book 1 of the windows of the soul duology ✿ ✿ ✿ lucent: softly bright or radiant ✿ ✿ ✿ My brother's hand traces the cut on my right cheek for some minutes. I have no idea how a cut can be so interesting, but I won't judge a book by its cover. He unexpectedly moves and places a heartwarming kiss on my crown, brushing through the strands of my hair. But what startles me the most, is when he speaks, "Duerme bien, mi niña bonita." And just as I wasn't able to sleep hours ago because of my stupid fear, I let myself fall into a dreamless sleep as his soothing voice travels through my ears. ✿ ✿ ✿ Layla Rivera. A young naive fourteen-year-old who's just lost her childhood best friend and guardian. She's anxious and timid when meeting other people, so she usually cowers and distracts herself, immerse between the pages of books. When she is thrown into the lion's den - or also named as her older brothers' house - she's left fearful and intimidated by the six foot three males who she never had a clue about. Trying to make sense of what her new life will bring while being unaware of the dangers her new home beholds, she tries to make her way into her new family, but it doesn't seem as easy as she expected, or is it? ©️juststarsandbooks All written works on this account belong to Juststarsandbooks. I do not condone any reproduction/duplication of this book anywhere - app, website, etc - without my consent. Pics aren't mine.

(Complete) When bright and happy Blair meets a bad boy who seems to live in a completely different world than she does, she can't help but to be drawn in. But maybe there's more to him than meets the eye, and they both have secrets that need to be revealed. This book is apart of the See Me series, but can be read as a stand-alone.

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐱 , A 17 year old girl who struggles in an abusive household with her father and step-mother after her mother passed away, she only finds peace in ballet in any time and any place, she's as sweet as cotton candy and as much as innocent. 𝐄𝐧𝐳𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢 , A 27 year old Drug dealer and a big part of The Italian mafia in the capital of Italy he has a dark past which what makes him as ruthless as he is, he doesn't ever plan on unfolding this past to anyone anytime soon but it all changes when he meets 𝐇𝐞𝐫. ✵✵✵ "𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞, 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭" Started: Feb 9th 2025 Finished: June 3rd 2025 #1 in small - 3/4/2025 - 🥇 #3 in gangster - 5/5/2025 - 🥉 #3 in loveatfirstsight -23/6/2025 - 🥉 #1 in maskedman - 22/5/2025 - 🥇 #3 in clingy -26/5/2025- 🥉 #1 in Russia -15/6/2025- 🥇 #1 in innocentgirl -15/6/2025- 🥇 #4 in dark -16/6/2025-

How much strength does it take to hurt a little girl? How much strength does it take for the girl to get over it? Which one of them do you think is stronger? _____________________________________________ All Selene Layla Ariti has ever known is hurt. The only piece of comfort she holds onto is her twin, Sebastian Elio Ariti. Having been through hell together, Selene is really cautious about him. Letting her gaurd down is something she's never imagined, even in her wildest dreams. But what happens when a twist of fate brings them closer to their forgotten family?

After years of abuse Anastasia has shut herself within emotionless walls. Even if the physical and mental abuse have broken her to the high extent, her kindness never dulls a bit. There is an hope. But how much long Anastasia is willing to wait? Will she ever be saved and brought at the place where she rightfully belong or will it be too late? Read to Find out!

Noella Moretti was kidnapped by her mother at age four due to jealousy her mother abused Noella and later sold to the Greek Mafia Don and was forced into becoming an assassin years later Noella is being reunited with her long lost brothers will all of those suppose to be dead stay buried or will Noella have to open up and trust her brothers to defeat her demons

(Im not good with these but imma give it a try) Exactly 17 years ago Alexandra Romano was taken away from her father and 6 brothers by her mother who thought it was dangerous for a girl to be in a family that works with the mafia. And at the age of 2 her mother sold her for money but what she didn't know that it would turn Alexandra into a cold blooded assassin. And now we wait.

"We fought an uphill battle. One we had no hope of winning." ~~~ Felicity-Flick as most call her-Carter, has learned a thing or two in her 12 years of life. How to deal with drunk parents without waking the neighbors, how to smoke a cigarette without burning your fingers, and how to be abandoned by your siblings without losing your mind. All skills acquired through heartbreak and survival. Cigarette smoke filled lungs, late night talks on rooftops, make up most of who Flick is. But when her fractured family begins to mend itself, Flick is faced with a new chapter in her life that involves the very people she never wanted to see again. Started: January 10th 2021 Finished: December 2nd 2021

Mia Cherie X Aaron Valentino "You drive me insane, Mia," he continued, stepping closer, his voice dripping with possession. "Every time you smile at another guy, every time they try to talk to you, I feel like I'm seconds away from losing my mind." His fingers brushed against my cheek, his touch hesitant yet burning. Then, his voice drops into a whisper. "Can I kiss you?" A shiver runs down my spine. I don't hesitate. I nod, not trusting myself to speak. Tropes: Badboy x Goodgirl Rich mmc x scholarship student fmc Kill anyone who touches her (literally) 👀 HEA

{𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘒 𝘛𝘏𝘙𝘌𝘌 𝘖𝘍 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘓𝘖𝘝𝘌𝘓𝘌𝘚𝘚 𝘛𝘙𝘐𝘓𝘖𝘎𝘠 } Hudson Tempest's an enigma nobody's capable of solving. Darkness has been moulded into his skin, running through him as easily as his blood. More than he's ever allowed anyone to see. Swept up into a world of sin and deviance, Hudson Tempest was broken as a boy and shattered several times over the course of his life. Made to be cruel and forced into a pool of self-destruction, a life that will only ruin him if it continues. Death has been the only thing in sight to him, for a long time. But how hard it is to save someone, who wants to let themselves drown. Val Emerson's the embodiment of light. A heart that outpours warmth like she was made to love, from the very moment she was born. The sunny side up sort of girl with an affinity for the sea, and smiles. When the cruelest of them all and the happiest of them all collide. When her hatred turns into a desperate desire to save the most broken of them all, far past salvation. When his hatred morphs into something he promised not to feel. Opposites. Dark, to light. Whole, and broken. Rivals, in all they do. Until somewhere along the way, they find themselves falling into each other's arms. Somehow, into each other's clashing hearts. <3