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?

After years of abuse her abusers suddenly die. Now her and her little brother is ripped away from the only world they have known, regardless of how shitty it may have been, and into a new and unknown world where she suddenly has to juggle not only a new father she had always thoughts wanted nothing to do with her before his death, but also six older brooding brothers. Her father is a cold man and most of her brothers are temperamental at best. Always moody and hard to get a read on. Only a few have shown her kindness where they rest either ignore her, are cold and short or downright rude and mean which makes it hard to Alexia to trust any of them. She already has major trust issues - her little brother being the only one she has ever been able to trust. But he is bonding with their new family and Alexia feels more alone than ever. Will Alexia's family gain her trust? Will she find a place among the huge Romano family? What will happen when people the family trusts betray them? Will Alexia be okay?

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.

.·:*¨༺ "𝓢𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓼𝓷'𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓲𝓻 𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓫𝓮𝓬𝓪𝓶𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓲𝓻 𝓽𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓛𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼" ༻¨*:·. ┏━━°❀•°:🎀:°•❀°━━━━━┓ 𝗥𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮 ┗━━°❀•°:🎀:°•❀°━━━━━┛ The innocent, selfless girl endured constant neglect and cruel taunts, always hearing words. "𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯," "𝘜𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴," "𝘜𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥." For the first fourteen years of her life, the people she called as family abandon her at an orphanage, severing all ties with her. She bore the pain with a smile, accepting the harshness, but when they finally left her behind, it broke her. Shattered, yet not defeated, she found strength in her faith, trusting in God to guide her through the pain. Just when it seemed like she had reached her breaking point, her life took a sudden turn. She was adopted by a towering, intimidating man. Shivendra Rathore, a ruthless businessman, once the feared Mafia King known as SR, was a force to be reckoned with. A man who was the father of five boys, each one intimidating, cold, and aggressive. Will Ruhanika be able to change their hearts? Will she be the one to melt the tough exterior of these devils? Will she ever find the true family she's longed for? Follow Ruhanika's journey as she learns that family isn't defined by blood, but by the heart. A story of love, transformation, and finding where you truly belong. "𝓐 𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓲𝓷 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓬𝓱 𝓭𝓸𝓮𝓼𝓷'𝓽 𝓹𝓾𝓶𝓹 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓮 𝓫𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓪𝓼 𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓮" - 𝐑𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐧

Anastasiya has been alone since before she could remember. She's used to abuse, to torment, to being a victim to bullies and their nasty ways. She doesn't have a family, and she's okay with that. That's the way it's always been. Until it isn't. She's pulled out of her school lesson on the day of her thirteenth birthday by her new guardian: her oldest brother. She's thrusted into a new life - although it doesn't differ from her last one too much. Surrounded by a family she feels doesn't care for her and other children who make it their personal mission to ruin Anastasiya's already terrible days, she's forced to deal with a whirlwind of emotions that plague her as well as combat the plethora of problems that come to her while being completely alone, with nobody by her side.

"𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐞." ------------------- Alyssa, Alessandro and Alessio Smith have gone through hell. They've been fighting to survive from the moment they'd first opened their eyes. Sixteen excruciating years of pain, and of tears, and of trying to survive. But in just a few hours, everything changes. Their abusers dead, there's only one way left to go: the biological brothers they never knew they had. Guess their fight for survival isn't quite over yet. Or is it?

book 1 of the windows of the soul duology ✿ ✿ ✿ lucent: softly bright or radiant ✿ ✿ ✿ My brother's hand traces the cut on my right cheek for some minutes. I have no idea how a cut can be so interesting, but I won't judge a book by its cover. He unexpectedly moves and places a heartwarming kiss on my crown, brushing through the strands of my hair. But what startles me the most, is when he speaks, "Duerme bien, mi niña bonita." And just as I wasn't able to sleep hours ago because of my stupid fear, I let myself fall into a dreamless sleep as his soothing voice travels through my ears. ✿ ✿ ✿ Layla Rivera. A young naive fourteen-year-old who's just lost her childhood best friend and guardian. She's anxious and timid when meeting other people, so she usually cowers and distracts herself, immerse between the pages of books. When she is thrown into the lion's den - or also named as her older brothers' house - she's left fearful and intimidated by the six foot three males who she never had a clue about. Trying to make sense of what her new life will bring while being unaware of the dangers her new home beholds, she tries to make her way into her new family, but it doesn't seem as easy as she expected, or is it? ©️juststarsandbooks All written works on this account belong to Juststarsandbooks. I do not condone any reproduction/duplication of this book anywhere - app, website, etc - without my consent. Pics aren't mine.

Ceres wasn't even born when she was taken away from her family who she now has no knowledge of. Her life with her mother was far from perfect, in between all the drugs and alcohol, it was only a matter of time before she completely spiraled down and once when she finally hit rock bottom, she made sure that Ceres would never forget it. After the suicide of her mother, she is told that she is going to be moving in with her family and that they are going to take real good care of her but she wasn't sure as she didn't even know who 'they' were. She is in for the surprise of her life when she finds out about her father and six older brothers. [I've noticed this a lot so I just want to make it clear that this book has no mafia/gang related activity]

Twins, Lorelei and Lorenzo taken away from their family by their own mother before they were even born. Being neglected and abused for years they only had each other for support. On their 14th birthday their mother dies in a car accident and they are sent to live with their father and older brothers that they had no idea even existed. For a split second everything was okay, until it wasn't and little Lorelei was the one who unfortunately paid the price. Years pass and Little Lorelei is no longer the innocent, sweet girl she used to be. She's changed. Read now to find out why🫶🏾

Taiga - a young girl with an eating disorder - loses her mother, leaving her with the only choice of moving in with five older brothers that she has no recollection of. But the past is a predator that will never let her leave and she can't escape her ex-abuser's wrath that seems to follow her everywhere without fail. With the constant threat of her tormentor, will her brothers be able to save her? Follow Taiga on a journey of self-love and healing as she moves in with her five chaotic brothers that help her recover. But will they be helping her, or will she be helping them? After all, family is everything. TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️ Topics such as anorexia and abuse play a main part in this book - please do not read this story if such subjects make you uncomfortable or if you're looking for a trigger! Please message me if you need anyone to talk to. Highest Rankings: #1 - Brother #4 - Little Sister #2 - Mental Health #3 - Older Brother #1 - Recovery #2 - Sad #1 - Scars #1 - Sibling #23 - Sister #8- Spanish #1 - Teenager