Francesca's Road to Redemption

About the Book

This book is about a woman whose father is connected to the underworld, her love for him, and how his friends protect her. She loves God and is kept away from the family business. Her only son gets involved, and an accident brings her totally to a Christian life. Some people in the underworld are converted by her life too. Near death, her son is protected by a police officer she loved. She asks that this officer take care of him out of the life of criminals near to her. At the end, he learns of her life near a murder and her life as an opera singer. He gives his life to God also.

About the Author

The author, Lucia, is an actress with a small part in the movie A Bronx Tale and Marci X. She studied at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute (1986–1987) in New York City. She studied method acting and Shakespeare with teacher Ted Zurkowski. She also studied with David Gideon, who was head of Lee Strasberg with Anna Strasberg. She also writes songs. She studied registered nursing at Felician College, Lodi, New Jersey, which she stopped to become an actress. She is a graduate of the Jose Silva method of mind control, the Forum, and the Power to Unleash by Tony Robbins. She has an ethnicity of Italian heritage and is from the city of Orange, New Jersey, which inspired some of the book. She likes to sing, write, paint oils, and act. She studied ballet at New Jersey School of Ballet (owned by Edward Villella) and Gail Desantis Dance Studio in Orange, New Jersey.