PAYNE Avenue

<p>A fateful encounter of two strangers—a man and a woman—twists the direction of their lives and <strong>leads to deadly consequences</strong>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The man Eddie Bracchio is a ruthless killer </strong>from a present-day criminal organization out of Brooklyn New York. <strong>He returns to his hometown of St. Paul Minnesota and settles into the familiar Payne Avenue neighborhood</strong> a small and diverse community on the east side of town. Upon his arrival <strong>he meets and falls for a beautiful woman—a woman he cannot have</strong>.<br><br><strong>The woman is Kate De Luca</strong>. Kate is <strong>happily married with a preteen son</strong>. She and her family live a quiet life but struggle financially so when Kate receives a cold call from a potential client her prospects as a real estate agent brighten.<br><br>That client is <strong>Eddie</strong>. He quickly gains a reputation in the neighborhood as <strong>a charismatic and upstanding businessman</strong> while at the same time he d<strong>elves deep into the underworld of illegal activities</strong> in the already crime-ridden area. As <strong>his power expands and the money rolls in his attraction to Kate becomes an obsession</strong>.<br><br>Through his charm and charisma <strong>Eddie finds ways to be near Kate</strong>. She <strong>has no idea he wants to possess her and no idea that he plans to destroy her life to make that happen</strong>. So when <strong>Kate loses the ones she loves most </strong>she is <strong>crippled by grief despair and then bound by fury all of which fuel her plan for vengeance</strong>.<br><br><strong>**Content Warning:</strong><br>This book contains mature content unsuitable for children and some adult readers including violence strong language animal death sexual content and grief.</p>