Chances (Lucky Santangelo #1) by Jackie Collins

From the casinos of Las Vegas to the streets of New York.   Chances was the name of the game . . . and everybody took them.

A private jet begins its descent towards JFK, bringing home Gino Santangelo, self-made millionaire and self-exiled mob boss.

A green Cadillac heads into Harlem, driven by Carrie Berkeley, a society wife with a hidden past which needs to stay hidden.

In an office building, a young prosecuting attorney, Steven Berkeley, is putting the finishing touches to an intricate, career-defining case. Tired and exhilarated, he rides the elevator down.

Also in the elevator is Lucky Santangelo, firebrand daughter of Gino and substitute head of the crime family.

And then the power cuts out, plunging New York City into darkness. 

And so begins Chances, the steamy epic which introduces us to one of Jackie Collins' greatest heroines, Lucky Santangelo.