Heat of Passion

Heat of Passion

by HaroldRobbins (Author)

Synopsis

Win Liberte has it all. He prides himself on never having worked a day in his life. He has everything he wants: fast cars, beautiful women, a racing yacht and a penthouse in Manhattan. Orphaned at eleven, Win inherited an international diamond business that is managed by his uncle. Then Win loses it all when his uncle commits suicide after investing all of Win's money in a scheme that fails. His single remaining asset is a bankrupt diamond mine in Angola, the steaming, war-ravaged country in equatorial Africa. In the blood and muck of central Africa, Win experiences the Diamond Curse first hand. Battles over Angola's vast wealth in gems occur daily, and fights for control of the diamond industry have wiped out generations. Thriving on the challenge, Win founds an international diamond business that challenges a powerful cartel's stranglehold on the market. Loved by two women - a movie goddess who sears men's souls and a dedicated UN worker who risks her life in Africa - Win doesn't find anything worth living for until be loses love. From the tunnels of the diamond mine to the stage at the Academy Awards, from the beds of beautiful women to a battle with warlords, Win has to fight to get back everything he ever wanted.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
Published: 31 May 2004

ISBN 10: 0709075928
ISBN 13: 9780709075929

Author Bio
Born in 1916 in New York City, Harold Robbins was a millionaire by the time he was twenty. He lost his fortune by speculating on the price of sugar before the outbreak of WW2. Later, his fabulously successful career as a novelist, with many of his books turned into films, would once again make him incredibly wealthy. For many years Robbins enjoyed the high life among the rich and famous, owning a huge yacht and houses on the French Riviera and in Beverley Hills. His novels often mirrored his own experiences and were peopled by characters he had met. He died at the age of eighty-one in Palm Springs, survived by his wife, Jann, and his two daughters, Caryn and Adreana. Robert Hale also published his previous novel, Sin City.