Vito Ricci faces the world with the idea that an honest man's labor cannot give him the good life. Determined to fulfill his quest for wealth and power, he becomes a "made man" in the Frazelli Crime Family and part of the drug underworld in his hometown in Italy. He is encouraged to expand the operation into America and settles in the big city of New York. There he is eventually made a mob boss by the heads of New York's Mafia families and given the right to run his own family as he sees fit and of course maintain control of the cocaine trade. Vito uses his new found drug money to purchase a luxurious condo skyscraper in Manhattan and crowns himself in the penthouse suite. Vito is now living the good life, but just when things can't get any better, his world receives a rude awakening by both law enforcement and his enemies. Vito knows about law enforcement, but he doesn't expect his enemies to be none other than the other wise guys who are not only part of his crime family, but live with him in the skyscraper as well.

For Mahisha Dellinger, life in the rough streets of Sacramento, California was paving the way for a lifetime of poverty, despair and dysfunction. But while criminals ran rampant, gangs took over, and her own relatives chose drugs over dreams, Mahisha knew she was destined for something greater. Rewriting her story Determined to write a different ending to her story, Mahisha set out to alter her destiny, through college and hard work. But her dreams were bigger than just a 9-5 job and she worked tirelessly to pursue her passion of owning her own hair care business. That dedication and commitment has paid off as Mahisha's company, CURLS LLC, is one of the leading natural hair care companies in the country. Against All Odds chronicles Mahisha's journey from the projects to the penthouse, how she overcame an impoverished beginning to lead a life of wealth, privilege and success....doing a job she loves. Complete with success tips to process in your own life, Against All Odds will show you how to turn your tragedy into triumph, no matter what the odds.

Single mom Jeanie Long was trying to save her butt at work by reporting her manager to the company owner. Instead, she finds herself greeted warmly by gorgeous company CEO Camden James...and introduced to his father as his fiancée. Now she’s been hired—complete with a hefty pay raise—to be the fake fiancée of the infamous “Penthouse Prince.” Camden doesn’t believe in love. He believes in mutually beneficial business arrangements. With his real fiancée off cheating on him, Camden needs someone to help him prove to his father that he’s definitely ready to marry. Yet Jeanie’s combination of beauty and bluntness act like an aphrodisiac, and their “for the press” kisses look incredibly real. So real that Jeanie and Camden are either really convincing actors...or they’ve fallen for their own charade. Each book in the Billionaire Dynasties series is STANDALONE. * The Penthouse Prince * The Irish Prince * The Firstborn Prince

Two newly-single sisters, one a divorce?, the other a widow, become roommates with a handsome, gay cupcake-baker as they try to return to the dating world of lower Manhattan.

27.What is the SHORT DESCRIPTION of your book (up to 350 characters)? From Outhouse to Penthouse is a story about overcoming all the odds. With unconditional love from her mother, a husband and the support of her family and employees, Tessa took a failing business with one million dollars in debt to a store ten million dollars in sales.

Let me run it to you, no let me milk it to you slowly so you can enjoy it, this is the story, of a young ghetto kid who had 12 scholarship letters from different Universities to play football, an opportunity to have a career in Pro Football, or PimP. I chose the latter and spent 30 years in the PimP Game; this is my story.