Chances — Jackie Collins

The book that made Collins one of America's favorite authors sweeps readers from the sophisticated playgrounds of Europe to the glittering gambling palaces of Las Vegas, plunging into the world of the Santangelo crime family. The book introduces street kid Gino Santangelo, who makes it all the way to the top, and his beautiful and daring daughter, Lucky.

The novel spans six decades, where the high stakes are on big money, dangerous sex and irresistible power. From the casinos of Las Vegas to the streets of New York, chance was the name of the game, and everybody took them.