Harold Robbins – who died in 1997 – was an American author who became popular for his novels with graphic sexuality.
In 1948, his first novel was published: Never Love A Stranger — a book that turned controversial because of graphic sexuality. Hence, he became a best-selling author whose novels about sex, money and power were hated by critics but truly loved by readers.
A description of Never Love A Stranger, goes:
This is a typical old Robbins ballad, tracing the life of Frankie Kane as he grows up to face the world. Frankie is human and sensitive and quite normal for a hero. The love story with Ruth has an air of innocence about it and Robbins expertly developed the plot to a nice crescendo. I liked all the characters mainly because they are human and sensitive and act in a way which common people do. Highly recommended for Robbins fans.
Well I have never read this book yet. In my college dorm, I've read of couple of Harold Robbins novels whose titles I totally forgot now. If you are interested, click here for the complete list of Harold Robbins' books.