Her remarkable story about life as a Mafia Princess is set to be turned into a new drama on Amazon.

Marisa Merico has also travelled the globe telling others all about her incredible experiences at the heart of the most famous criminal empire in the world.

Her story though began in the humble surroundings of a cafe in her home-town Blackpool. It was there our director Nick Owens first listened to Marisa’s incredible story. From there he helped connect Marisa to a publishing team in London.

Top media agency Exclusive Press and Publicity teamed up with respected publisher Diane Banks to turn Marisa’s dream of writing a book into a reality. They also connected her to esteemed ghost writer Douglas Thompson.

Her story has now been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of other people around the world. Marisa said: “Nick’s journalistic nature came across with an open-mind, decisiveness and empathy. After publishing my book my life has progressed and I’ve never looked back.”