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SHE'S A HOT-BLOODED BEAUTY IN LOVE WITH POWER, HUNGRY FOR PLEASURE…WILD, NOTORIOUS, TROUBLE… SHE'S… LUCKY.THE FABULOUS HEROINE OF CHANCES RETURNS. With the sensual grace of a panther, Lucky Santangelo prowled her Las Vegas casino, restless, ready, eager for action. That night began a dazzling odyssey, filled with dangerous passion and sun-drenched sex, sadistic vengeance and breathless suspense. From the decadent luxury of California, to Paris, New York and a private Greek island, show more Lucky fought for her father's honor, for ruthless triumph, for the wild card of a fabulous love. Her rivals; an ice-cold Hollywood wife…a much-married heiress strung out on cocaine…a jaded magnate hooked on power…a crazed hoodlum lusting for murder. But Lucky was a gambIer and a lover, a woman who ruled her empire and pursued her man with the potent Santangelo strength…her way, on her terms, whatever the odds. Jackie Collins tops the sensational success of Hollywood Wives and Chances with Lucky, "so hot it will have to be printed on asbestos.". show less

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A great second installment to the series. Still the best portrayal of a crime family immersed in drugs and the glittery casino life I've read yet.
Pure fluff, and not particularly good fluff, if I remember correctly. One of those books about a glamourous, beautiful woman who has troubles most of us would consider blessings, I think. Mostly, these types of book bore me now, although I think it was a decent weekend sort of read for me 20 years ago, or whenever I read it.
598 pages. Fun and smutty, brain candy!! I love Collins and the Santaglo series!
A very saucy, sexy and provocative read.

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Jackie Collins was born in London, England on October 4, 1937. She appeared in a series of British B movies in the 1950s and made appearances in the 1960s ITC television series Danger Man and The Saint before giving up an acting career. She has since played herself in a few television series including Minder in 1980. Her first novel, The World Is show more Full of Married Men, was published in 1968. Since then, she has written more than 30 novels including The Love Killers, Hollywood Husbands, L.A. Connections, Dangerous Kiss, Lethal Seduction, Deadly Embrace, Hollywood Divorces, Drop Dead Beautiful, Poor Little Bitch Girl, Goddess of Vengeance, Confessions of a Wild Child, and The Santangelos. Several of her novels have become successful television miniseries, including Hollywood Wives, Lucky, Chances, and Lady Boss, which she wrote and produced. Big screen successes have been The Stud, The World Is Full of Married Men, and The Bitch. She also wrote an original movie, Yesterday's Hero. She died of breast cancer on September 19, 2015 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title*
Lucky
Original title
Lucky
Original publication date
1985
People/Characters
Lucky Santangelo
Related movies
Lucky Chances (1990 | IMDb)
Dedication
In memory of Kimberly. You are not forgotten.
First words
The jury filed silently into the courtroom.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It was a perfect wedding.
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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Romance
DDC/MDS
823.914Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991945-1999
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PR6053 .O425 .L8Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish Literature1961-2000
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