Marc is a retired automotive professional who started writing later in life. The Sunshine Machine is his first novel and part of a trilogy with a prequel and sequel in the works. When Marc is not writing he enjoys playing acoustic guitar, hiking trails in the Adirondacks, reading and spending time with his family. Marc is a graduate of the school of Architecture and Environmental Design from the State University of New York at Buffalo. and resides in Buffalo with his wife, Kathi.

Growing up in the household of ABUELA GUADALUPE, a native American woman and a single parent mother, molds FRANCESCA into a young woman of conflicted thoughts about sexuality and self. Her mother, SORPRESA DA RIMINI, a flower child of the sixties, offers little support to her maturation and Abuela Guadalupe provides only mythical native tales of the “The First People” to school her in feminine sexuality and identity. From an early age she discerns that she is different, supported by the fact that she has a mysterious birthmark on her hand. Abuela Guadalupe insists that it is a sign of her wolf spirit, which affirms strength and vision. Others see the birthmark as a curse and bad luck.

Francesca’s halcyon teen years are interrupted by the untimely death of her mother, Sorpresa. At her mother’s funeral she meets the patriarch of the Da Rimini family; GUIDO DA RIMINI. She is surprised to learn he is her grandfather and requests that she return to the family; The Da Rimini family her mother was banished from years earlier, because of her illegitimate pregnancy. She accepts the patriarch’s proposal but later pays a heavy price, when she is raped by her cousin; ROBERTO “Robbie” DELGADO. Francesca's troubles are far from over . . .

The Sunshine Trilogy

Francesca lost herself in the swirling wind that buffeted the Mercedes interior. Her thoughts drifted from the horror of seeing her uncle murdered on a Mexican highway to the loathing and fear of Mexican law enforcement. She realized her life in Lompoc was blessed and she vowed to return there. Life with Abuela was peaceful and simple. She would give up this quest to find her fathers identity. But there was that signature on the letter to Tonys father. Father Paolo Da Rimini. Even though Uncle Pete said he wasnt well, he had some explaining to do. It was a start.


"Does the wind bother you niece? I can raise the top if you like?


"It's not the wind, Uncle. Im concerned about Paolo. You said he wasnt well?


The last time I saw him he was OK, just a little too thin for my liking.


That was more than three years ago! You were there?"


Chapter 23: Temecula Honey