Jackie Collins adapted from Collins' "L.A. Connections" series of mini-novels, was made by Amber Entertainment in association with the UK supermarket chain Tesco. The movie stars Charles Dance, Trudie Styler, and Nicole Steinwedell (as Madison Castelli). Collins served as co-producer, and three more "Connections" movies with the Madison Castelli character are planned. Collins continued to write Lucky Santangelo books, including "Goddess of Vengeance". Her 29th novel, titled "The Power Trip", was published in February 2013. "Confessions of a Wild Child", was published in February 2014, with a movie deal announced even before the book came out. Collins' cookbook, "The Lucky Santangelo Cookbook"
Kiss the Dust Kiss the Dust Kiss the Dust is a book written by Elizabeth Laird on the conflicts between the Iraqi Kurds and Saddam Hussein's regime. It is a young adult historical fiction novel about a twelve-year-old Kurdish girl and her family's escape from Iraq over the border into Iran. The book was originally published in Great Britain by William Heneman Ltd. in 1991. It was first published in the US by Dutton Children's Books, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc. in 1992. The novel was released by Puffin Books in 1994. When Tara Hawrami is returning from school one day,