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The Scent of Lemons, Part Three: The Next Generation - Softcover

Licata-Solaas, Anne

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9798223504979: The Scent of Lemons, Part Three: The Next Generation
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ISBN 13: 9798223504979
Publisher: Lemon Tree Press, 2023

Synopsis

Some men fight the bottle. Some men fight the mob. Joe Licata has to fight them both before he can even begin to fight for his life.
In The Scent of Lemons, Part Three: The Next Generation, the saga continues with one of its most gripping chapters yet. Joe Licata is a man standing at a crossroads, pulled in directions that threaten to tear him apart. His alcohol addiction has done serious damage to his marriage, and the woman he loves is running out of patience. At the same time, his uncle is leveraging family loyalty to draw Joe into a corrupt arrangement that benefits one man above all others: Nick, the feared and powerful mafia boss of Los Angeles, who sees a profitable future that runs straight through Joe.
The pressure is relentless. The temptation is real. And the cost of saying no could be enormous.
But Joe says no anyway. He gets sober. He reclaims his integrity. He stands up to forces that most men would never dare to challenge. For a shining moment, the life Joe has always wanted seems possible.
And then everything changes again.
A serious illness enters the picture, threatening to take from Joe the very life he has just begun to rebuild. After fighting so hard to become the man he always knew he could be, Joe now faces the most personal and brutal battle of all.
Perfect for readers who love: multigenerational family sagas, organized crime fiction and mob drama, stories of addiction and redemption, character-driven literary fiction, gritty, emotional narratives about family loyalty and personal integrity, and series fiction with deep, evolving characters.
The Scent of Lemons, Part Three: The Next Generation is a powerful story about what it costs to become a good man, and what it means to hold on to that goodness when life refuses to make it easy. Fans of the series will find this installment the most emotionally resonant yet, and new readers will find a story that stands on its own as a testament to resilience, courage, and the enduring desire to live with honesty and purpose.
Joe Licata has survived the bottle. He has survived the mob. The question is what comes next.

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About the Author

Anne Licata-Solaas is a former college professor and the author of The Scent of Lemons trilogy, inspired by her grandparents' journey from Sicily to Los Angeles. She lives in Huntington Beach, California, with her husband, near their four adult children.

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Publisher
Lemon Tree Press
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 13 
9798223504979
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
412
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