Alexia's world has been turned upside down. Her father was killed and she finds herself living with orphaned teenage boys, also known as Newsies. And after being attacked by one of the Newsies' sworn enemies, she is saved by a mysterious blue eyed boy. She later finds out that it is none other than Spot Conlon, the King of Brooklyn. His reputation precedes him, but she ignores all of the warnings and stories. Will she fall for him? Or is his heart to cold to love at all? Book 1 of 2. Book 1: Queen of Brooklyn Book 2: Princess of Brooklyn

"Why can't I go back to Brooklyn?!" I demanded. "Because yous my little sista and I don't want you getting hoit" Jack said. "Well Spot will protect me!" I told him. " It's Spot I'm worried about! He's the reason I don't want you going back to Brooklyn!" He yelled. "Why?!" I yelled back. "Because I don't want you to fall for him!" Jack shouted. "Well maybe I already have" I said and walked away.

This is of the 1899 Newsboy Strike against Joseph Pulitzer with some new characters and love in the air. This is based off of the movie.

Being Spot Conlon was harder than everyone thought. Everyone thought he was cold and distant and very scary. Many people thought he didn’t possess a heart, which was not true. He did have a heart, he just hid it well. He needed to be aloof, that was the only way you could survive in Brooklyn. Being a street rat made you hard. Winifred Brewster was the daughter of a famous doctor. She was Jack Kelly’s cousin and liked the life Jack lived. She believed her life was unexciting and wanted some adventure. She thought being rich made her boring. They both had secrets, deep secrets, but who could they tell? This is the first novel in the 'Taking a stand' series.