Jackie Collins new Madison Castelli novel, "Deadly Embrace", was published in 2002, and "Hollywood Divorces" was published in 2003. In 2004, Collins hosted a series of television specials, "Jackie Collins Presents", for E! Entertainment Television. Collins continued with "Lovers & Players" (2006); the sixth Lucky Santangelo novel, "Drop Dead Beautiful" (2007); and "Married Lovers" (2008), which concerns the affairs of a female personal trainer named Cameron Paradise. This was followed by "Poor Little Bitch Girl" (2009), which stemmed from an idea Collins had worked on for a television series about heiresses that was ultimately never made. "Paris Connections" (2010), a direct-to-DVD movie
In the Name of the Brother extraordinary things discovered in the real world are likely to be "studied to death." The name of the character Greg Mendell is similar to that of Gregor Mendel, who is known as the father of modern genetics. It is not known if this reference is deliberate, or what its significance is. Mendell acknowledges that it is against the law to text while driving in Maine, accurately reflecting a state law that went into effect on September 26, 2011. This episode was at the time the lowest rated in the series' run, with a 2.4/6 among 18-49s and only 7.68 million