My Life with Criminals (MLC)

How far is one woman willing to go to make her dreams come true? What compromises is she willing to make to achieve her goals? What is the price of ambitions when you marry into the mafia?

Rachel Colt 

| Highlighted Trait: Ambitious |

After moving to Twinbrook, Rachel found herself entangled with the Racket family. Now she is stuck in a bizarre marriage, trying to raise a daughter, and trying to pursue her career in politics. Rachel hopes to eventually be Governor of Bayou, maybe even Leader of the Free World. How far is she willing to go to make sure her dreams come true? What compromises is she willing to make to achieve her goals? 

New in Town (on blog and Simblr)

• 1.1 On My Own
• 1.2 The Picture of Perfection

Author Update (2/16/2023) I have abandoned any plans of rewriting this story, mostly because my TS3 game is so corrupted and I just don’t have the energy to fix it. However, you can still read the original story below, unchanged.

•  1.3 Barbecue Bust
• 1.4 Sims Gone Wrong
• 1.5 Zombie at the Grill-a-Thon 
• 1.6 Up All Night Can’t Get My Legs Out
• 1.7 First Day at the Office City Hall Needs a Snowman
• 1.8 I Need That Eggnog
• 1.9 New Friend The Fall
• The Grim Reaper Comes in Snow
• 1.10 Love Interest
• 1.11 Dancing in the Park
• 1.12 First Date with Justin
• 1.13 Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?
• 1.14 Late Night Reading

Part 2: The Price of Ambitions (on blog) 

• 1.15 Eager Appetites
• 1.16 The Price of Aspirations
• 1.17 Spitball of Fire
• 1.18 Hornet on the Loose
• 1.19 Moving Up in the World
• 1.20 Negotiations
• 1.21 Tragic Theatrics
• 1.22 In Need of a Friend
• 1.23 Tension
• 1.24 Announcement 
• 1.25 Confessions
• 1.26 Family Matters
• 1.27 Out of Control
• 1.28 Hope

Part 3: Brighter Futures and Bigger Problems 

• 1.29 Shark’s Question
• 1.30, Pt. 1, Lolly’s Secret
• 1.30, Pt. 2, Lolly’s Secret
• 1.30, Pt. 3, Lolly’s Secret
• 1.31 Shark’s Protest
• 1.32 Rachel’s Makeover
• 1.33 Rachel’s Offer
• 1.34 Silver’s Swim (mildly NSFW)
• 1.35 A Racket Family Sleepover
• 1.36 Rude Awakening (mildly NSFW)
• 1.37 Gala’s Party
• 1.38 Rachel’s Visitor
• 1.39 Shark’s Night to Remember (NSFW)
• 1.40 Lolly’s Confession
• 1.41 Rachel’s Scheme
• 1.42 Max’s Threat (NSFW – text only post)
• 1.43 Max’s Secret (NSFW – text only post)
• 1.44 Lolly’s Night Out
• 1.45 Hope’s Night Away
• 1.46 Bill’s Drinking Buddy (NSFW)
• 1.47 Dennis’ Deal

Part 4: Matters of Life and Death ( I should just label this whole section NSFW as it is filled with heavy, adult topics… though I promise to be tasteful in my images)

• 1.48 Trip Down Memory Lane
• 1.49 Part of the Family (NSFW)
• 1.50 Quick Fix (NSFW)
• 1.51 All in the Family (NSFW)
• 1.52 The Unconscious Mind
• 1.53 Broken Bird 
• 1.54 The Rules of the Game
• 1.55 Strange Bedfellows  (NSFW)
• 1.56 Caught Red-Handed  (NSFW)
• 1.57 End of the Line (NSFW)
• 1.58 Into Darkness
• 1.59 Piecing Together
• 1.60 Special Delivery (mildly NSFW – text content)
• 1.61 Shattered (Trigger Warnings – NSFW)
• 1.62 Second Chances
• 1.63 Need to Know
• 1.64 Fade to Black