Aurora's life had always been about survival, each day a quiet battle against fear and pain. When her stepfather was finally arrested, she thought the fight was over. But leaving one dangerous world meant stepping into another-one she didn't fully understand. Now, she's living with seven older brothers she barely knows, their lives a tangle of secrets and shadows they never speak of. Their house is loud, protective, and filled with rules she's afraid to break. For Aurora, it's a new kind of survival. For her brothers, it's a chance to keep her safe-no matter what it takes.

Saudade- a nostalgic longing to be near again to something or someone that is distant, or has been loved, then lost; "the love that remains" Marlowe Wanless, just 11-years-old has spent the better part of her life that she can remember in the house of her abusive and drug addicted stepfather. After he has been arrested for possession of illicit substances, Marlowe's custody has been shifted to her 7 terrifying older brothers who are surrounded by rumors regarding their line of work. The Valente's now juggle healing a mentally destroyed child while simultaneously sheltering her from lurking rival business' that will stop at nothing to harm the littlest Valente. Have the rival businesses just brought more danger then her stepfather? Who can be trusted? Or the bigger question, who can't?

The Silvestri family has always been strong. One father and four boys - the only constant life has given them. They've endured heartbreak, loss, and pain that reshaped them in ways no one could see from the outside. Sofia, a nine-year-old girl, has spent her entire life with her mother. From a young age, she has had to fight - for herself, for stability, and for a last name she isn't sure truly belongs to her. But as her mother's health begins to fail, Sofia is brought to the family she has never met - a family that doesn't know her, and a life she's never known. From the very first glance, everything changes. How will this new arrangement reshape the Silvestri family? And will they accept Sofia for who she truly is?

Eleven-year-old Annelise Beaumont is learning to navigate school, family, and the fragile spaces of her own mind. As past traumas resurface and new challenges arise, she must find a way to hold herself together while the walls around her start to shift. (Sequel to Rooms Without Locks)

Nine-year-old Addison has known only darkness - locked away in a basement, her world has been one of silence, fear, and isolation. But when Addison moves in with the Harrington brothers - the family she never knew she had - she faces the daunting task of learning to trust, speak, and heal. Surrounded by love but haunted by her past, will Addison find the light she's been searching for - or will the shadows of her trauma keep her trapped?

Ten-year-old twins Andrea and Alessia return to their five older brothers after years of abuse by their mother and stepfather. Now, under the care of their eldest brother, Antonio, the twins carry scars deeper than anyone can see. As the family reunites, they must confront the pain of the past and find a way to heal before it tears them apart again. Can the bonds of brotherhood mend what was broken? Or will the ghosts of their pasts keep them lost forever?

Two girls are exchanged at birth and are given to the wrong mothers and after 13 years the truth comes out Rosabella Rossi is different from her sisters and because of that she was abused all her life Alexandra De Luca is a sheltered princess who gets what she wants when she wants it with 4 brothers and 20 cousin brothers she is a spoilt Mafia Princess But one truth changes both the girls lives -//////////////////////////////////////////////// Cover by Rei naa

A SHORT STORY! Six-year-old Roseanne, abused mentally and physically by her mother and stepfather. Her life is nothing but living hell with no one to save her. Then, there is her real father, Alexandros Bianchi! Cruel, heartless, wicked monster. Long story short, he isn't the one who will go softy at the innocent acts of his daughter but he definitely can't see a single scratch on her body... WARNING- CONTAINS TRAUMATIC SCENES, MENTIONs OF ABUSE!

"Dada?" little Charlie said while looking at her father. "Yea baby.." Zeus said. " Can you promise me you won't leave me like mumma" Charlie asked her dada while on the verge of tears. "I'll never leave you baby.. Never" Zeus hold her closed to his chest and kissed her forehead. "I love you dada" Little Charlie told her dad while closing her eyes. "I love you too baby.. My little Charlie" Zeus said looking up in the sky while holding her sleeping daughter in his arms with a smile on his face. *Hey everyone this is my first story hope you guys enjoy it reading as much as I do*

Gabriella De Luca is three years old and is the sweetest kindest girl you ever meet. She is the only daughter in the de Luca family. Gabriella is stolen at 1 years old. Gone for 2 years what happens when she is reunited with her family after all this time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Y-Your m-my mom?" Gabriella ask hiccuping trying to stop crying. "Yes I'am." Elena answers happily. "So your not gowa hwrt me?" Gabriella ask "Never." Elena says seriously. -------------------------- Beautiful cover made by the talented silxerberry