He started with nothing, and built an empire. She was born to bad times — and lived through much worse. Orphans and outlaws alike, Gino Satangelo and Carrie Jones were survivors in a harsh, loveless world…a passionate young Italian and an exotic dark beauty whose chance meeting yields a secret that can’t be spoken for years to come…

From the luxury of Park Avenue to the early days of Las Vegas, the raw heat of jazz-era Harlem to the brutality of gangland Chicago, the Santangelo saga begins to unfold — a tale of secrets, betrayal, and unbridled lust that sets the stage for one of the most unforgettable heroines that Jackie Collins ever created…the incomparable Lucky Santangelo! Chances. is written and narrated by Jackie Collins.