The Barstow Legend — Mary Loos

This is the third and final book of the Barstow trilogy by Mary Loos. Belinda Barstow is Hollywood's gift to the world, the sex symbol of her time, a beautiful, talented young star adored and envied by women, loved and lusted after by millions of men from coast to coast. She herself is burning with desire, madly in love with the wrong man, fiercely determined to marry the right one. She is Belinda Barstow, SUPERSTAR! The author, Mary Loos (1910-2004), was an American actress, screenwriter and novelist. Born in San Diego, California, she was the daughter of Dr. Clifford Loos, co-founder of the Ross-Loos Medical Clinic. She was the niece of screenwriter Anita Loos. The first two books in the series were Belinda (1972) and The Beggars Are Coming (1974).