Break me like a promise [eBook - NC Kids Digital Library] : Once Upon a Crime Family

Magnolia Vickers' fairy tale happiness was ruined five months ago when her boyfriend, Carter Landlow, was killed. Now she's stuck watching as Penny Landlow and Char Zhu, the heirs of the other two black market organ crime families, come out in favor of H.R. 197 (The Organ Act) which would legalize a private industry of organ and transplant trade . . . and destroy the Families' business. All Maggie's ever wanted was Carter, and to follow in her father's footsteps and head up the Vickers Family. Then she messes up big time: she accidentally downloads a virus onto her father's computer, allowing freelance IT guy, Alex, to make a copy of confidential Family information when she sneaks the computer off-estate for him to fix. He'll only return it in exchange for a kidney transplant, which he desperately needs. Finding a match takes longer than Maggie expects, and as Alex's health declines, she's surprised to find herself falling for him. Like it or not, Maggie must accept that her first love and the Business as she knew it are gone forever. She's not going to be handed a happily ever after. If she wants to save Alex's life and carve out a place for herself in the business of legalized organ trade, she's going to have to fight for it. With searing romance, thrilling tension, and mystery perfect for fans of Holly Black and Kimberly Derting, this second book in the stunning Once Upon a Crime Family series will hold readers spellbound. No one is unbreakable. All Magnolia Vickers has ever wanted was to follow fathers path as head of the Family Business. But new legislation is poised to destroy the Familys operations in the black-market organ trade and Maggies recent behavior has wrecked the business-savvy reputation shes worked her whole life to build. Shes given an ultimatum: shape up or step aside. Then Maggie messes up: she downloads a virus onto her fathers computer, and must sneak it off-estate for repair. When Alex, a tech whiz, uncovers the type of information on the machine, he offers Maggie a choice: her Family can give him a kidney, or hell irreparably scramble the data. Maggie agrees, but has no intention of keeping her promise or ever seeing him again. That night Alex shows up at her Family estate with copies of confidential Family files and a shocking revelationthe kidney is for him. The Vickers arent willing to let Alex out of their sight, so he moves onto their estate and Maggie is assigned to be his keeper. A task she resents and he enjoys making as challenging as possible. But procuring black market organs is becoming increasingly difficult, and as Alexs health declines, shes surprised to find herself falling for him. Like it or not, Maggie must accept that if she wants to save Alexs life and carve out a place in the new legalized organ business, shes going to have to fight for both. All Magnolia Vickers ever wanted was to follow in her father's path and head up the Family business. And, once upon a time, she and Carter Landlow were going to do it together. But new legislation is about to destroy the Family's operations in the black-market organ trade, and Carter, her love, is dead. When New Legislation Threatens To Destoy Her Family's Operations In The Black-market Organ Trade, Maggie Finds Herself Falling In Love With Alex, A Computer Whiz Who Makes A Shocking Revelation.