Even though it is the roaring twenties in Ledford, Illinois Belle Anne Lassiter maintains a pristine reputation. However, her carefully crafted lifestyle is jeopardized when she comes to live and work for the Spicuzzi brothers. But her circumstances give her no other choice.   Rumors swirl regarding the charming gangster. Some say he is a womanizer, some say he is a murderer. It is known that he runs one of the most lucrative gambling, bootlegging empires in the Midwest.  According to the newspapers he has committed horrendous crimes such as murder and train robbery. Politicians who do not see things his way disappear. Franky is also the favorite of mob boss Salvatore Terranova out of Chicago.   Locals who like Franky call him the 'saving force', others call him a murderer. Which is true? Did Franky pay her consumptive mother's way into a sanatorium out of kindness or so she would be alone in the estate with him?   Belle Lassiter eventually falls under the spell of Franky Spicuzzi. Surely the rumors are false and he is not to blame for her church burning down, or her dear friend, Tony Zirelli's, death. And now a major competitor is out to kill Franky and take over his lucrative territory. Will Franky succeed in fending him off? And can Franky and Belle find love within the midst of all this mayhem?
Words: burning down, church falls, double love, love gangster

Author: Snyder, Karen
Publisher: Double Dragon Publishing
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Of Love and Mayhem
Pages: 00000 (MicrosoftReader.lit) / 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2006-01-26
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781554043187
Category: Fiction : Religious - General