Seventeen-year-old Aria Castellano thought she knew who she was - a scholarship student, a good daughter, a girl with simple dreams and a mother who made the world feel safe. But when her mother dies in a car accident, the life Aria knew unravels overnight. A letter. A name. A father she's never met. Now she's flying across the country to New York - to a mansion with guards at every gate, brothers who don't know what to make of her, and a father still struggling to accept the daughter he didn't know existed. Her stepmother is kind, her new home beautiful... but nothing about it feels right. At St. Augustine's Academy, power hums beneath every smile and secret. The students there were born into legacies - families bound by alliances older than the school itself, until betrayal tore them apart. Those old rivalries still live on in the halls she walks now, and Aria's arrival is stirring them all back to life. One boy in particular seems to hate her most. He's untouchable, cruel in that effortless way only someone raised in power can be. But behind the sharp words and colder eyes is something else - something that pulls her closer even when she knows she shouldn't look twice. As Aria begins to uncover the truth her mother died protecting, she learns that some secrets were buried for a reason... and that even in a world built on bloodlines and betrayal, the most dangerous thing of all might be the way he looks at her. "Some secrets don't stay buried forever. And Aria Castellano's name might be the one that brings them all back to the light"

QUEENS OF CHOAS SERIES PREQUEL!!! Once upon a time, a girl was sent away. No trial. No second chance. Just a story everyone believed because it was easier that way. Five years later, she comes back. This is the part where, in a Disney movie, she'd forgive everyone, hug her family, and learn the power of love. Instead, Gianna De Santis learns how to break bones, keep secrets, and survive rooms that were never meant to be safe. The family expects a villain. The kingdom expects obedience. And some Princes are not always charming . There are no fairy godmothers here. Only men with power, women with knives, and lies that refuse to stay buried. And while everyone's busy wondering if Gianna is still dangerous- They forget to ask the real question: What happens when the girl they tried to erase comes back sharper... and finally decides to stop being nice? Because this isn't a Disney movie. And the girl who survived the tower doesn't believe in happily ever after- She believes in consequences.

Anna Rafferty left New York two years ago to find herself. Not because she was running. Not because she was afraid. But because somewhere between the violence, the secrets, and the trauma that changed her life, she'd lost herself. For two years, she built a life on her own terms. She traveled. She healed. She learned to preserve things most people considered beyond repair, restoring rare books and forgotten stories while trying not to think about her own. Because some trauma isn't dealt with. It's buried. Returning to New York was supposed to be simple. Be closer to her family. Purchase the rare bookstore she'd fallen in love with years ago. Continue building the future she'd fought so hard for. The only complication... Julian Mercer. The powerful, devastatingly handsome and infuriating Don of New York, a man she should stay far away from. A man her sister can't stand. A man she hasn't seen since the night she left the city. Unfortunately for her, Julian Mercer has never forgotten a debt or Anna. What starts as a favor quickly becomes stolen moments, lingering glances, and a connection neither of them seem capable of walking away from. The problem? Julian is a man built from secrets and Anna has spent the last two years burying her own. When a string of brutal murders rocks the city-random, violent, and seemingly unconnected-every road somehow leads back to one person. Anna. As detectives begin circling, asking questions she can't answer and digging for secrets she can't share, Anna finds herself caught between the life she's carefully built and a past determined to drag her back. And the closer the danger gets, the harder it becomes to ignore the man she's spent two years trying to forget. Because Julian Mercer has always been dangerous. The difference is that now Anna has something to lose. Not her safety. Not her freedom. But her heart.

(BOOK 1 Of the QUEENS OF CHAOS SERIES) Isa Valen doesn't believe in restraint. Two weeks ago, she did champagne, a sinfully accented stranger, and a night so consuming she ran before sunrise. She doesn't remember his face. She doesn't remember his name. But her body remembers the way he made it burn. When her sister runs to New York, Isa follows without hesitation. New city. New job. New distractions. Then she meets her boss. Erik Orlov. Billionaire. Bratva Don. A devastatingly gorgeous tattooed man built from control and violence wrapped in tailored suits. The first time he looks at her, something tightens in her chest. The first time he steps close, her pulse betrays her. She doesn't recognize him. He recognizes the curve of her mouth. The sound she made when he touched her. The way she ran. The night she can't remember is the one he hasn't stopped replaying. Now she works beneath him - in his office, in his space, in his world. Every glance lasts too long. Every accidental touch feels deliberate. Every breath between them feels charged. And Erik Orlov does not chase. He claims. Enemies circle his empire. Loyalty fractures. Power shifts. But none of it unsettles him like the woman sitting across his desk, pretending she doesn't feel it too. Until two pink lines appear. Because the only thing more dangerous than their chemistry... Is the secret growing between them. And this time, he won't let her run.

A marriage of convenience. A heart never meant to be involved. When Clara Evans loses her sister, she'll do anything to protect her niece-even marry a man who doesn't believe in love. Alexander Graves is cold, powerful, and emotionally unreachable. To him, marriage is a contract, not a promise. Their union is meant to be simple: shared custody, shared space, no feelings involved. But living with a man who touches her without tenderness and walks away without regret slowly breaks Clara in ways she never expected. And when she stops hoping, stops asking, and starts choosing herself, Alexander realizes the truth too late- The woman he never meant to love is the one he's about to lose. A slow-burn, emotionally intense romance about sacrifice, silence, and learning the cost of taking love for granted.

In this Series, Billionaire Bachelors meet their match in a wicked plan of their own. 2. The Winter Bride ****** It all started with a bitter need for revenge. Tabloids Good Girl. Ashley Davis has always been the good girl. The magazines even named her the good girl as she was completely ready to settle with her life but then a mysterious billionaire stormed into her life and changed everything. Mysterious Billionaire. Everyone knew him but no one knew what goes in his head. He was as cold as ice. Revenge was everything for him. When a year ago his parents were killed at a hit and run, Neil Harris vowed to find out who did it and take revenge at any cost, anyhow possible even if he had to marry the said killer's daughter to destroy the family. But what happens when a cold revenge was all it took to bring them together? Read to find out. ****** Tighten your seat belts for a ride into the life of Ashley and Neil. Started - 17/03/2015 A Long Hiatus. Finished - 01/05/2021 2016 © SADIA KARIM

In this Series, Billionaire Bachelors meet their match in a wicked plan of their own. 1. The Summer Bride ****** It all started with a red-haired little girl. Compassionate. Claire Bishop has always been a compassionate woman. When losing her one and only job shatters her completely, Claire thought all was lost. With moral rules and warm heart, she accepts a offer she can't refuse, even if at the end she might just lose her heart in it. Perfectionist. Tyler Sanders has always been a perfectionist, let it be in business or in family. People admired him for his way in business, people feared him for he knows everything about everyone. He took pride of his calculated life but soon, it started to crumble because a little girl couldn't stay without a mommy anymore. He knew money could buy anything, hence he used that to his advantage but in the process, he didn't expect himself to lose what he thought was, a broken heart. But with a bit of help from a little girl, will they join their heart? If so, then how? Well, read to find out. ****** Tighten your seat belts for a ride into the life of Claire and Tyler. Started - 05/04/2015. Finished - 14/05/2016. #31 in Romance - 19/09/2016. 1M Reads - 25/03/2018. #9 in General Fiction - 14/08/18. 2M Reads - 06/07/2021 2015 © SADIA KARIM

Tutto ciò che non puoi calcolare... è esattamente ciò che può cambiarti per sempre. Elena ha 28 anni, una mente brillante e una carriera in ascesa nel settore dell'economia e del marketing strategico. Abituata a fare proiezioni, gestire crisi, prevedere gli scenari peggiori. Nella vita come nel lavoro, non si concede mai un errore. Mai un imprevisto. Mai una debolezza. Dietro quella corazza però, c'è una donna fragile, svuotata dalle relazioni sbagliate e incapace di lasciarsi davvero andare. Ha costruito la sua sicurezza pezzo dopo pezzo, e non è disposta a rischiare tutto per una tentazione. O almeno, così credeva. Adrien Borgia è il nuovo cliente. E lei è la consulente scelta per gestire la sua espansione in Italia. Franco-italiano, 34 anni, sguardo che spoglia senza toccare, erede di una dinastia finanziaria e di un passato familiare che lo ha reso freddo, affilato, magnetico. Lui non cerca una semplice partner professionale. Cerca qualcuno che sappia tenere il suo ritmo, che sappia concedersi senza perdersi. E lei... è la variabile che non aveva previsto. Tra Roma, riunioni ad alta tensione e confini che si fanno sempre più sottili, Elena dovrà decidere: mantenere il controllo. O scoprire cosa succede quando lo perde.

#1 della Kane Series Annabelle Morgan è una ragazza forte e determinata, con un passato che ha segnato il suo futuro. Trasferitasi a New York per lavorare alla procura distrettuale, si troverà ad affrontare sfide che riporteranno a galla vecchie ferite. Non sarà semplice, ma incontrerà persone che la aiuteranno a costruirsi una nuova vita e le daranno la spinta giusta per trovare la sua strada. Ma essere l'assistente del più seducente e scontroso viceprocuratore, si rivelerà essere più insidioso del previsto. Marcus Kane è un uomo che sa quello che vuole, ma soprattutto quello che non vuole: una donna fissa. Donnaiolo e furbo, il giovane viceprocuratore metterà i bastoni tra le ruote ad Annabelle, che tra scontri e battaglie, dimostrerà di essere una degna avversaria. Un caso delicato li avvicinerà e nuove emozioni contrastanti nasceranno tra i due, ma la strada sarà tutta in salita. Riusciranno a stare insieme o i caratteri e le abitudini di entrambi, li allontaneranno? © Elena D'Arcangelo Qualsiasi copia dell'opera, totale o parziale, è severamente vietata e punibile dalla legge.

[COMPLETAMENTE REVISIONATA✨] * si consiglia la lettura del primo e del secondo libro* Ariel Audrey Rose. Diciotto anni. Un segreto. Una vita sofferente ed una sorella da riscoprire.