Stolengoods Stories

Angela Lanzia loves two people: her sister Serafina and her brother Cesare who she calls Beppo. She hates being the child of a Mafia soldier and her one wish is to get Serafina, Beppo, and herself away from her family and leave their past behind them. One thing both sisters dread, the prospect of an arranged marriage hangs over their heads. Neither one wants it. Angela has vowed that she will never allow it to happen, she will run rather than let them do that to her. Serafina lacks her strength, but Antela has told her more than once that she will protect her, they can leave together, leave the Mafia life and be free to leave their own lives. She's been Serafina's strength--she may be the younger of the two but she is the stronger. She and her sister have graduated from college and have the means to support themselves but her father has told them that Serafina is to be married to the son of his capo. Serafina is devastated, this is not what she wants. Though Angela assures Serafina that she can get them away, Serafina decides to take her life rather than submit. Angela finds her sister's lifeless body and knows that now is the time to go on the run. Beppo gives her some names and some papers he has stolen. He makes Angela promise that she will send for him when he turns 18. She promises, not knowing this is the last time she will see her brother. Death follows death in the ugly Mafia way, but little does she realize that there is someone out there who has seen it all before. He knows how she is hurting and if she will let him he will show her that love is possible, even in the midst of so much hurt. She has one thing on her mind, she is going to bring down the DeLucas, her father, and any other Mafiosi that she can. She does not know that love will await her in the most unlikely place from someone whose sole desire is to help her see this through.

There's a new shopping-centre in the suburbs called Scrubber-Town. It's full of dodgy dealings, bad behaviour and larger-than-life characters. Some of these are: Komik kal, Kara-Lyn and Lainie and Janie, two BFF's who are roving-reporters for the monthly Scrubber-Town Saga magazine. Add to this the crazy mix of an all-girl gang, an unruly child-care centre and The Crockerie, the aged-care home across the road from Scrubber-Town, not forgetting Asteroid Travel, agents for the nation's new budget airline, Asteroid Air. Chaos accompanies all events at Scrubber-Town. It's politically incorrect and satirical, but was great fun to write. It has been suggested to me by several people that it would translate well to T.V. Hop on the specially painted pink-and-purple leopard-print bus and go shopping. While you're there, have a Raving Lunatic Cocktail or the coffee/giant sausage roll/cream-bun special on me. I promise a distracting, truly good-fun read. How could you not want to go and see for yourselves the phenomenon known as Scrubber-Town? Go on I dare you!