Book: The Castillo Legacy This fast moving, easy reading novel takes place on the San Francisco penninsula in the wealthy community of Woodside and the rugged mountain area of La Honda, sloping down to the blue Pacific.
Joey was raised by his dad in the Mission District of S.F. He developed into a tough young Golden Glove boxer; went to Stanford on a boxing scholarship after his fathers death.
While at Stanford Joey met Crissy a visiting young blonde Swedish girl and fell madly in love with her. After a brief romantic encounter she unexpectedly returned to Sweden, leaving Joey in a state of devestation.
A chance meeting with Carlos Castillo at the Peanut Farm saloon in Woodside led to his involovement with Franchette" Frankie" Castillo and the immensely wealthy family.
The Castillo fortune had been left to them by their grandfather, Francisco, Carlos Castillo who had mysteriously disappeared and never found.
The intense love affair developing between Frankie and Joey was threatened when Crissey's sister Nicole's letter arrived telling of Crissy's death and had born Joey's son Joey jr and prayed that he would accept him as his.
A miracle occured which saved Frankie and Joey from a terrible death turned Frankie's brother Carlos away from an unfilled life to a desire to have what he saw Joey possessed with his sister Frankie.
Carlos's wish was fullfilled when lovely Nicole brought Joey's son JJ from Sweden and his love for Nicole brought Carlos to his knees.
An unexpected assult upon Carlos's vast Spanish land grant from a treasure seeking conglomerate renewed their search for the source of the Castillo family fortune.
Details of Book: The Castillo Legacy Book: The Castillo Legacy
Author: H. Eduardo Burt
ISBN: 1425147216
ISBN-13: 9781425147211
, 978-1425147211
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 03072008
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Number of Pages: 228
Language: English