LOS ANGELES (AP) Writer Judith Krantz, whose million-selling novels such as Scruples and Princess Daisy engrossed readers worldwide with their steamy tales of the rich and beautiful, died Saturday at her Bel-Air home. She was 91.

Krantzs son Tony Krantz, a TV executive, confirmed her death by natural causes on Sunday afternoon. He said hed hoped to re-create the Scruples miniseries before her she died but it is still in the works.

She had this rare combination of commercial and creative, he said.