"My 17-year-old but has seen better and worse days. It has been through ups and downs, through flat and flatter. But regardless of all the shit it had to endure, it still honours the earth by its presence." "That's an awful intro. Although it's not far from the truth." °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Noel Avalon Malcom. A teenager who had to grow up too fast. Abandoned by her family for a false accusation and left to fend for herself. What happens, when she ends up at the police station and has no choice but to call her father? And when she is forced to live there with her brothers and sister? She has her own demons and secrets, but even the family, which seems so perfect on the outside has its demons. Will Noel be able to forgive them for all the wrongdoings against her? Will the truth come out? And will they stand against their demons, or get defeated by them?

Athena Luna Russo- Athena has always felt that she never fits in whether its at school or home. That all changes when she finds out she has 6 older brothers and a father that has been looking for her for the past 11 years. This is her opportunity to be free from her abusive foster home. Will Athena accept her family with open arms, or will she turn away from those who love her? Noah Smith- Noah has always felt a piece of himself missing, being the next Don for the Australian Mafia and managing a social life, what happens when a certain brunette returns? and turns his moody attitude turns loving for those who support and love him.

Aurora Moreno has lived in silence since her mother died - unwanted, blamed, and bruised by the man who raised her. When he ends up dead, the town calls it murder. She's eighteen. Alone. And sent to the wrong prison. A men's facility. A clerical error. No way out. There, one inmate watches her. Cold. Untouchable. He doesn't belong there-because he's not really an inmate. Damian del Río is undercover, sent by the Spanish mafia on orders from his brother, the don. He's known for feeling nothing. Except something stirs when he sees her. What Aurora doesn't know is that she has brothers. That she's been missing for fourteen years. That her real name isn't Moreno.

standalone ~ mafia siblings series "She's a monster!" "She's a demon!" "She's a... child." Lila grew up in an asylum. She could see things other people didn't see. Lila was told she was crazy. Crazy people must be punished. The asylum was a cover for a child-trafficking ring. Children were bought and sold to the highest bidder. Lila was sold to an assassin organization at age five. On top of being called crazy, now she was labeled a murderer. Years later, when Lila is twelve, moving constantly from asylums to assassin complexes, she's intercepted during a mission to kill the heir of the French Mafia. And she meets her long-lost family: the French Mafia. *NOTE - do not read if sensitive to torture or murder, those are main themes seeing as the protagonist was raised as an assassin* *I DO NOT OWN ANY PHOTOS IN THIS BOOK, CREDITS TO OWNER*

Book one of the Costello series "He held me underwater and every time I was beginning to drown he'd briefly let me up for air, and then he'd suffocate me all over again." ... Its all well and good having motivation and dedication, but without a backstory? The dedication means shit. I've had a life straight from a horror story. Mix in 10 brothers, a loving set of parents, cousins, grandparents, best friends, a 7'0ft Mexican god and the reign of the underworld and let's see where I end up. ... Can you keep up?

Sayge Hendrix's Mother walked out on her when she was only two years old, leaving her with her a Step Father who adopted her without a second thought. For the past eighteen years he has been nothing but a dotting and amazing Father, one she cherishes and loves. Sayge always knew he wasn't her real Father, as he was open about it amongst her early teen years and it never bugged her because blood wasn't what made people family. She didn't think about her bio Dad and didn't care to find out about him, especially since he hadn't reached out to her. But people start showing up in town and they are going to stop at nothing to be apart of her life. Sooner than later Sayge is taken under her 'real' families wing and they were never going to let her go again.

Malia spent her whole life trying to live up to her mothers expectations, just wanting to be loved... but it was never enough. Malias mother died leaving her with her step father. Life was already bad, but it got so much worse; she swore to protect her little sister (who was a week old when her mom died), and never let anything happen to her!! She would put head phones on Evelyn's ears whenever Noah would yell, hide her whenever he was drunk. When Malia found out she was pregnant at 15 she was so scared, but swore to keep both her Unborn child, and her little sister safe. When she found out she had 7 older brother... she vowed that once she got enough money she would take Eve, and keep her safe, far away from everything that could possibly harm her!

Aletheia - a Greek word (ἀλήθεια) that means "truth" or "unconcealedness." ★★★ Angelina Marina Nyx Cattivo thought she was stuck in a never-ending nightmare, surviving a dark past while believing her parents were gone. But one night, everything changes when she fights back-and discovers an earth-shattering secret: her father is alive, and he's the ruthless leader of a powerful mafia. Oh, and she has five brothers she never even knew existed! Suddenly, Angelina is swept into a world of luxury, danger, and fierce protection. Her brothers-tough as nails and loyal to the core-swear to protect her at all costs. And her father, once cold and distant, is ready to make up for lost time. But her return has riled up some deadly enemies, and her new family will do whatever it takes to keep her safe-even if it means going to war. For the first time, Angelina isn't alone. She has a family that would burn the world to protect her-and they just might have to. Will she rise from her past...or be consumed by it? ★★★ "You... came? But you're... supposed to hate me," I rasped, barely able to speak. He smiled a sad, broken smile as his hands moved to the chains, fingers trembling but quick. "I don't," he whispered. I wanted to laugh. Or cry. Or scream. Maybe all of them. "Well... I hate you," I said, my voice cracking. He paused for only a second, then leaned in slowly, pressing his forehead to mine. "No you don't." Then he kissed me. ★★★ - Mafia - Long Lost Sister - Slow Burn - Romance Started: 26/1/24 Finished: 29/4/25

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝟯 8 months. 8 months since Ariana took the decision to live with Killian and well she didn't regret it at all in that time. Her family came and go but her father never came after that argument that happened in the office. Until the chapter she locked up unlocked itself revealing many dark secrets.....

Camila once had the perfect life filled with love and happiness but that all turns upside down when her twin sister frames her and she is sent away to a place filled with Monsters worsted than she can imagine . But that isn't the end of Camila's story , No she decides that if no one will be her knight in shining armor than she will be her own knight in shining armor. She rises to the top but what happens when her family wants her back. Will she forgive them? Will they learn the truth? Will Camila ever find her knight in shining armor?