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The Donna by the_machi_prince
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At just a few months old, Myra was stolen in the dead of night; torn from her father, her brothers, and her twin. Escaping the orphanage, surviving the streets, and blind to the people that 'saved' her, Myra didn't just endure. Myra clawed her way out, and she burned everything in her wake to ashes. Seventeen years later, she's not just alive. She's powerful. Dangerous. Untouchable. Myra built her empire from the blood she's bled, the blood she's spilled, and secrets she'd kill to protect. It's not just her identity she's concealing - it's the cracks. She's back. But she's not the little sister they imagined. Can she keep everything hidden when a twist of fate drops her into the lap of her so-called family?
Blanchard  by Joycelinexo
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Six years ago, Blanchard Collins packed her bags, boarded a bus to Houston, and never looked back. She left behind her abusive father, the town that never forgave her for speaking her mind, and Rueben Bailey, the boy who broke her heart the night before they were supposed to run away together. Now twenty-four, Blanchard returns home with her five-year-old daughter, Willow, and a dying mother who's asked for one final thing-her presence. But coming home means facing the ghosts she thought she'd buried, including the man she's never truly stopped loving. Rueben "Benny" Bailey did what his family expected. Stayed, took over the farm, and proposed to the girl everyone said was right for him. But when Blanchard walks back into church with a little girl who looks just like him, everything he's built starts to fall apart.
THE LOST ANGEL by stasiaswan
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She's the tennis world's rising star. Their long-lost sister. Fifteen-year-old tennis prodigy Valerie Celestina Allen is no stranger to headlines-but none of them know the truth. After a brutal break-in kills her ultra-religious adoptive parents, Valerie is thrust into the chaotic, gilded world of the Moretti brothers, a powerful mafia family she doesn't remember-but who remember her. She's their long-lost sister. And they're not letting her go again. As Valerie navigates private courts, bloody secrets, and the glint of paparazzi cameras, one name follows her like a shadow: Jameson Luciano. A boy with brutal fists, dangerous eyes, and a past of his own. But with buried trauma clawing at her throat, a stalker circling closer, and a family she barely knows watching her break, Valerie's iron-willed survival may not be enough this time. Because secrets don't stay hidden forever-and hers could shatter everything.
The Golden Couple by knightsrachel
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Sophie Allen is a Pre-Med student, a hard worker, and head over heels in love with her long-time boyfriend, Bryce Harrison. Bryce Harrison is a baseball jock, a lover of the movie Hairspray, and head over heels in love with his long-tie girlfriend, Sophie Allen. That is, until Bryce's world is turned upside down with the big-C. A cancer diagnosis. What does it mean to love someone unconditionally? And just how far would you go for the person that you love? Sophie is about to find out.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛꜱ by GlitchedGoddess
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Their first meeting? A disaster. An auction in Paris. One look. One insult. And an immediate, mutual decision- i hate that fucker. ᴍᴀᴅᴇʟʏɴ ʟᴀᴜʀᴇɴᴛ-French mafia princess, sharp-tongued, reckless, and impossible to control, has never met a man she couldn't outtalk, outplay, or walk away from. Until him. ᴀᴅʀɪᴀɴᴏ ᴅᴇ ʟᴜᴄᴀ -Italy's future Don, cold, ruthless, and used to getting exactly what he wants, has never met a woman who didn't know her place. And that's about to change. They hated each other at first sight. And second. And third.... Every encounter worse than the last. Every word sharper. Every glance a challenge. So walking away should've been easy. It would have been... If their families hadn't already decided otherwise. Because in their world, love doesn't matter. Power does. And now, bound by a mafia alliance marriage, two enemies are forced into a union neither of them wants. Where hatred simmers, tension burns, and every fight feels a little too close to something dangerously unfamiliar. But being enemies isn't their only problem. The Serbs are watching. Waiting. And more than ready to tear their alliance and their marriage apart. The question isn't whether they'll fall for each other. It's whether they'll survive long enough to figure it out. ʙᴏᴜɴᴅ ʙʏ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴅʀɪᴠᴇɴ ʙʏ ʜᴀᴛᴇ.
Mafioso Series 1: Contractual Wife by Reese_Nyra
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"Three years of your life in exchange for your brother's future. Fair, isn't it?" For years, she's lived on exhaustion and sacrifice-working tirelessly to keep food on the table, drowning in debt, and fighting to pay for her brother's medical bills. Hope was never meant for her... until the most dangerous man she knows offers a deal she cannot refuse. Caius Grivano. Her cold, ruthless employer. The infamous mafia leader whose name alone makes the underworld tremble. His proposition is simple: be his wife. No strings. No love. Just a contract that grants her brother's life in exchange for her freedom. Luxury in place of poverty. Safety in exchange for silence. But simplicity is a lie. Because behind Caius's icy indifference is a past that refuses to stay buried... and a little girl who shatters every wall he's built. What happens when a transaction of convenience begins to feel like something far more dangerous-something real?
TRAPPED [DISCONTINUED/OLD VERSION] by islaholland
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NEW VERSION UP ON MY PAGE NOW! Celine Monet has lived alone with her mother ever since she was five, when her parents got a divorce and only one won custody over her. But finally, eight years later, her father wins shared custody. After moving across the country and settling into a new home, Celine visits the family she hasn't seen in almost a decade. But they're shocked to find out that the years of - unknown to them - abuse have weighed down on her, morphing her into a completely new person. But they find a whisper of the little happy girl she used to be, and they're determined to cling onto it.
Drugs & Dior  by leahwritesx
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Angela Diamond is a sweet girl who refuses to let her abusive parents take her sparkle. She works hard, being the main breadwinner of her family since her parents decided to start living in delusions and drinking all day. Angela is starting to lose hope, seeing the effects of the abuse on her brother more and more everyday, when she gets a note that changes her life. Damon Merari is an illegal street racer with a fiery temper and a concerningly good ability to hold his alcohol. People adore him and he has many fans, but he's above them. He thinks they are pathetic. He has been living in the lap of luxury ever since he started racing, but not so much before then. His luxurious life style has made him arrogant, selfish, and desperate to feel something real. Angela's sweet spirit makes it impossible for Damon to shove her away like he does with everyone else. It's a new thing to him, having someone care for him, and it's unwelcome. His self destructive tendencies fail to work on her and eventually start to fade as he learns how to accept love and grow to love others. Damon helps Angela learn a valuable lesson of self respect and the need to set firm boundaries with those you love. He guides her through her hardest moments, while also struggling through his own problems. Angela prefers to stay quiet rather than fight people for what she wants, but through Damon she learns that sometimes it is important to stick up for what you believe. Check warnings before reading!! #1 in modeling 7/12/25 #1 in streetracing 7/12/25 #1 in cars 8/4/25
𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐬  by Sryneisla
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𝑨𝒃𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒗 𝑿 𝑨𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒂 He's her teacher. She's his forbidden storm. And neither of them knows how to walk away. She wasn't supposed to fall for him. He was never meant to feel. But when rules break, love doesn't ask twice.... 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫....
Sorrow | 18+ by brocolisoeur
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A tale of two sorrowful souls who crossed paths due to a trivial coincidence. His eyes will forever ravish her, his lips will leave eternal marks and one word will haunt her until she dies. She has learnt to be quiet and sweet. He has learnt to dominate and kill. She is trying to find herself from the depths of distray. He is planning to destroy what is needed for power. Falling in love will be too dangerous, too alluring. And in the end it will hurt. Breathing should be effortless, loving should be painless. What does a girl who has learned neither? When you find home in the arms of a killer, to whom you cannot tell your secrets, without risking yourself. And why would you risk anything for a man who believes bullets can fix a broken heart.