Raising The Phoenix

The Phoenix Mafia Series tells the stories of the De Fazio Mafioso family over several generations revealing how time and circumstances impact their relationships.  

The first book of the series, Arrivederci Naples, begins its story in Post-war Naples, Italy where it tells the secrets of the "Baby Boomers" generation of the Phoenix Mafia.

This second book in the series, Raising The Phoenix, begins in the 70s in a town called Ravello on the Amalfi Coast of Italy. Coming from two totally different worlds, where many things were beyond their control, Angelina and Don Roberto's son, Raphael, threw caution into the wind when they fell head over heels in love.  Forced to make hard decisions, hearts were broken as they were left sacrificing everything for the ones they loved.

At the time, Don Raphael was busy working in his office when without so much as a knock on the door Electra burst into the room and announced, "Raphael, it's a boy! He has a mass of fiery red hair and sea-green eyes, and he is big! Oh, I don't know how she managed to have him, but he was 9lb 9oz's! Anyway, mother and baby are doing well."

Puzzled by this outburst, Raphael asked, "Who are you talking about, Electra?"

"I am talking about your ex-girlfriend, you know, Angelina Rizzoli! Sorry, she is now Angelina Capellini, since she eloped with that other guy. What's his name, Leonardo Capellini? Well, they just had their baby! Isn't it exciting!"

This clean, captivating mafia family saga takes you on the journey of the "X" generation of the Phoenix Mafia from conception to adulthood. Full of life's lessons on forbidden love, consequences of choices, heartbreak, the joys of raising a child, and the importance of family and an education, this book is filled with dramatic twists and turns that will not only keep you engaged but pre-ordering the third book in the series, Romancing The Phoenix.