Goddess of Vengeance by Jackie Collins

Jackie Collins is a writing icon that has been around for so many years. I remember reading her books when I was a young adult and devouring every page as quickly as possible. Her stories about the lives of the rich in famous in Hollywood and beyond were scandalous and racy for the time. Today she is still writing those great stories and I was able to review one of her stories from her Lucky Santangelo series.

Goddess of Vengeance by Jackie Collins
Audio CD
Publisher: Macmillan Audio; Unabridged edition (September 13, 2011)
ISBN-10: 1427211523

The Synopsis: Jackie Collins’ fierce and wildly beautiful heroine Lucky Santangelo is back with a vengeance—in a novel full of power, passion, revenge, and the raging family dynamics of the Santangelo clan—and, as always, Lucky comes out on top.

Lucky runs a high profile casino and hotel complex, The Keys in Vegas.

Lennie, her movie star husband, is still writing and directing successful independent movies, while Max, her stubborn and gorgeous teenage daughter is about to celebrate her 18th birthday, and her son, Bobby, owns a string of hot clubs. Lucky has everything. Family. Love. Life.

And everything is exactly what billionaire businessman Armand Jordan is determined to take from her one way or the other.

Born a Prince in the small but affluent Middle Eastern country of Akramshar, Armand comes to America with his American mother at an early age, and rises to become a real estate business titan. Armand regards women as nothing more than breeding mares or sexual playthings, so when his people inform him that the one property he covets more than anything, The Keys, is not for sale, he is shocked. That a mere woman would dare to turn down his offer to buy The Keys is unthinkable, and Armand vows to force Lucky’s hand whatever it takes. And so the battle for power begins . . .

Meanwhile Bobby is dealing with shady Russian investors, while his girlfriend—smart and independent Denver Jones—is becoming a Deputy D.A. in the L.A. drug unit.

And Max, Bobby’s seventeen year old sister, is busy embarking on a forbidden affair with a sexy young movie star. An affair they have to keep on the down-low lest Lucky finds out.

The word is that “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” and what happens in Goddess of Vengeance will blow your mind!

My Thoughts: I have enjoyed Jackie’s novels for so many years. I was sent this book on Audio CD to review and it was different from any other audio book I have listened to. This one used several different readers for the characters and while that was fun to listen to, there was one voice I could not get my head around. It just did not fit into the story at all and that threw me a bit.

Story wise, this is a typical Jackie and Lucky story. Sassy, crass, people full of themselves and filled with loads of turns and using plenty of s e x for power. This book includes storylines that involve each of Lucky’s children and their friends which was interesting to follow but I enjoyed the parts with Armand the best. He is a ruthless, cocky man that uses people to get ahead and he is looking to buy Lucky’s flagship in Las Vegas, The Key’s.

This story goes from Hollywood to Las Vegas and follows the rich and famous. The characters are shallow and in typical Jackie style, the book is loaded with crazy plots. There is plenty of people to follow and get involved with and this book is fast paced and fun.

If you are a Jackie Collins fan, check out this one and all of her other books in the Lucky Santangelo series.

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.