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Johnny is the son of Brooklyn mobster Giovanni Falcone, who grew up in the streets of Brooklyn. As a young man, he yearns to earn his father’s approval and follows in his footsteps into the dark world of organized crime. Against his father’s wishes, he gets involved with Mafia boss Vito Agostino, who takes him under his wing and secures a medical excuse for the Army. He sets him up in a mechanical shop, but Johnny soon discovers it’s just a front for the largest car theft ring in Manhattan. Johnny quickly rises through the ranks, proving his loyalty and earning a reputation within the...

While sitting at a restaurant with two of my fellow authors, one asked me about my Sicilian background. I laughed and said, “All I know is, we always have sauce on Sunday.” My friends joined in the laughter, but I realized that I didn’t really know too much about the maternal part of my heritage. Something awoke inside of me and I had the desire to find out exactly from where I came. I began the quest for my roots by taking an ancestry DNA test. Within a few months, I had the surprise of my life. I discovered that my grandfather had a second sister, whom he left behind in Sicily. Who ...

Dona Pearson is abducted by an unknown man and held captive in a room painted green in an unknown location. The last thing she remembers is walking to her car in the underground parking lot at work. Her only contact with the outside world is through a ski-masked man who asks her questions about her life. Thinking it must be someone she knows, she conducts an internal review of her personal history with men. We must fit together clues to her abductor that we gather from Dona’s intense reminiscences. Could her abductor be Angelo, her first lover as a teen in New York City? Or Richard whom ...

Antonia, a headstrong young woman born into a prominent Fascist family, has always struggled against the rigid expectations imposed upon her. When she moves to Milan, she meets Domenico, a passionate democratic socialist from Sorrento. Drawn together by an undeniable connection despite their opposing backgrounds, they defy societal norms and marry, choosing love over politics. Their joy only deepens when Antonia gives birth to twin sons, Vittorio and Dom, marking the beginning of what they believe will be a hopeful future. However, their happiness is soon threatened as Mussolini tightens ...

The runt of the litter, Gemini Joe is no stranger to tears. His life is a story; following the Great Depression and his parents' struggle to provide for his family. Survival in his powerful, sometimes cruel family was not easy. Although he remembers with affection and occasional humor the holidays, his childhood friends, his mother and grandmother, his tough, bullying brothers and indifferent sister, his family was too much for him. He found acceptance in a bottle of scotch. In the end, he managed to conquer his addictions, but was it too late?

Some people hear the word sociopath and conjure up the image of a psychopathic killer, but while all psychopaths have sociopathic characteristics, sociopaths do not kill the body. They are killers of souls. Driven by narcissism, they lack a sense of moral responsibility and have no conscience. The definition doesn’t come close to what lurks beneath the surface. I know because I was entangled with one. It started with “love-bombing”. Daniel came on strong.

A story about an Italian-American family, a clash of cultures, forbidden love, and the ensuing consequences. Brooklyn Love Story is a tender, nostalgic coming-of-age tale set in the heart of 1950s Brooklyn, where ten-year-old Jeanette navigates the lively chaos of a Sicilian-American household, the trials of sisterhood, and a complicated affection for her favorite cousin, Sonny. Through family dinners, rooftop fireworks, stickball games, and Easter feasts, Jeanette’s world is filled with laughter, heartbreak, and the rich tapestry of immigrant life. As she grows, her longing to reconnect ...

Justine Morgan’s life takes a dark and unexpected turn when she is swept into her boyfriend’s criminal underworld and thrust into the labyrinth of the penal system. What begins as an infatuation with Carl Davis, a charismatic yet mysterious classmate, quickly spirals into a nightmare that leaves her facing an armed robbery charge. Despite her protests of innocence and her privileged, sheltered upbringing, Justine gambles on a jury trial—only to lose, resulting in a five-year sentence with no parole. Inside the cold, unforgiving walls of the state prison, Justine is stripped of ...