Chances (novel) Chances (novel) Chances is a 1981 novel by Jackie Collins and the first in her "Santangelo" novels series. The novel has three focal points, two of them focusing on the main characters of the novel and a third during the New York City blackout of 1977. "Chances" is broken up into parts. The first part looks at the blackout in New York City and how this affects the main characters. The second is focused on Gino Santangelo and later includes his children Lucky and Dario. The third part examines the life of Carrie Berkley and later her son Steven. The
Lady of Sherwood featured cover art by Gregg Gulbronson, who also redesigned the covers for Roberson's works "Lady of the Forest" and "Lady of the Glen". The novel has received generally positive reviews. Contributing to the "Library Journal", Jackie Cassada asserted that "fans of historical fiction and period fantasy should enjoy this rousing story," while "Booklist"s Kaite Mediatore Stover opined that it "is just the story for the handywoman who can take care of herself." Writing for the same publication, Melanie Duncan positively compared "Lady of Sherwood" to the novel "The Mists of Avalon", writing "what Marion Zimmer Bradley did for King Arthur,