Lady Boss

Lady Boss

The dangerously beautiful Lucky -- star of two of Jackie Collins' previous smash, international number one bestsellers,Chances andLucky -- returns inLady Boss. And this time the shockingly sensual, ruthlessly clever Lucky is out to conquer Hollywood!In Chances Lucky grew up in a top crime family. InLucky, she was married three times. And now, inLady Boss, she takes on Hollywood and wins!Panther Studios is the prize and Lucky wants it... In her quest for power she meets adversaries and enemies, friends and betrayers. And her relationship with her husband, charismatic comedian and movie star,Lennie Golden is put to the test.Lucky's first challenge is to buy the only movie studio still not controlled by a powerful conglomerate -- Panther Studios, owned by the retired, irascible, oldAbe Panther. But Abe won't sell his beloved studio to Lucky until she proves she has the guts to make it in Hollywood. It's his idea that she disguise herself as a secretary and go in undercover to find out what'sreally going on. It's a challenge that also satisfies Lucky's passion for adventure -- and her desire to take chances...In the process, Lucky uncovers a world of financial scheming, big-time betrayal, and bizarre sex.Panther Studios and Lucky Santangelo... a dangerous mix...When Lucky makes her final move, assuming the role ofLady Boss at Panther Studios, she stuns the entire industry and sets off a series of shock waves, not only threatening her marriage to Lennie, but bringing down on her head the hatred of crime bossCarlos Bonnatti -- a hatred that goes back generations, putting in peril her life, and the lives of everyone close to her!With Lady Boss, Jackie Collins brings back one of her most intriguing and endearing characters,Lucky Santangelo. She also proves once again that she is the unquestioned queen of glamorous fiction.Review"On the beach and in the bedroom, perhaps no one plays with the heart -- and other body parts -- as successfully as scandal queen Jackie Collins".-- Philadelphia Daily NewsFrom the Back CoverBorn into a top crime family and married three times, Lucky Santangelo knows how to get what she wants. As gorgeous as she is ruthless, she answers only to her most volatile passions. Now, in the ultimate power trip, Lucky takes on Hollywood -- and there is no stopping her. As the head of Panther Studios, Lucky enters into the deal of a lifetime with claws extended -- and this sleek and stealthy predator will triumph at all costs.About the AuthorThere have been many imitators, but only ever one Jackie Collins.The iconic British author has been called a ?raunchy moralist? by the director Louis Malle and ?Hollywood?s own Marcel Proust? byVanity Fair.With millions of her books sold in more than forty countries, and with thirty-oneNew York Times bestsellers to her credit, she is one of the world?s top-selling novelists.