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Jackie Collins, international bestselling author, returns with another fast-paced and unforgettable tale of dangerous passion and suspense, both prequel and sequel to her New York Times bestseller Lethal Seduction. At the center of this thrilling and powerfully erotic story is Madison Castelli, the beautiful, talented and street-smart journalist first introduced in L.A. Connections and Lethal Seduction. Distraught after finding out her father has been keeping secrets from her (and is show more possibly involved with the mob), Madison flies from New York to L.A. She visits her best friend, Natalie De Barge, a gorgeous black radio personality, but within hours they find themselves caught in a restaurant hold-up, where they are trapped in a life-or-death situation. Meanwhile, Michael Castelli, Madison's outrageously handsome father, has been accused of two murders and flees to Las Vegas to be with Dani, the ex-showgirl mother of his other two children: Vincent, a Las Vegas hotel and casino owner, whose pretty wife is busy chasing hot young movie star Andy Dale, and Sofia, a wild eighteen-year-old currently running around Europe getting into dangerous situations with older men. Michael is determined to find the people who set him up and exact his revenge. And, as Madison knows, what Michael Castelli wants, Michael Castelli gets. Deadly Embrace is full of surprises, excitement, passion and intrigue, a wickedly entertaining read, brimming with the memorably raunchy characters and glamorous settings that readers have come to expect from Jackie Collins. This novel -- her most brilliant and suspenseful yet -- shows the mistress of sexy fiction at the height of her considerable powers. show lessTags
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Good dramatic (slightly trashy) novel, a sure bet distraction from everyday life
Just fun to read. Won't make you think, a great escape book.
A fun easy summer read, which is exactly what I needed. Did the Audio, not real impressed with the author as the narrator, but it seems that she narrates most of her own books. Not sure if it's a dealbreaker or not, might try one more and see.
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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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- Deadly Embrace
- Dedication
- This book is dedicated to all who lost their lives in the American tragedies of September 11, 2001, and to the incredible bravery and tenacity of the firemen, policemen, and emergency workers who toiled for and above the call... (show all) of duty. New York, Washington, and in the skies. Heroes and heroines every one.
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- Tuesday, July 10. 2001 Los Angeles The American Airlines plane from New York was three hours late arriving in L.A., and Madison Castelli was not pleased.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Michael and Dani couldn't wait.
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