My name is Frank J. Stoppa. I was born in Williamsport, Pa. and attended Lycoming College before entering the Marine Corps to serve as a company sniper in Vietnam. During my short tour, due to wounds suffered, I received two Purple Hearts and was recommended for the Silver Star. Helen, my wife of 39 years, and I raised four children before moving to Jacksonville, Florida where we now reside.

In 1992 having felt called to Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina, because of the reported apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I accompanied the Pilgrims Peace Center of Clearwater Fl. on a humanitarian pilgrimage during the war. To enable my wife to share in my experience I wrote a combination letter/journal. What I did not realize was that it would be the first of many.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 On that trip I met Dr. Christopher and Judy Chapman from Bethlehem, Pa. and Gilbert Norstrom from Twin Lakes, Wisc.  All four of us are bonded in a unique way by the Blessed Virgin.  The result of this tie, and what we consider one of the fruits of Medjugorje, was a humanitarian organization, the Catholic Medical Foundation, that delivered more than fifty million dollars worth of medical supplies and food to central Bosnia during the war and was recognized by the Vatican for its works. In February 2003, I was also recognized by Catholic Charities and awarded the St. Augustine diocesan Good Samaritan of the year award.

At the urging of family and friends, my first book was taken from my journal and allows the reader to accompany us on our adventures.     More about the book, as well as excepts, may be viewed at Beyond My Wildest Dreams
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My second book, "The Plantation;  A Twisted Tale from a Demented Mind" is a short novel about the age-old battle between good and evil and takes the reader into a world of hedonistic pleasures where the line between right and wrong becomes blurred by love, passion, lust and greed.  The protagonist, Samuel faces the battle of his life: to reclaim not only his soul, but the soul of the love of his life, Juliet. Samuel and Juliet take a journey into a world of voodoo rituals and unimaginable depravity that will cause them to question their  faith, their beliefs and ultimately, their place in  eternity.

"Set at the end of the Civil War The Plantation is a story of love, lust, deception, and temptation set against the steamy backdrop of the Louisiana bayou.  With astonishing insight and intricate detail, Stoppa invites the reader to recognize what exists in each of us: good and evil, frailty and strength.  It is a tale of how the choices we make can lead to our salvation or damnation. The Plantation is a tale of supernatural deceit so intricately woven that the readers will be spellbound by its stunning conclusion."    Booksurge Publishing


With a touch of Risque Sexual Content offset by its Moral Dilemma, the Plantation becomes a Love Story so intense you won't put it down.
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If you have read either of my books please go to my guest book and tell me what you think.  Thank you for visiting and please tell your family and friends.

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A special "thanks" to Dan Donovan for the cover design of "Beyond My Wildest Dreams " and to Barbara Pond for "The Plantation's" cover picture of Houmas House Plantation in Darrow, La.