The Bear and the Roaring Twenties: The Garcia's

By Allan E. Braun Jr.

In the blood-soaked aftermath of the Civil War, John Garcia has built an empire-but enemies circle like vultures. When the Ku Klux Klan launches a brutal assault on his Carolina manor, this patriarch and his daughter Isabella discover their wealth cannot shield them from hatred's long reach.
John's investigation exposes Sheriff Luther Pickett's betrayal and reveals corruption threading through the highest echelons of power. As father and daughter navigate treacherous alliances and exact harsh justice, Isabella transforms from sheltered heiress into cunning strategist, even as John wrestles with the violent legacy he's passing to her.
The family's tentacles extend far beyond Carolina. In New York, John's relatives Jack and Kristen welcome their son Joseph into a world shadowed by organized crime. Their attempts at legitimacy crumble when Mary Smith confronts a killer from her blood-stained past, proving that some sins never wash clean.
As Prohibition's golden age peaks, the Garcias' Riverside Holding Company weaves through dangerous waters, forging alliances with Meyer Lansky, Al Capone, and Charlie Luciano. When a mysterious explosion rocks their shipping operations, Isabella's investigation uncovers conspiracies that threaten everything the family has built.
At Christmas 1923, beneath glittering celebrations for Isabella's twenty-fifth birthday, tensions simmer. The Garcia dynasty stands at a crossroads where loyalty, ambition, and survival collide. In a world where sheriffs conspire with terrorists and businessmen break bread with gangsters, the family must decide: how much blood will their empire demand?
The answer may destroy them all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GV3B97HL
• ISBN13: 9798253763841
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"