Jess Derry

Stories

    The Shelby Problem

    Two powerful men. One woman neither expected to want. Jess Derry (Y/N User) is a fearless criminal defence lawyer who has built a reputation for standing her ground against Birmingham’s most dangerous men. Then she crosses paths with Thomas Shelby, whose cold control meets its match in a woman who refuses to be intimidated by him. When Jess later takes on a case for Alfie Solomons, everything becomes complicated. Alfie is openly fascinated by her, while Tommy quietly finds himself falling for the one woman he cannot control. What begins as professional rivalry soon becomes personal. Tommy refuses to admit what he feels. Alfie has no intention of hiding it, especially once he realises exactly how much Jess matters to Tommy. But Jess isn’t a prize to be won. And when a devastating accident leaves both men facing the possibility of losing her, their rivalry suddenly seems meaningless. Until Jess survives. Now Tommy can no longer hide his feelings, Alfie refuses to walk away, and Jess must decide what she wants when two very different men are willing to fight for her. Two gangsters. One lawyer. One impossible choice.

    Slow BurnRomanceHurt/ComfortMutual PiningHappy EndingCanon-Typical ViolenceJealousyTommy Shelby is Bad at Feelings
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    Stop The Wedding

    At a prestigious royal race meeting, Tommy Shelby notices a young woman sitting among Birmingham’s most eligible women, surrounded by wealth, status and expectations. Jess appears perfectly suited to the world she was born into. Beautiful, composed and well-mannered. But Tommy notices something nobody else seems to see. She doesn’t look happy. Their paths cross again when Jess escapes the crowds and retreats to the stables, where an unexpected conversation begins something neither of them could have anticipated. Tommy Shelby was never supposed to fall for a woman from a world so far above his own. And Jess was never supposed to fall for a Shelby. But with an arranged marriage waiting for her and society already deciding her future, falling in love may be the easiest part of their story. Because Tommy doesn’t know she doesn’t want the wedding. And Jess doesn’t know whether he’ll ever choose to stop it.

    MisunderstandingsSlow BurnMutual PiningJealousyThe Peaky BlindersArranged MarriageForbidden LoveTommy Shelby is Bad at Feelings
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