Honey by Victor Lodato

Honey Fasinga, the daughter of a notorious New Jersey mobster, returns home after years of living a life of art and beauty in Los Angeles. As she navigates her twilight years, Honey unexpectedly finds love but is soon confronted by her family's unchanged, tumultuous past. When her grandnephew Michael enters her life in a chaotic state, Honey is drawn back into the complexities of her family's history. As old wounds resurface, she grapples with the choice between forgiveness and revenge, exploring themes of love, moral ambiguity, and the limits of compassion in a violent world.

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Total Points: 40

This book was first published in 2024

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