Blood & Roses

By Jordan Petrarca

It's been almost ninety days since the President of Exodus delivered his famous speech in front of the entire nation, damning the Seven Blessed Families and the use of their magical artifacts, called Relics, to establish power, corruption, and violent crime. President Paltric Uniasis Payne made a decree in which the leaders of the Seven Blessed Families were to surrender their Family Relics to him and the Legislation so the government may use them for good. So far, none of the Families had complied.After a tense meeting with the High Inquisitor of the Legislation, Pontius Vius, Don Maretto Rose, the patriarch of the Rose Family, decided he needed to call for a "Gathering;" a get together for all the Seven Blessed Families in order to discuss the issues with the President and convince the rest of the Families to stand their ground against the President.But when the President crashes the party to interrupt the private Gathering and display a new army that he'll use against the Families if they are not compliant, Maretto Rose makes the dangerous and controversial decision to have the President of Exodus assassinated.Meanwhile, Ric Rose still struggles with the demons of his addictions, on the verge of relapsing at any given time. But he fights those demons by spending his free time with the woman who has captivated his heart, Dada Flace. But he dares not get involved romantically with her in fear that he might corrupt her life. But Dada is persistent in her affections for Ric, inviting him to meet her group of friends and her brother, who have formed an underground crew that are hellbent on traveling past the lands of Exodus to search for more Relics beyond their world. He gets an open invitation to join the crew in their adventure, since he has firsthand knowledge of Relics.Now Ric must decide what's the best path for his life. He must continue to fight his demons and decide between risking his life to help his Family or leaving his past life to start anew on an adventure of a lifetime beyond Exodus.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1675277613
• ISBN13: 9781675277614
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"