Amid the rich, luxuriously sexual hotbed of Las Vegas hides secrets, lies, mystery, and murder.

Tahlia Johnston is on the run from a horror she barely remembers, and a stalker chasing her in her dreams and in real life. Then, at a gas station in the middle of nowhere, the most incredible looking man walks into her life…

Vegas is an oozing package of masculine sexuality who’s rough around the edges and ready for anything. Especially sexual. He has a past he’ll be damned if he reveals and a list of secrets to hide, and his list of problems soon grows longer in…

Diega Montiamo, hotel-casino owner and billionaire businessman. He goes after what he wants and Tahlia is at the top of that list. He will stop at nothing to seduce her and he gets his chance, only to have her cruelly ripped from his grasp by Satan himself…

Carlo Santiago, the man who won’t take no for an answer. He wants Tahlia all to himself. To invade her body and soul. To own her, rule her, make her his so desperately his manhood aches every time he sees her. He also wants revenge…

Revenge that threatens to blow four lives apart as their world comes to an explosive end.

If you love bad boys, sexy billionaires, and getting revenge, then you’ll love L.J. Diva’s The Road to Vegas.

 

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BOOK DEDICATION

 

The dedications have varied and been updated over the years since its first release in 2012. 

Original Dedication…

This book is dedicated to the men who inspired the characters.

The incredibly studly, so rough and ready, Italian stallion himself: Carmine Giovinazzo.

The insanely gorgeous, sexily suave and debonaire James Bondage: Michael Weatherly.

My gorgeous Michael Weatherly and Carmine Giovinazzo, without the two of you the characters of Diega and Vegas would not exist. The men you are, the men you will be. Go ahead in life and soar.

To the Weatherlys and Giovinazzos for bringing two beautiful baby boys into this world. Without them to inspire the characters I’d still be waiting to write a book.

To me, for giving me the story that played like a movie in my head as I wrote it down. Well, who else was I going to thank….
And to Jackie Collins for writing The Love Killers. There’s a particular scene in the book that stuck in my head for over ten years and I knew I wanted to write a book like that. Full of sex!!!!

Updated in 2019 with a new cover…

My gorgeous Michael Weatherly and Carmine Giovinazzo, without the two of you the characters of Diega and Vegas would not exist. The men you are, the men you will be. Go ahead in life and soar.

And to Jackie Collins for writing The Love Killers. There’s a particular scene in the book that stuck in my head for over ten years, and I knew I wanted to write a book like that. Full of sex!!!!

 

FUN FACTS ABOUT THE ROAD TO VEGAS

 

– The idea for Vegas came from remembering a scene from a Jackie Collins book years previous. I thought, ‘I want to write a book like that’, and so a germ of an idea was born. After several dreams that I wrote down, the idea finally came together after seeing pictures of NCIS star Michael Weatherly and CSI New York star Carmine Giovinazzo in a 2006 Hot Guys of Summer edition of America’s TV Guide. And seriously, how can you not use these guys for inspiration! For the role of Santiago, the initial actor in her head was Rob Morrow, but upon reflection, Jack Scalia was the better choice. And Jackie Collins loved him.

– The Road To Vegas was written across July, Aug, Sep of 2006. It was first published in 2012 after multiple rounds of editing, submitting, and competition entering.

– Vegas was meant to have a sequel after a particular scene in the book, but because the story wasn’t long enough without it, I kept the book whole. There will be a sequel, and prequel, eventually.

– The cover had been the original since the beginning and had never been updated, except for the author name change, until 2019, when I decided to update the cover for a more sexy spin. You can see the evolution below. I’d love to put an embossed ’80s metallic spin on it one day, similar to the UK published “diamond” Jackie Collins covers.

– During the fight scene in the bar with Tahlia and Vegas, P!nk’s U + Ur Hand was the inspiration. It had been released as a single at the time and I was listening to it when I wrote it.

– Because I like to think ahead, I wrote out a series of three TV commercials each for the characters of Vegas and Diega.

– I wrote out the layout for a music clip for Carmine to film for the song, Iris, by the Goo Goo Dolls which I wanted to play across the end of the song as the final scenes played and the credits rolled.

– I also wrote a song play list and wanted P!nk, Kelly Clarkson and Debbie Gibson to sing Viva Las Vegas as one of the songs for the soundtrack.

 

 

TAHLIA JOHNSTON – Australian, lived in New York for ten years, average height/weight/looks, mouse turned bombshell

VEGAS CASNOVA – Carmine Giovinazzo (when he was on CSI New York)

DIEGA MONTIAMO – Michael Weatherly (when he was on NCIS)

CARLO SANTIAGO – Originally Rob Morrow, but maybe Jack Scalia is a better fit

STALKER – all of them and none of them

WAYNE BRADY – NOT the actor, thug and drug dealer for kingpin

DR MICHELLE NORTH – Melina Kanakaredes

MANNY & MARIA – Mexican couple, 30s, average in height/build

MONTIAMO STAFF – nondescript

DORIS – Montiamo costumer, middle-aged, on the short side

NICKY – Montiamo hair/make-up stylist, 30s, average height/weight

MANDY – Montiamo waitress, redhead, 30s, becomes Tahlia’s best friend

KATE MARSHALL – Diega’s assistant. Blonde, 30s

MARK DALTON – Montiamo’s security chief, late 30s, tall, brunet

RICK SANDERS – Montiamo’s manager, average in looks, tall, brunet

MICHAEL – Diega’s bodyguard

JANINE – Tahlia’s bodyguard, blonde, late 30s

PILOTS – nondescript

STEWARDESS – hot (as described by Vegas)

SANTIAGO’S THUGS – nondescript

SANTIAGO’S SECURITY – nondescript

SANTIAGO’S ASSISTANT – middle-aged, average height/weight, dark curly shortish hair

HOSPITAL STAFF/DOCTORS – nondescript

MORGUE ATTENDANTS – nondescript

TWO THUGS ON HIGHWAY – college age a-holes

DINER BOSS – nondescript

GAS STATION ATTENDANTS – nondescript

LANDLORDS – nondescript

BARTENDER – nondescript

WAITRESS – nondescript

DRUNK PATRONS – nondescript men

POOL PLAYERS – nondescript men

ANA MARIA VOLSTEAD – mid-40s, blonde bombshell, collects husbands

STORE MANAGERS/CLERKS – nondescript

HUMAN NATURE – as themselves

HOOKERS – one blonde, one brunette

OTHER GUNMEN – nondescript