The author has published a fictional book based on the premise that the Mafia began on the island of Sicily.  The main characters of this novel include the women of Sicily and their interaction and ultimate marriage to a group of five marooned Pirates.  The novel takes you from the beginning in Lipari, Sicily, through the years and through the migration of family members to the city of New York.

Spanish Pirates in the 1400s seeking refuge landed on Lipari, Sicily.  Unwittingly, the Pirates started Organized Crime when they married Sicilian sisters.  The wives coerced the Pirates to maintain and control the wealth and power on land.  Enjoy unforgettable characters and travel back in time.  Experience passion, intrigue, danger, and drop-dead excitement.  Author mixes business with pleasure.  Two lost souls are brought together and bonded forever in their beliefs and vendetta.

Marianna grew up in Brooklyn, New York, an ethnically exciting neighborhood.  She observed different cultures as they evolved amongst the neighborhood immigrants noting their loyalty to their mother countries.  The novel intensifies the dark-toned suspense throughout the book.  She blends influence and passion into the lives of the colorful characters with emphasis on the women's role in skillfully manipulating power to posture themselves into the business of La Famiglia.  The past never dies - it will kill again.

Clouds roll in, the sea roars, fear and danger;  forever change the life of the main character -   NANCY.  . . .READ ON!