Books Set In Chicago

Cory and Reece were childhood friends and playfully called themselves “Curry and Rice” until the different values of their families pulled them in different directions. Until Quinn Malley turns up at the business faculty of their college and a twisted bet unites them once again in a common goal – Quinn. Quinn has been in love with her step-brother, Antonio, from a young age and he has taught her everything she knows about love, relationships and sex. Being a notorious Italian Mafioso he is controlling, demanding, possessive and abusive, grooming Quinn from her teen years to be obedient to his needs. It takes Quinn meeting the two young charismatic men still known playfully around campus as Curry and Rice and their scandalous bet to be the first to bed her to make Quinn realize that Antonio never had any intention to love her only to destroy her in revenge for her real father’s murder of Antonio’s mother. As Cory and Reese fall for the enigmatic Quinn and find out the full story of her abuse they will band together to gain her freedom regardless of what Cory’s Police Commissioner father and Reese’s Irish Mob father have to say about it and plan to steal her away from the young Mafia Don – Antonio Ferrante – together. Quinn finds herself caught between; Mafia and Mob Criminals and the Law And most importantly sandwiched between Curry and Rice in this Double ML Romance.

Napilitang magpakasal Kay Marie si Ariel dahil sa gusto Kasi siyang patayin Ng Asawa Ng kanyang ex-girlfriend. Hindi Kasi akalain ni Ariel na may Asawa Ang kanyang ex-girlfriend. At Ngayon ay hinahauting tuloy siya ng Asawa nito. Kaya tuloy Wala siyang  nagawa kundi Ang pakasalan si Marie. Palagi pa Rin Kasi siyang  ginugulo Ng Ex-girlfriend nito at Ng Asawa nito.    Pero habang tumatagal ay nagugustuhan na Pala ni Ariel si Marie. At nagseselos ito sa Senior Engineer ni Marie na kasamahan niya sa trabaho. Naiinis si Ariel dahil palaging magkasama Ang dalawa. Kaya inilipat niya Ng destino Ang Senior Engineer at Ang mga kaibigan nito sa malayo. Akala niya ay mailalayo na niya si Marie sa Senior Engineer. Pero Nang kinulang Ng tao ay pinadala si Marie doon ng Chairman para samahan Ang mga kaibigan.    Makalipas Ang isang buwan matapos ni Ariel ang project niya. Kaya sumunod Naman siya sa Lugar kong nasaan si Marie at Ang mga kaibigan nito.   Doon ay palagi niyang sinusundan si Marie. At Kung Makita niya na magkasama Ang Senior at si Marie ay naiinis ito. Kaya kapag dumating si Marie sa bahay ay ikinukulong niya ito sa kuwarto.  Lalo itong nagalit Ng malaman niya na may gusto Pala Ang Senior Engineer niya Kay Marie. Kaya pagdating ni Marie sa bahay ay Hindi na niya ito pinapalabas Ng bahay. Pero si Marie ay hindi alam Ang nararamdaman ni Ariel. Akala niya ginagawa iyon ni Ariel dahil gusto niyang magalit siya rito at siya na Ang kusang lumayo Kay Ariel. Handa na Sana niyang iwan si Ariel pero nang aalis na siya ay hinarang siya ni Ariel. At sinabinh Hindi patapos Ang trabaho niya at Hindi pa siya pwedeng umalis. Kaya walang nagawa si Marie Kundi ang tapusin Ang kontrata niya sa Kompanya.    

After my older sister Rachelle came home from dialysis, the atmosphere at home was suffocating. She curled up on the couch, thin as a rail. She was nagging me hard and telling me not to tire myself out too much at work. Dad was by the door smoking. To get money to treat Rachelle’s condition, he had sold our old house and land. Dirty and muddied, my fiance, who had always viewed Rachelle as a sister of his own, brought home his week’s salary. They all lamented how unfair life was to already poor and suffering people who had to suffer even more. I looked at myself in the mirror with my bleeding nose and flushed away the report with my acute leukemia diagnosis. During dinner, Dad suddenly said, “Ryleigh, Rachelle needs a kidney. You’re healthy and young. You might be a match.” I looked at Rachelle’s pleading eyes and coldly put my cutlery down. “I won’t do it. I’ll be a cripple with one less kidney. How am I supposed to find someone to marry then?” Dad slapped me hard, even as my fiance called me ungrateful. I slammed the door shut as I left. I looked for the nearest room to the hospital to rent so that I could wait it out until I died. The room I found was only five blocks away from the organ donation center.

Neither Emery nor Jaxon knew she was pregnant before things ended between them when they were much younger. Now she’s back–and this time, she’s his to claim. Emery never expected to return to Moonridge–or to face the alpha who once broke her heart. But with her son’s life on the line, she has no choice but to turn to the only man who can help. Jaxon didn’t know he had a son. He never stopped loving Emery–and now that fate has brought her back, nothing will keep him from protecting what’s his. The pack is dangerous. The threats are real. But this time, Jaxon won’t let anything–or anyone–stand between him and his mate.

Bethany Carter CEO of Carter Group is powerful, beautiful, confident, dedicated, and a competent leader who was indestructive until her brother Nathanial Carter went into the world of drugs and different scandals that destroyed their family's reputation and pushed the family corporate empire to bankruptcy. For her to get back on her feet and be the best in the business after the scandals she has to partner up with someone in the shadows but of great caliber, then she meets Levi Gomez, he is everything she needs for her company, a man of few words but when he he did choose to utter words it carried power As they worked together love, betrayal, and hard choices got in the way. Love In The Shadows is a story of love, navigating love and betrayal, revenge, power, family bonds, and secrets.

She broke into his world to expose him. He tied her to his bed to claim her. When Justina Ashes sneaks into billionaire Carson Wills’ penthouse, she expects to leave with stolen secrets not wrists bound in silk and a ruthless man staring into her soul. Carson is powerful, magnetic, and dangerously obsessive. To the world, he’s untouchable. But in private, he hides a secret that could cost him everything. The little boy he calls his nephew is his son and he’ll do anything to keep him. Justina should hate him. After all, he’s the man she blames for her family’s ruin, the man she was sent to destroy. But hate burns into desire, desire into obsession, and soon she’s tangled in a web of lies, lust, and forbidden longing. Their deal is simple,a fake marriage to save his child. But their hearts? Anything but simple. When secrets explode her hidden identity as his best friend’s sister, his hidden son their passion becomes the most dangerous game of all. In a world of money, power, and silk ties, can love survive the truth?

Vad Wagner is the best IIF agent there is for over a decade. However, his work turned him into a prideful man and his heart into stone. He spent half of his life living with criminals that he developed some psychopathic tendencies. His life turned to turmoil when his body swapped with a teenage girl; Kylo a withdrawn, bullied teen. She explored a ritual that opened a door to the mythical world. Now, Vad has to deal with demons in the body of the weak teen girl. How will he be able to handle it? Will the reserved Kylo be able to handle the life and body of Vad? Will Vad’s reputation help her overcome her fears and trauma along the way? How will they come back to their original bodies? How will they take control of a life so different from their own? Join Vad and Kylo, clash it out against the supernatural and their inner battle against themselves. Disclaimer: Credits to the rightful owner of the pic used in my book cover.

Ang buong akala ni Clary ay nangyayari na sa buhay niya ang tunay na pagmamahal, ngunit biglang bumaliktad ang sitwasyon ng siya ay dinukot ng mga taong minahal na niya bilang pamilya kahit hindi naman niya mga kadugo. Natuklasan niya na interesado lang pala ang mga ito sa yaman niya. Ginamit ng mga ito ang boyfriend niyang si Tristan para makuha ang mga pag-aari niya. Dahil mahal niya ang lalaki at takot siyang mawala ito sa kaniya, pumayag siya. Ngunit kung kailan naibigay na niya ang lahat saka naman nagtanggal ng maskara ang boyfriend niya. Lumantad sa harapan niya ang buong katotohanan. Kasabwat pala ng mga ito ang lalaking minahal niya at ang masaklap pa dahil ang kinikilala niyang kapatid na babae ay mas matagal pa pala nitong kasintahan kaysa sa kaniya. Bukod sa panlolokong iyon pinagtangkaan pa ang buhay niya. Tinapon siya pinakamalalim na parte ng dagat. Sa kabutihang palad nakaligtas siya, ngunit napadpad naman siya sa pinaka-delikadong lugar. Ito ay ang teritoryo ni Knox Wolthorn ang leader ng Dreadblood Consortium the most bloodthirsty organization. Ang lalaking pumapatay na walang pag-aalinlangan lalo na kung wala kang pakinabang. Naka-survive siya sa unang kapahamakan sa kamay ng mga akala niya pamilya, ngunit dito kaya sa teritoryo ni Knox Wolthorn makakalusot kaya siya? Bibigyan kaya siya ng tsansa ng lalaking magpatuloy sa buhay? What if sa lalaking ito pala niya matatagpuan ang tunay na pagmamahal? Magtitiwala kaya siya ulit?

My personal maid assumed my identity and secretly bound herself to Sebastian Vitale, who had been living under our roof. On our wedding night in my previous life, Sebastian discovered I was not the woman he loved. From that moment on, he began a quiet investigation and convinced himself that, driven by jealousy, I had forced the maid to her death. Over the next ten years, he used the power of my Mafia family to rise steadily through the ranks, eventually becoming the new Don. On the surface, he treated me with tenderness and care. Behind my back, he destroyed my entire family. As for me, after years of enduring his calculated cruelty, I met my end beneath the icy surface of a lake on a bitter winter night. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day Sebastian knelt and begged for our marriage alliance.

Hindi naging madali ang buhay ni Cataleya Lorenzo. Lumaki siyang walang ina at ang tanging pamilya niya ay ang ama niyang palaging abala pero kailanma’y hindi siya pinabayaan. Sa Amerika siya nagkaisip, malayo sa mundong tunay niyang pinagmulan. Pagbalik niya sa Pilipinas, isang linggo pa lang ang lumilipas nang ipakilala sa kanya ng ama ang matalik nitong kaibigan—si Santino Rosales. Matagal na niyang naririnig ang pangalang iyon, pero hindi siya handa sa kung anong klaseng presensya ang sasalubong sa kanya. Walang nabanggit ang ama niya tungkol sa lalaking may tinging kayang tumagos sa laman, tinig na malamig pero nakakakuryente, at lakas ng loob na hindi mo puwedeng bale-walain. Si Santino Rosales ay isang kilalang propesor, negosyante, at taong hindi basta nalalapitan. Pero habang tumatagal, lalong nahuhulog si Santino sa bitag ng sarili niyang damdamin. At nang biglang bawian ng buhay ang ama niya sa isang aksidente, naiwan siyang walang mapuntahan kundi ang bahay ni Santino. Sa huling hiling ng ama niya, ito na ang magiging tagapangalaga niya. Ngunit sa bawat araw na magkasama sila, sa bawat tahimik na gabing sila lang ang naroroon, mas lalong humihigpit ang tali ng damdaming hindi dapat umusbong. Anong gagawin niya kung ang nag-iisa niyang tagapagtanggol ay siya ring lalaking unti-unting bumibihag sa puso niya?