Título: Carl Weber's Kingpins: The Bronx
Autor: Marcus Weber
Sinopse: Family secrets, power, money, fame, and love are the ties that bind in this emotionally charged street tale.
Antonio Roberts and Paige Tillary are from vastly different backgrounds, so when they meet and fall in love, it won't be easy.
Antonio, born of an affair between a beautiful actress and a notorious crime boss, lost his mother to drugs and was forced to navigate foster care and survive on the streets of the Bronx. He is ignored by his father, the infamous head of a powerful crime syndicate, and his half-brothers are living the life Antonio used to dream about. Antonio has turned his struggles into a career in the NBA, but when a devastating injury sidelines his basketball career and he finds out he has been duped out of millions by his best friend, Antonio is forced to turn to the father who never claimed him.
Paige came from money. Private schools, trips around the world, and extravagant shopping sprees were all part of her upbringing. Her father is a well-respected politician who is not happy when his daughter falls in love with a man who represents everything the senator despises. But Paige's father harbors many secrets of his own, including one that will soon rock his family to the core.
In spite of their own marital issues, Paige's parents try to exert pressure on her to leave Antonio. She lets love guide her, and despite her parents' threats to disinherit her, she marries Antonio anyway. When secrets, lies, and ties to a dangerous criminal underworld cause their opposing worlds to collide, the young couple is torn between their love for one another and their competing family loyalties.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Carl Weber’s Kingpins: The Bronx”, de Marcus Weber, publicado pela editora Urban Books, em 2020 e com 336 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Urban Books
Páginas: 336
Ano: 2020-01-28
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1893196577
ISBN13: 9781893196575
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Urban Books mergulham em narrativas urbanas densas, onde o conflito moral e as relações complexas entre personagens são centrais. O leitor encontra histórias que exploram traições, amores proibidos e dilemas familiares, muitas vezes ambientadas em contextos de crime, negócios ilícitos e tensões comunitárias. O ritmo costuma ser intenso, com reviravoltas imprevisíveis e um tom que varia entre o dramático e o sombrio, aproximando o leitor de realidades duras e personagens multifacetados. Há obras que privilegiam o drama pessoal e psicológico, enquanto outras focam mais na ação e no suspense, mostrando uma diversidade editorial que equilibra narrativas mais introspectivas e outras mais movimentadas.
