Esposito Family Chronicles

"If you loved The Thomas Crown Affair, then The Esposito Caper is a must read." -Cate Masters, award-winning author of Angels, Sinners, and MadmenCrime is easy. Family is what's tough. And for Gino Esposito, family obligations could be the end of him. His grandfather wants to prove he's the genius behind another artist's works. All he needs is for Gino to steal a diary that's currently in the possession of the Mafia.Gino will do almost anything to work an angle, but he's thinking this task could be his last. He needs help, but all he's got is Cousin Carla, an exotic dancer with aspirations of opening a ballet studio, and girlfriend Francesca, whose boss has got her framed for embezzlement. It's a recipe for family problems only faith, luck, and some really good mojo will solve.

"CHARMING, SUSPENSEFUL, AND HILARIOUS. THE SOPRANOS ON LAUGHING GAS. It's hard to keep up the comedy while also generating genuine danger, but Karen K. Brees pulls it off flawlessly." -Haris Orkin, award-winning author of The James Flynn EscapadesThe Puglisi Crime Family is back with a vengeance. This time, they're ramping up a protection racket to provide startup funding for their human trafficking operations. They've chosen the peaceful Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco as their target area. This may be a mistake. Carla Catalano was there first, and the Mafia has no place in her five-year plan for the ballet studio and her ongoing efforts to leave her past behind.Along with her cousin, Gino Esposito, his wife, Francesca, the rest of the Esposito Family, and some support staff, Carla's plan to bring down the Mob, once and for all, swings into gear. Bolstered by some friends in the Korean mafia and an unlikely partnership with a federal agent determined to shut down the trafficking operation, all the Esposito Family needs are a few Navy SEALS, a Jesuit priest, a poker shark, and some luck. A lot of luck. It's a brilliant plan. If it works.