Charlie's life in Ohio is ordinary and consistent. When her dad loses his job, fighting becomes an every day event. Moving in with her sister makes matters worse. Her life is turned upside down. In a desperate attempt to find a safe haven, she ends up on the streets of Chicago. She's introduced to a different kind of world. A place where crime lords and women of the night come out to play. Charlie finds herself at the mercy of Rico DeLusa, a local crime king. When she begins having feelings for one of Rico's employees, Angel Blackwell, she wonders if she's out of her element. Is she being...

Antonio was the only witness to a terrible plane crash that happened in those early morning hours. Two men had been in the plane; one walked away, the other lay unmoving in the sand. Later he learned that the man was taken to Mercy General; since his mother was a nurse there he was able to gain access to the injured man, Carlos Santora. The pretty nurse Fran and that cocky doctor they called Max McDreamy were tending to his plane crash victim. Thankfully, Doctor Max seemed more interested in Fran than he did the man from the beach. Fran on the other hand seemed concerned, but she was too busy...

Fourteen-year-old Ivy Herman does not want to sell her lead dog, Snow Queen. Mr.Herman owes only one more payment to the bank and The Canadian Eskimo Dog Sanctuary will belong to the family. He wants to sell Snow Queen. Then while out on her last run with her dogs, Snow Queen saves ivy's life. The buyer, Mr. Allbright, changes his mind about buying Ivy's dog.