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Reunited For Her by is_it_true_l0ve
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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 genius #1 brother #3 drama #1 siblings #1 sister #1 anger #1 drugs #1 onlygirl #1 love
I'm a Costello  by _crazy_hooman_
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•[COMPLETED]• Book-1 of Costello series. Valentina is a free spirited bubbly girl who can sometimes be very annoyingly kind and sometimes just.. annoying. She has lived in Texas as long as she can remember with her mother with no knowledge of her rest of her family. Suddenly her life takes a huge turn. Loved ones are lost and sudden revelations are made. She is not very good at dealing with changes. Well let's just say she is in for a huge surprise when she finds out about her father and the fact that she has six brothers. Yeah that's gonna be fun :) . . Yup this is another older brother/ mafia family story. Enjoy! Best rankings: #1 in siblings #1 in Big brothers #1 in American mafia #1 in Costello #1 in cousin #1 in lost Princess #2 in mafia brothers #2 in lost daughter #3 in badass #3 in family secrets #4 in older brother #5 in sarcasm #4 in sister #4 in reunited
We are Costellos by _crazy_hooman_
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•[COMPLETED]• Book-2 of Costello series This is a sequel of the book "I'm a Costello" I would suggest to read the first book in order to understand this book. . . . Valentina's life turned upside down when half of her family got kidnapped out of the blue. She is devastated along with her brothers, but is ready to save her family and get some revenge. Read how she finally truly owns the title of the mafia princess by saving her family and her mafia. There's a lot more that's come to surface in not just her life but also her friend's lives. Some revelations are pretty damn shocking which give rise to a lot more challenges that she, her family and friends face. Follow her in this journey where she experiences love, sadness, action, drama, comedy and a lot more! No one messes with the Costello and loves. (Some mature sexual scenes) ⚠️
Dabria  by shivi_2022
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It was a war for her. With her people and the demons that were plaguing her mind slowly and gradually chipping her away. He wasn't her prince charming or the knight in the shining armour. But he stumbled upon her, saw her. Saved her from herself and made her his. She wanted peace, he lived for thrill in his life. She wanted calming nights, but he brought delightful chaos with him. And she loved and lived it with him in them. But will she win the battle that awaits her with bloodshed? Or will he look her for the monster she has been called all her life?
Clichés & Curses by inabookdaze
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PUBLISHED BY PENGUIN SEA ON 17TH JULY, 2025. OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK & EBOOK! Clara Healy is convinced her family is cursed. After witnessing two relationships from the closest people in her life fall apart, Clara is determined not to be the curse's next victim by avoiding the root cause: falling in love with cliché love interests. Even when one tiny mishap led her to partner up with Colton Reed - the college star baseball player - for ASL class, she wasn't going to let the curse get to her. But as Clara and Colton started spending more time together and she started getting to know him beyond his star athlete exterior, Clara realized that some things were easier said than done. And escaping the curse was going to be a lot more difficult than she thought it would be. ⋅⋅⋅ Cover photo from Pinterest, edited on Canva. Featured on @Romance | Head Over Heels. ⋅⋅⋅ Highest Ranking: #1 in baseballromance | 20/6/2023 #1 in bubbletea | 29/5/2023 #1 in cliche | 1/8/2023 #4 in books | 23/5/2023 #4 in novella | 17/10/2023 #5 in hopelessromantic | 24/8/2023 #5 in university | 1/10/2023 #28 in baseball | 26/10/2023 #31 in book | 15/6/2023 #42 in chicklit | 9/10/2023 #45 in collegeromance | 6/10/2023 #83 in sportsromance | 21/8/2023
Living With The Gangleader ✓ by Gemma_Grace_
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It all pretty much started with one, a detention and two, a park bench. Baggy jumper, black skinny jeans, sits by herself at lunch, lacks friends and has an abusive father, that's Flo Adams for you. Ryder Fox on the other hand is the infamous bad boy in town who is about to be the leader of the towns gang. He has a motorbike a leather jacket and of course bestfriends that are just as bad ass as him. Follow the adventure that contains: An after school detention, A park bench at 2 in the morning, Bad boys, Maybe a potential love, Gangs and A very possible plot twist.
MR AND MRS MAFIA by TheWalnutTree
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Alessia Ferrari is the Don of the Italian Mafia. Whip-smart and dangerous, she is a woman in a man's world, surviving against all odds. Born and raised to become a lethal killer, even the ground she walks on bows at her feet. She has it all, until that is, her father gives her hand away in marriage. Ace Hernandez is the boss of the American Mafia. He's a cold cruel hearted monster. He knows the game all too well and does whatever it takes to win and if that means breaking someone, he could do that with his eyes closed. Fate is vicious when the two are forced to marry. Will two monsters find solace in each other's arms or will they kill each other? ---------------------------- "I don't recall signing up for strip poker." She replied. Her full lips frowned softly but her eyes were filled with amusement. She knew she couldn't beat me, not at this game. "Are you quitting? Are you a quitter?" I mocked getting under her skin. Her lips twitched before she pursed them tightly. The blues of her eyes deepened and she threw me a dangerous smirk. She shuffled and pulled off one of her sandals. Fuck. So we're doing this the long way. She raised it in the air, dangling it off her finger before tossing it aside. She raised a brow at me, she challenged me. I knew I got under her skin. Just as I had anticipated. -------------------------- BE AWARE: Trigger warnings: MATURE CONTENT 18+ (SMUT) SWEARING VIOLENCE/GUN VIOLENCE SELF HARM/SUICIDE (REFERENCES) EXPLICIT LANGUAGE REFERENCES TO RAPE SMOKING/ALCOHOL/DRUGS BLOOD/DEATH/GORE ©️ All rights reserved ™️ The Walnut Tree BOOK ONE OF THE MAFIA SERIES
𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 |𝟏𝟖+ by bazookah
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𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭. . . . . . . . . . . Living in The Colony was all Josie knew. To the outside world it was a cult of brainwashed victims all under the spell of Kade Rogers, but to her it was home. That was up until a series of events that led up to her escape. If only fate wasn't so cruel as to lead her away from one monster and put her directly into the hands of another. Now, with a new sense of determination, Josie explores the world outside of The Colony and learns the hard way that trust is a dangerous weapon of destruction. Trying to lead a normal life starting college proves to be impossible after meeting Nico Blaine. He was everything she was suppose to stay away from. But when Josie lay's eyes on the tattooed beauty, she can't help it. What starts out as a innocent infatuation turns into a twisted tale of betrayal. .. . . . . . . . . . - Dark romance - Explicit sexual content - Mature themes - Criminal - Villain - Anti-hero #1 goodgirlxbadboy #1 darklove
The Player Next Door  ✓ by BabyInACorner
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[#1 Teen Fiction | #1 in Romance] Bad boy Luke Dawson is stuck living with clumsy nobody Millie Ripley for the summer. When she ran over his most prized possession, her world changed. She had to pay him back for every dime of damages, and the favors he called in weren't just about money. She had to pay him back, and everyone knows how payback is a... This is a love story. Hot boys like Luke Dawson never pay attention to nobodies like Millie. But here they were, two kids from opposite ends of the chain, set to turn the whole hierarchy upside down. Because no one can stop attraction. When opposite attract, the spontaneous reaction can be a combustion or a downright explosion. With Luke, my money's on the explosion. We're talking public humiliation, roller-coaster emotions, drama among cliques, prissy sisters, crazy mothers and a whole lot of hotness from resident bad boy and neighbor, Luke Dawson. And FYI, (c) copyright 2019 All Rights Reserved. Stay chill, N
The Mafia's Princess by lilyeteller
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Marcella Cecily Mariano was sheltered from the world all her life. Protected by her father and older brothers, but what happens when she finds about the family business. Will she survive all life throws at her or will she be taken by the danger she was protected from all her life? Find out in The Mafia's Princess. Sorry I'm bad at descriptions. If you liked my previous mafia book "Family Secrets" I hope you will like this book. Sorry for any spelling and grammar errors you might see. I am dyslexic, I try to proofread but some slip through the cracks.