Book One of the Branded Girls Series - Dark Mafia Romance. Elenor Bishop was raised to survive, not to be loved. As the enforcer of an underground fighting club, she keeps order through silence, restraint, and consequences until a quiet man with sharp eyes and dangerous reach moves into her orbit. He doesn't make promises or ask permission. He moves goods, information, and bodies through a city built on leverage and he recognizes Elenor for exactly what she is. As old alliances fracture and a buried murder resurfaces, Elenor is forced to confront the truth about her family's death and the men who profited from it. With rival powers closing in, a boss who sees everything as a chessboard, and a woman who mistakes control for affection, Elenor and him must decide what they're willing to risk, for justice, for survival, and for each other. This is not a love story about healing. It's a story about recognition, choice, and what happens when two dangerous people refuse to be owned.

When River crosses paths with a man who speaks to every hidden hunger inside her, their connection spirals into an all-consuming pull neither of them can resist-but is she Grayson's salvation... or his ruin? *** Everyone in River Avelle's hometown knows about Grayson Maddox-the troubled bad boy who almost killed another student in the middle of the school hallway. Those who look into Grayson's eyes only see pure fury and hatred. They all think he's beyond redemption, even Grayson himself. But not River. As the seemingly perfect good girl, River saw something more in those alluring grey eyes. Something worth holding onto. From the first time their eyes connect, both Grayson and River feel the intense, undeniable attraction between them...but neither of them understand what's pulling them together so fiercely. The closer they get and the more vulnerable they become, River has to wonder: is she saving Grayson from his darkness? Or is she just pulling him further into hers? *** He tips my head toward his with his index finger, keeping my eyes trained on him and driving me crazy with the primal look on his face. His grey eyes look heavy, filled with dark desire, and a shock runs up through my core. Everything around us disappears and all I can sense is him and the hardness pressing between my legs. "What are you doing to me, River?" he whispers, his voice raspy and utterly captivated. His face is lowering and I'm closing my eyes, waiting for soft lips to press against mine. My whole body is on fire as I hold my breath for his touch. *** Cover by @strayin

Avery's senior year is turned upside down when a kiss with her older brothers' best friend ignites a forbidden relationship tangled in danger, heartbreak, and family secrets that could destroy everything. *** "Aiden..." I shake my head, eyes fixed anywhere but the gorgeous man next to me. His hand grips my chin tightly, just enough to make me avert my eyes to his. "You know you want this as much as I fucking do. I want you to be mine. I want to be the one to hold you and kiss you the one you go to whenever you're happy or fucking sad. But let it be me, let me fucking show you that it should be me." He glares, jaw tensing. ...... ©hessaherophinelove

Kara Stevens left home at seventeen to avoid a life she didn't want. Now she's back, trying to balance finding her place again and an unexpected romance. Mature themes, like what I consider gratuitous smut. Language. Crime - murder. This is a work in progress; I have many chapters done but will be editing and changing things as I go/am inspired. Please forgive inaccuracies with the criminal aspect; I'm researching and trying to work it in realistically, but it is a fiction book so keep that in mind. Please leave comments and vote as this is the first multi-chapter story I'm posting that's all from me. It's not a fanfic or based on another story, just created from an online prompt for a Mafia Romance.

Nova Sterling has always gone head-to-head with Jace Stones-on the asphalt, where the roar of engines drowned out everything else. But off the track? It was never a fair game. Because while Nova challenged him in races, Jace challenged her in ways that made her blood run hot and her mind spiral. He hunted her with words, looks, and that maddening grin-like he knew every weakness she tried to bury. And Nova? She ran. Not because she was scared of him... but because she was scared of how much of herself she lost whenever he got too close.

Being thrown away in the garbage in a dark alleyway in London when she was only a baby, she should have died that day... But she didn't.. instead, a man saved her. He brought her in and saved her, fed her, bathed her, raised her and more importantly he loved her. He loved Breanna to pieces, she was his bumblebee. His daughter, his light in the dark gloomy world. When Breanna was five the man who raised her and the man she called father died. Leaving her in the dreadful hands of her 'mother' and her new boyfriend Mike. Breanna is now 15 and has gone through a living nightmare and has learnt lessons what no person should ever have to go learnt. Breanna is a smart, brave, extremely Whitty and an overly sarcastic young girl. She never lets anyone in she likes to keep her distance from people. Breanna had to grow up to fast and quickly learn to fend for herself. Her drug addict abusive caregivers one day get caught in a drug scandal. Putting Breanna in an odd scheme of events. she finds out she has a family and that she has to live with them. the family that threw her away... the family that tried to get rid of her when she was only a day old. How will she cope? Secrets unravel and truth forms... Love emerges and heartbreak continues... Hope is already lost and memories spiral... love and bonds grow and a strong powerful family has arisen...

Marissa Riva is the Italian mafia princess. She has been missing since she was 4. Kidnapped by her own mother. The Riva family was mentally destroyed after her disappearance. Then the father was gone too. Leaving the six brothers with no hope, broken, lost in darkness. And even though they live in the same house, they are all apart. After 11 years, she's found. Alive and wel- maybe not very well but still. Will she reunite them? Will they heal each other? Will they finally see the light and get out of that scary darkness? TW: abuse, self harm, cussing, rape, smut. Started: 25/01/22 Finished: 26/03/23 Most impressive rankings: #1 olderbrother #1 sisterandbrother #1 italian #1 overprotective #3 brothers #1 brother #3 drama #1 siblings #1 sister #1 anger #1 drugs #1 onlygirl #1 love

They hated her at first... but they had no idea who she really was. Serena Carter once had a family - loud, messy, beautifully imperfect. It wasn't always easy, but it was hers. Then one accident ripped it all away, leaving her alone and unwanted. Now she's sent to live with the Morettis: four brothers and a father who see her as nothing more than the living reminder of betrayal. The stain on their perfect legacy. Ten months. That's all she needs to survive until she turns eighteen and can walk away. But hate is a dangerous thing. It turns into obsession. Into protectiveness. Into something no one expected. Because Serena has secrets - ones even she doesn't fully understand. And in a world where power is everything, she's about to prove she belongs where everyone swore she didn't. She isn't looking for love. She's fighting for something stronger: a place to finally call home. Ranks: #1 out of 11.6k : familysecrets #1 out of 52k : trauma #1 out of 134k : hate #1 out of 189k : dark #1 out of 238k : depression #2 out of 554k : drama #2 out of 27.1k : brothers #2 out of 123k : wattpad #4 out of 2.53M : Love #5 out of 17.7k : mafiaprincess

Sam Carter didn't come to Hawkins by choice. She was sent there. To live with a man she's never met. In a town that feels too small, too quiet, and far too interested in everyone else's business. All she has to do is survive a few more months until she turns eighteen. Then she's gone again. Off to somewhere better. But Hawkins has a way of pulling people in. Between loud music, reckless nights, dangerous attention, and a guy she never planned to care about, Sam quickly learns that small towns hide the biggest secrets. And sometimes the only way to survive them... is to become a renegade.

Riley Sanders couldn't wait to start her freshman year at Eastbrook University. More than just the excitement of being on her own for the first time, she looked forward to going public about her relationship with Caleb Montogermy. For the past year, they had been carrying on a secret relationship of sorts. Now at college, far away from prying eyes, Riley thought they would finally be able to love openly and honestly. Oh, how naive she was.