"Bumping Off Fat Vinny" is a lighthearted look at the attempts the authors Margaret Stanton, Danny Garrett and Maria Mancuso make to do away with a scoundrel who seemingly has more lives than a cat, and confirms the old adage that the best laid plans of mice and men sometimes do, in fact, go astray. The authors were contracted to write the true story of Maria Mancuso, widow of murdered Mob boss Tony "The Nose." They knew they had produced the ultimate true crime story-one that would receive an avalanche of literary awards and mountains of praise from their publisher, Fat Vinny Vitali. In...

THIS TRUE STORY WILL SHOCK AND INSPIRE YOU. Bella Capo is not her given name, but who she has become. Bella grew up as the abused child of a well-to-do power broker with organized crime ties, a drug-addicted mother and a physically and sexually abusive brother. She had to divorce herself from any emotions in order to survive, and the time came when she could no longer even cry. She had a crying angel tattooed on her back to cry for her. Bella spent much of her youth in foster homes, rehab facilities and for short periods of time on the street. None of this broke her spirit. As a young adult...