Dominic Gangale
2024
For me, writing came as a complete surprise. Never in my life did I believe that as an Italian immigrant, would I discover my passion for writing. Initially, writing helped me through a difficult time of grieving, then it developed into a passion.
Writing has now become pleasurable and challenging; I enjoy the assembly of words.
Love Me Silently
At the pinnacle of his life, when happiness and contentment circled every element of his life, Vincent Mancini's whole world was suddenly turned upside down by the reemergence of innocent youthful, long-lost love.
The unexpected re-appearance of his high school sweetheart forces Vincent to re-examine his life.
From humble and meager beginnings as a young Italian immigrant, to becoming an accomplished, successful citizen, life was pleasurable and straightforward until he was blindsided by his old love.
How does he resolve the contradiction of his desire to rekindle his lost love, with feelings of betraying his longstanding, happy relationship with his devoted loving wife and family?
See what happens when his two worlds collide. Walk with Vincent, as he struggles to navigate his emotional roller-coaster ride between desire and faithfulness.
Broken Promises
Broken promises. Who would have envisioned how significant those words would become to the lives of Jennifer Reed and Vincent Mancini?
Passion drives the life of Vincent Mancini and Norman Johnson, a pair of two entirely different people with wildly conflicting goals in mind. These two conflicting forces are hurling towards a collision course of consequences that no one could have possibly foreseen:
Everlasting love, versus vengeance. Who would prevail in the long battle?
For two long awaited years, the lives of Vincent and Jennifer have continued to exist in their separate and distinct journeys. Life-altering decisions, long overdue, must finally be made. At times life presents itself with resolutions that forever modify your existence. Suddenly, people are forced to acknowledge just how intertwined their destinies are.
While love and normalcy seem to be the clear objective, how will our characters finally reach a destination, a culmination of a very convoluted journey?
The Trouble with Italians
There are certain moments in life that forever change your directional outlook. For Vincent Mancini, that moment arrived while he was enjoying his visit in Italy, anticipating the arrival of his high school sweetheart, Jennifer Reed.
In a shocking and devastating moment, when the news of Jennifer having been suddenly murdered at the Cleveland Airport parking lot, comes to his attention, he must now come to grips with the unanticipated consequences.
Now at midlife, he feels as if the universe is grabbing him by the shoulders, reeling him closer, and whispering that it is time to change his ways. He is faced with raising his young motherless son, and the restoration of his alienated family.
But this time violence strikes in his quiet small town of Sugarcreek. A world class stamp collection was stolen, and two beloved guard dogs were killed.
Mancini’s old friend and fellow Marine, Frank DiSanto seeks his assistance to find the elusive thieves and instill upon them a certain type of extraordinary justice.