Sicilian Sisters, by Marianna. When the Spanish Pirates were stranded on Lipari, Sicily, in the 15th century they married the local women and together they continued to control the land as well as the Mediterranean. Their Sicilian wives encouraged them to take control of politics, businesses, land, etc. Unwittingly, they put it all together and throughout the years their ancestors inherited their fortitude and strong characteristics and carried out their wills for family and loyalty. Free men that plowed the seas in search of gold, found gold right on land and their wives intimidated them to further their secret goals and passions. Lots of great drama and excitement.