{"id":1813,"date":"2015-11-30T04:50:29","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T12:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sacollins.com\/blog\/?p=1813"},"modified":"2015-12-01T05:08:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T13:08:41","slug":"book-release-angels-of-mercy-volume-two-marco-the-fall-of-the-sforzas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sacollins.com\/blog-wp\/?p=1813","title":{"rendered":"BOOK RELEASE – Angels of Mercy – Volume Two: Marco (The Fall of the Sforzas)"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOOK RELEASE – Angels of Mercy – Volume Two: Marco<\/h1>\n

(The Fall of the Sforzas)<\/h2>\n
\"Angels<\/a>

Angels of Mercy – Volume Two: Marco AVAILABLE NOW!<\/p><\/div>\n

Hey all!<\/p>\n

I know it’s been a helluva long time since I’ve posted. It hasn’t been for not wanting to. I’ve had LOTS to say on stuff. Some of which I did on other blogs<\/a> or via the podcast<\/a>. But I’ve also been massively busy trying to get the next book in my series out the door. Well, it’s done. And he’s a WHOPPER of a tale!<\/p>\n

Clocking in at just over 265K words (approx 741 pages), it is finally put to rest and is out in the universe now. I always knew Marco’s part of the tale was going to be this big. There were no two ways about it (as he’d say).<\/p>\n

For those who haven’t been following along, suffice to say this series is a set of character studies that deep dive into the mindsets of three men’s lives over the course of a violent hate crime born out of homophobia that is still rampant within competitive sports (in this case, the fictional high school varsity football team – The Mercy High Avenging Angels).<\/p>\n

The first volume dealt with two boys who during the summer between their junior and senior high school years come together. Two boys who couldn’t be more opposite if they tried. The first volume is told from the shy, and sticking to the shadows, Elliot Donahey. An artsy geeky boy consumed with doing everything he can not to be noticed in a world that keeps saying to him that he doesn’t belong. Only his plans for obscurity in his senior year are completely blown off the rails by the highest profile jock on campus, Mercy High’s star quarterback, Marco Sforza. Elliot’s take brings the reader along on their burgeoning heady romance filled with all the drama a coupling like that can bring. They just do everything they can to remain rooted in one another, holding each other close and whispering how their love will last through the ages. This, despite how many people are circling around them at school that are hell bent on keeping them apart.<\/p>\n

Volume Two picks up where the climatic cliff hanger of volume one leaves off.<\/p>\n

Angels of Mercy – Volume Two: Marco<\/em><\/strong>, picks up the same day as the climax of Volume One, only told from Marco Sforza’s (Elliot’s boyfriend) point of view. This is a character study series where each man in the tale takes the reader on an introspective journey of coming to grips with the horrors of homophobia in competitive sports and the consequences when those scenarios become violent. Part two of a three part series.<\/p>\n

\u201cElliot Donahey is the love of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those words become a lightning rod for Marco Sforza, the man who seemed to have it all \u2013 looks, intelligence, charm, money, a certain degree of local fame as the star quarterback of Mercy High. But when his teammates beat his boyfriend to the brink of death, Marco will have to learn what \u201cstanding by your man\u201d truly means.<\/p>\n

How will these boys cope with Elliot’s recuperation as well as find a way to bring justice for the heinous crime committed against him? Deception, lies and intrigue begin to thread their way into the boys\u2019 lives as they struggle to just hold onto one another. All is not quite what it seems as we reach yet another climatic ending that will turn their whole world upside-down. The hate crime Elliot suffered was just the beginning of their woes. Is Marco and Elliot\u2019s love for one another strong enough to see them through?<\/p>\n

Read Angels of Mercy \u2013 Volume Two: Marco to find out.<\/p>\n

Available now from the following locations:<\/p>\n

The SA COLLINS ESTORE<\/a> – where you can even buy a PERSONALIZED autograph ebook edition (sample graphic available from the e-store site)<\/p>\n

Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

All Romance<\/a><\/p>\n

Smashwords<\/a><\/p>\n

Please check out them out!<\/p>\n

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Also, a BIG thanks to my musical muses for Angels – Jay Brannan, Steve Grand and Adam Ray! These amazing musicians are worth seeking out. I am so happy that they give me the added inspiration as I write these massive books of the series!<\/p>\n