Drop Dead Gorgeous (Harlequin Intrigue, No 317)

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Summary: GREAT READ! EXCELLENT CHARACTERS
Review: We start out with the sons of a Mafia boss, Sally Donatelli, and his daughter. Nick and Lucky don't want anything to do with the organization and it seems like the daughter, Caroline wants to take over. Whoops! women aren't allowed to handle the reins.

Nick had fallen in love with a Mob boss's daughter, Mia Scudella. She was killed after breaking up with Nick. All suspecions pointed to him. Mia's twin brother, Marco is out for blood.

JoJo Weston invited her best friend, Sasha Brozynski, out to Las Vegas as maid of honor at her wedding. When Sasha arrives it turns out that JoJo is missing. No help from the police.

So Sasha decided to investigate all concerned parties herself.
Nick is too masculine, too male, and too intimadating. Sasha knows better than to trust him. Nick's right hand man, Vito Tolentino, scares Sasha.
Mac Schneider is a dealer in the Casino where Sasha decides to apply for a job dancing. JoJo has been wanting Sasha to move to Las Vegas since helping her through some rough times.
Caroline tries to warn Sasha off.
The maintance man, Lester Perkins, seems to melt into the shadows of the back stage and surroundings and is keeping an eye on everyone connected with Nick.

This story has a great cast of characters and moves at a good pace. Really interesting.
Definitely recommended --M - Look for JoJo's story in LUCKY DEVIL - great pair of books under the subTitle of "Dangerous Men" [Neat covers}