Mobster’s Girl is a mature, young adult work set in a fictitious town called Palmetto, New Jersey. A great deal of the action has been extrapolated from stories I heard growing up in an Italian family living close to the mob factions in the area. The Mafia/Mob world is a microcosm of society in the sense that it follows its own set of rules, guidelines, and thrives in a distorted code of ethics. Antonio, the main character, is an anti-hero groomed, like a prince, to replace his father in the future. Reader interest and demand craves these types of heroes but there is a fine line between alpha-male, anti-hero and broken loser. The Mobster Series clarifies this important distinction by encapsulating in Antonio’s character loyalty, commitment, and self-sacrifice–independent of whether or not those qualities are encased in a series of amoral/immoral events.
Mobster’s Girl is written in 1st person point-of-view between Antonio and his love interest, Megan. I compiled and organized situations, language, and personalities into the flow of the story. Each chapter contains words/jargon you are probably familiar with, such as, chooch, scarol, and mangia. The story is a package abundant with romance, action, internal struggles, and angst.
Length 46,000 words
Published June 2012
Mature YA (strong language, violence)
Romantic Thriller/Suspense, Family Saga
By: Amy Rachiele, M. Ed.
Indie Author
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