Mafia Queen Rules Keep your mouth shut.In the dusty summer orchards of 1939 San Jose, California, seventeen-year-old Violetta Giordano lives a bucolic life. But appearances are deceptive. In the Giordano family, ties to the Mafia stretch as far away as Sicily and bind just as tightly. Sacrifice your heart and soul.Ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery, sexual desire, and forbidden love, with a handsome young immigrant named Gaetano, Violetta's plans are uprooted when she is forced into an arranged marriage with one of the most notorious crime bosses in the country. To protect her family and the man she loves, Violetta tempers her heart and surrenders her sanity. Endure a life of treachery and abuse.The deeper Violetta submerges into her underground, macabre world, the harder it is to gaugeher morality. Such is the life of a Mafia...

Confessions of a Mafia Queen Forgive me, for I have sinned...Barbara Jackson's life changed the day she became the caregiver for Violetta Giordano, a former Mafia Queen with a fiery personality and a dangerous past. As Barbara helps Violetta navigate her heartbreaking descent into the dark abyss of Alzheimer's, she uncovers secrets and revelations about the former queen's turbulent life. The more she learns, the deeper she is drawn into Violetta's world. The loss of heaven and the pains of hell...But it's not just Violetta's past that captivates Barbara. A magnetic Mafia boss seeking to escape his legacy of crime catches her eye, and she can't help but be drawn to him. As Barbara explores the clandestine, treacherous world of the mob, she finds herself caught between two powerful forces, both of which could irrevocably change her life. Have mercy on my...