Fifty Shades of Tinsel

Enter the sleazy underbelly of Hollywood . . . Outcast, Jimmy Riff goes to Hollywood in search of an old girlfriend, but instead of locating his long lost love, he finds himself being hired out as a gigolo to LA's wealthy elite. As a hustler, he soon encounters the utter immoral entropy of the rich and famous. Ben Styles is a down-on-his-luck ex-boxer, who recruits Jimmy to further Styles' obsessive agenda of becoming an A-list actor. By pimping out Jimmy's services to Hollywood big shots, he hopes to land a serious movie role before Jimmy quits this sadistic, male prostitute gig and leaves him high and dry. Jimmy's stopover in LA turns into a spiral of indecency and questionable morals that leads him through a series of relentless sex parties, seedy bars, and even into the seamy underground world of porn. But when Jimmy meets Vickie Vevrier, he's desperate for a way out. If Jimmy can't find the courage to escape a dangerous and unstable Styles and start a new life with the woman he loves, he may discover that their relationship isn't the only thing in danger. Styles will do anything to keep his prize stud on a tight leash, and no one is safe from his wrath. "This novel is a bit dark and to say there is a lot of sex is an understatement. Jimmy's journey is an interesting one. Four stars out of five." –NetGalley