The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

So I was stressed when the stressful thing happened in the middle of the book....
I'll just be over here in the corner watching my baby suffer...
#foundfamily
365 Pages

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

Ah Matt
..So the Ravens and the Foxes are like the Jayhawks and the Tigers...cool
...Someone protect my babies....
328 Pages

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

What is it with all of the sports fiction that I read having a team that's obnoxiously bright orange....
.....How does he....how does he know all of these languages...wth
I live for mafia problems.
262 Pages

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

The Corleones are considered the First Family of the American branch of the mafia, and Don Vito rules it with an iron fist. Their legacy is rooted deep in Sicilian tradition, as well as blood and honor. But when greed and power threaten to unravel the Family and their closest alliances, the true violence that lurks behind every corner of the mafia is unveiled.

448 pages.

"If the Seas Catch Fire" by L.A. Witt

This excellent book about two hit men in the Mafia controlled town of Cape Swan, CA, is one of the best I have ever read.  Domenico “Dom” Maisano is the nephew of Corrado Maisano, the head of one of the Mafia families.  He's a "made man" and has few choices in his life as his uncle's hit man, which he has always hated.  When Sergei Andronikov saves him during a beating, Dom pursues a temporary, no-strings relationship with the man before Dom is forced to marry a woman to keep up appearances and appease his uncle.  He thinks Sergei is a stripper but he's actually a contract killer whose goal in life is to wipe out the Mafia families who destroyed his own family when he was a boy.

I cannot praise the writing, story line, and character development enough.  Dom and Sergei have tragic and emotional back stories which allow the reader to understand their motivations for doing what they do.  Full of action, tenderness, suspense, despair, eroticism, fear, thrills, and more, this story will stick with me for a long, long time.  Highly recommended.  451 pages (Kindle edition).

Mountain Mafia: Organized Crime in the Rockies by Betty L. Alt and Sandra K. Wells

(Posted for Paul Mathews)

Brief history of some leaders such as Scotti who was accused of murder because no one saw the bullet leave the gun. The mountain mafia had connections with others from Los Angeles to New York and Detroit to Florida.

Audio:  6 hrs. 25 min.

Print:  240 pages