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.


From Booklist
Collins returns with another high-glitz, high-drama Hollywood tale. Her unstoppably glamorous yet mercilessly tough heroine, Lucky Santangelo, takes center stage--providing a calm, cool center for the whirlwind of recklessness, murder, and deceit that surrounds her. Her sangfroid, though, may be the product of her Mob ties, of which readers are subtly reminded in regular references to "Santangelo justice," suggesting that Lucky is not only intractable but also dangerous. The action moves along two plotlines. In one, Lucky's supermodel niece is kidnapped and force-fed heroin by a handsome yet treacherous Italian duke. The other involves the car-jacking of Lucky's husband, Lenny Golden, and the subsequent murder of his passenger and sister-in-law, the beloved actress Mary Lou Berkeley. As always with Collins, the writing is a bit banal--but who cares really, with all the fabulous parties, ostentatious wealth, and obnoxious egos on parade? This is a fast-paced story full of suspense and intrigue, as well as the requisite assortment of models, Hollywood celebrities, and European royalty, and it should certainly please Collins' fans, tabloid readers, or those just looking for a bit of escapism on their train ride home. Catherine Sias


From Kirkus Reviews
The fifth in a series featuring sexy Lucky Santangelo (Vendetta, 1997, etc.), the feminist, gun-toting head of Panther Studios. Lucky is a survivor, and shes had a lot to survive. She was only five when she discovered her mother dead in a swimming pool, murdered by her nemesis, the Bonnatti family. And then Luckys third husband and soulmate, the handsome Hollywood director Lennie Golden, was kidnaped and manacled for six months in a cave in Sicily, rescued from same by the young and lovely Claudia, with whom he had a one-day stand. Lennie had been married previously to the daughter of Lucky's second husband, the Greek shipping magnate Dmitri Stanislopoulos, and Lucky's former step-granddaughter Brigette Stanislopoulos, a ``top supermodel,'' has also had plenty of death and sexual perversion to survive, though she hasn't done it as well as Lucky. When we join up with everyone now, Lucky is 40 but still the smartest, most beautiful woman in Hollywood, and Lennie is directing a film starring Mary Lou, the wife of Lucky's black half-brother Stevenuntil, on the way from the studio, Mary Lou is murdered in a carjacking. Brigette, meanwhile, is raped and turned into a heroin addict by her vicious Italian husband Carlo, who hopes to steal her inheritance (from her grandfather, the shipping magnate). And Claudia shows up from Sicily with Lennie's illegitimate son, the product of that one-day stand. In the end, Lucky threatens Carlo with castration, shoots a psychopath threatening Lennie, and agrees to raise Lennie's Sicilian son. If you like Collins, this one's a hoot. Well, even if you dont. (Literary Guild Main selection; Doubleday Book Club Main selection; TV and radio satellite tour; author tour) -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.


Book Description
The seductively beautiful, street-smart, and powerful Lucky Santangelo, star of four of Jackie Collins's previous international number-one bestsellers -- Chances, Lucky, Lady Boss, and Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge -- returns in Dangerous Kiss. In Chances, Lucky grew up in a top crime family; in Lucky, she was married three times; in Lady Boss, she took on Hollywood and bought Panther Studios; and in Vendetta, she fought off a lifelong enemy to keep the studio, and her husband. Now, in Dangerous Kiss, when a member of her family is brutally gunned down in a random holdup, her fury knows no bounds. While she is tracking the killer, her relationship with her husband, charismatic writer and director Lennie Golden, is put to the test. Then, suddenly, into her life comes a man from her past -- a man with a dangerous kiss. Dangerous Kiss is a story of raw anger, love, lust, murder, and revenge, and at its white-hot center is Lucky Santangelo, a strong, exciting woman who dares to take chances -- and always wins. In Dangerous Kiss, you will encounter many familiar faces, among them: Brigette Stanislopoulos, Lucky's twenty-five-year-old goddaughter -- an heiress due to become one of the richest women in the world. Now a top supermodel in New York, Brigette is put in desperate peril when she meets a man who is out to ruin her life. Alex Woods, a Hollywood producer with a lethal smile and a deadly obsession... Venus Maria, America's most controversial superstar...and... Charlie Dollar, the off-the-wall, fifty-something movie star with an eye for teenage girls. You will also meet an exciting cast of newcomers: Count Carlo Vittorio Vitti, a dangerously handsome playboy with his own twisted agenda... Lina, a devastatingly sexy black supermodel with an insatiable yen for men, money, and a big film career... Price Washington, a famous black comedian with a crack-addicted past... Teddy Washington, his sixteen-year-old son who unintentionally gets caught up in murder... Claudia, a simple Italian girl with a secret from Lennie's past that will rock Lucky's world... And the Kopistanis: Irena -- Price's Russian housekeeper who knows all his secrets; and Mila -- her eighteen-year-old daughter with a heart of steel and the cunning of a fox.


Download Description
Collins' wildly popular, bold, and unique heroine Lucky Santangelo returns in "Dangerous Kiss, " a high-powered tale of lust, raw anger, family, and bitter revenge.


About the Author
Jackie Collins's books have sold two hundred million copies in more than forty countries. In Dangerous Kiss, she proves once again that she is one of the few writers who can dig beneath the glamorous façade of Hollywood and come up with the truth behind the headlines. She has written seventeen New York Times bestsellers, plus an original serial novel in four parts: L.A. Connections: Power; Obsession; Murder; Revenge. Jackie Collins lives in Los Angeles and is currently working on a new novel, Lethal Seduction!

FROM THE PUBLISHER

She's the seductively beautiful, street-smart star of four Jackie Collins blockbusters. She's the survivor who fought for everything she has: fame and power in Hollywood and happiness in marriage. She's the strong, exciting woman who dares to take chances—and always wins. She's Lucky Santangelo, and she's back in Jackie Collins' scintillating New York Times bestseller Dangerous Kiss.

Driven by faw fury when a member of her family is gunned down in a random holdup, Lucky is hunting for a killer throughout glamarous Los Angeles. But her quest for revenge tests her relationship with her husband, charismatic writer and director Lennie Golden. Then, suddenly, into her life comes a man from her past—a manwith a dangerous kiss...

SYNOPSIS

The seductively beautiful, street-smart, and powerful Lucky Santangelo, star of four of Jackie Collins's previous international number-one bestsellers -- Chances, Lucky, Lady Boss, and Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge -- returns in Dangerous Kiss.

FROM THE CRITICS

Michiko Kakutani - The New York Times

[Reviewed by "Austin Powers":]"Steady now, don't have a thrombo...Jackie's No. 1 Bond girl Lucky Santangelo is pretty shagadelic herself...one smashing baby, baby....Am I right or am I right? Oh, behave!"

Publishers Weekly

Lucky's back--and 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 Studios--until 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 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Collins superheroine Lucky Santangelo gets her revenge when two people she cares for are killed in a car-jacking.

Michiko Kakutani - The New York Times

[Reviewed by "Austin Powers":]"Steady now, don't have a thrombo...Jackie's No. 1 Bond girl Lucky Santangelo is pretty shagadelic herself...one smashing baby, baby....Am I right or am I right? Oh, behave!"

Kirkus Reviews

The fifth in a series featuring sexy Lucky Santangelo (Vendetta, 1997, etc.), the feminist, gun-toting head of Panther Studios. Lucky is a survivor, and she's had a lot to survive. She was only five when she discovered her mother dead in a swimming pool, murdered by her nemesis, the Bonnatti family. And then Lucky's third husband and soulmate, the handsome Hollywood director Lennie Golden, was kidnaped and manacled for six months in a cave in Sicily, rescued from same by the young and lovely Claudia, with whom he had a one-day stand. Lennie had been married previously to the daughter of Lucky's second husband, the Greek shipping magnate Dmitri Stanislopoulos, and Lucky's former step-granddaughter Brigette Stanislopoulos, a "top supermodel," has also had plenty of death and sexual perversion to survive, though she hasn't done it as well as Lucky. When we join up with everyone now, Lucky is 40 but still the smartest, most beautiful woman in Hollywood, and Lennie is directing a film starring Mary Lou, the wife of Lucky's black half-brother Steven—until, on the way from the studio, Mary Lou is murdered in a carjacking. Brigette, meanwhile, is raped and turned into a heroin addict by her vicious Italian husband Carlo, who hopes to steal her inheritance (from her grandfather, the shipping magnate). And Claudia shows up from Sicily with Lennie's illegitimate son, the product of that one-day stand. In the end, Lucky threatens Carlo with castration, shoots a psychopath threatening Lennie, and agrees to raise Lennie's Sicilian son. If you like Collins, this one's a hoot. Well, even if you don't. (Literary Guild Main selection; Doubleday Book Club Main selection; TV and radio satellite tour;author tour)

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

When she was 12 years old she remembers watching her father snatch a plate of food and threw it at her mother.