Stalking Ginevra (Morally Black Book 4)

Characters:

Montesano family – the oldest crime family in the state of New Alderney, once run by Enzo Montesano. Five years before the novel, he was betrayed by his lawyer and most trusted lieutenant, who embezzled several assets, arranged his murder, stole this businesses, and framed his eldest son, Roman for murder.

Capello family – an up-and-coming crime family once loyal to the Montesano family until their leader, Frederic Capello, decided to betray his boss. At the beginning of the series, Leroi Montesano murders the entire Capello family after Frederic’s 60th birthday.

Galliano family – the largest crime family in New Jersey, run by Tommy Galliano and his brother, Matty. The Galliano brothers financed Capello’s betrayal and rise to power and stole the Montesano family meth lab.

Enzo Montesano – the former Montesano boss who was murdered in his own nightclub. Father of the Montesano brothers.

Lucia Montesano – his wife, who left the family after Enzo’s murder to marry Tommy Galliano, but died during a breast augmentation. Mother of the Montesano brothers.

Roman Montesano – the eldest brother who was released from death row for a murder he didn’t commit. In Snaring Emberly, he embezzles his family’s stolen assets back from Capello’s illegitimate daughter.

Benito Montesano – the middle brother who dropped out of law school when his father Enzo was murdered and worked hard to keep the family together. In Stalking Ginevra, he punishes his ex-fiancée for breaking his heart and for her father’s role in his family’s downfall.noveldrama

Cesare Montesano – the youngest brother who dropped out of medical school after his father’s murder and became addicted to drugs. After rehab, he runs the nightclub and doubles up as the family torturer. In Breaking Rosalind, he tortures an assassin sent to spy on his family.

Leroi Montesano – the brothers’ first cousin who lived separately from the age of ten when his father died. He is the assassin who wiped out the Capello family and found the evidence to free Roman. In Taming Seraphine, he rescues a girl chained in Capello’s basement.

Frederic Capello – the leader of the Capello family who worked closely with Enzo Montesano’s allies to embezzle his assets and steal his business. He also has multiple mistresses and illegitimate children and was murdered by Leroi at the beginning of the series.

Samson Capello – Frederic’s eldest son, who survives the massacre when his cousin slept on his bed, only to send assassins after Leroi. He’s ruthless, psychopathic, and twisted.

Gregor Capello – Samson’s saner, more calculating twin brother. Murdered by Leroi at the beginning of the series.

Seraphine Capello – the daughter of Samson’s favorite mistress Evangeline. When a blood test revealed she was the bodyguard’s daughter, Frederic moved Seraphine into his basement to pay him back for the money he spent. After holding her brother hostage, the twins trained Seraphine to become an assassin.

Gabriel Capello – Evangeline’s son and Seraphine’s older brother, whom Frederic Capello used as a liver donor

Emberly Kay – Frederic Capello’s daughter with a mistress who escaped during pregnancy and spent her life on the run with Emberly. She inherits the Montesano stolen assets after the fall of the Capello family, but has no idea about the identity of her father.

Joseph Di Marco – Frederic Capello’s lawyer who helped transfer the Montesano assets to his client. He was the father of Ginevra and husband of Losanna and was murdered by Leroi while in bed with his mistress.

Ginevra Di Marco – Joseph’s daughter from a relationship with an underage girl prior to his marriage. She has been in a relationship with Benito Montesano since they were eight but was forced to break their engagement when Joseph joined forces with Capello to steal Enzo Montesano’s business.

Losanna Di Marco – married Joseph after her underage cousin abandoned Ginevra as a baby with her family and was later murdered by serial wife murderer, Gianni Bossanova.

Martina Mancini – Ginevra’s childhood friend, law school study buddy, best friend, and colleague, who works for the Di Marco Law Group. She is the attorney who gave Emberly vital information about her inheritance.

Myra Mancini – Martina’s younger sister, who works in Cesare’s fetish store. She’s the sales clerk who helped Seraphine with her purchases.

Tommy Galliano – blackmailed Lucia Montesano for decades when he and his brother drugged and impregnated her. Forced Lucia to marry him after the death of her husband, Enzo.

Matty Galliano – the biological father of Lucia’s youngest son, Cesare. After his children are murdered during the Capello massacre, he becomes obsessed with making Cesare acknowledge their relationship.

Rosalind Galliano – Matty Galliano’s step daughter who he groomed and impregnated when she was fourteen. She trains as an assassin with the Moirai Group to storm the Galliano mansion to get her baby back but becomes trapped in a contract she can’t escape.

Miranda Galliano – the daughter of Matty and Rosalind Galliano. After being abducted by Rosalind in a brutal shootout, she spends the rest of her childhood in boarding schools, believing Rosalind is a cruel older sister who murdered her parents.

Gianni Bossanova – another prisoner on death row who gave Roman advice on women.

The Moirai Group – the largest firm of assassins who recruit and train children to be killers. Hired by Samson Capello and Tommy Galliano to take out the Montesano men.

Isabella Cortese – Cesare’s chemistry professor who ran the meth lab. She, her team, and her son were abducted by Tommy Galliano and forced to produce meth.

Reaper Cortese – Isabella’s younger brother, Benito’s former law professor and right hand man, who teamed up with Benito to search for Isabella and set up Mortis House, a fraternity of mafia boys they’re grooming for success.

Gil Agostini – former boxer and loyal lieutenant who once took a bullet for Enzo Montesano. Currently Roman’s right-hand man.

Sofia Veccio – the Montesano family housekeeper, who stepped in as a mother figure for the boys when Lucia Montesano fell into a depression.

Elania Salentino – close cousins of the Montesano brothers, who run the Newtown Crematorium and occasionally dispose of corpses.

Aria Salentino – Elania’s kinder, friendlier, tomboy twin sister.

Amethyst Salentino – daughter of the twins’ older brother, Giorgi. Also known as Amethyst Crowley, who is best friends with Martina’s younger sister and also wrote to a serial killer and became his obsession in I Will Break You.

Xero Greaves – serial killer, former Moirai assassin, and associate of Rosalind, who helps Cesare blow up the Moirai Group’s headquarters. He stalks Amethyst in I Will Break You.