Eastend Trilogy

by 3 books in this series
For thirty years, the O’Donnels have ruled the East End, but there’s a price to pay for this power, and it’s usually in blood.
#1 - The Sins Of Their Fathers
#1 - The Sins Of Their Fathers
The East End belongs to the O'Donnells. Tough, violent and proud, Gabriel O'Donnell has fought his way up from poor Irish roots to run the gambling, prostitution and protection empire that makes him rich, and that one day his boys, Brendan and Luke, will take over.

It's not easy to love a man when violent crime is his career, as Eileen O'Donnell knows, so she's invested everything in her children: icy cool Brendan; Luke, who hates the horror of gang warfare; irrepressible Catherine with her verve for life; and Patricia, married to a man whose brainless viciousness is close to madness.

Then Kessler turns up. An enemy from the old days, he's got plans to move in on Gabe O'Donnell's turf. But Gabe swears he will see him burn in hell before that happens, no matter how much blood gets spilt. It's that obsession which leads to a tragedy that changes all their lives...

A spellbinding novel of the sixties underworld, full of menace and darkness, The Sins of Their Fathers will grip you to the end as two families are locked in a ruthless struggle of money, love and pride, determined to win no matter what the cost.
#2 - Make Us Traitors
#2 - Make Us Traitors
THEIR FATHERS RULED THE EAST END IN THE SIXTIES. NOW THEY INHERIT THE LEGACY

The O'Donnell family ran their manor in the East End with a fist of iron, keeping control of their gambling, prostitution and protection rackets. But gang warfare brought horror and sorrow with it, losing Catherine O'Donnell her life and finally bringing murder and violence into the heart of the family.

Now Eileen O'Donnell is out of prison and her sons Luke and Brendan are running the show. It ought to be time for some peace and quiet. Instead, the trouble is only just beginning...
#3 - Of Woman Born
#3 - Of Woman Born
Her father tore the family apart. And now she is desperate to break the bonds of fate

For Lisa O'Donnell, the past is a dangerous place. Born into a world dominated by her father's notorious reputation, even her name marks her out. But Lisa's determined to make a new life for herself and so, adopting a false identity, she takes a respectable job in the city.

But Jason Carter, the man who seems to offer a way out of her past, has dark secrets to hide. And, through him, Lisa is drawn into the shady clubs of the East End. Soon she's back where she started: living in the shadow of her gangster father, and trapped by his deadliest enemies...

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