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)
book edited by Carole Nelson Douglas

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