Arcadian (adj.) idyllically innocent; simple and untroubled by fear or worry. Harper Flores is the human embodiment of a ray of sunshine. She's kind, understanding and always willing to put other's needs in front of her own. To the outside world Harper is seen as naive and innocent, without a care in the world but she's hiding a secret. The girl that loves everyone unconditionally hates herself. Her mother, not wanting to deal with Harper's declining mental health ships her across the country to a secluded boarding school in the small village of Cartmel, England. Due to her late arrival half way through the school year, Harper is forced to stay in the boy's dorm and share a room with six roommates. Keeping a low profile is almost impossible, especially when she catches the eye of all six boys. Lucian Cruz, an arrogant, rude fuckboy who feels no remorse for the girls he's used and ignored. After being sent to Willow Hall Academy with his twin brother Emilio two years ago by his parents who were trying to protect them from the dangerous realities of being involved in the mafia, Lucian's behaviour takes a rapid downfall. Ignoring school work to party and smoke, Lucian really has no care in the world. That is until a bubbly ball of sunshine moves into his room, disrupting his peace.

❝ you're the last angel of this family.❞ 𝐍𝐎𝐄𝐌𝐈 always knew she didn't belong with the family that abused her and made her go through hell. But nothing could have prepared her for the truth. She was the long-lost Ricci princess, daughter of the notorious Italian mafia family, and her brothers were coming to get her and give her back her throne. They teach her how to love and trust again, even if they struggle to do so themselves. - long lost sister - mafioso brothers

"We fought an uphill battle. One we had no hope of winning." ~~~ Felicity-Flick as most call her-Carter, has learned a thing or two in her 12 years of life. How to deal with drunk parents without waking the neighbors, how to smoke a cigarette without burning your fingers, and how to be abandoned by your siblings without losing your mind. All skills acquired through heartbreak and survival. Cigarette smoke filled lungs, late night talks on rooftops, make up most of who Flick is. But when her fractured family begins to mend itself, Flick is faced with a new chapter in her life that involves the very people she never wanted to see again. Started: January 10th 2021 Finished: December 2nd 2021

Millie Ripley has only ever known one player next door. Luke Dawson. But with only a couple months left before he graduates and a blackmailer on the loose, will their love story stand the test of time? And will they both need to grow up to face the truth?

"My wings are broken. My halos cracked. The angels long dead. I'm a lost soul waiting to die out" (Loving Athena) After the abrupt and unexpected kidnapping of the Italian mafia princess Athena Armani, how is it evens possible for the Armani men to move on from their loss or for Athena to find her way back to the heart striken bunch? After Athena was dropped of at a orphanage by the Greek mafia, her compationless kidnappers, she was soon adopted by David Michaelson, a prominently know business owner to a well renowned self defense training centre to the legal world, but in reality he is the leader to an all American gang who just so happen to take a interest in the missing Armani herslef. She lives with her so called 'dad' facing the harsh daily abuse that came along with being his acclaimed daughter. Until everything changes with one simple sentence that held so much meaning nobody could evens begin to realize its extent. He was dead. She was free. To many it didn't mean anything and wouldn't effect them, but that one seemingly insignificant loss would lead to her whole life taking a unexpected surreal turn, leaving her to believe she could finally escape the unfair clutches that kept her tied down. That is till she finds out she has a unknown biological family and just so happens to be their long lost Italian princess. What will happen when a time comes where she has to come face to face with her self destructing demons or comes to a point where she has to reveal her agonizing secrets she tried so hard to hide to save herslef the pain. Add rivalries, vengful enemies, bitches, a harrowing ex boyfriend, a stone cold father that hid too many secrets and a sinful Sicilian mafia heir, how will Athena simply manage to cope Or survive (EDITING) Note: there are topics in this book that fall under the idea of abuse, sextual assault, suicidal thoughts, violence and self harm Don't read if your sensitive to that.

Since forever it's always just been 13 year old Amelie and her Mum. They may not have been rich in money but they were rich in happiness and they were really close. Everything changes when Amelie's mum gets married to a rich guy she supposedly met at a pub, their lives are flipped upside down and Amelie is forced to move away from the home she knows and loves to New York to move in with him and his 5 sons- soon to be step brothers. How will Amelie cope when she starts to lose her mum to money and alcohol altogether? Will all the lies and harsh truths break her and make suffer alone or will she manage to find comfort in her 5 new Step - Brothers? ~ achievements!! #1 in stepbrothers #6 in mansion #8 in hope

Chiara Romero A young, sweet little six year old girl that was ripped from the place she had lived in for not only a year, all because of her parent's choices. She had to live with the consequences of her parents choices. She had to be re-stitched so many times, just like a doll that has been worn down. But will her brothers be able to find the sweet little girl that ran through their hallways? It was only 5 years, right? But time can change a person the same way that abuse can change the way people look at the life they live. Everything can change within a matter of a minuets. ___________________________________________________________________ "What did I ever do to deserve this?" "Why is it always me?" "Just leave me alone, just like everyone else" ___________________________________________________________________ *TW: some themes may be distressing to some people* ___________________________________________________________________ Started: 24.10.21 Finished: Rankings: -

If there's anything Evie Barrett has learned in her sixteen years of living, it's that there's a lot more to family than blood. She's stuck by that fact since the day her mother turned her back on her so many years ago, suddenly sharing nothing more than the same green eyes and a last name. While Evie didn't have her biological relatives, she filled the gap her mother left with people that she'd die for in a heartbeat. It was far from conventional but perfect to her ⎯ she wouldn't have had it any other way. That is, until she gets told that her mother is dead, and that she's going to be sent to live with her seven long lost brothers. Evie's definition of family is about to be turned upside down. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ highest rankings: #1 in recovering, 12/3/22 #1 in innerdemons, 3/17/25 #3 in brokenfamily, 3/4/22 #5 in hurt, 10/4/23 #5 in rebel, 4/7/24 #11 in foundfamily, 9/9/24 #14 in trauma, 10/23/23 #31 in mental health, 3/4/23 tysm for all the support, hope you enjoy! - elle.

Kidnapped at the age of 2, she grew up without her family and love. After 14 years of torture, physical and mental, what will she do when she's finally free. What will she do when she finds out he was never her father, that she was taken and they never stopped looking for her. Will they be able to save Adeline, or even in death, will he continue to drown her. Anthony's life was perfect. He had everything, a beautiful wife and beautiful children. It was perfect. But the effects of one night changed everything. His beautiful daughter, the first female born into his family, was taken by a man he trusted. It broke him and his family. They search and search and never give up hope that one day their lost princess will be returned to them. What will they do when she is? What will they do when they realise she isn't the happy daughter they raised? Will they see through Adeline's mask and see her real pain? Trigger warning sexual Assault - Rape - Abuse - Mentions of drugs - Alcohol use - Explicit language used

When a road trip goes wrong, Georgia finds herself trapped inside Maythorne Manor with four hot boys and a secret. She knows they're dangerous but will that stop her from falling in love? And when they tell her she is one of them, is it too late to run? A house of sexy boys. She starts to see past their appearances... the jackass, the playboy, the rebel, the best friend... and soon finds herself wrapped in an all-consuming romance, a dark mystery and a family worth killing for. All Rights Reserved Copyright 2020