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FOR LOVE ALONE – IVANA TRUMP is vibrant, passionate, and no
stranger to the caprices of romance. Now she has written a marvelous
novel about a woman of charm and courage whose life surpassed the grandest
fantasies; the man whose daring ambition matched hers and made them
the gold couple of the age; and her exclusive circle of friends, whose
devotion was priceless. Katrinka Graham had love, success and freedom.
Yet deep inside, she carried the secret memory of the baby she had been
force to leave behind…the child for whom she would always search.
"Entering the PLAZA HOTEL Ballroom, Adam and Katrinka Graham radiated
the dazzling energy of power, wealth and astounding achievement –
two people in love and at life's pinnacle. Her jewels flashing in photographers'
lights, Katrinka had traveled far since her dramatic escape from communist
Czechoslovakia, when she skied down an Austrian mountain toward a new
and exciting life.
ADAM GRAHAM was a vital, sexual man whose Midas touch had built his
old-line shipping money into a huge personal fortune. With his gorgeous
wife at his side, Adam demanded the best, no nouveaux ultra-riches were
pushing him off the playing field. Tempered by youthful hardships, Katrinka
was also a bold entrepreneur whose intimate hotels in New York and London
were acclaimed for their first class, luxurious service.
AND IN MANHATTAN'S SOCIAL WHIRL, from Aspen and Newport to London, the
Riviera and Venice, Katrinka treasured a special group of friends; DAISY
ELLIOTT, a fun-loving lady whose aristocratic life provided the most
unexpected shock of all; LUCIA di CAMPO, a lavishly talented yacht designer
married to a slick lawyer with sinister connections; ZUZKA HAVLICEK,
a Czech and fellow skier whose abundant sensuality led her into delicious
sexual adventures; MARGO JENSEN, magazine editor and fashion doyenne
who, through sheer force of will, made herself into the most interesting
looking woman in the world; ALEXANDRA OGELVY, a striking blue blood
once enamored of Adam, now "trophy wife" of a Wall Street
takeover king; NATALIE BOVIER, French fashion wizard and tycoon's mistress,
a seductress whose restless eroticism inspired a Saudi prince to promise
endless Arabian nights….
BUT, NO FRIEND could protect Katrinka from Adam's mother, who had alienated
her son with her icy, patrician contempt…the weapon of choice she
wielded mercilessly against Katrinka. Adam was the last of the Graham
men, descended from the days of the American Revolution. Now his wife,
this foreigner, this social parvenu, was failing to produce the requisite
heir. Katrinka's struggle to conceive Adam's child was a sadness made
sharper by the secret anguish of her past…the baby she had borne
in Europe, the child she could never forget. Adam, disappointed and
restless, was becoming more and more remote. And Katrinka could not
know that, among the friends she trusted most, one was about to betray
her…to snatch her fragile happiness suddenly, terribly, away…
The book was dedicated "IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY BELOVED FATHER,
MILOS, MOTHER MARIA, AND THREE CHILDREN, Donny, Ivanka and Eric."
WHAT THE CRITIC'S HAD TO SAY ABOUT FOR LOVE ALONE
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"…(a) romantic tome…a
tease in the best roman à clef tradition… Move over, Judith
Krantz and Danielle Steel."
United Press International
"Super-glamourous settings…(an) intelligent and quite decent
heroine…."
The New York Times Book Review
"A red-hot page turner…."
Adweek
"…madly entertaining to read…."
The Seattle Times/Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Numerous celebrities made cameo appearances…"
NEW YORK Daily News
"Exotic locations where romance both blooms and betrays…."
San Francisco Chronicle
"(A) sexy sizzler…Socialites will be scrambling to see if
any of their own secrets are revealed."
NEW YORK POST
"A…celeb-studded tale of high society livin' and lovin'."
USA TODAY
"…a plot you can really sink your teeth into…FOR LOVE
ALONE is an exciting novel and a true love story."
LINCOLN STAR (NEBRASKA)
FOR LOVE ALONE – is published by Pocket Books @ $22.00 hardcover
and $5.99 for paperback. This was a Featured Alternate Selection of
the Literary Guild and the Doubleday Book Club. It was on the NEW YORK
TIMES bestseller list for four weeks, and was made into a CBS MOVIE
OF THE WEEK, and has shown many times over the past several years. FOR
LOVE ALONE was translated into 25 languages and sold in over 40 countries.
- In the USA and Canada over 500,000 copies were sold.
- It was made into a CBS TV Movie of the Week.
 FREE
TO LOVE – is Ivana's second novel, and the sequel to FOR LOVE
ALONE. This book can be enjoyed without reading the previous one, as
it travels through subsequent years of our heroine's life. It is a fast
moving novel, because the heroine has a passion for love and lovemaking,
fantastic food and wine, or fast cars and slow dancing. The New York
Times best-selling author brings us this wonderful new novel, filled
with all the heartfelt emotion and luminous passion that made her first
book a huge success.
FREE TO LOVE – Aglow in the flickering firelight at a romantic
winter retreat, Katrinka and Mark van Hollen radiated perfect contentment.
Deeply in love, newly remarried after her former husband's shattering
betrayal, Katrinka tasted the sweetness of life anew as she awaited
the birth of her first child by Mark. Her gracious hotels in New York
and London were thriving: Mark captained a newspaper empire that was
the gold standard for success. Most miraculous of all, Katrinka had
been reunited with her precious son, the child she had been forced to
leave in Europe so many years before.
In Manhattan and Palm Beach, on the French Riviera, in St. Moritz and
Prague, Katrinka thrived on the glamour and excitement of her fast paced
world. Her happiness was complete…a fact that galled her blueblood
ex-husband, Adam Graham. Plagued by business reversals, unsatisfied
by the parade of starlets and models who now shared his bed, he resented
Katrinka's joy – and especially her nouveau riche husband. Adam
could not tolerate the fact that Mark was a natural aristocrat, a man
whose success was due to talent, brains and hard, hard work. It was
class warfare – and with ruthless cunning, Adam set out to destroy
Mark and Katrinka, enlisting their enemies in a plan so treacherous
that it would take all of Katrinka's courage, intelligence and strength
to defeat it.
Recruited secretly by Adam, SUGAR BENSON, a savvy international madam,
instructed her most alluring girl to "run into" Mark at society
parties to try to tempt him into adultery…MONICA BRAND, following
Sugar's agenda, had crashed one of Katrinka's private galas, and was
slowly worming her way into the van Hollen's lives…CHRISTIAN HELLER,
Katrinka's son, now grown into a gorgeous but unprincipled bit of Euro-trash,
was the perfect pawn for Adam – and a playboy driven by a narcissistic
lust that threatened to shatter the lives of his mother's family and
friends…SABRINA, gossip columnist extraordinaire for Mark's newspaper
rival, knew everyone's dirty secrets and, dancing to Adam's tune, used
them to undermine the van Hollen's marriage…MILENA CERMAK, Katrinka's
innocent young cousin, overwhelmed by her sudden success as a nightclub
singer and in the heady grip of her first love affair, let herself be
seduced into betraying Katrinka's trust.
But as she unraveled the elaborate scheme designed to run her, Katrinka
summoned up an unwavering strength to do combat for all she loved. For
inside this passionate, worldly woman lived the Czech girl who had learned,
in the snowy mountains to glide from each new challenge to greater victory…who,
whenever life seemed to crush her, always found a way to triumph.
FREE TO LOVE WAS translated into 25 languages and available in over
50 countries.
- It has sold over 350,000 copies in the USA and Canada.
FREE TO LOVE is a LITERARY GUILD Featured Alternate. Printed by Pocket
Books, the hardcover copy is $23, and the paperback copy $6.50. Audio
book is $17.
 THE
BEST IS YET TO COME -- This book was inspired by the letters Ivana
received during her own all-too-public break-up with Donald Trump. ("They
meant so much, at a difficult time…their message, that I was not
alone, was very comforting"), IVANA TRUMP reaches out to women
everywhere with THE BEST IS YET TO COME: COPING WITH DIVORCE AND ENJOYING
LIFE AGAIN. Ivana believes that every divorce is a tragedy…the
end of a dream." But, she's also convinced that the end of a marriage
can be a new beginning, "I did NOT realize then how much world
of opportunity will open up for me," but you must take control,
and plan well, "the best is yet to come." Let Ivana guide
you through the rough spots and help you move toward a vibrant new life
– with her warm, personal, no-nonsense advice on: LAWYERS, MEN
AND POWER, FINANCIAL PLANNING, CHILDREN, LOOKING AND FEELING YOUR BEST,
ROMANCE AFTER DIVORCE – AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!
This work of non-fiction was also widely read by men, and just like
the women they used it to guide and help them through their divorce.
Other men didn't like the book because it gave their wife's big ideas
on how to make the best of the situation, how to plan for their futures
and finances, and some men didn't like that at all! Sorry – too
bad!
"Dear Ivana…I can't help but think I know some of the pain
and heartache you are feeling. My husband and I separated and I remember
so vividly the pain I felt – and my divorce was nine years ago!"
- MONICA
Like any woman suddenly facing a divorce, Ivana Trump was devastated
at the time of her much-publicized split with Donald Trump. But she
was comforted by thousands of letters of support from all over the country
and around the world…most of them from women who knew firsthand
the sorrow, anger, and uncertainty she was feeling. Today, Ivana can
say proudly that not only has she survived, she has flourished.
THE BEST IS YET TO COME is the book she had to write, for all the women
who shared their tears and encouragement during the darkest days of
her divorce, and for all the women who ask, when they see Ivana radiating
happiness and success in her private and business life, how did you
get from there to here? In this warm and compassionate guide, Ivana
shares her own story – as well as some of her friends' – and
she reveals the attitudes and strategies that helped her cope with divorce.
With wisdom and practicality, cosmopolitan flair, and an appealing sense
of humor, Ivana guides women through the divorce process from beginning
to end. She tells you how to recognize the signs your husband may be
cheating, and how to determine whether you should try to save your marriage.
If you decide on divorce, you'll find Ivana's tips on hiring and utilizing
a lawyer – questions to ask and traps to avoid – invaluable.
She offers sound advice to help you cope with mind games your soon-to-be-ex
might play, keep the marital settlement for yourself, and find out the
true state of your husband's finances. Ivana's strategy: cry and scream
when you need to (but not in front of your children) – then get
on the phone and get busy.
The happiness of children is very important to Ivana, and she shares
charming glimpses of life with her family, as well as copious advice
on how to talk to your children about the divorce, including why you
should never criticize their father within their hearing, no matter
how much you are tempted.
Ivana also gives advice on how to handle widowhood and even how to prepare
for marriage or remarriage. This book has something for every woman
in every relationship dilemma.
Once your divorce is final, it's time to concentrate on you! Of course,
you'll enjoy Ivana's beauty, diet and exercise secrets, but she also
provides pointers on dealing with negative emotions, planning for holidays,
and working out positive relationships with mutual friends and former
in-laws. Ivana also talks frankly about romance after divorce, its pitfalls
and rewards…for even if dating is the furthest thing from your
mind now, someday you will be ready.
Ivana acknowledges how hard it may be to believe you'll ever be happy
again, at a time when "you feel about as big as the dot at the
end of this sentence." But, as she firmly believes, "The best
is yet to come. Remember that."
Hardcover is $23, paperback is $12.
To order please call 1-888-NYIVANA / 1-888-694-8262. All orders from
New York will be charged the appropriate New York State Sales Tax. All
orders will be sent via U.S. Postal Service and customers will be charged
for shipping. Charges are as follows:
HARD BACKS
PAPERBACKS
GLOBE - For the last 8 years, Ivana has written an advice column
for Globe Magazine in which she gives advice on many subjects including:
- relationships
- divorce
- health and well being
- children's issues
- sex and private affairs
Ivana also answers a weekly "tricky" celebrity question on current
affairs of the Rich and Famous.
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