A young Mafia Capo is bringing sexy back in this first installment in the series, Alfonzo                                                    Alfonzo Diaz has the quintessential New York City swagger and tough attitude borne from growing up in a neighborhood where respect hinge's on how much you're feared. The only male role-model in Alfonzo's life is his beloved Uncle Al but even he can not curb the youth's rebellion or alter the course of Alfonzo's destiny. Alfonzo's fate was written the moment he emerged from the protection of his mother's womb. The blood of a faceless father runs deep in a son's veins and blue eyes are only part of a deadly legacy.When Uncle Al and his wife are brutally murdered the door to the past is sprung open. Lies, greed and a quest for power began on the shores of Italy reaches its bloody hand to New York's inner city to strike at a young man perched to inherit a mafia empire! A pulsating, adult drama packed with heat!

Don Alfonzo and his former enforcer Nico must put aside their personal feud to ward off a deadly onset of attacks against the family. An Italian ally turned rival has joined forces with a Russian mobster to rub-out the entire Giacanti clan in retaliation for Giuseppe's murderous act. Meanwhile, Nico's son has been abducted and the kidnapper is someone no one ever suspects. Alfonzo, Nico and Giuseppe are on a hunting party, working against the clock to save a boy caught in the middle of a bloody war.Two unlikely rivals, Selange and Ariana find themselves in a unified battle to protect their children and in the end a trail of blood is what remains. Will help arrive before it's too late, or will the Giacanti massacre of the past revisit on the innocent once more?

Animosity: Alfonzo Volume XVIII, By S.W. FrankAlso Available in PaperbackISBN-13: 978-1517151157ISBN-10: 1517151155 There isn't a blast of gunfire, a war over turf, cash or honor. But, there's an explosion and the shrapnel has hit a family man in the heart. The field of debris has taken an emotional toll on the people that have taken a young Matriarch for granted. Selange, is diagnosed with cancer. To her husband and those that love her, it's as scorching as a bullet boring into flesh and bone.There's other troubles and oh they're coming hard on a family accustomed to difficulty. Giuseppe learns first-hand, what he hates the most, might be destiny calling. When he stands before a Russian Mafiya, he's forced to consider family at the point of a gun. Read the saga to discover how the drama ends... "Crime isn't pretty; it's only fashionably dressed."(The Alfonzo Crime Series, Volumes I-XVIII)Read More