Marilyn: Shades of Blonde is a compelling fiction collection published to coincide with the 35th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death. These unforgettable stories seek to explore what it is about this waif-like sex symbol that continues to haunt us so long after her death. With tales that range from the mystery surrounding her relationship with the Kennedys and her death to a surreal Marilyn who winds up saving Nikita Khrushchev.

Complete list of stories: (all stories copyrighted 1997)

• Blonde Noire by Martin Meyers and Annette Meyers
• Hush Money by Lynne Barrett
• Love Me for My Yellow Hair Alone by Carolyn Wheat
• Da Svidaniya, Khrushchev by Barbara Collins
• Destiny by Patricia Wallace
• The House That Norma Bought by T. J. MacGregor
• Drowning in the River of No Return by J. N. Williamson
• Dear Mom by Jill M. Morgan
• Mistress Fame by Billie Sue Mosiman
• Marilyn Monroe on 165th Street" by Linda Mannheim
• The Child Star by Melissa Mia Hall
• The Cost of Freedom by Peter Crowther
• The Fountain Street Ghosts by Catherine Dain
• Fantasy by Eileen Dreyer
• Her Biggest Fan by John A. Day
• O, Virginia by Stephen Gallagher
• Something's Got to Give by Janet Berliner and George Guthridge
• Skin Deep by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
• Comeback by Pamela J. Fesler
• Sunset: A Monologue in One Act by Carole Nelson Douglas
• It Had to be You by Nancy Pickard