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.

I set the vodka and first aid kit and jumped on the counter with a grunt. Taking the gun, I shot the window alerting the house to danger. I heard a stampede of footsteps from the stairs to the living room and then the kitchen. I did not raise my head knowing they were pointing their guns at me. Taking a swing of vodka I stitched the wound on my stomach and dressed it. Raising my head I heard gasps around the room but they were still pointing their guns at me with stiffness in the shoulders, backs straight, and to the opposite of me stood the one and only The American Mafia Don, Alessandro De'Luca. "Who are you?" He spoke with authority and power radiating from him which can make people cower away from him but not me. I tilted my head and smirked, setting the vodka and first aid kit on the counter. I jumped down the counter and walked towards him making him point his gun directly at my head. I looked at him and said "Put your gun down, Mr. De' Luca. Wouldn't want you killing your own daughter, right?"

From the outside Juliet Kingston seems to have the perfect life. She has popularity, beauty and a famous dad who seemingly spoils her rotten. But nobody is aware of what happens behind closed doors. After spending years at the mercy of her abusive father Juliet sees her chance to escape by attending her dream university across the country but after being told that she doesn't qualify for student aid she faces a problem. Her dad refuses to pay her tuition and in an attempt to control Juliet and to keep her always at arms reach, he makes her a deal. He'll pay her tuition for a smaller, local university as long as she agrees to continue living at home and miss out on the full uni experience. She agrees and starts her first semester soon after but she becomes more and more depressed living with a father who constantly tells her how worthless she is. Her days start to become repetitive and she no longer finds joy in anything, becoming an empty shell of who she used to be . Seeing no point in living, she gives herself a deadline. If something in her life doesn't change by her nineteenth birthday approaching in two months she plans to end her life. But what happens when the quiet drug dealer is the only one to notice her downward spiralling.

|| Book 1 of the Syndicate Series || [Standalone] When young Diovanna is framed for something she didn't do and is sent off to a "boarding school" she feels abandoned and betrayed. But one thing was for sure, this boarding school was no ordinary school. One day when police roll in and search the place effectively shutting down the school, she is forced to go to the family that sent her away. The ones who abandoned her in her own personal hell. One thing is for sure, she is no longer happy and bubbly, she is silent and dangerous. ~~~ Ok yall idk abt the description but please give this book a chance!

𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞. ⋆✧⋆✧⋆ Delaney Lawrence is a girl with the world's biggest heart and no one to give it to. She is a quiet girl on campus who spends her time studying and working. On the outside she seems next to perfect, but looks can be deceiving Sterling Blake is the university's hockey captain with a reputation of sleeping around. He's popular and never in a good mood, with not a grade over a C. However, his reputation may not be as accurate as people assume. When Sterling Blake is late to pick his little sister up from gymnastics practice he doesn't leave a great impression on the coach, Delaney Lawrence. Much to her dismay, she is selected to be his tutor so he can remain on the hockey team. She is determined to get his grades up and be done with this mess, he is determined to make that impossible. Unfortunate as the pairing seems, maybe things do happen for a reason. ⋆✧⋆✧⋆ Highest Rankings: #1 Love #1 Humour #1 Hockey #1 Team #2 Sports #2 Sports Romance #2 Slowburn

The underworld knows her as Bellona, name taken after the Roman goddess of war. And the goddess of war she is. An assassin. A ruthless, cold hearted one actually. But throw in a family she did not know even know existed, a new found crush on her best friend, a new city, five dorky, overprotective brothers trying to break her walls, a childish, protective father, feelings she doesn't seem to understand, and what do you get? Proper chaos. And gazillions of fight. But heaps of fun as well. Join her roller coaster journey of pain, love, hope, perhaps a little happiness too. And hunger, loads of it in fact. After all, a girl needs her food. (Many chapters that are a bit short) #1 In big brothers as of 17/7/2021 #2 In siblings as of 2/7/2021 #3 In protective as of 3/7/2021 #10 in sister as of 22/7/2021 #14 In highschool as of 17/7/2021 #2 In fight as of 20/8/2021 Damn, anyone has some pizza? Started: 14 May 2021 Hiatus: 13 January 2022 Restarted: 25 October 2025

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.

"See, Damien, that's where I don't believe you." I say annoyed with the fact that he thinks I should believe him. "You think everything and everyone is disposable. Well that's where you're wrong. I m not someone you can just care for when you want and then toss aside when you get bored. People aren't disposable, Damien. You need to get that through your thick skull." °∆°∆°∆° Leaving Connecticut isn't how Bronx planned on living her senior year. Especially not with her Aunt and Cousin Johnathan. But things change Bronx Valentine is your average 17 year old girl. She has a past but that doesn't define her no matter how much it seems to. She dances to clear her head so it seems only fitting to go to an Arts School in Georgia while her mother travels the world. That is until Damien Hunter steps into the picture. Damien is and always has been Jonathan's best friend. John warns Bronx not to fall for him because he'll break her heart in the blink of an eye and won't think twice about it. She swears it won't happen since that's what she's afraid of. But what happens when their two worlds collide? The good and the bad. The light and the dark. One who will change you for all the right reasons and the one who will change you for all the wrong ones. Is there hope for Damien and Bronx's relationship, Or is there even anything to even hope for?

"How do you say idiot in Italian?" "Bell'uomo." [ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛] "You're a bell'uomo." .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. Isabelle Ariti just needed someone to talk to, and Leonardo Rossi happened to be there. He was her escape and she was his. Her obsession with sunglasses and constant talking went well with his quite behavior and glares he sent to everyone else. They weren't a likely match but somehow they understood each other more than anyone else could. He was rude and blunt to everyone; everyone but her. She was extroverted and bold to all; especially him. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. Isabelle Ariti just wanted waffles and to meet someone new. She didn't expect to spark the mafias dons right hand mans interest. Leonardo Rossi just wanted to be alone and have coffee. He wasn't expecting the talkative girl that didn't know what a filter was to rope him in with her unexpected comments. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. "Do you love me?" "Endlessly." .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. The chapters get better as the story goes on/theres character development Words: 137,631k .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

𝐀𝐔𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐉𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍 is a 18-year-old single mother. She is nice, caring, a wonderful mom. She is in her first year of college with a five-month-old baby girl to take care of. She isn't looking for anyone but what happens when someone sweeps in and steals her heart without her noticing. 𝐊𝐀𝐈 𝐄𝐋𝐈 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒 is a 19-year old college student. He is your typical bad boy minus the sleeping with someone else everyday. He's blunt, doesn't care about anyone, and has no patience's. Except for with her he can't seem to act that way. What happens when a little baby melts his heart but that mother completely steals it? With Aulora being a single mother and Kai being a reckless boy will they ever see eye to eye? Will their differences keep them apart or make them closer? Warnings in book. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒- #1 in baby mama: 6/17/22 #1 in single parent: 6/30/22 #1 in college romance: 6/20/22 #1 in teen romance: 6/21/22 #1 in sunshine: 6/23/22 #1 in babies: 6/26/22 #2 in good girl: 6/17/22 #2 in beach: 6/17/22 #5 in love story: 6/23/22 #1 in heartwarming: 6/4/22 #1 in soft spot: 6/23/22 #5 in college: 6/23/22 #1 in college student: 7/17/22 #9 in humor: 6/20/22 #10 in young adult: 6/23/22 #14 in possessive: 6/23/22 #1 in badboyxgoodgirl: 7/12/22 #1 in badboygoodgirl: 7/12/22 #1 in strangertolovers: 4/11/23