Breaking Storm: A Dark Chicago Underworld Romantic Suspense (Storm Duet 1)

By Denise Baer

A street fighter and his childhood crush. A forced marriage. Both are hellbent on leaving the streets of Chicago, except the gang alliance won’t let them.

TEAGAN

College is my one-way ticket out of this city.

For years, I distanced myself from the Chicago underworld.

I attend college, work at a florist, and have a boyfriend who knows nothing about my life.

Now the leaders of two rival gangs block my escape. My father is forcing me to marry the son of his rival to forge an alliance. A childhood friend I haven’t seen since I was sixteen.

Joey’s a criminal, born from violence. Street wars run through his veins. I’ll do everything in my power to make this forced marriage fail.

JOEY

Once I find her, I’m fleeing the streets of Chicago.

Most people think of me as a thug. A useless street fighter called Storm.

I’d love nothing more than to get away from this life, but my old man has blackmailed me for as long as I can remember.

I’m forced to marry Teagan, my father’s biggest nemesis’s daughter, and childhood crush. All I have to do is bide my time to sever the hold my old man has on me and disappear forever.

Author's Note: BREAKING STORM is book one of the STORM DUET. It’s a dark love story between Teagan and Joey. A romantic suspense, enemies-to-lovers, forced marriage, following one couple through disturbing incidences, getting acquainted, lots of steamy moments, and a blood-curdling race to escape. This book ends with a major CLIFFHANGER, so you need to read the books in order. Book two, CHASING STORM, is the conclusion and will be up for pre-order soon. These books contain adult content and triggers. Reader discretion is advised. If you want a list of warnings, please visit authordenisebaer.com.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Denise Baer
• Release date: Mar 12, 2024
• ISBN: 9781958343074

Denise Baer

Denise Baer has gone through life in ecstasy (not the drug). At times, she couldn’t quite remember where she was or how she got there. But that’s a story for when she gets to know you. For now, she’d like to concentrate on her successes..., which aren’t too many. She’s not an award-winning author, never starred in a porn, or entered a beauty contest.She’s just a regular gal who likes potato chips on her sandwiches and says ‘member’ instead of remember. You can take the girl out of Chicago but you can’t take Chicago out of the girl. If flip-flops were the only form of footwear, she’d go without because she’s not crazy about feet thongs.A life in Germany hasn’t stopped her from letting her national roots sprout. She sings with the windows wide-open, screams at the television while watching the Chicago Bears, and talks to her dog, Shakespeare, during their daily walks. She’s known as the ‘American’, and while shopping, bike riding or walking, let’s out a few loud ‘Guten Morgen’ or ‘Guten Tag’s’, which shakes everyone up. And she won’t hesitate to use a screwdriver when locked out of her flat to open the door Chicago style.During the winter months, Denise can be found on the couch, writing or revising with a spiced chai in her hand. And in the summer, out on the balcony with a Captain Morgan and Coke Light.If you want to check her out or put her on your banned list, please stop by one of my sites. Any one of them will do. Tschüß!