Chicago Underground

My brother is both powerful and cruel, which means I have a lot of enemies I've never met. He swears he'll keep me safe, but what I want most is to break free. I especially want to break free with Drew, my brother's lawyer. I've spent my life under glass. We shouldn't be together, but everything about him draws me. His intensity, his kindness. And the way he looks in those custom-tailored suits. One night when he's outside my bedroom, I give him a sexy show. And in doing so, unlock pandora's box. Drew shows me everything I've been missing. He touches my body and my heart, but when the truth comes to light, we're both in danger. The cost of my freedom may be the man I've come to love.

Dark. Powerful. Dangerous. Philip Murphy has all of Chicago under his thumb. Except her. Ella met him in a perfect storm of violence and lust. He saved her and then disappeared from her life. Now she pretends she never knew that kind of darkness. Midterms and campus parties, that's her focus, and she applies herself with the hope they can wipe the slate clean. Then Philip turns up outside her dorm room-wounded and barely conscious. He's the head of a criminal empire, a powerful man, but he needs her now. There are traitors in his midst. She can help him, but she can't fall for him. Not again.

WILD Once upon a time I was the girl who had everything, the clothes, the car. The rich dad who spoiled me. But the truth was, the only thing I had was my body. I used it to buy my way out. I took a bite of the apple knowing full well what would happen. That's how I became a call girl. That's the story of how I ended up in hell. DIRTY There's no escape for me. I'm tied to some of the scariest men in Chicago. Bound so tight I'll never get free. I'll do anything to survive, except bring Luke down with me. I won't taint him. I won't ruin the one good man I've ever met. I won't turn him into a dirty cop. Except he refuses to let me go. SECRET I'm the one with the dark past, the scarlet letter, the soul so black there's no hope of redemption. At least, that's what I always believed... Luke has secrets of his own, and the more I search, the more I'm afraid of what I'll find. But I have to know. My survival depends on it.

ROUGH I have a dark secret, a pressure valve, a rare moment just for myself. On these nights I visit a club. There I find men who give me what I need. Men who aren't afraid to take what they want. Men like Colin. HARD What Colin doesn't know can't hurt him. At least that's what I tell myself about the secrets I keep. I don't have a choice, not if I want to keep my daughter safe. There are enemies in the shadows waiting to strike from all sides. I'm holding them out with my bare hands, but it's hard not to get crushed in the process. FIERCE I'm torn between what I want and what I need. Between the men in my past and the man by my side. Colin has tried to control me, to use me. He also guards me so fiercely my heart aches. But there's no protection left for me. This is my battle, and I've already lost.