James & Sophie *DUAL POV* For years, I kept my feelings locked away. He unlocked them with one kiss. He said he wanted me. He said it was only us. He also said we had to keep it a secret. I thought love was worth the silence, until I overheard him talking about how he really felt about me. Now I have a choice: stay shattered, or rebuild myself without him. And this time, I won't break. TW: Mental Health, Bullying

After years of surviving abuse and abandonment, 17-year-old Serafina Miller and her 10-year-old brother Leo-a rising ice hockey talent-are suddenly placed in the custody of the five older brothers who left them behind to protect them from the mafia world. But now that they're back in the Amoretti family's orbit, nothing is safe-not their hearts, their dreams, or the fragile trust they've built with each other. They left to protect her. Now they're back-and so is everything she tried to forget.

A gold medalist, newly married, is revealed as a cheater in his post-gold medal win press conference.

What happens when the truth you thought you knew turns into a debt you never saw coming? Marcus remembers three things vividly from his senior year: - Blue-brown eyes he can drown in - A stolen first kiss - A frame-job that nearly destroyed his future When he meets Celeste thirteen years later, he's a different man. Hard. Sharp. With only one emotion to spare for Celeste: enmity. Convinced she is running a con on his family, he does the only thing he is convinced will keep them safe-offer her a job she can't refuse. A job that keeps her close-and away from his family. A job that could change everything-for both of them. Celeste fell for Marcus in high school. She watched from the sidelines as he chose someone else-until an impulsive kiss and a reckless lie destroyed her future. She paid the ultimate price for loving Marcus: losing everything she ever knew. She rebuilt her life-only for tragedy to strike again. Now she's back, disgraced, blacklisted from her industry, and future hanging by a thread. Her path leads her to Marcus and a chance for redemption. A job opportunity that could fix everything-with one condition: Succeed or lose the only friends she's ever had. Forced to work together, the ice begins to thaw. After a devastating accident, past and present collide. Marcus is forced to confront the truth he's been blind to for thirteen years. Celeste didn't betray him. She saved him. Now, he's in her debt-but she is already walking away. Can Marcus prove that his love is worth the sacrifices she made? Or are some debts too heavy to forgive? THE MENDED HEARTS SERIES Book 1: The Unseen Bride (Keith & Ella) Book 2: The Debts We Don't See (Marcus & Celeste) ← You are here Each book is a complete standalone with guaranteed HEA. Read in any order, but connect for the full family saga. ⚠️ CONTENT NOTES: Mature themes | PTSD representation | Past SA (mentioned, non-graphic) | Parental alcoholism

Him. The one who said he would love me forever. The one who swore I was everything to him. He declared that he would never replace me. He said I was his heart. He'd prefer to die instead of leaving me. Him. Justin. Justin Goldenstein. Lily Rose and Justin grew up side by side - neighbors, childhood friends, inseparable. Until time pulled them apart... and fate pushed them back together. From innocent games to burning sparks, their love became the center of their worlds. For thirteen years they built a life together. She - driven, unstoppable, building her own company. He - thriving in a powerful corporation. But behind the success came cracks, pressure, and the weight of expectations. Until the day Justin shattered it all with the words Lily never thought she'd hear: I want a divorce. Now, for the first time, she is alone. Alone in the house on the outskirts of Berlin, surrounded by everything she ever wanted... except the only thing her heart still longs for.

In the shadowed underworld of global crime, the name Astaroth is spoken with a mixture of fear and reverence. Ruthless, intelligent, and deadly, the Astaroth family rules the criminal empire with calculated precision, each member a master of their craft. Born into a legacy of power and silence, the brothers are the pillars of a syndicate feared even by governments. But beneath their steel hearted exteriors lies a secret, a piece of the family, long hidden, that could change everything.

BOOK 2 OF THE MAFIA STANDALONE SERIES Matteo Rossi X Aria Bianchi

Amara is a 15 year old girl but when she was 7 she was accused of hurting her twin brother and she was sent to a boarding school

The moment she entered her stepfamilies' home, everything changed. Her five stepbrothers never wanted her there. She could see it in their eyes, in their silence, in the way their smiles faded whenever she walked into a room. They were close, bonded, protective of each other... and she was the outsider who didn't belong in their world. Little things piled up-cold shoulders, ignored conversations, blame for mistakes she never made, comments that cut deeper than they realized. She tried to be good, to be patient, to prove she wasn't the enemy they imagined her to be. But no matter what she did, she was always the problem. The disruption. The unwanted addition. Her parents were happy-blinded by love, trying to balance two families. They didn't see how she shrank a little more every day. But time softens eyes. Distance reveals truths. And one day, her stepfamily begins to realize the damage they caused-not through a single moment, but through every moment they never gave her. Through the love they withheld. Through the family they built without ever opening a space for her. Now, they want to change things. To understand her. To rebuild what never had the chance to grow. To become the family they should have been. But healing takes time. Forgiveness takes courage. And rebuilding a family takes all of them. Can they earn her trust? Can she learn to believe in them? And can a family built on hurt find its way to love at last? ────────── 𓆩♡𓆪 ──────────

Since we first got together, his parents have become like my own. They always told me to come straight to them if he ever misbehaved. I don't think he listened.