Jackie Collins Collins later stated that she was never consulted during production and that she did not agree with some of the casting choices. She then went on to write the sequel to "Chances", titled "Lucky" (1985), followed by "Hollywood Husbands" (1986) and "Rock Star" (1988). In 1990, Collins published her third Lucky Santangelo novel, "Lady Boss", and wrote and co-produced the television miniseries "Lucky Chances", which combined her first two Lucky Santangelo novels and starred Nicollette Sheridan (in the lead role) and Sandra Bullock. In 1992, Collins was widowed when her husband of 26 years, Oscar Lerman, died of cancer. Around
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,