Falling for Johnny — Alison McLennan

Friendship between a teenage girl and an Irish crime boss becomes dangerous when she discovers his true identity.Fifteen-year-old Riley Donavan doesn't know her father is a bookie. He tells her that her mother’s death was an accident. It really happened because he couldn't pay mob boss Johnny McPherson. Riley doesn't realize that the nice old gentleman named Johnny, whom she sits on a bench with each morning, is the ruthless crime boss responsible for her mother's death. Over time, Johnny becomes a father figure to Riley. Since her mother’s death her father has been drinking too much and sleeping with a trashy woman. Johnny is drawn to Riley because she resembles his lost daughter. Riley's curiosity leads her to discover Johnny's true identity. She must summon the strength to free herself, from both the harassment of a teenage punk and the protection of a self-deluded killer.