Emma Taylor's summer wasn't filled with parties or beaches as she'd hoped. Instead life slams her into a dark reality that seems to be drowning her. And she doesn't let anyone in to save her, neither her family or her friends. But life is full of unexpected twists, bad and good. Emma begins to connect with Austin Moore, her brothers best friend, who just might be able to save her from the cold water's clutches and show her that sometimes you just need to take a leap of faith.

*THE ORIGINAL EMMALINE - BUT WATTPAD TOOK IT DOWN * Emmaline Black is no stranger to abuse, or to torture of any kind from her loving mother, and the men she is often sold to, despite how rich her mother is. Despite everything she's been through, it's a miracle she's alive. Through it all, Emmaline's learned to conceal her feelings, to repress them, to repress her memories, so she won't get caught up in it. All her life, she has built walls, to protect her heart. But one day, her mother dies, and she finds out she has older brothers, four older brothers. Only one of them likes her, while two of them hate her, and she can't doesn't know about her oldest brother. A life with her older brothers brings so many unexpected changes. Not used to having people care for her, people tolerating her existence, Emmaline's determined to keep a lid on her past, and not have everything known. But it's kind of hard when her past seems to catch up with her, and connect with her present. Also, there's something up with her brothers. She just knows. They think she doesn't know. But she does. But despite that, there's something about her brothers that makes her warm up to them slightly.

Amelia Sinclair's life is falling apart. After losing her mom to cancer, she's forced to leave everything she knows and move in with her dad and his new family. Things don't get any easier when her new step Brothers, especially the one her age, make it clear they don't want her around. He's got a serious grudge against her, and she has no idea why. On top of all that drama, Amelia is battling her own inner demons. Struggling with eating disorders, depression, and just trying to make sense of everything. With all that's going on, she has to figure out how to stand up for herself, fight through the pain, and find the strength to rebuild her life.

The Rhodes Method: Stay out of trouble, make curfew, don't get fired from work, and---most importantly---never answer calls from their deadbeat father.

12 year old Julie has learned that silence is safer than words. After a tragedy leaves her alone, injured, and grieving, Julie is sent across the world to live with seven half-brothers she never knew existed. Their home is grand, powerful, and unfamiliar - filled with people who want to protect her, even if some of them do not know how to love her gently yet. But Julie carries more than the loss of her mother. Behind her quiet eyes are secrets she swore she would never tell, memories she cannot outrun, and a heart that has learned to survive by hiding. As her brothers try to reach the little sister they never knew they had, Julie must decide whether silence will keep protecting her - or if family can become the first place where she no longer has to disappear.

Sent away at five and brought back nine years later, fourteen-year-old Odette King returns to a family that loves her like she never left-but love cannot erase silence, secrets, or years of abandonment. As she slowly lowers the walls around her heart, she discovers that healing isn't about forgetting the past; it's about choosing to trust again. But when long-buried truths resurface and betrayal shatters everything she thought she knew, Odette is forced to confront a heartbreaking question: can a family survive the weight of guilt, sacrifice, and unimaginable loss? A deeply emotional story of grief, forgiveness, resilience, and unconditional love, It Is Always Gonna Be Us is a reminder that home is not the place where life begins-it is the place where, no matter how broken you become, someone is always waiting to bring you back.

HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 in tragedy #1 in sixbrothers #1 in teenagegirl Lily Alexandra Miller was wary of the circumstances she lived under. She was hanging by a thread to a play called life but somehow always survived. As she hears about the demise of the only people she knows in her life, the fate decided to bring her back to the place she was taken away from. What Lily doesn't know is that she is moving to her real family, the ones who love her, or so she hopes. All she can hope about is that her life gets better.

Aether finds herself without a job after graduating from college. She meets three men who makes her understand what love truly means. She never knew what love meant until them. They never knew what it felt like to have a home until she appeared. 'What?' "You really look like an angel." "Oh he's far from it sweetheart." "For you vita mia, I will be anyone." "Go home." "We are home." 'He looks at me, at my soulless eyes. I have never been good at hiding my emotions. I wonder what he thinks, understanding that I feel empty and that it is not a mask.'

Sixteen-year-old Grace has been sculpted into perfection at an elite ballet academy, a porcelain doll who never cracks, never questions, never breaks. The Academy saved her from a home she'd rather forget, and discipline became her armor. Suddenly, like a rug pulled out from under her, Grace is faced with the six brothers who are adamant on bringing her home. Everything she'd lived, every memory of her past, was a mere lie. They claim she was stolen from them as a child. Now Grace finds herself in a mansion that's half sanctuary, half prison, with brothers who don't know whether to protect her or let her breathe. She's never wanted saving, especially not from men who watch her like she might disappear again. Especially not after she'd worked so hard to build a life for herself. They believe she's their saving grace, but maybe it was Grace who needed saving. The twisted Madden Family is full of lies and secrets, and now that Grace is home, all that was hidden is meant to be revealed.

I started pushing Noah's arms away from me. "Ma..... May I have a word with you" I said to Noah walking out of the kitchen without waiting for his reply. I walked at the corner of the living room and waited for Noah to come. He came after a few seconds and stood in front of me. The first thing I did was check his temperature with my hand. I am glad he didn't move back to my touch. Instead he was analyzing me. "Are you alright" I asked. He looked at me in confusion. "I am fine. Why?" He asked. "Did you hit your head somewhere" I asked. "No" he said. "Then why aren't you afraid of women. You used to always avoid talking to them or being near them. But today, you.... you are talking to me an........and touching me. That isn't normal........." I stopped speaking when he again started walking towards me. Instantly my feet started moving back. I stopped walking when I felt the wall hit my back. He stood in front of me keeping his hand against my head, bending down to my level looking into my eyes. "What isn't normal" he asked. My eyes flicked to his lips for a second which looked soft. "You.......You are speaking with me. You al.... always ignore me" I said. ****************** Alena Lincoln, the invisible twin. Wanting for love, wanting to achieve her dreams. Willing to care for the ones who care for her. Just waiting for something or someone to recognize her. Noah Hendrix, the billionaire untouchable. Hates women with heart, trying to get better. Time for marriage to get the company. Dedicating his life only for work and nothing else. Recognized by everyone and wanting to escape. Both meet in a tragic way, secrets are revealed, hearts are being broken, relationships are destroyed or mended? Only love is curable for everything? So are you ready to unveil this story?