Candy G—Roots

By: C. Zampa

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Synopsis: 2nd editionIt's said you can't go home again.... The last thing Candelario "Candy" Gonzalez wants is to go back to his roots in the barrio. At sixteen, he grabs a one-way ticket to luxury and comfort as the lover and protégé of powerful drug lord, Teirso Flores. Flores molds beautiful Candy for his own agenda--to become his exclusive attorney, and Candy's prowess brings the term criminal defense to a new level. But life in the very dark, very fast lane comes to a screeching halt when a child is killed by one of Flores's thugs during a drive-by shooting. Candy walks away from his law practice and away from Flores, determined to live honestly. Carlos Alvarez stirs both desire and confusion in Candy, because young Carlos symbolizes everything Candy left behind. Inching from his universe of opulence and power and into Carlos's world, Candy realizes the only happiness he ever knew was in his past. Crossing the boundary isn't easy, though, and Candy's newfound hope draws out the demons he thought he'd escaped. And when Flores returns to reconstruct his empire, past and present collide and lovers and friends are forced to examine their bonds in a fight for their lives.1st Edition published as Candy G by Dreamspinner Press, 2011.