The second book in Chicago Crew series. Don't need to read the first book to read this.
Take your stereotypical misunderstood girl, lonely, wary, abandoned and a has a 6 ft wide around her heart. Throw in a dysfunctional mother, a famous father, crazy twin, wrongful conviction, a small sweet shop, successful female friends and sinfully hot federal agents and you have Pamela King.
Nate Crew is an FBI agent visiting home, where he finds the snobby irritating criminal he sent to jail two years ago. He's sure theres a reason she's in his city, working with his family not rotting in a jail cell somewhere. He knows she's out for revenge and he's going to do anything to keep his family safe even throw the gorgeous ex convict out onto the streets where she belongs, far away from him.
What will happen when they both realise that she belongs somewhere else, in the arms of a specific man, they'll never look back.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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