The Matriarch's Burden

I created the O’Malley Crime Family novel series with Jupi Novels, an AI writing app. I conceived of the concept, created the characters, and devised the plot and storyline.  Jupi Novels then wrote the first rough draft. After that I edited it three times, rewriting some chapters so that the narrative had continuity and the characters and places were coordinated from story to story. Since the AI program wrote each story separately, sometimes the character and environmental descriptions didn’t match and I tried to correct those errors during my edits. I also added Irish slang and gestures as well as Gaeilge words and phrases to enhance the cultural flavor of the stories. Each novel is a collection of four to eight of shorter 8-to-10-chapter stories that flow from one chronicle to the next. The Matriarch’s Burden is the tenth in a series exploring the question, ‘What if the Irish mob had achieved the same level of organization and discipline as the Italian mafia? To me this is a particularly interesting subject given the established Irish presence in America when the mafia first arrived? According to Jupi’s Terms of Service, I retain ownership of the material that I created on their platform. So, I’m sharing these novels with anyone who might enjoy reading them.   In the Matriarch’s Burden we continue to follow the evolution of the O’Malley Crime Family and explores the experience of one Irish American family as they grow from humble beginnings to a formidable empire. The tenth novel takes place about 20 years after Meeka O’Malley has taken the helm of the O’Malley Empire  She employs her master’s in business administration and her bachelor’s in criminal justice from Harvard to expand the O’Malley’s legitimate empire into a global powerhouse. Her cherished son Tadgh (Ty) Costello O’Malley is now the director of the Costello-O’Malley Aerospace Museum, which she gave as a graduation gift after he graduated from MIT. In spite of the fact that he is a civilian and not involved in the family business, he is targeted by various enemies of the O’Malley Clann and it’s Meeka’s burden to protect her son while honoring his independence. Will she be able to keep him safe and still respect his sense of independence?