Fame - Tilly Bagshawe (2011)

Beautiful actress Sabrina is on a downward spiral of the Lindsay Lohan meets Mel Gibson kind. But she is offered a career-saving role when respected director Dorian casts her as Cathy in Wuthering Heights, starring opposite dishy five-million-pound man Viorel as Heathcliff. The film may also be the saving grace for Tish, a child welfare worker who's been called back from her Romanian orphanage to her family's estate in England, after her unreliable brother Jago left it to go to wrack and ruin. With a location scout choosing Loxley Hall to masquerade as Thrushcross Grange, the cast and crew soon arrive on Tish's doorstep. Sabrina is stir-crazy, Dorian is troubled by his needy wife and a rival director with a vendetta, and Viorel is finding it hard to maintain his film set celibacy. Set in England, Romania and Los Angeles, this has all the usual bonkbuster elements - betrayal, infidelity, rivalry - just try to stop yourself from turning the pages as this story climaxes in a bitterly fought Oscar campaign. If you always shy away from over-the-top bonkbusters because you deem them unworthy, this one might make you change your opinion.

Tilly Bagshawe's Fame takes readers to the troubled film set of a Wuthering Heights remake. The summary says: "The raw, sexual beauty of Sabrina Leon demands the attention of all who come into contact with her. Plucked from obscurity at the age of 17, she's the new darling of the film scene, bagging lead roles in the hottest blockbusters. But Sabrina Leon has a problem. There's a Youtube sensation on the web that's set to destroy everything she's fought for... Hotshot movie producer Dorian Razmirez has struggles of his own. A bitter feud with rival producer and playboy Harry Greene has resulted in the plug being pulled on every project he goes near. Casting the disgraced Hollywood diva Sabrina Leon in Wuthering Heights is a risk that might cost him what remains of his career. Viorel Hudson, with his jet-black hair, high, slanting cheekbones and smooth, coffee-coloured skin, was always destined for great things. Now he's scored a role that every A-lister in Hollywood auditioned for - Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. He may be at the height of his career but is he ready for his latest role? For a five-million-pound pay cheque, it's a risk he's willing to take. Set against a backdrop of a sumptuous crumbling English country house, the film set of Wuthering Heights is going to be as salacious as the setting is beautiful." Fame is out in May.

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