Santa Apolonia (ePub)

The chic and exclusive coastal town of Santa Apolonia in Portugal is home to some of the richest and most famous celebrities in the world. Behind the perfect homes straight out of a magazine, there is a secret world of illicit sex, drugs and murder.

Julian McCandless and his husband Rui have started a new life in Santa Apolonia. Before long, Julian is captivated by their mysterious neighbour, the devastatingly handsome Cayetano Obregon. As Julian is drawn into a world of sexual obsession, Rui also finds himself obsessed with chubby Indian gardener Ari, so sexually unlike his normal partners, but so thrillingly fulfilling.

Violette de Castellane is a doyenne of French industry addicted to sex in hotel rooms and orgies with her gay friends. Her sexual vagrancy masks a lifelong affair with Balthazar Sandstrom, one of the world's richest men. His lonely wife Barbara will herself become embroiled in a secret sex cult that blows Santa Apolonia apart.

Violette's grandson Aurelien is coming to terms with his sexuality and his unrequited passion for Balthazar's grandson Scooter. As the boys fall victim to a sexual predator, they will become embroiled in shocking murder that makes headlines round the world.

Tex Rhinelander, handsome New York icon and world-famous fashion designer, and his husband, the former black supermodel Milo Santo Domingo are the Kings of Santa Apollonia. Tex and his bitchy younger husband's marriage is fracturing in drugs, booze and Milo's penchant for young boys.

During a fatal night in a cave on Santa Apolonia beach, a storm will rage outside. By the end of the night, a lurid tale of rape and murder will make Santa Apolonia the most famous town in the world.

From the bedrooms of glittering mansions in Santa Apolonia, to the squalid gay bars on the edge of town; from the beauty of the Highlands of Scotland to the seedy sand dunes of the Atlantic coast, the glamorous, debauched and sexy lives of the global elite are laid bare as they race to a chilling and unexpected climax.