ORGINALLY A 'PAID' STORY. NOW PUBLISHED ON AMAZON/KU *** 4 CHAPTER SAMPLE HERE *** Jake Bryant, a disgraced Chicago detective, inserts himself into the police investigation of his murdered best friend to protect the woman he loves - his friend's widow. ***** Jake Bryant, a former Chicago PD detective, rushes home after his best friend is killed. Determined to find the murderer, he starts his own investigation into Tom's death. However, the case is complicated by the involvement of a motorcycle gang, drugs, and Jake's feelings for Tom's widow. But Jake has bigger problems when the police set the killer free- who then decides to silence Tom's family as well. Now Jake is faced with the ultimate dilema. Does he trust a broken system to protect Tom's family? Or does he seek his own brand of justice? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

"This is the story of how I absolutely fell (too far) in love with a girl who I'm pretty sure isn't aware of my existence." Turns out the feeling was very much mutual Billie Eilish FanFiction G!P

Ava DaSilva is the quiet, straight-A student-introverted, drama-free, and perfectly content with just her sister and her best friend by her side. She keeps her head down, her grades up, and her heart locked tight. Then Billie O'Connell transfers in. Tattooed, fearless, and carrying a reputation that makes people whisper. Billie sees Ava and decides she's hers-no negotiations, no exceptions. Nothing will stand in her way. But Billie comes with baggage: a gang-affiliated life, dangerous friends, and secrets that could burn everything down. Ava has never been one to chase trouble, and Billie is trouble in every way. Is the pull between them strong enough to survive Billie's world... or will it be too much for Ava to handle?

"𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧" 𝐆×𝐆