her beautiful name.

Table of Contents

Cover (#u6df8c9df-3919-5e10-a6d9-a4037c378331)

Praise (#u35c5dc7d-7aaa-5637-9357-b4f67061b996)

Title Page (#udac8a86b-0c7a-5e88-81a4-f48a491ce22c)

Dedication (#u8d2dda86-86bc-5459-93c0-407b5225984e)

Acknowledgements (#ulink_8a28894d-594b-5463-9c4b-490c23637813)

Part One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter One (#ulink_7ea24de9-6bc9-5d34-9406-15d9b100c94c)

Chapter Two (#ulink_71e7e34a-bcd2-5db8-8dc7-aab8126827c8)

Chapter Three (#ulink_461addb2-cf38-5a09-b17f-38134d9b268b)

Chapter Four (#ulink_0442fc96-0571-5dd2-bde4-0fbe2282362f)

Chapter Five (#ulink_e1766b70-a459-53f4-b2f5-e1d81aad2aa1)

Chapter Six (#ulink_db082877-44c4-5afc-abf9-9882aef85662)

Chapter Seven (#ulink_93b7d3f1-75b4-5b91-9498-95d7a4389ac8)

Chapter Eight (#ulink_e3b00e6b-a259-5a0e-9598-0e51ae65acf9)

Chapter Nine (#ulink_028faab9-bb3c-5c00-9048-d915f4f215d8)

Chapter Ten (#ulink_1bbbbf3c-d00e-570b-9fff-7ddb6cf47fb3)