The Devil's Playground

<h4>In the Devil's Playground a Sinner always plays to win. </h4><p><br></p><p><strong>Nicolette</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Back in Springfield for the first time in years I needed money and I needed it <em>fast</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>When my job as a hostess at the local Italian place wasn't going to earn me enough to cut it I did the one thing I promised I would never do: I got involved with one of the syndicates that rule the seedy city.</p><p><br></p><p>Considering I'm trying to avoid anyone with ties to the Libellula Family I head to the West Side and hope like hell the Sinners Syndicate will give me a chance.</p><p><br></p><p>The Devil's Playground isn't my first choice but what else can I do? I make it clear that I'm only interested in serving drinks... until some big shot gambler offers me ten grand for one night.</p><p><br></p><p>I take him up on it-only to have him wager his night with me to another guy... and <em>lose</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Now I'm expected to honor my deal with the Syndicate's underboss and the charming bastard who hired me for this job in the first place... while also hiding any ties I have to his enemies.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Royce</strong></p><p><br></p><p>From the moment Nicolette walked into the Playground I wanted her-but then I brought her on as one of our girls and she was suddenly off-limits.</p><p><br></p><p>I learned the hard way: work and pleasure don't mix. If I'd met her anywhere else I might've taken a shot at the waitress but she needed the job more than she needed a boyfriend so I backed off.</p><p><br></p><p>And okay that's a damn lie. I didn't pursue her but hell if I didn't take a page out of Devil's book and start watching over Nic from the shadows...</p><p><br></p><p>I would have left it at that though until one of the Playground's more well-known wallets set his eyes on my girl.</p><p><br></p><p>They don't call me Rolls for nothing. I played him for the night she agreed to telling myself that I was just saving her from what the sick and twisted customer wanted to do to her.</p><p><br></p><p>Then I get my first taste of Nicolette and I realize that one night will never be enough... and I'll stop anyone who tries to take her from me.</p><p><br></p><p>*<em>The Devil's Playground </em>is the second book in the <strong>Deal with the Devil</strong> series a collection of interconnected standalones set in the fictional crime hotspot of Springfield. It tells the story of Rolls Royce and the one woman he'll do anything to save Nicolette Williams.</p>