Review: A toast to family.  Familia!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 14, 2013
I received arc from Netgally for review.Schools in session, but unlike the ordinary colleges we are acquainted with thisone has mob influence written all over it. The ELECT is back, headed byNixon Abandonato, head of the Abandonato Crime Family and a war is aboutto break out.  Secrets that have been kept for years are about to be exposedand when they are the all hell breaks loose.Luca Nicolosi, head of one of the older crime families arrives from Sicilyto keep the peace, to put an end to the Alfero Family, the elder Alferokilled a rival head of the De Lange family, a life for a life. Phoenix now headof the De Lange family needs justice to be served!Violence, murder, torture all go hand in hand when the crime families clashin a power struggle. Caught in between is Tracey the love of Nixon’s life.She is in danger, her grandfather Frank is head of the Alfero crime family andshe needs to be taken out. All members of the Alfero family must be eliminated.In order to protect her he enlists his second in command Chase Winter, a ruse,a smoke screen, as Chase and Tracey pretend to be in a relationship, onlyproblem is that Chase has real feelings for her and that could just get him whacked.The author’s ability to bring each character to life, to make you feel like you arepart of the disturbing and violent story was very clever.Alternating from Nixon, Tracey, Chase and Phoenix each point of view brings youcloser to the truth. Mafia, is it real…does it exist…just turn the pages and judge for yourself.Angst, love triangle, deception, will have you biting your nails as you wait for the outcome onlyall is not as it would appear.  Revelations of parentage  and years of hiding the truth will sendthis saga in another direction and a new head of the De Lange family will be named.Interesting intro for the next in the series,Now, let’ make a toast.  A toast to family.  Familia!