SERIES SYNOPSIS. RISE AND FALL OF A MAFIA
This is a single story, three-book serial novel taken from true events, not necessarily related, as recorded in law enforcement files. In its development, the complexity of this story became convoluted. Several subplots had to be interwoven. These include: two passionate romantic stories where one is rocked by a what appears to be a tragic ending but ends in indescribable happiness and the second by a passionate beginning but ends in heartbreaking divorce; a mystery of captivating circumstances that affect family relationships forever; a fascinating friendship bond between two women that endures and endears through tragedy after tragedy, romance after romance, and despite an event that almost ends several lives. At the conclusion, lives have been forever changed, friendships survive, and love endures, although disappointments remain. This is what makes fictional life, real life.
PART 3. RISE AND FALL OF A MAFIA
Claire is informed that her fiancé has been killed in a disastrous plane crash. Claire is devastated and turns to Lilly for comfort. Claire falls into deep depression. Meanwhile, Lilly's marriage is falling apart and she also becomes extremely depressed. They both turn to Marcus for comfort. Marcus also has problems because he and his brother have developed an immense rift. Marcus discovers more incredible family relationships but can't reveal them to Sortelli. Extraordinary conflicts unfold, tearing relationships apart and bringing new ones together. Sortelli's paranoia destroys his marriage. He treats Lilly cruelly, not a woman he loves nor who loves him. Claire must confront an inescapable and horrific truth. Either she must resign her undercover role and disappear forever or she must find a resolution to terrifying problems when the mafia's godfather begins an unimaginable campaign of horror that threatens the lives of Marcus, Claire, and Lilly.