Vegas Rich [Import] [Hardcover]

fern michaels (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 376 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0747216886
• ISBN-13: 978-0747216889
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,996,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Fern Michaels is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Fool Me Once, Sweet Revenge, The Nosy Neighbor, Pretty Woman, and dozens of other novels and novellas. There are over seventy million copies of her books in print. Fern Michaels has built and funded several large day-care centers in her hometown, and is a passionate animal lover who has outfitted police dogs across the country with special bulletproof vests. She shares her home in South Carolina with her four dogs and a resident ghost named Mary Margaret.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another family saga -- with the Colemans?, December 28, 1999

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Matthew D. Hydeman "voyage" (Tucson, Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vegas Rich (Paperback)

I'll admit it -- I was suckered into getting VEGAS RICH because of the name Coleman. I thought to myself, "Is Fern Michaels creating an alternate history for the Coleman family, this time in Vegas?" I was half right -- there are Colemans involved, but not the ones I thought I would see from her TEXAS series. No, this deals with Sallie Coleman, Seth Coleman's younger sister, and her quest to make something of herself, thanks to the kindness of one of her clients -- Sallie's a prostitute, you see, in the early 1920s in the small and dusty town of Las Vegas. It's an interesting premise and I'll give credit to Michaels for creating Sallie's story and where her life goes from there. Had I never read her TEXAS series, I might have been completely drawn in...but I'm not. Michaels starts to occasionally drop in "crossovers" with the Colemans of Texas, and it's there I have the problem. Suddenly, Agnes Ames (Billie Ames Coleman's mother), companion to the callous Seth Coleman, has a heart! Billie Coleman flies out to see Fanny Coleman (Sallie's daughter-in-law) frequently! Sallie helps out Coleman Enterprises with her money! These intersections with the TEXAS characters don't pan out in terms of complimenting the TEXAS novels in the continuity department -- and for me, that's a glaring error. Those problems aside, it's a fair first novel for Michaels in her new series. If you like family sagas and Fern Michaels, you'll be content.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great, Entertaining and Fast Read, October 29, 1998

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[e-mail] (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vegas Rich (Paperback)

I really enjoyed reading this first in the series of three family saga books. Fern Michaels does an excellent job of pulling you into the story. It's nearly impossible to put this book down...it is packed with new dilemmas, and you can't wait to see how they turn out. I just started the second in the series, and I know I will have to read all three so I know the lives of all of these characters will turn out OK. Finally, the writing style is very easy (but interesting) to read, so you move along quickly.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Vegas books are simply fantastic!, June 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Vegas Rich (Paperback)

The Vegas series of books are really great books. Fern Michaels makes you think you really know the characters. These books are a must have for everyone!