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Author
Series
Vega family love stories volume 2
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A stressed-out single dad and caregiver to his mischievous abuelo butts heads and creates sparks with a teacher and social justice advocate.
Santiago "Saint" Vega gets a second shot at love with Lola León, but when duty to his family forces him to do something she'll never forgive, will everything he's built come crumbling down? Years ago, Saint walked away from the girl he loved to fulfill his duty. Now he's struggling to build bridges between...
Series
To sir with love volume 2
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Mark Thackeray returns to Chicago after he retires from teaching school in London. However the challenge of reaching the kids in the inner city school is just too much to resist.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Avenue
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
1921, Chicago. Nelly Sawyer is the daughter of the "wealthiest Negro in America," whose affluence catapulted his family to the heights of Black society. After the unexpected death of her only brother, Nelly becomes the premier debutante overnight. But Nelly has aspirations beyond society influence and marriage. For the past year, she has worked undercover as an investigative journalist, sharing the achievements and tribulations of everyday Black people...
Author
Series
Chicago Stars volume 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Brett, the hottest sports agent in the business, and Rory, the sister of his superstar client, meet and have a disastrous one-night stand, resulting in murder, they find things getting messy, dangerous, heartbreaking and sexy as they struggle with themselves, each other and love.
Author
Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2020
Language
Español
Description
"In a split second, Morgan Kincaid's life changes forever. She's on her way home from work when a mother begs her to take her baby, then places the infant in her arms. Before Morgan can stop her, the distraught mother jumps in front of an oncoming train. Morgan has never seen this woman before, and she can't understand what would cause a person to give away her child and take her own life. She also can't understand how this woman knew her name. The...
7) Safe passage
Author
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An epic journey across the South Side of Chicago for Darius, his little sister Cissy, and his best friend Booger as they set out to find an armored truck that has lost a payload of cash"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A dramatic and inspiring novel based on the true story of the Jane Collective and the brave women who fought for our right to choose, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Paris Bookseller. Chicago, early 1970s. Who does a woman call when she needs help? Jane. The best-known secret in the city, Jane is an underground women's health organization composed entirely of women helping women, empowering them to live lives free from the expectations...
Author
Series
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In the City of Meat, Charles Swagger is on the hunt for notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson when he traces a tip to the Chicago stock yards. While there, he's brutally assaulted and discovers that the madman who attacked him is involved in a nearby narcotics ring with plans to spread its new drug to the residents of the disenfranchised 7th District of Chicago. Worse, this is no ordinary drug, it makes some users happy, drives others insane, and...
10) Oscar
Publisher
[Kino Lorber]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A mobster promises his dying father that he will go straight, but Oscar becomes a problem to that promise.
Series
Shameless volume season 3
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Spring roars like a lion in season three! Frank's latest schemes range from gigs as a drug mule and gay rights spokesperson to calling Child Services on his own kids. While Fiona finally finds relative stability in the corporate world, househusband Jimmy develops a full-blown midlife crisis. Lip does his best to handle an out-of-control love triangle, and Ian struggles with Mickey's impending marriage- to a girl! Deb deals with growing up. Carl wraps...
Author
Series
Frost Industries volume 1
Publisher
Montana Fyre
Pub. Date
©2022
Language
English
Description
Frost Industries was born from the blood of our enemies, forging the way for our family to walk the fine line between high society and the Chicago underworld. I've lived in the darkness almost as long as I can remember, so it made sense when I stepped into my role of Enforcer. I take care of problems, no matter the stains they leave on what used to be my soul. Until I met Emerson. Her light shines so bright it penetrates through my cold, black heart....
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Return to ground zero in the fight against Chicago crime in all 23 episodes of this critically acclaimed drama. In Season Three, Hank Voight2s intelligence unit is in the final stretch of taking down a powerful kingpin when one of his detectives is severely beaten and kidnapped. In a race against time, Voight makes the difficult decision to bring back one of the disgraced former members of his unit.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A raw and unflinching look at the objectification and misogyny of the Playboy mansion, a woman's stolen young adulthood and her journey to self-acceptance, and a rare look inside Hugh Hefner's final days. Crystal offers a vulnerable and clear-eyed look at how her experience with Hugh Hefner catalyzed her transformative journey from someone who prized external validation over all else to a person who finally recognizes her true worth. This candid...
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