Dangerous Kiss (Kindle Edition)

by Jackie Collins (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Lucky's backAand the myriad fans of the Santangelo novels (most recently, Vendetta) will be glued to the page. Once again, Lucky has the weight of the world on her gorgeous shoulders. Again, she triumphs in love and business, with enough violence in her wake to make Mickey Spillane shudder. Daughter of mobster Gino, whose Las Vegas empire was her proving ground in previous novels, Lucky's a chip off the headstrong block. She's Lennie Golden's hot, adoring wife (as long as she doesn't have to make lunch), a doting mom (who frequently packs the kids off for the weekend) and a major Hollywood player as the head of Panther StudiosAuntil she abruptly decides to sell. Most of her ardor and energy, though, go into troubleshooting for her large, biracial, multinational clan, including her black half-brother, Steven, a handsome lawyer whose actress wife, Mary Lou, is killed during a carjacking (Lennie's at the wheel), and her goddaughter, Brigette, supermodel and ultra-rich Greek shipping heiress who falls prey to a no-account count and is forcibly addicted to heroin while pregnant. As Lennie battles depression, Lucky struggles with the attentions of director Alex Woods, who never lets her forget the night they shared while Lennie was sweating a prequel kidnapping ordeal in an Italian cave. (Collins doesn't shortchange the new reader on back story.) Fierce monogamist Lucky excuses her own slip (she'd thought Lennie was dead) but has a hard time forgiving Lennie when his Sicilian rescuer, bosomy Claudia, appears with a hearing-impaired five-year-old son who's a Lennie look-alike. Claudia conveniently dies saving Lennie's life once more, for Collins shares Lucky's ruthlessness with people in her way. Believable? Not for a minute. Entertaining? Of course. Agent, Morton Janklow. Literary Guild and Doubleday main selections; author tour. (June)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Collins superheroine Lucky Santangelo gets her revenge when two people she cares for are killed in a car-jacking.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 726 KB
• Print Length: 592 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (January 7, 2004)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000FBJHO4
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,701 in Kindle Store (See Bestsellers in Kindle Store)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining tale, November 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dangerous Kiss (A Lucky Santangelo Novel) (Hardcover)

Everything was going perfect for Lucky Santangelo in spite of turning the big 40. However, her run of good luck abruptly ends when a carjacker kills the wife of her half-brother. Being the daughter of a powerful Vegas mobster, no one messes with a member of the Santangelo clan and escapes free because Lucky takes care of her kind and their enemies. Lucky begins to track down the odious killer with special plans to enact revenge.

While she is on her quest, other problems arise. Claudia accompanied by a small boy comes from Italy claiming that her child's father is Lucky's husband, a by-product of a one-night stand. Her goddaughter Brigette Stanislopoulos has been raped and fed heroin by her disgusting spouse. As she adds these two situations for super clean up, Lucky must deal with Alex Woods of the DANGEROUS KISS, who wants back into her life.

The Lucky Santangelo tales are all entertaining fun and fluff that turn into a fast reading experience. The fifth entry DANGEROUS KISS is fast-paced, filled with humor, sex, and death. Lucky remains an enjoyable lead character and the returning cast members continue to augment the story line. Jackie Collins provides her fans with a pleasurable tale and anyone who scorns this novel without reading it will miss a fun time.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Attention Jackie Collins Fans, October 14, 1999

By	rian (Indian) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dangerous Kiss (A Lucky Santangelo Novel) (Hardcover)

I would like you all to know that Jackie will be planning to release in the future. She is in the process of writin Lethal Seduction a follow up novel to the L.A. Connections series. After that, she will write Hollywood Wives: the New Breed.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Man This Book Was all that and a bag of chips!, July 18, 2000

By	Newyorkdreads (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dangerous Kiss (Lucky Santangelo Novels) (Mass Market Paperback)

I read all the other books! And this book is the best one. Lucky's life just keep getting more and more intriguing. I just couldn't put it down. I got the book on a Friday and Finished it Saturday Morning. There were parts of the book were I was breathing hard. I cried and I cussed. I am telling you if you are into the Lucky series then run don't walk to the nearest store and pick up this book. Damn it was good.