THE GALLOWS OF DAWN
The Gallows of Dawn book cover by John A. Bornoty
A novel by John A. Bornoty

The Gallows
of Dawn

You're either born to power or crushed by it.

“The heart wants what it wants, but the heart doesn’t always understand consequences.”

In Positano, your last name is everything. Jack Sullivan’s means nothing.

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On the cliffs of Positano, love and power collide.

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“The heart wants what it wants, but the heart doesn’t always understand consequences.”

In Positano, your last name is everything. Jack Sullivan’s means nothing. He’s an American waiter who fell in love with the daughter of the most dangerous man in Positano. In a town built on loyalty, bloodlines, and secrets, their love threatens everything: a father’s empire, a family’s legacy, and an engagement worth more than the bride’s happiness. And in Positano, powerful men don’t lose. They make their problems disappear.

But even power has its limits, and some loves are worth any price.

THE GALLOWS OF DAWN is a sweeping drama about forbidden love, inherited power, deception, manipulation, and a father who learns too late that protecting his family’s image is not the same as protecting his family.

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A story of love, loyalty, and the price of power.

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Forbidden love. Family loyalty. The price of power. Set against the dramatic cliffs of Positano, The Gallows of Dawn is a story made for the conversations that continue long after the last page.

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Meet John A. Bornoty

After decades building businesses, John A. Bornoty took an unexpected creative turn: writing romantic suspense. The Gallows of Dawn is his debut novel, exploring the human experiences that connect us—love, loss, hope, fear, and the desire for something better.

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Paperback · ISBN 979-8-9972634-0-9 · Published by Bizzardi Publishing