Perfectly Designed A Prequel Novella

She craves the thrill rebellion brings. Gia Carter works at the one of the top architecture firms in the country, has an adult relationship, and a family who loves her. After a lifetime of protection, she kinda likes the dangerous world her boyfriend has exposed her to. Until the guns are pointed at her.

I Am Perfectly Designed is an exuberant celebration of loving who you are, exactly as you are, from Karamo Brown, the Culture Expert of Netflix's hit series Queer Eye, and Jason Brown—featuring illustrations by Anoosha Syed. In this empowering ode to modern families, a boy and his father take a joyful walk through the city, discovering all the ways in which they are perfectly designed for each other. "With tenderness and wit, this story captures the magic of building strong childhood memories. The Browns and Syed celebrate the special bond between parent and child with joy and flair...Syed's bright, cartoon illustrations enrich the tale with a meaningful message of kindness and inclusion."—Kirkus

You're innocent, but you just spent 5 years in prison. Would you be okay with never learning the truth? Xander Reinerman barely made it out of prison alive. Someone framed him and now he's out to show the world (especially his family) that he isn't the monster the media made him out to be. Doing that in a new town with no money, no friends, and a felony record will take every weapon in his arsenal and what's left of his shredded hope. After Golden’s philanthropist Gia Carter offers shelter to the handsome, quiet stranger in town, her life begins to unravel at breakneck speed, starting with her growing attraction to this broody man she knows nothing about. Someone's out to ruin her and they won't stop until she's headed back to her parents in a body bag. They need each other, but neither of them will ever trust easily again.

What would you be willing to sacrifice to get what you want most? Xander wants justice. Gia wants to prove that she's got what it takes to be a world-class architect. Their dreams are within reach, but will they have to sacrifice everything else to get it? Xander Reinerman believes in justice. He also believes that family stands by each other, regardless of the situation. But when Dad’s sins are aired, he has to choose between letting Dad take the hit and bailing him out of his troubles. What he thought was black and white becomes very gray very quickly. Where is the line when it comes to family? Gia Carter has been out to prove that she can make it on her own for years. And a mentorship with a top female architect in the country seems like just the ticket to boost her firm’s visibility. That is, until her ethics are challenged and she has to choose between doing what is right and doing what is convenient. The career she’s worked so hard to build is on the verge of sinking like a brick. What is it worth to her to save it?

Maybe breaking up would save them both. Desperate to make up to her family for her past absence, Gia Carter agrees to take over a partially finished architecture job from her grieving cousin, which means more time spent in New Orleans. But when the threats from environmental activists turn violent, she’s assigned a bodyguard who is with her more than she’s been with Xander in the last six months. Maybe it would just be easier to be with someone who wasn’t long-distance? Stuck in Denver trying to clear his name through a settlement, Xander Reinerman can feel the distance creeping into his relationship with Gia. She’s the one he wants to spend forever with, but he’s just not good enough—yet. When anonymous letters appear and local gang members assault him, he questions whether they will ever get their chance at forever after all. Life and love are on the line. Can Gia and Xander survive when everything is threatening to end them? **The books in Against All Odds series are meant to be read sequentially.**

Enjoy all 3 books with one click! "Gill presents a smooth blend of fast-moving action, dramatic suspense, mystery, plot twists, and romance." -- Reader's Favorite review "This is a unique story, fresh and imaginative...it concludes with a well-crafted ending, with surprising twists at the satisfying conclusion and all the story lines were neatly tied up." --InD'tale Magazine Behind Lead Doors --- He's undercover to save lives, but can he complete his mission without sacrificing his family? Ex-military Taddeo Pravo volunteers to go undercover inside Italy’s most prominent crime ring to bring the leaders to justice. He's stunned to find his sister held captive. Although frantic to free her before she disappears forever, he can’t compromise the mission. His dilemma: watch his sister be sold to the highest bidder to save hundreds, or put hundreds of women and children’s lives on the line to save the one he loves most. On Wings of an Avalanche-- When the lies unravel, who will be left standing? Dr. Madison Cote and Chip Chapman are desperate to escape their warlord captor, but his international reach robs them of a place to hide. When Madison ruins Chip's plan for escape, he's forced to choose between helping a fellow victim or saving himself. In the mix of stunning betrayal, lies, and desperation, who will survive? Or who will die trying? The Apricot Underground-- Would you try to rescue a girl who dumped you via proxy? Recent university graduate Sasha Zatkov is supposed to be living out her dream in Sofia, Bulgaria. Instead, her adoption agency is in a freefall and she can’t seem to find the ripcord. When a gorgeous Greek man offers her agency an ideal partnership to get around the stricter Bulgarian adoption laws, a problem-free future is within her reach, until her best friend recruits her for an underground mission in Athens, Greece she can’t turn down. Not everyone can be saved, and she doesn’t get to choose the survivors. A work-study program in Italy sounds like the perfect way to avoid another soul-sucking summer job to Damon Radov. But what starts as an adventure of a lifetime turns into forced labor, and his push for answers leads to an unexpected enemy holding a gun to his head. In hindsight, getting dumped by his girlfriend via proxy becomes the least of his worries.

He's undercover to save lives, but can he complete his mission without sacrificing his family? Ex-military Taddeo Pravo volunteers to go undercover inside Italy’s most prominent crime ring to bring the leaders to justice. He's stunned to find his sister held captive. Although frantic to free her before she disappears forever, he can’t compromise the mission. His dilemma: watch his sister be sold to the highest bidder to save hundreds, or put hundreds of women and children’s lives on the line to save the one he loves most. **Behind Lead Doors is a standalone suspense story. It is book 1 in the Freedom's Cry Series. _________________________________________________ Read the whole Freedom's Cry Series: Behind Lead Doors On Wings of an Avalanche The Apricot Underground Other readers of Gill's books enjoyed books by: Charles Martin, Colleen Coble, Khalid Hosseini, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nina George, Celeste Ng, Kristin Hannah, Liane Moriarty, Amor Towles, Matt Haig Topics: contemporary romance, undercover operation, undercover suspense, crime ring, military, coming of age, coming of age series, suspense series, mystery, modern romance, urban romance, Italy, Italian romance, mystery, heartwarming, heart-warming, family, love, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, contemporary suspense, mafia, mafia fiction, human trafficking fiction, sassy, strong heroine, loyalty, swoon, contemporary, rescue, kidnap, justice, single mother, ex-military, daughter, shelter, claiming, defending, protect, damsel in distress, drama, action and adventure, action romance, veteran, former soldier, soldier, Emotional, HEA, international suspense, organized crime, organized international crime, underground trafficking ring,

Avri Reinerman has dated a lot of promising bachelors but her best friend, Kennedy, has predicted the demise of them all. Somehow, he sees these guys for the duds they are, even when they are perfect for her on paper. When Kennedy hits his head and ends up in the hospital fighting for his life, her perspective comes into stunning focus. Maybe love had been by her side this whole time, but is it too late to claim her happily ever after?