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Home Is the Heartbeat - The Family We Choose by malyaxgreys
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Oakley Brooke Maddox didn't ask for a new family - and she definitely didn't ask for Jo and Link. But when chaos meets unconditional love, the line between survival and belonging starts to blur. A story about found family, messy rooms, medical curveballs, and the kind of love you don't see coming.
The Lost De'Luca by SymplyNath
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Amazing cover by Anel_Graphics Gabriella De'Luca is a cold fifteen year old girl, who has had to go through extreme hardships everyday of her life. Constantly being abused by her mother's boyfriend. He made her life a living hell yet she still loved her mother who made everything seem a little bit better. Her mother was her light in the end of the tunnel What happens when that light is suddenly snatched away from her and she is thrown into the care of nine brothers who she knew nothing about Will Gabriella open up to them or will she still keep her walls up?. Will she learn to trust them or keep her scars to herself? Please read to find out more (•‿•) The chapters are a bit short in the beginning but I promise they'll get longer as you read on
Lifeline by lavi_writes
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Leah and her little brother, Adam, run away from their abusive 'dad' and find their new home on the streets. They find trouble when a group of boys surround them. Luckily, the police come in time and they're saved. But they have no family to live with, or so Leah thought. A DNA test reveals she has a family, one that has been looking for her for 15 long years. Leah is reunited into the family and Adam is adopted with her. Leah and Adam are thrusted into a life of riches and familial love. Leah finds out they're apart of the Mafia and gets accepted into a boarding school for smart kids, wealthy kids and mafia kids in Wales. A new family. A new friend group. But she still has her old habits that she has found too much comfort in. Will Leah open up to her family? What happens when her family find out about her and Adam's past? What happens when their past comes back to haunt them? Will the boy who's been obsessed with her forever be her lifeline? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Lost mafia princess -Boarding school -Mafia romance ------------- #1 in protectiveolderbrother (21/06/25) #2 in greeneyes (07/09/25) #4 in mental health (23/06/25) #1 in abuse (06/11/25) #9 in mafiaprincess (25/06/25) #19 in secrets (03/07/25) #3 in pregnancy (30/07/25) #1 in trauma (06/11/25) #1 in siblings (09/11/25) _________ My first book 📖 please give it a chance, the first chapters are a bit rough but I think it gets better. All pictures from Pinterest 🫶
Romano ✔️ by rmemwrites
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Book 1 of the Romano Series 4-year-old Valentina Romano was the centre of her family's world. She had anything and everything she could've ever dreamed of. What happens when her mother takes her away from all of it? 12 years later, Valentina has no recollection of the family she once had. What happens when they finally reunite after her mother's death?
Tracy Beaker Returns - The Untold Story of Tiffany by megisrad
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Left on the doorstep of Elmtree house when she was two, Tifffany grew up in care and it had left her bitter and dejected. A freak accident at Elmtree scarred her mentally and physically , so she was never willing to return. But when her circumstances change, Tiffany finds herself forced to go back, and Tracy Beaker exactly where she left her.
Raised without hands by Mindyobusiness999
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Benjamin or Ben is a 8 year old little boy with Albinism and Type 1 diabetes. his entire life he has been pushed away, ignored, forgotten, and neglected. His parents never spoke a word about him to anyone, not their friends, coworkers, or even his own brothers. He lives a life of mediocracy, full of schedules, bland but nutritious food, and nobody that shows a care in the world about him out of actual care just paid to make sure he stays out of the way. What will happen when Benjamin snaps? When he gets tired of nobody showing they care. What will his brothers do when they find out they have another brother that their parents never told them about. Read and find out ;)
My New Step Family by Autumn9737
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Colby Adams. Sounds like a boy name but its actually a girls. Colby lives with her mom, Marian, and little sister, S.J. Colby pretty much keeps to herself. She doesn't talk unless talked to, but that doesn't mean she's shy. She doesn't look like she will hurt a fly, but will fight if she has to. What happens when her mom so happens to marry the father of the five popular bad boys at her school. Samuel, Micah, Riley, Liam, and Luca Stewart. How will she react? Will she survive? Find out by following Colby through her emotional, and chaotic journey.
Under The Lights But Never Seen (agere) by darkshadow75
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I'm so tired, but somehow I keep going. I lost my mom at 18, lost my job a few months later, had my girlfriend break up with a few days before Christmas, and now I have two stadiums that rely on me for everything. Between work and racing, I don't have time for anything, there's barely enough for sleep. I had no idea how bad everything had gotten until my entire world suddenly stopped.
Binding by Hayden1669
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Robin a boy with one to many trust issues who doesn't take orders well. With many bad habits; that his alcoholic parents are fed up with. So when they got a brochure for a Boys Home.... Of course they'll send him off... ------------------------------- 1st book: Binding 2nd book: Intertwining ---------------------------------- *NOT MY STORY* This was originally posted on AO3 by PandaReal
Being Wrong | ✓ by overlordpotatoe
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When Charlie gets away from his drug dealing father and is sent to live with his grandparents, things aren't suddenly okay. Charlie's broken. He's not sure he ever wasn't broken. When things get unbearable, the only thing that helps Charlie feel grounded is music. What can he do when he runs out of batteries for his old walkman? At school crowds of people gather to watch Travis perform, but when he goes home his only company is his cat. He escaped his abusive parents, but now he lives with his older brother who is usually away working. Will the strange, quiet boy he finds sitting on his porch trying to listen in on his music put an end to his loneliness?