Sicilian Stories

Ami Russio - eldest daughter of Matteo Russo, Italian mafia don. She just wants to live a normal life like every other girl her age, travel the world, go to clubs, get a boyfriend and have sleepovers. But no, she's forced to marry Giovani Lyons - don of the Sicilian mafia. Things all seem smooth, until somebody shed say was close to her makes the biggest regret of their life. But do they?

In the romantic Sicillian vineyards, lives a Sicillian rose, called Nadia Angelus, who has lived through a a family tragedy. With smoldering good looks and a killer charm to match, Raul Corpillo sweeps into her life like a whirlwind. As he comes closer and closer, she finds it harder to resist him, as her own desire to be loved takes over. As Raul and Nadia hover at the edge of love, an evil arises. Will Nadia find herself in another tragedy or will she find love?

Is it a curse to be too brilliant? For Tony it is. He finishes school at fifteen and becomes a successful video game designer. By the time he's nineteen, he's burnt out and lonely. He yearns for a world filled with real people and not avatars. His father who died when he was a kid used to tell him how his family, the Lunas, fought many battles in Sicily and made a fortune in the 1300s – all gone now, leaving his father penniless. Tony sets off for Sicily and the old town of Syracuse. He walks into a palazzo with a strange name over the door, the "Circle of Conversation”, filled with people in disguise. But this is no costume ball. The Circle is a place out of Time where the ghosts of his ancestors mill about, waiting for Judgment Day – among them, a beautiful woman with deep, black eyes that promise love. The door slams shut, Tony is trapped. His trip to Sicily, meant as a simple voyage of self-discovery, has turned into a nightmare. How can he shake off the past and find himself?

Sixteen year old Joey Montaperto is beyond thrilled when the sultry hairdresser Esperanza suddenly invites him into the Tijeras de Oro beauty salon!

Set in an ulternate 1930s America. The lost follows the eventful life of Stefano Scheletro. A high ranking monster from a Italian Mafia, and heir to the Scheletro family legacy. As he struggles between loyalty and virtue. Along with getting caught up in interspecies conflicts.

Oliva's life has changed so drastically by marrying a man she didn't know. Arrange marriage has always been a family tradition. The only difference my husband hated me before even giving me a chance to get to know him. To think I had to start my marriage life without him. Mariano married me and then got on a plane and left with his mistress. That was the moment I became a forgotten wife.

Running from her past Raina crosses paths with the heartless mafia king, and LA is his playground. When he wants something he gets it... Now he wants her and he will stop at nothing to get her. what happens when she wants nothing to do with him but he wants everythig to do with her

The year is 1921, the Prohibition Act has just been passed. But that doesn't mean anything to the Chicago mafia run by the one and only Al Capone. Capone's young right hand man Vincenzo "Vinnie" Battaglia is well on his way to the top. He enjoys the fast life style that the speakeasies offer from the alcohol to the rebellious young girls that frequent the joints. But none of this intrigues him like the soft spoken Sicilian girl that works at her family owned bakery. Elisabetta Ferriola is the youngest daughter of Sicilian immigrants. She's the definition of an old school girl from the way she dresses to her virtues. Her father wants nothing more than for her to marry the grocer from around the corner, but maybe Elisabetta is being drawn into the fast paced lifestyle that she was shielded away from.

Nonora has not returned home to Sicily in over fifty years. What secrets will her grandson find out if he ever makes it to her home town there? Angelo's pilgrimage to the "old country" is sidetracked when an attractive modern Italian women needs a ride from Texas to revolutionary Nicaragua. He has been steeped in Nonora's Italian and family lore; recalling her nostalgic stories on this long road trip from Galveston, Texas through Mexico, gives him the strength and wisdom to continue on despite the obstacles. How far does the influence of this sweet little grandmother in Galveston go with Latin American officials, sea captains and the Sardinian mafia?

[ Historical Fiction / Short Story ] In his father-in-law's Fifth Avenue mansion, Otto is entertaining a mysterious guest in the early hours of Christmas, 1954. Their illicit one-night stand takes an ominous turn when Henry delves into some of New York's darkest lore.

The Sixth Legion is a fiction with elements of drama, comedy, and the supernatural. It's a fish out of water story about a normal everyday Italian American guy who lives in Sonoma County north of San Francisco. The central character is Don Cuillo, a local yuppie who after a visit from his estranged father; discovers there's an evil supernatural strain in his family that in the corporeal realm takes on the form of the mafia. However, in the supernatural; it has roots reaching directly to hell. Don is the heir apparent of pure evil on earth, but can he fight Satan's Dominari and change his legacy, and save himself and the souls of everyone he loves?

poem

wie kann man eine person vermissen, die man nur seit einigen tagen kennt und nur einige stunden mit ihr verbracht hat?

another small poem about chess

Short Sicilanu story. (English side-by-side available.)

The First Punic War (264-241 BCE), a pivotal conflict between the Roman Republic and Carthaginian Empire, marked the beginning of Rome's rise as a maritime power. Triggered by the Mamertines' appeal for help in Sicily, the war saw Rome and Carthage vying for control over strategic Mediterranean islands. Carthage, with its strong navy, initially had the upper hand, but Rome ingeniously built its own fleet and introduced the "corvus," a boarding device that turned naval battles into infantry engagements. Significant victories, such as the Battle of Mylae in 260 BCE, showcased Rome's adaptability. Despite heavy losses due to storms and protracted guerrilla warfare led by Carthage's Hamilcar Barca, Rome's resilience prevailed. The decisive Battle of the Aegates Islands in 241 BCE forced Carthage to surrender, leading to the Treaty of Lutatius. Sicily became Rome's first province, establishing its future imperial expansion. The war highlighted Rome's strategic ingenuity and set the stage for its dominance over the Mediterranean, foreshadowing further conflicts, including the Second Punic War led by Hannibal.