The last thing I thought I'd be doing in Vegas was protecting some wannabe gangster girl.But as a rising star in the Consortium, an elite arms-trading organization, I do what I'm told. That's how I find myself gifted as a bodyguard to Brie "Breezy" Colombo, widow of a powerful Mafia Don, after someone takes a shot at her.Everyone knows she's just a gold-digging trophy wife, her grief as fake as her long blonde hair, her perfect smile, and her…Well, ...

I fled the Colombo Family as a widow. But I'm coming back as their Queen.I'm done running. And I'm done having Nik Kusek sacrifice everything for my sake. She's protected me, killed for me, even turned against her own people…Now, it's my turn to step up. I'm ready to claim what belongs to me: the casino, the Family, and the truth about who really killed the old Don.The problem? Everyone wants me dead.The Colombos think I'm a traitor. My husb...

Cutter Grogan wanted a vacation. Colombo had other plans.Cutter wants to put his feet up, sip drinks and watch the world go by in Colombo.Then an American tourist dies.Local police rule it a natural medical death. The family back home doesn’t suspect anything but want a private investigator they trust to confirm the details.They find Cutter.He agrees. It should take a day.Instead, he finds people who don’t want questions aske...

The novel Salam Colombo, I Love You is the story of Sam Sayed, a young man who was born in India. He wanted to study and become a well-recognised professional and travels to Colombo where he had relatives, to pursue his objective. He finds that he was not progressing well and decides to go to London to advance his studies.He decides to study for the Exams of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and sets his time table to study, sit for the various Exams, qualify and then return t...

Conceived in 1950, the Colombo Plan for Co-operative Development in South and Southeast Asia was a unique experiment in foreign relations. Meeting annually across what we now know as the 'Indo-Pacific', talented administrators facilitated foreign aid provision, and promoted development fuelled state-making, internationalism and experimental regionalism across postwar Asia. David Lowe argues that this new setting and dynamic international cast created an unusually productive diplomatic envi...

A true crime anthology headlined by Patty Colombo. Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca were arrested for the brutal murders Columbo's parents and brother in Elk Grove, Illinois. Twenty-year-old Columbo had been kicked out of her parent's home two years earlier and began living with DeLuca, her thirty-six year old married boss. The pair later killed her parents under the belief that they would receive an inheritance but Patty had been written out of the will years earlier.

On the sun-drenched shores of Colombo, where the turquoise waves whisper secrets to the ancient palm trees, four lives intertwine in a vibrant tapestry of love, loss, and self-discovery. Maya, a fiery artist with a soul that burns like the tropical sun, meets Anika, a gentle librarian whose quiet strength belies a hidden passion. Their chance encounter ignites a flame that defies societal expectations, drawing them into a whirlwind of forbidden love. Meanwhile, across the bustling city, fa...

The Colombo FamilyThe Colombo Family is a well-researched book on the nearly 100-year history of one of New York City's infamous La Cosa Nostra organizations. It begins with the USA arrival of Joe Profaci, the first Boss, and ends in the confusion of the passing of Boss Carmine Persico in 2019.Some of the essential events covered include the 1928 meeting of mobsters in Cleveland, the Castellammarese War of the early 1930s, the Apalachin fiasco of 1957, plus three Colombo Fa...

Colombo, the vibrant capital city of Sri Lanka, serves as a gateway to the rich tapestry of culture, history, and natural beauty that the island nation has to offer. This travel guide aims to provide an in-depth exploration of Colombo, highlighting its significance not only as a bustling metropolis but also as a microcosm of Sri Lankan life. From its colonial architecture to its contemporary developments, Colombo embodies a unique blend of the old and the new, making it a fascinating desti...

After his memorable work in the West, Swami Vivekananda landed at Colombo on the afternoon of January 15, 1897, and was given a right royal reception by the Hindu community there.

John "Sonny" Franzese was a rising star in the Profaci-Magliocco/Colombo family crime organization. Born in Naples, Sonny was raised by his bakery owner father in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn. By 1965 he was the fastest ascending Cosa Nostra leader in the underworld. A Newsday article compared him to a General Motors executive or an exec with IBM corporation. In the next year Franzese's fortunes would change for the worse. His ties to a group of bank robber underlings earned him an e...

The Colombo crime family is one of five major Mafia families in New York City. The youngest of the syndicate organizations in NYC the Colombos evolved during the breakup of the old Joe Profaci family. Profaci controlled an organization of his own following the conclusion of the Castellammarese War that ended in 1931. In 1971 the Colombos were faced with the attempted assassination of their leader Joseph Colombo Sr. He was critically wounded before the beginning of Italian-American Unity Ra...