Shoes On A Wire
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  • Reads 54
  • Votes 9
  • Parts 6
  • Time 59m
strandedinparadise
Ongoing, First published Aug 11, 2015
Mature
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Troy Clifton has aspirations for things bigger than broken beer bottles and drugs. His father is dead, his mother a drunk, his brothers futures are bleak and his friends are falling into the wrong crowd. That wrong crowd soon becomes his crowd. Drew King, leader of the Old Town Royals has a proposition to help Troy. He cant leave his family without money. Drews drug money could be Troys ticket to freedom... or jail.

Grant Donovans family has a dark past involving the mafia and gang wars in New york. He is recruited as a detective for the FBI to investigate the rising tensions between the Oldtown Royals, the East Side Ravens and The Mob in Chicago. His ex, Stella Harriet, a bigtime journalist is thrown into the mix with hard feelings and a new fiancée, Dan Kaiser the mayor. Not to mention his boss Greg Hamilton has a much different idea of justice than he does. 

It seems like everyone in the city has something to do with the gang wars, whether past or present.

The unlikeliest of a pair meet in the unlikliest of a circumstance.
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The billionaire's love (#35-watty's 2015)

14 parts Complete

#35 in romance - 19/10/16. Eliana Kingston never imagined her life would spiral into a world of danger and deceit. Forced to flee her home to escape a powerful mafia boss, she finds herself under the protection of Jackson Parker, a ruthless billionaire with secrets of his own. What begins as a fragile alliance to uncover the truth about their enemies soon ignites into a passion neither expected. As the shadows of their pasts close in, Eliana and Jackson must navigate treacherous betrayals, heart-stopping danger, and the undeniable pull of love. Can their bond survive the secrets that threaten to destroy them, or will the price of their pasts be too high to pay? A story of resilience, redemption, and an all-consuming romance that proves true love can emerge from even the darkest of places.

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