Authors change publishers because it's like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No, not seriously, sometimes the deal is more interesting with a new publisher, and other times they have more enthusiasm for your books.

In 2001 Jackie Collins publiJackie Collinsd Hollywood Wives: The New Generation which itself was later turned into a television movie starring Farrah Fawcett Melissa Gilbert and Robin Givens (Collins was credited as Executive Producer). In total her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages. Following this Collins publiJackie Collinsd The World Is Full Of Divorced Women (unrelated to her first novel) in 1975 and then her longest novel Lovers & Gamblers in 1977 which told the story of rock/soul superstar Al King.

Jacqueline Jill "Jackie" Collins (born 4 October 1937) is an English novelist. In total her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages.