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Dear Beloveds,
It been a long time. Hasn’t it? There are excuses I can offer but fortunately I will not list any. I have deep love and devotion for every book, every page, every character that I’ve made in the Battaglia universe. Still, if I were to be honest, the mere thought of concluding this series fills me with relief.
I’ve said before that we writers draw inspiration from the antenna’s we that we connect to the world. We are empaths, it’s the only explanation for where the source of our creativity flows. Since 2016 ended and 2017 began it’s been really hard to find love in the world. And like any true empath the division in this country and in my community pained me deeply. It impacted everything for me. It robbed me of my creativity. In September of this year I reconvened with my sister authors and poured out my disappointment and failings with my writing. Where had it gone? How could I let the world around me take so much?
After one week of isolation from television, social media, civilization I felt a change in me. I can’t unplug from the world. But I’ve learned again to be careful about every and anything I let in. So back to writing I went. The prose I once thought of as dull and uninteresting sparked new ideas. And I realized what ‘freedom to create’ really meant. Writing again brought back to me the biggest relief. I am free to do as I chose, and through my art I can resolve family, world, criminal conflicts my way. That’s real freedom.
Now to the good stuff. I must warn you my lovelies, Omertá is the best tested version of love in the series. It’s not a test of sensuality or romance. It’s a test of loyalty, family, and persevering. For the series Omertá I and Omertá II are the most important. You will learn who Giovanni and Lorenzo are. You will see what a wife married to the Camorra must sacrifice. You will discover the legacy that can be a curse for the new generations to come. So much happens, and it happens quick. However, the ending makes the struggle worth it. I’d like to think that this is also what will follow these dire times we live in. A full circle back to the best of us, back to love and tolerance, which must include forgiveness. Freedom from hatred and bigotry can be found in books. I will do my best to share the worst and best of dark romance to make it to the happily ever after in the end!
Cheers to Battaglia!
Happy Reading!
This is just the beginning!
Sienna Mynx