There is something to be said for having the best of everything. It's what everyone desires, but only a few can achieve. From fancy cars to designer clothes, Marion Zane is one of the lucky ones. A trophy wife is her coveted name. And, living the good life is her ultimate game. And unlike most other second and third wives in her position, Marion has played it smart. She has no prenuptial agreement which puts her in a class all by herself. Yes, Marion truly is a clever lady with supreme power over anyone who dares to cross her path.
As part of the upper echelon of L.A society, Marion has the privilege of dining with the hottest designers and celebrities, fundraising for the charities of her choice, and having the inside scoop on just about any scandal worth knowing before it hits the society pages. From all admiring observers, Marion has earned the right to rule this town. She's the IT girl who sets the standards which the others follow. Too bad not everyone in L.A. agrees with this blatant assumption, it seems that one of the restless natives is plotting to overthrow the queen. Just as quickly as she ascended to the throne, Marion is stripped of her crown and is sent literally back to the streets. Her husband kicks her out of their estate, her so- called social friends turn their backs, and even her high- falutin lawyers have joined forces with the other side. How can such an affluent socialite become homeless overnight when all she's ever done is tried to make the world a better place? Will Marion be able to rise out of the ashes? Or, has this stellar trophy wife finally met her match?
TROPHIES is a fictional tell-all book of what life is really like for a trophy wife in the snooty L.A. social circles. From the flagrant backstabbing to the inside scoop of fashion must-haves, Heather Thomas hilariously portrays the harsh realities when one of their own falls from grace. Comical, yet brutally honest, TROPHIES is the IT book for summer.
Marion Zane is the top Trophyβshe has it all: a faithful husband, loyal fellow-Trophy girlfriends, queen-bee status over the Hollywood "name-above-the-title" charities, andβbest of allβno prenup!
She knows inside information is king, smiles hide jealousy, jackals lure husbands away (or, worse, steal personal assistants), housekeepers have the power to destroy, and that everyone has devastating secretsβincluding her! It's why she refuses to gossip yet remembers everything.
So why is she so nervous?
Maybe it's because, after years of unchallenged social position, Marion forgets that in L.A., even enemies embraceβespecially ones disguised as girlfriends. When she impulsively champions building a much-needed trauma center hospital downtown, Marion breaks the unwritten code by stepping on another Trophy's charity turf. It's a fatal mistake.
Her furious and jealously bitter "girlfriend" joins forces with a powerful mystery partner to destroy Marion. Drugged and framed as unfaithful and insane, she loses her dream life in one lurid, unforgivable humiliation.
Abandoned by her husband, her deepest secrets exposed, Marion is left shattered and literally penniless in paradise. Determined to build the hospital and regain her love, lifestyle, and dermatologist, Marion goes to hilarious lengths to hide her newfound poverty from even her closest friends, living out of her luxury car and using Magic Marker for eyeliner as she raises hospital funding at five-star restaurants.
Fortunately, Marion's loyal, lusty Trophy girlfriends discover her condition through her overwhelmed maid and come to her rescue, employing ferocious manipulation skills, ridiculous logic, and much-needed dermabrasion. Redirecting the same competitive hyperdrive that won the rocks on their fingers, the girls make Marion their new project even as they deal with their own crises.
Still, all the Trophy support in the world might not be able to stop Marion from betraying one of them; then her mystery enemy is revealed and she's given the choice of re-enthronement or vilification. After all, she's a survivor and didn't become Marion Zane by fair play alone.
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