The Cartel

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Pub Date Feb 25 2011 | Archive Date Apr 10 2013
D'Vine Press | AuthorBuzz

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What began as an innocent love affair for one young woman, Marta Peña, in Costa Careyes, Mexico in 1969, sets in motion a series of events that spans the next thirty years. This is the story of South American drug lords Antonio Espinoza and Javier Rodriguez, and their violent quest for power. In a sweeping family saga, we meet the women who love them and the children they vow to protect at any cost. With a complex web of interconnected families, this gritty novel delves into the lives of a power hungry clan, following the rise of their business, the destructive path of their torrid and erotic love affairs, and the struggle to balance intense greed with devout family loyalty. Strong women face tragedies that test their will and their commitment to the men they passionately desire. As young girls grow into women, their traumatic pasts will drive their actions and force them to make gut-wrenching decisions. With murder, drug trafficking, dirty politics, illegal gambling, prostitution, obsessive love affairs, and family strife, The Cartel is a whirlwind in the vein of Mario Puzo's The Godfather.

A.K. Alexander is an international bestselling author. Her books have hit top 10 bestseller lists on The Wall Street Journal, Amazon, IndieReader, and Barnes & Noble. The author also writes lighter mystery and women's fiction under the name Michele Scott. CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos included A.K. Alexander as one out of five Indie authors to be one of the major Amazon success stories of 2012 in his letter to Amazon's shareholders. Several of her books have been optioned for film and TV by Circle of Confusion who are the same producers of The Walking Dead and Mad Men. With twenty books published and no end in site, she is a prolific and popular author. She resides in San Diego, Ca with her family and their many animals. To learn more about the author and her work, please visit her site at http://www.michelescott.com.

What began as an innocent love affair for one young woman, Marta Peña, in Costa Careyes, Mexico in 1969, sets in motion a series of events that spans the next thirty years. This is the story of South...


Advance Praise

Amazon reviews:

AK Alexander does not disappoint in this book. I have read most of her books and am always looking for more books to be published. I will admit I was a little reluctant to read the book based on the book description, but I figured that all of the other books of her's that I have read, I was not disappointed so I would give it a shot. I LOVED IT! The characters were easy to follow- the plot was great- and it had a little bit of everything in the story it was a fantastic read and kept me wanting more. LOVED IT, LOVED IT! (Ang)

Engaging and so complex! It's about a 30 year run for 2 friends who are educated, political, and crazy as it sounds they are drug lords; this book weaves a tale of their violent lifestyle; and there is everything from a love story to seduction, deceit, kidnapping, murder and so much more! Loved it! (Diane Gallant)

This riveting tale kept me up half the night b/c I could not put it down! This story is about 2 drug lords; Antonio Espinoza and Javier Rodriguez, and their violent lifestyle. There is everything in this tale from lust, love, deceit, murder, family betrayals and so much more which spans 30 years. D Williamson

I really enjoyed this book. There were quite a few characters and they were so life like. You felt like you were getting to know them personally as you read. I had a hard time putting this book down. It's a love story, it's funny, it's romantic, it's a thriller, it's everything all rolled into one novel. It reminded me a lot of the Godfather books. I would definitely recommend this one to everyone! Letisha Leuking

Amazon reviews:

AK Alexander does not disappoint in this book. I have read most of her books and am always looking for more books to be published. I will admit I was a little reluctant to read...


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