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Flying Violets by CarrieLahaye
CarrieLahaye
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Boston socialite Violet Callahan, daredevil pilot and 1920s flapper longs for independence and continuously lives on the edge of danger by flying in a flying circus and performing dangerous aviation stunts. When she meets Prohibition agent Jack Moran he is horrified at the risks that Violet continuously takes, but her determination for her flying career comes above all things even him. Jack follows Violet's barnstorming career over a period of two years and when they meet up again in a speakeasy in Hilton Head events unfold that bring Jack and Violet together that include a federal trial and the death of a mob witness that cause them to go into hiding. Love and passion are discovered in an upstate South Carolina farmhouse, but will Violet be able to put her aviation career before Jack or is it possible to have both?
The Billionaire's Contract by LMMars
LMMars
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I hesitated. Then sighed. "What would I have to do?" "Marry me." ______________ Lucian King doesn't care about anyone. The only thing that he cares about is King Enterprises; his father's company. Life is already hard enough for Lucian as the CEO's son, but without a doubt, the ultimatum that his Father enforces on him only makes life harder: Either gets married and Lucian's father will give up his spot as CEO to Lucian or Stay single and never work in King Enterprises again. That's where 24 years old, Malea Hayes comes in. Malea works full time as a bartender a club that coincidentally Lucian attends often. In a drunken haze, Lucian chats up Malea. A deal sparks between the two. Malea must help Lucian find a wife. Malea knows she needs help financially and hesitantly asks her best friend, Alesandra Rodriquez for help. Alesandra suddenly is thrust into the world of fame, money, deceit, and lies. With Alesandra married to Lucian, Malea thinks she's finally happy and at peace. But is she wrong? ________ Also published on Hinovel, Goodnovel and Readict
Love and Liquor by swickflick
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Its New York, 1924, and Prohibition is in full swing, which means so is the Mafia. Grace Hanson is a seventeen year old that's just graduated from high school, waiting for her life to begin. In the meantime, she lives with her father, Dr. George Hanson. Unfortunately, her father has gotten himself into a bit of a tough situation. To get him out of it, Grace makes an agreement with some dangerous men: Her marriage for her father's life. Now Grace has been thrust deep into the world of the underground mafia. Trying to catch her bearings, and cope with her new husband, Luca, and his family of criminals may prove to be too much for her.