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'''''Diamonds are For Cocktails''''' (2022) is the debut novel by American author and entertainer [[Zarah (entertainer)|Zarah]] based in the decadent setting of the [[French Riviera]], a known playground for the billionaires, and published on October 27, 2022, which has received an endorsement from [[Fox News]], describing the book as ''a glitzy literary adventure where anything seems to go in the [[French Riviera|''Côte d'Azur'']]''.<ref name="Fame Magazine 2023">{{cite web |url=https://www.famemagazine.co.uk/zarah-unveils-what-have-we-become|title=Renowned author and singer-songwriter Zarah unveils her dynamic new single, ‘What Have We Become?’|date=19 October 2023|publisher=Fame Magazine|access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Google Books">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Diamonds_are_For_Cocktails.html?id=6IX4zgEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails|publisher=Google books|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref>
'''''Diamonds are For Cocktails''''' (2022) is the debut novel by American author and entertainer [[Zarah (entertainer)|Zarah]] based in the decadent setting of the [[French Riviera]], a known playground for the billionaires, and published on October 27, 2022, which has received an endorsement from [[Fox News]], describing the book as ''a glitzy literary adventure where anything seems to go in the [[French Riviera|''Côte d'Azur'']]''.<ref name="Fame Magazine 2023">{{cite web |url=https://www.famemagazine.co.uk/zarah-unveils-what-have-we-become|title=Renowned author and singer-songwriter Zarah unveils her dynamic new single, 'What Have We Become?'|date=19 October 2023|publisher=Fame Magazine|access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Google Books">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6IX4zgEACAAJ|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails|isbn=978-1-945674-39-6 |access-date=April 17, 2024 |last1=Maillard |first1=Zarah |date=August 2022 }}</ref>


The murder mystery novel unveils the glamorous life of an enigmatic [[Demographics of Monaco|Monégasque]] diamond [[Inheritance|heiress]] Camille Rogers,<ref name="Turtle Tempo">{{cite web |url=https://turtletempo.co.uk/2023/11/13/all-eyes-on-zarah-zarah-maillard-releases-galvanic-new-single-what-have-we-become|title=All Eyes On Zarah: Zarah Maillard Releases Galvanic New Single ‘What Have We Become?’ |date=23 November 2023 |publisher=Turtle Tempo Magazine|access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> adopted as a baby, who struggles to reconcile with her past, and her unbreakable bond with her childhood companion James Hughes. Camille eventually reinvents herself and becomes more powerful than ever.<ref name="A & R Factory">{{cite web |url=https://www.anrfactory.com/unveiling-blind-woman-an-interview-with-zarah-on-her-upcoming-release-and-artistic-journey|title=Exclusive Interview with Zarah|date=21 October 2023|publisher=A & R Magazine|access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Google Books">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Diamonds_are_For_Cocktails.html?id=6IX4zgEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails|publisher=Google books|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref>
The murder mystery novel unveils the glamorous life of an enigmatic [[Demographics of Monaco|Monégasque]] diamond [[Inheritance|heiress]] Camille Rogers,<ref name="Turtle Tempo">{{cite web |url=https://turtletempo.co.uk/2023/11/13/all-eyes-on-zarah-zarah-maillard-releases-galvanic-new-single-what-have-we-become|title=All Eyes On Zarah: Zarah Maillard Releases Galvanic New Single 'What Have We Become?' |date=23 November 2023 |publisher=Turtle Tempo Magazine|access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> adopted as a baby, who struggles to reconcile with her past, and her unbreakable bond with her childhood companion James Hughes. Camille eventually reinvents herself and becomes more powerful than ever.<ref name="A & R Factory">{{cite web |url=https://www.anrfactory.com/unveiling-blind-woman-an-interview-with-zarah-on-her-upcoming-release-and-artistic-journey|title=Exclusive Interview with Zarah|date=21 October 2023|publisher=A & R Magazine|access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Google Books">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6IX4zgEACAAJ|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails|isbn=978-1-945674-39-6 |access-date=April 17, 2024 |last1=Maillard |first1=Zarah |date=August 2022 }}</ref>


==Summary==
==Summary==


The story centers around the life of an adopted [[Demographics of Monaco|Monégasque]] diamond heiress Camille Rogers and her childhood best friend James Hughes living in [[Monaco]] and her glamorous billionaire lifestyle, jet-setting across the globe including from [[Paris]] to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]],<ref name="Diamonds are For Cocktails at Google Books">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Diamonds_are_For_Cocktails.html?id=6IX4zgEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails at Google Books|publisher=Books.Google.com|access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref> and the fascination that ordinary people possess for the ‘rich and famous’ as some of the dominant factors in the novel.<ref name="Fox News 2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/prince-albert-of-monaco-welcoming-royal-tabloid-scrutiny|title=Prince Albert of Monaco is a 'warm and welcoming' royal whose focus is on charity, not tabloid scrutiny: pal|publisher=Fox News|access-date=Dec 28, 2021}}</ref>
The story centers around the life of an adopted [[Demographics of Monaco|Monégasque]] diamond heiress Camille Rogers and her childhood best friend James Hughes living in [[Monaco]] and her glamorous billionaire lifestyle, jet-setting across the globe including from [[Paris]] to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]],<ref name="Diamonds are For Cocktails at Google Books">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6IX4zgEACAAJ|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails at Google Books|isbn=978-1-945674-39-6 |access-date=April 29, 2024 |last1=Maillard |first1=Zarah |date=August 2022 }}</ref> and the fascination that ordinary people possess for the ‘rich and famous’ as some of the dominant factors in the novel.<ref name="Fox News 2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/prince-albert-of-monaco-welcoming-royal-tabloid-scrutiny|title=Prince Albert of Monaco is a 'warm and welcoming' royal whose focus is on charity, not tabloid scrutiny: pal|date=17 December 2021 |publisher=Fox News|access-date=Dec 28, 2021}}</ref>


Camille Rogers becomes the envy of the world yet struggles to make sense of her life. Her close friend and confidant she grew up with James becomes her lifelong companion, who offers his support throughout her journey, while the pair fascinate the elites everywhere intriguing the aristocratic world.<ref name="Google Books">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Diamonds_are_For_Cocktails.html?id=6IX4zgEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails|publisher=Google books|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> Finding solace and fortitude from her childhood best friend was the basis of Camille's self-reinvention and rediscovery of herself as a form of escapism of her past where the plot is similarly viewed as ''Sunset Boulevard'' meets ''The Other Side of Midnight'', which details the themes of betrayal, and love, physical and [[psychological abuse]], [[violence]], and [[human interest]].<ref name="Fame Magazine 2023">{{cite web |url=https://www.famemagazine.co.uk/zarah-unveils-what-have-we-become|title=Renowned author and singer-songwriter Zarah unveils her dynamic new single, ‘What Have We Become?’|date=19 October 2023|publisher=Fame Magazine|access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref><ref name="A & R Factory">{{cite web |url=https://www.anrfactory.com/unveiling-blind-woman-an-interview-with-zarah-on-her-upcoming-release-and-artistic-journey|title=Exclusive Interview with Zarah|date=21 October 2023|publisher=A & R Magazine|access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref>
Camille Rogers becomes the envy of the world yet struggles to make sense of her life. Her close friend and confidant she grew up with James becomes her lifelong companion, who offers his support throughout her journey, while the pair fascinate the elites everywhere intriguing the aristocratic world.<ref name="Google Books">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6IX4zgEACAAJ|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails|isbn=978-1-945674-39-6 |access-date=April 17, 2024 |last1=Maillard |first1=Zarah |date=August 2022 }}</ref> Finding solace and fortitude from her childhood best friend was the basis of Camille's self-reinvention and rediscovery of herself as a form of escapism of her past where the plot is similarly viewed as ''Sunset Boulevard'' meets ''The Other Side of Midnight'', which details the themes of betrayal, and love, physical and [[psychological abuse]], [[violence]], and [[human interest]].<ref name="Fame Magazine 2023">{{cite web |url=https://www.famemagazine.co.uk/zarah-unveils-what-have-we-become|title=Renowned author and singer-songwriter Zarah unveils her dynamic new single, 'What Have We Become?'|date=19 October 2023|publisher=Fame Magazine|access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref><ref name="A & R Factory">{{cite web |url=https://www.anrfactory.com/unveiling-blind-woman-an-interview-with-zarah-on-her-upcoming-release-and-artistic-journey|title=Exclusive Interview with Zarah|date=21 October 2023|publisher=A & R Magazine|access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref>


Meanwhile, random victims start to vanish, and plague the French Riviera town sending an alarm to both unsuspecting local French and the [[Beverly Hills Police Department]] (BHPD) authorities and communities.<ref name="Diamonds are For Cocktails at Google Books">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Diamonds_are_For_Cocktails.html?id=6IX4zgEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails at Google Books|publisher=Books.Google.com|access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref> The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI), spearheaded by a near-retiree Special Agent Joe Carlton, launches an international manhunt in cooperation with other agencies including the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6) in [[London]] and the [[Monaco Police Department]] for the notorious serial killer, which only deepens the crime-ridden mysteries that extend to the genres of [[suspense]], [[Mystery fiction|mystery]], [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]], and [[crime]].<ref name="Official Zarah Book Website">{{cite web |url=https://www.zarahrocks.com/book|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails|date=29 September 2022|publisher=zarahrocks.com|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>
Meanwhile, random victims start to vanish, and plague the French Riviera town sending an alarm to both unsuspecting local French and the [[Beverly Hills Police Department]] (BHPD) authorities and communities.<ref name="Diamonds are For Cocktails at Google Books">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6IX4zgEACAAJ|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails at Google Books|isbn=978-1-945674-39-6 |access-date=April 29, 2024 |last1=Maillard |first1=Zarah |date=August 2022 }}</ref> The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI), spearheaded by a near-retiree Special Agent Joe Carlton, launches an international manhunt in cooperation with other agencies including the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6) in [[London]] and the [[Monaco Police Department]] for the notorious serial killer, which only deepens the crime-ridden mysteries that extend to the genres of [[suspense]], [[Mystery fiction|mystery]], [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]], and [[crime]].<ref name="Official Zarah Book Website">{{cite web |url=https://www.zarahrocks.com/book|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails|date=29 September 2022|publisher=zarahrocks.com|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>


==Book quote==
==Book quote==


In 2022, ''Diamonds are For Cocktails'' was endorsed by Stephanie Nolasco,<ref name="Fox News">{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/person/n/stephanie-nolasco|title=Stephanie Nolasco|publisher=Fox News|access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref> an entertainment reporter at [[Fox News]] notable for her interviews with royalties including the real-life character in the novel [[Prince Albert II]]<ref name="Essentially Pop Magazine">{{cite web |url=https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2023/09/author-and-singer-songwriter-zarah-is-set-to-release-her-new-single-what-have-we-become/?fbclid=IwAR1OgWSWiR0D_SFTaTufK4xTra58MXe4kikduWpUgIzZG1YCtLtAYQYQNts|title=Author And Singer-Songwriter Zarah Is Set To Release Her New Single, ‘What Have We Become?’|date=21 September 2023|publisher=Essentially Pop Magazine|access-date=April 22, 2024}}</ref> who quoted the book, ''a glitzy literary adventure where anything seems to go in the [[French Riviera|''Côte d'Azur'']]. Its pages transport you to the coast's crystal-clear waters. Somehow, we're all invited to play. Mysteries are to be uncovered, but for readers, it's all part of the escapade''.<ref name="Google Books">{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Diamonds_are_For_Cocktails.html?id=6IX4zgEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails|publisher=Google books|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Gossip LA">{{cite web |url=https://gossipla.com/introducing-music-artist-zarah|title=Introducing Music Artist Zarah|date=10 January 2024|publisher=Gossip LA|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>
In 2022, ''Diamonds are For Cocktails'' was endorsed by Stephanie Nolasco,<ref name="Fox News">{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/person/n/stephanie-nolasco|title=Stephanie Nolasco|publisher=Fox News|access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref> an entertainment reporter at [[Fox News]] notable for her interviews with royalties including the real-life character in the novel [[Prince Albert II]]<ref name="Essentially Pop Magazine">{{cite web |url=https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2023/09/author-and-singer-songwriter-zarah-is-set-to-release-her-new-single-what-have-we-become/?fbclid=IwAR1OgWSWiR0D_SFTaTufK4xTra58MXe4kikduWpUgIzZG1YCtLtAYQYQNts|title=Author And Singer-Songwriter Zarah Is Set To Release Her New Single, 'What Have We Become?'|date=21 September 2023|publisher=Essentially Pop Magazine|access-date=April 22, 2024}}</ref> who quoted the book, ''a glitzy literary adventure where anything seems to go in the [[French Riviera|''Côte d'Azur'']]. Its pages transport you to the coast's crystal-clear waters. Somehow, we're all invited to play. Mysteries are to be uncovered, but for readers, it's all part of the escapade''.<ref name="Google Books">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6IX4zgEACAAJ|title=Diamonds are For Cocktails|isbn=978-1-945674-39-6 |access-date=April 17, 2024 |last1=Maillard |first1=Zarah |date=August 2022 }}</ref><ref name="Gossip LA">{{cite web |url=https://gossipla.com/introducing-music-artist-zarah|title=Introducing Music Artist Zarah|date=10 January 2024|publisher=Gossip LA|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>


==Release and distribution==
==Release and distribution==


During its release, ''Diamonds are For Cocktails'' was featured on a billboard on [[Nasdaq|Nasdaq Tower]] at the [[Times Square]] in [[New York City|New York]] in 2022.<ref name="Essentially Pop Magazine">{{cite web |url=https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2023/09/author-and-singer-songwriter-zarah-is-set-to-release-her-new-single-what-have-we-become/?fbclid=IwAR1OgWSWiR0D_SFTaTufK4xTra58MXe4kikduWpUgIzZG1YCtLtAYQYQNts|title=Author And Singer-Songwriter Zarah Is Set To Release Her New Single, ‘What Have We Become?’|date=21 September 2023|publisher=Essentially Pop Magazine|access-date=April 22, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Illustrate Magazine">{{cite web |url=https://illustratemagazine.com/exclusive-interview-with-zarah|title=Exclusive Interview with Zarah|publisher=Illustrate Magazine|access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> The book was distributed in over 40,000 online bookstores worldwide including [[Barnes & Noble]], [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], and [[Walmart]] by [[Ingram Content Group|Ingram Distributors]], one of the largest book distributors in the United States. Audiobooks and e-books were brought to major online stores that included [[Amazon Kindle]], [[Spotify]], [[Apple Books]], and [[Google Play]].<ref name="Ingram Book Distributors">{{cite web |url=https://www.ingramcontent.com/publishers/distribution|title=Ingram Content Group|publisher=Ingramcontent.com|access-date=April 28, 2024}}</ref>
During its release, ''Diamonds are For Cocktails'' was featured on a billboard on [[Nasdaq|Nasdaq Tower]] at the [[Times Square]] in [[New York City|New York]] in 2022.<ref name="Essentially Pop Magazine">{{cite web |url=https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2023/09/author-and-singer-songwriter-zarah-is-set-to-release-her-new-single-what-have-we-become/?fbclid=IwAR1OgWSWiR0D_SFTaTufK4xTra58MXe4kikduWpUgIzZG1YCtLtAYQYQNts|title=Author And Singer-Songwriter Zarah Is Set To Release Her New Single, 'What Have We Become?'|date=21 September 2023|publisher=Essentially Pop Magazine|access-date=April 22, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Illustrate Magazine">{{cite web |url=https://illustratemagazine.com/exclusive-interview-with-zarah|title=Exclusive Interview with Zarah|date=7 November 2023 |publisher=Illustrate Magazine|access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> The book was distributed in over 40,000 online bookstores worldwide including [[Barnes & Noble]], [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], and [[Walmart]] by [[Ingram Content Group|Ingram Distributors]], one of the largest book distributors in the United States. Audiobooks and e-books were brought to major online stores that included [[Amazon Kindle]], [[Spotify]], [[Apple Books]], and [[Google Play]].<ref name="Ingram Book Distributors">{{cite web |url=https://www.ingramcontent.com/publishers/distribution|title=Ingram Content Group|publisher=Ingramcontent.com|access-date=April 28, 2024}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 23:15, 13 May 2024

Diamonds are For Cocktails (2022)
Diamonds are For Cocktails (Front Cover)
AuthorZarah also Zarah Maillard
Audio read byZarah also Zarah Maillard
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesFirst
SubjectBillionaire’s lifestyle in the French Riviera
Genre
PublisherE&R Publishers, New York
Publication date
2022
Media typePrint (hardcopy, paperback), ebook, audiobook
Pages218 (first edition)
ISBN9781945674419

Diamonds are For Cocktails (2022) is the debut novel by American author and entertainer Zarah based in the decadent setting of the French Riviera, a known playground for the billionaires, and published on October 27, 2022, which has received an endorsement from Fox News, describing the book as a glitzy literary adventure where anything seems to go in the Côte d'Azur.[1][2]

The murder mystery novel unveils the glamorous life of an enigmatic Monégasque diamond heiress Camille Rogers,[3] adopted as a baby, who struggles to reconcile with her past, and her unbreakable bond with her childhood companion James Hughes. Camille eventually reinvents herself and becomes more powerful than ever.[4][2]

Summary[edit]

The story centers around the life of an adopted Monégasque diamond heiress Camille Rogers and her childhood best friend James Hughes living in Monaco and her glamorous billionaire lifestyle, jet-setting across the globe including from Paris to Hollywood,[5] and the fascination that ordinary people possess for the ‘rich and famous’ as some of the dominant factors in the novel.[6]

Camille Rogers becomes the envy of the world yet struggles to make sense of her life. Her close friend and confidant she grew up with James becomes her lifelong companion, who offers his support throughout her journey, while the pair fascinate the elites everywhere intriguing the aristocratic world.[2] Finding solace and fortitude from her childhood best friend was the basis of Camille's self-reinvention and rediscovery of herself as a form of escapism of her past where the plot is similarly viewed as Sunset Boulevard meets The Other Side of Midnight, which details the themes of betrayal, and love, physical and psychological abuse, violence, and human interest.[1][4]

Meanwhile, random victims start to vanish, and plague the French Riviera town sending an alarm to both unsuspecting local French and the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) authorities and communities.[5] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), spearheaded by a near-retiree Special Agent Joe Carlton, launches an international manhunt in cooperation with other agencies including the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in London and the Monaco Police Department for the notorious serial killer, which only deepens the crime-ridden mysteries that extend to the genres of suspense, mystery, thriller, and crime.[7]

Book quote[edit]

In 2022, Diamonds are For Cocktails was endorsed by Stephanie Nolasco,[8] an entertainment reporter at Fox News notable for her interviews with royalties including the real-life character in the novel Prince Albert II[9] who quoted the book, a glitzy literary adventure where anything seems to go in the Côte d'Azur. Its pages transport you to the coast's crystal-clear waters. Somehow, we're all invited to play. Mysteries are to be uncovered, but for readers, it's all part of the escapade.[2][10]

Release and distribution[edit]

During its release, Diamonds are For Cocktails was featured on a billboard on Nasdaq Tower at the Times Square in New York in 2022.[9][11] The book was distributed in over 40,000 online bookstores worldwide including Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Walmart by Ingram Distributors, one of the largest book distributors in the United States. Audiobooks and e-books were brought to major online stores that included Amazon Kindle, Spotify, Apple Books, and Google Play.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Renowned author and singer-songwriter Zarah unveils her dynamic new single, 'What Have We Become?'". Fame Magazine. 19 October 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Maillard, Zarah (August 2022). Diamonds are For Cocktails. ISBN 978-1-945674-39-6. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "All Eyes On Zarah: Zarah Maillard Releases Galvanic New Single 'What Have We Become?'". Turtle Tempo Magazine. 23 November 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Exclusive Interview with Zarah". A & R Magazine. 21 October 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Maillard, Zarah (August 2022). Diamonds are For Cocktails at Google Books. ISBN 978-1-945674-39-6. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Prince Albert of Monaco is a 'warm and welcoming' royal whose focus is on charity, not tabloid scrutiny: pal". Fox News. 17 December 2021. Retrieved Dec 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Diamonds are For Cocktails". zarahrocks.com. 29 September 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Stephanie Nolasco". Fox News. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Author And Singer-Songwriter Zarah Is Set To Release Her New Single, 'What Have We Become?'". Essentially Pop Magazine. 21 September 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "Introducing Music Artist Zarah". Gossip LA. 10 January 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  11. ^ "Exclusive Interview with Zarah". Illustrate Magazine. 7 November 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Ingram Content Group". Ingramcontent.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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