“Born To Be Free” by Robert Lewis Barros M.D is now available for purchase

“Born To Be Free” by Robert Lewis Barros M.D is about an Italian young man that has to run for his life to avoid the mafia. He went to Argentina where he began a mining business. There, he had romance, family, and fortune. Proudly published by Citi of Books, this is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other major retail platforms.  

Robert Lewis Barros, M.D., was born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and was brought to the US as a child while his parents were looking for the American dream after being influenced by missionaries from the Seven Day Adventist Church. As his family was poor, he helped out by delivering papers.

Through his education in hard work and perseverance taught by his parents, Dr. Barros succeeded in becoming an ER physician which has provided valuable lessons in human behavior and the human spirit. Now retired in Santa Cruz, Dr. Barros has become inspired by the beauty of the nature surrounding him to write. His imagination carries him to placed he has never seen filled with love, romance, and, at times, adversity. 

From Italy’s rolling vineyards to Argentina’s dusty plains: A cousin’s loyalty turns fate upside down.

“Born to Be Free” kicks off with Fredo Calderon, a quick-thinking Italian who accidentally takes down a mafia thug in self-defense and bolts for a new life. Hiding out on a ship, he lands in Mendoza, reinvents himself, and teams up with his buddy Luigie Falcon to build a thriving mining empire. But life’s no fairy tale; Fredo finds real love with Maria, only to lose Luigie to a sudden tragedy and Maria to leukemia, leaving him to raise their son Ernesto alone. It’s a rollercoaster of unbreakable bonds, heartbreak, and that gritty determination to keep going, pulling you right into this epic family tale that spans continents and generations.

Fast-forward to Ernesto, who’s got the family business on his shoulders but is wrestling with his own demons—loneliness and a bottle that hits too hard after Fredo’s passing. Enter Christina, Luigie’s daughter and a spark of light in his world; they tie the knot and pour everything into their son, Carlitos, dreaming big about giving him the education they never had. Ernesto’s all about discipline and smarts, pushing Carlitos toward Cambridge University like it’s the golden ticket to a better life. Through their ups and downs, you feel the raw pulse of resilience, where love isn’t just romance—it’s the glue holding a fractured family together amid the mining booms and quiet sorrows of Argentina.

Then there’s Carlitos, the bright kid who makes it to Cambridge and falls head over heels for Suzi, the warm-hearted boarding house worker with a spirit that lights up the foggy English halls. Their romance dodges curveballs—like Suzi getting shipped off by her guardians—but true love wins out, and they head back to Argentina to start their own family with little Carlos Jr., aka Junior.

The story takes a gut-wrenching turn when Junior vanishes during a family trip to Bombay’s chaotic markets, snatched and sold into the horrors of child slavery at a carpet factory. Carlitos and Suzi hunt high and low with cops and detectives, but months drag on with no trace, shattering their world. Weaving through Italy’s mafia shadows, Argentina’s rugged heart, Cambridge’s ivory towers, and India’s dark underbelly, “Born to Be Free” by Robert L. Barros, M.D., grips you with themes of family ties, fierce survival, and love’s unyielding fight against tragedy. If you’re craving a saga that feels real and raw, this one’s calling your name—grab it and get lost in the journey.