Passion | Betrayal | Collapse | Challenge | Mafia | You and Me
Killing or dying. There is no other option.
Kathia Carusso, a young woman from one of the most influential families in Rome, returns to the city after spending several years at a boarding school. There, she reunites with Cristianno Gabbana, a handsome and daring young man from another powerful Roman family. Although they initially detest each other, an attraction arises between them as they face fears, passions, and a clan hatred that dates back to the past.
In Passion, Kathia starts a new school year in Rome and discovers she shares classes and friends with Cristianno. What begins as resentment and disputes transforms into infatuation and passion. However, Kathia witnesses the murder of Fabio Gabbana, Cristianno’s uncle, by Valentino Bianchi, who has been harassing her since her return. It is soon revealed that Kathia has been used by her father as a pawn in a plan to ally with the Bianchi, a powerful Roman mafia. This discovery ignites a war between the Carusso and Gabbana families, involving Kathia and Cristianno.
In Betrayal, Kathia is kidnapped and taken to Pomezia by Valentino and her own father, who fear losing everything because of her feelings for Cristianno. Meanwhile, Cristianno tries to rescue her, facing numerous challenges. At the same time, it is revealed that Kathia is not the daughter of Angelo Carusso but of Fabio Gabbana and that Carusso’s intention is to access the Gabbana fortune by marrying her to Valentino. The story complicates when Cristianno is brutally beaten by Valentino’s guards.
Olimpia, Kathia’s mother, decides to reveal the whole truth to her daughter: Cristianno and Kathia are actually cousins. Following this revelation, Kathia breaks up with him and becomes engaged to Valentino. During the engagement party, Cristianno bursts in and kidnaps Kathia, but they are discovered by Valentino and Enrico, who kills Cristianno. Devastated, Kathia vows revenge.
In Collapse, Kathia, devastated by Cristianno’s supposed death, falls into drug abuse as the war between the families continues. However, secrets come to light, changing everything: Kathia is not Fabio’s daughter. It was all a ploy to confuse the Carussos. In reality, she is the daughter of Leonardo Materazzi, which means she is not Cristianno’s cousin but Enrico’s sister, his killer. Desolate and heartbroken, Kathia runs away aimlessly, not expecting Cristianno himself to stop her. His death was faked.
In Challenge, Kathia and Cristianno confront each other after the revelation of his fake death and discovering a video of Cristianno explaining his plan. Meanwhile, the war between the families continues, and Kathia is kidnapped by Valentino but rescued by Cristianno and Enrico. Finally, they reconcile and continue to fake Cristianno’s death to ensure his safety.
In Mafia, the wedding of Kathia and Valentino takes place, but it is a sham. With the cardinal’s help, Cristianno and Enrico manage to get Kathia out of the hotel after drugging Valentino. The war between the families reaches its climax, culminating in a final confrontation where Valentino dies, and Kathia is seriously injured, though they manage to save her in time.
You and Me continues with short stories about the love stories of secondary characters like Thiago and Chiara or Diego and Eric, allowing them to develop their own stories of passion and challenges.
RELEVANT INFORMATION:
The story has a complex plot full of action involving countless characters in a war between mafia families, with the impossible love between Kathia and Cristianno as the main driving force. Alessandra Neymar is a Spanish writer born in Jaén. Her first novel, Passion (previously published under the name Look at Me and Shoot), the first installment of the Under the Purple Sky of Rome saga, won the ELLAS Juvenile Romance Award.
This revealing bestseller saga has been a huge commercial success, leaving tens of thousands of readers in Spain and Latin America stunned, with reviews such as:
“I have not read anything better in my life.” Goodreads
“With my heart in my throat.” Goodreads
“A disturbing and captivating story.” Goodreads
Under the Purple Sky of Rome is a saga with enormous potential to become a TV series. Its complexity in terms of plots and subplots, as well as its characters, allows for several seasons to be made.
AUDIOVISUAL POTENTIAL: TV Series, Miniseries, Film, TV Movie.
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES: Spanish.
