Ruthless Women: The Sunday Times bestseller

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On a beautiful island off the English coast, four TV actresses gather. Their fifth member is missing – and only they know why she was killed. Not all of the drama will give you a laugh, however. There are some genuinely emotional and heart-wrenching moments woven within the story, that Blake manages to tell without sensationalisation. Instead, she uses poise and a lot of thought to ensure that she stays within the boundaries of the murkier topics involved, whilst still lending importance to the serious nature of each. Director Farrah, lead actress Catherine and producer Amanda are the passionate, ambitious women holding the show together. With so much at stake, they will stop at nothing to stay in the jobs they love and on the island they call home. But writing has always been her dream and now, at the age of 44, she’s enjoying a second career in the spotlight usually saved for her leading ladies.

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If there’s one book you’re going to read in 2021, make it Ruthless Women. Utterly addictive from its opening chapters, the technically fictional novel (which draws on author Melanie Blake’s real-life experience as an agent to the stars) is unpredictable, unputdownable and unique to anything I have ever read.Driven by the demons haunting her, she decided to go on a suicide mission to fight in the Trojan War. Meticulous and absent remorse, Yuki’s revenge is angry, cold-blooded, and satisfyingly swift when it comes. The cult classic Japanese film was one of the first examples of such a story featuring a female lead and was a primary inspiration for Tarantino’s aforementioned Kill Bill films. Realizing the full extent of her abilities, she takes little time to re-master her effective skill set as she searches for answers to her mysterious past. With some great one-liners and a fantastically bad attitude, Davis’ portrayal was not only perfect for the film but helped pioneer what would become something of a set character archetype for female action stars.

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She went from being a TV extra to becoming one of the most powerful celebrity agents in the UK and an award-winning business woman.As one as the UK’s most successful agents, managers and publicists for British actresses, Melanie Blake has represented some of the most famous faces on British television and international screens. Melanie, Ruthless Women is about as sexy as it gets. It’s been labelled ‘everything 50 Shades should have been’… Melanie’s Ruthless Women has already received critically acclaimed comments from renowned magazines and newspapers, including: Yes, it’s fiction, but I have truly experienced every single scene in that book first hand,” she laughs.Desperate to prove her innocence, Salt must use the full extent of her combat and espionage skills to avoid capture and unveil the truth before it’s too late. The plot of the film is as ludicrous as it is frenetic, but Jolie’s Salt offers a compelling focal point that makes the action bonanza worthwhile, and makes for one of the more underrated action heroines seen this century. A roster of rogues all working on what was once the world’s biggest syndicated soap opera are introduced, each with their own aims and ambitions, as well as outrageous personalities and high sex drives that will make even the most seasoned of readers blush. Lynette Fromme was one of Charles Manson's closest associates, but she had no involvement in the infamous 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders. Instead, she gained notoriety after she pulled a gun on President Gerald Ford in 1975. The Secret Service stopped her before she could fire it, and she was sentenced to life in prison. She escaped from prison on 1987 in an attempt to see Manson, but was recaptured and remained incarcerated until she was granted parole in 2009. Also known as "Ice Eyes", Rosetta Cutolo was the older sister Raffaele Cutolo, the head of Nuova Camorra Organizzata, a notorious Italian criminal organization. Since Raffaele spent the majority of his adult life behind bars, he had to leave day to day operations to Rosetta. She and her brother often argued over his love of attention, because she preferred to keep a low profile. Can these women team up to bring down their rivals? Or will scandal, betrayal and ambition tear them apart?

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The book takes readers on a wild ride behind the scenes of a glamorous TV drama, named Falcon Bay, – beamed globally to millions of people, three days a week from its picturesque location in the Channel Islands.

With ageing actresses desperate to cling onto their crowns and ruthless male executives intent on booting them out for younger women, it’s a true battle of the sexes. If you’re looking for your next bed-table reading obsession, look no further: have a shot at Melanie Blake’s brand new book ‘Ruthless Women,’ which has already been critically acclaimed by the UK’s leading newspapers and magazines. With her cunning tactics, she fought through the Greek ships fearlessly while the other Persian admirals dissolved into hysteria. According to the Spiegel Online, "Colonel Fanette Umuraza is a senior member of both the military and political wing of Congolese Tutsi rebel group, M23". Growing up in a Rwandan refugee camp, Umuraza earned a degree before joining M23. While she sees herself as a military leader, according to the Human Rights Watch, some of the crimes the group commits include murder, and the forced recruitment of children. And she's in charge. Before leaving Greece, as the story goes, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter, Iphigenia, to the goddess Artemis, to appease her after he accidentally killed one of the goddess’s sacred stags.

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Oh absolutely! And I put that scene in the book! Some actresses are so highly sexed in real life because many have access to specialist doctors who put them on particular blends of HRT that contain testosterone, which leaves them with the libido of a 25-year-old. And that’s why the characters in the book are so sexually adventurous. And in my experience, that’s what many soap actresses can be like. On a beautiful private island off the coast of the UK, the cast and crew of glamorous TV show Falcon Bay are at breaking point. According to ancient Greek legends, Circe, a sorceress, was the most well-known femme fatale of that time. She would seduce men, luring them onto her island.A number of powerful women have shaped the course of history with their intelligence, strength, passion, and leadership qualities. They have challenged the status quo, made lasting reforms, and many have presided over their countries for decades, ushering in prosperity and cultural revolutions. It was a well documented, real-life bust-up at the time – and believe me when I say it was worse than anything you’d see on the telly. When I was working as an extra on Corrie I used to go drinking with the late Lynne Perrie, who played Ivy Tilsley. Now she was wild. I’ve never experienced anything quite like the nights out I had with her!