Lady Boss [abridged]

She triumphed against all odds in a life-and-death gamble in Las Vegas. Now Lucky Santangelo has set her sights on Panther Studios -- if she can prove to Abe Panther that she has the guts to take over his beloved Hollywood empire.

In her climb to the top, Lucky uncovers a world of financial scheming, big-time betrayal and bizarre sex, and sets off a series of shock waves that stuns the industry and brings down the hatred of big-time crime boss Carlos Bonnatti -- a deadly hatred that goes back generations, threatening not only her marriage to movie star Lennie Golden but the lives of Lucky and her father Gino as well...