Dana K. Ray

A Word is a compilation of personal accounts of my journey through life with Jesus and how He showed Himself to me through my ordinary days. I pray that as you read them you will understand that God will answer your prayers, you can hear His voice, and you can see His miracles in your everyday life.

Brothers, Antony and Sonny Luciano grew up knowing exactly what their lives would hold. Antony, driven by power and money, is prepared to take over the streets his father runs. Sonny reluctantly surrenders to a similar fate until their mother's fresh talk about her faith births in him a hope of a better future. One bullet changed their destinies forever. After years of working the streets his father once ran, Antony reunites with his brother to find Sonny has not only obtained the power and money Antony craves, but also the woman he loves. The brothers must put aside their animosity toward each other so they can work together to protect those they love.

With Lauren Bauman finally out of his life, Antony Luciano begins to believe that he can finally have everything he's ever wanted-power, money, and Victoria-the woman he loves. Antony's life begins to unravel when he becomes the prime suspect in Lauren's disappearance and has no alibi for the night she went missing. When former street-ganger Nick Searcy falls in love with Antony's niece Rachel, Antony is suspicious of Nick's intentions and stands in the way of their relationship deepening. But unbeknown to Antony, Nick holds the secret to Lauren's disappearance, and to separate the two young lovers might prove to be his own undoing.

In their teens and deeply in love, India Jackson and Vince Mancini are torn apart by a lie concocted by their fathers that separates and takes them down two diverse paths.

Sixteen-year-old Julian spent his entire life in a rundown apartment with a neglectful mother and drunken grandmother, always hoping he would one day discover the identity of his father. Determined to find the truth, his search for paternal roots leads him to multi-millionaire, Antony Luciano. Once accepted into the Luciano family, Julian decides to use his newfound wealth and power to get back at an enemy in his old neighborhood. When his plan for retaliation causes more damage than Julian could have ever imagined, father and son must work together to protect the family, and bring a cold-blooded killer to justice.