In a Cincinnati hotel, a female assassin drains the data from her victim's laptop. The information stored on it can get her killed. She was contracted to send the hard drive's information to a New York mobster, but reneges on that part of the deal. She's in a hailstorm; she can't run, she can't hide, nor can she escape the consequences of her latest kill. When police detectives Jake Laird and Sam Ferris race to the hotel, they find a mobster's accountant shot to death. Their investigation takes them to New York, where it becomes clear that they're not the only ones chasing the killer. The...

Seeds of the Lemon Grove II, is the second volume of a trilogy that demonstrates the corruption of the mafia through the roots of Sicilian history. It is a chronicle of the mafia's brutal impact on its homeland. It is a record of a young man's struggle to solve a family mystery, as seen through a window into a world of what so many hear about, but so few truly understand.

Worlds collide in this story of romance and violence. Phillip LaChiana is a young law student who seeks his past only to find that the beauty of his birthplace hides a secret. Sicily deceptively caresses his soul as this story weaves a level of intrigue that peels away the lemon-scented warmth of the sunny isle. The Sicilian culture, steeped in a lethal code of honor, grasps the young protagonist in its clutches, dragging him deeper and deeper into a web of love and intrigue from which there is no escape.