O'block Chicago

Everything has changed in one year; only one year has changed. She has suffered a lot, and now she meets the bad boy who will make her come back to life again, but hey, he doesn't know her secret. ... "Of course, my dear...but your two brothers will go with you," my mother said, then my eyes widened in astonishment. "But..." I said, trying to block her decision. "No, but..." Mom said insistently. "This is going to be the worst party ever," I said in my mind. "It's party time, little sister," Cole said with a smile, holding Jia. "Kill me now," I said in my mind with displeasure. What will happen at the party? Will you be there?

"— Eu quero ouvir de você. Quero ver você me encarar e dizer que eles não são meus… sem desviar os olhos nem uma vez. Engoli seco, porque aquele jogo era cruel. Eu sabia que qualquer mínima oscilação na minha expressão seria combustível para suas suspeitas. Levantei o queixo, encarei seus olhos sem desviar e falei pausadamente: — Eles. Não. São. Seus. O músculo no maxilar de Damian se contraiu, e a respiração dele roçou meu rosto, quente, constante. — Você melhorou nisso, Harper… — murmurou, usando meu sobrenome como uma provocação. — Mas não é tão boa assim. — Ou talvez você só esteja ouvindo o que quer. — retruquei, tentando ignorar a proximidade sufocante. — Você não gosta de perder, mas às vezes, perder é inevitável. Aceite isso e suma da minha vida." Stella estava desesperada. Após abandonar a universidade para pagar as dívidas deixadas pelo pai, tudo o que ela queria era recomeçar, mesmo que para isso precisasse falsificar um currículo e engolir o orgulho para conseguir um emprego como secretária do implacável CEO Damian Winter. O que ela não esperava era que seu novo chefe fosse tão atraente quanto perigoso... e que uma série de provocações e encontros intensos acabaria levando a um contrato indecente. Um acordo sigiloso, regido por poder e desejo, no qual Stella se comprometia a satisfazer as vontades de Damian, com a única condição de nunca engravidar. Mas o que acontece quando Stella descobre que quebrou esse acordo? Agora, grávida e com o coração em ruínas, Stella descobre na TV que Damian está noivo de uma herdeira rica. Esconder essa verdade parece a única opção. Mas segredos não ficam enterrados para sempre.

Trapped in an arranged marriage, Amelia gets nothing but insecurity, abuse and constant scenes of violence. She was forced to marry Lorenzo, a dangerous mafia by her father in exchange for one week surveillance during his electioneering campaign. When Neil, the alpha of Castros pack and CEO of Berg oil summoned Amelia for an interview at his company, he found out Amelia is his second-chance mate. Will Neil go ahead to claim Amelia given she's already legally married? Not only that, to the mafia boss of Chicago? Or will he lose this second chance of claiming his mate? Will the mafia boss, Lorenzo sit back and watch his wife being taken by another man?

Ela sonhava com um conto de fadas. Ele transformou o sonho dela em um contrato impiedoso. Olívia Bittencourt é administradora na empresa de engenharia do pai. Romântica e dedicada, sempre sonhou em construir uma família — e acreditava ter encontrado esse futuro ao lado do namorado. Na noite em que decide se entregar, é dopada pelo próprio namorado — que planejava “vender” sua virgindade ao chefe em troca de uma promoção. Mas uma troca de suítes muda tudo: Olívia acaba nos braços de um CEO frio, viciado em mulheres, que não acredita no amor nem no para sempre. Dessa noite proibida nasce uma gravidez inesperada. Desesperada para salvar o irmão das garras de agiotas e proteger o pai cardíaco, Olívia usa o cartão deixado naquela noite para pagar a dívida… e acaba nas mãos de Liam Holt. Ele precisa se casar e ter um filho legítimo para herdar a fortuna do avô e manter o império; ela não tem saída. Pressionada, aceita um casamento por contrato de um ano — fingindo ser a esposa perfeita do bilionário. Entre ódio, desejo e segredos, Olívia descobre que é impossível fingir para sempre… e que esse contrato pode ser sua prisão ou o caminho para um grande amor.

John Garnett's secretary fed me to the dogs on my own birthday. I called his number endlessly to call for help, only for him to block my number immediately, as he fooled around with his secretary at the presidential suite in broad daylight. All I felt was agony as I was ripped into countless little pieces, still holding on to the black rose seeds he had given me when we were younger. That was not thrilling enough for the secretary, however, she buried me in the backyard of John' villa, intent on making my perished soul watch their bedroom activities. It was not until rain poured a month later, and a cluster of black roses suddenly grew in the backyard. "Where's Claire? I was just scaring her with the dogs—did she run away just to spite me?"

It was the night before my best mate’s wedding—his bachelor party, we made a deal to get blind drunk, but I arrived late. When I opened the door, I was not met with cheers, but with three corpses stalled in motion. My body went limp as my mind went blank. The only thought left in my head was that I had to call the police. “I’m calling from Block 3, Unit 301 of Silkwood Gardens. My three friends are all dead!” On the other end of the line, a female police officer responded calmly, “Please stay calm and don’t touch anything. Keep the crime scene untouched. A team will arrive shortly.” This should have been a night of wild debauchery, but I was the only one left alive. I slowly ducked my head and smiled.

I struggle with all my might, but Dad restrains me, and Mom breaks my limbs. Then, my sister seals me into the concrete. "Concrete is only brought to life with an actual person sealed inside. It looks so much more defined! It's not like you'll die after being sealed in there for a few days. How can you be so insensible?" The pain of having my limbs broken and my oxygen being cut off leads to me dying within that block of concrete. My body rots and festers inside, but my soul sticks around to watch how my parents dote on their adoptive child. They seem to be happy without me. Finally, I lose all hope in them. But when the liquid from my body seeps out of the concrete, they all lose their minds.

Carla worked in Chicago's top law firms. After being cheated on, she wasn't looking for a relationship, that was until one of her big-shot clients asked her to marry her son. Carla denied it at first but was later, manipulated and forced into it by her client, Nina. What Carla didn't know was that marrying Aeden Beckett would turn out to be her worst nightmare. From a simple contract marriage to keep Nina's heart to falling into a twisted web of lies and dark secrets. What will Carla do when she discovers that her gentleman of a British husband, isn't much of a gentleman. He isn't the man he poses to be at all.

Blurb:Who's next on The Block?" the guard said, rubbing his hands together as he examined a few women near the door. They turned their gazes away from him as he passed. I was still touching my cheek where it had been damaged; the warm ridge of flesh stung uncomfortably. The guard spun around and pointed in my direction. "You," he said. "Get over here, you're next on The Block." Jane's Life changed after she she was sold to Austin the Billionaire Son , Her love for her husband for her husband began to fade daily as in turned into resentment due to maltreatments from him and his parents Filled with twists and turn “ Guilty as Charged” is book filled with in depth love triangles and how Jane was able to navigate through the pains and bounce back for revenge

I was preparing a gift for our six-year anniversary when my best friend sent me a photo of my Alpha boyfriend kissing another she-wolf. "Wait, when did you get to Chicago?" The she-wolf in the picture looked a lot like me, but it wasn't me. That's when I found out that my boyfriend of six years had been searching for replacements for his dead childhood sweetheart the whole time. I was number 5. The she-wolf in the photo was number 18. I rushed to Chicago and tracked down Lucas using his phone's location. "Dude, this number 18 really looks like Ally, even more than Sophia does!" "Nah man, Sophia still looks more like her. She's number 5 after all - if she didn't look so much like Ally, why would Lucas have stuck with her for six years?" Lucas flicked his cigarette ash, looking completely relaxed: "They both look pretty similar, but number 18's way better in bed. Sophia's too uptight." "I heard you had someone pick out a diamond ring. You planning to propose? To Sophia or this new chick?" Lucas leaned back into the couch with a cocky grin: "Haven't decided yet. Why don't you guys choose for me?" I turned around, my whole body shaking as a chill ran from my head to my toes. After calming down, I texted my best friend: "Your Alpha cousin, the one who had a crush on me and waited four years - is he still single?"