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.

Roman Verlice, manipulated from childhood to blend into corners without so much as a sound and to accept the love that was deemed normal, left her cold and quiet, conformed to the way of life that was forced upon her. But now she's left alone and unaccompanied in police custody, unaware of the missing child status to her name. Four brothers and a broken family. They'd stayed together through it all with only one thing missing.. if only they'd known the repercussions of getting that one thing back. ******** #1 brothersbestfriend #1 drugaddiction #1 abusivecontent #1 lost #1 drugdealer #1 stolen #1 tattoos #1 sick #2 depression #2 found #2 trauma #2 broken #3 mafiaprincess #3 dangerous #4 brother Please note that this story contains violence, abuse, mature content, sexual assault, mature language, and rape. This story heavily focuses on the mc's battle with addiction throughout the whole plot so please keep that in mind.

Enemies don't look at each other the way you do. After the problem she went through and escaping her abusive past there she meets her worst enemy. But not any enemy... A Russian/Italian mafia boss. He was possessive, ruthless, dominant, and arrogant. He doesn't have or show mercy for no one. He was full of anger and frustration.. Happy ending :) The book is being edited.

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 Four years have passed since they last saw each other. And in these four years, a lot has happened. She has many names. The Queen of the South, the She-Devil, the Red Raven, and more but people know her as... 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐮𝐢𝐳 is the woman that everyone is looking for. But she keeps herself hidden from the public for her safety and everyone's else safety. After what happened, she decided to leave for good and do what she was destined to do. She had to learn a lot over the past years. One of them was how to lead the biggest Mafia in the world. But raising a child alone is the hardest part to learn. Especially, when the father of your child is the love of your life that you had to stay away from because you want to keep him safe. But she wants him back and that's why she leaves him clues so that he can find her. ❦ 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐜 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 is the Mafia leader of the American Mafia. For the past five years, he had one mission and that was to find Mikayla. He's determined to find her and make her his. But there is a problem. That problem is called Javier Ramirez who is after Mikalya too. What both men don't know is that Mikayla is not the innocent little girl anymore. ''You found me,'' I whispered as I stared at him. He gently pulled me closer to him by gripping tighter on my waist. ''I will always find you. No matter where you are,'' his deep voice brought shivers down my spine. ''Why are you here?'' I turned my head and stared at Leonardo. Alec noticed it and looked at him too. ''I'm here to save you,'' I looked back at him with furrowed brows. ''It will always be my job to save you and to find you,''

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 Having a normal childhood was for Axel and Isabella impossible. They both grew up in different households and different worlds. They don't have anything in common except, they're both messed up. Isabella tries to escape her dark past and Axel tries to avoid it. But that seems impossible for both of them. After all, the past will always hunt you. Perhaps, that's why they were so drawn to each other after they saw each other for the first time. 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚, she moved from California to Brooklyn, NY because of her past. She convinced herself that New York will be her new life and everything will change from the point on. But that changed real quick when she met Axel Garcia. The 'bad boy' of the school. She heard many rumors about him one of them is that he is in the Mafia. She chose to ignore the rumors and also ignore him since he is bad news but that was difficult because he already had his eyes set on her. 𝐀𝐱𝐞𝐥, the son of Alec and Mikayla Gracia and the heir of the American & Latin American Mafia. He and his friends are well-known in New York. They are called the notorious four. After being expelled from school for one year, he and his best friends come back ready to rule and terrify people. But what Axel doesn't expect is the new girl that he somehow can't get out of his head. "What do you want?" I said with my fist clenched. I stared up at him. He looked pissed and not in the mood to argue. He leaned forward to my ear and tucked one of my hair strand behind my ear and whispered "You," I didn't have any time to respond because he smashed his lips onto mine.

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 Isabella moved to Italy with her best friend Aaliyah which was the best decision she has made for the longest time. She became a doctor and also won the Olympics in Figure Skating as a member of the Italian Olympic team. She wanted a new start from all that happened and that was what she got until everything changed when her ex-boyfriend, Axel Garcia came walking back into her life. But that's not the only thing he brought into her life. He's now the Don of the American and Latin American Mafia like he always wanted to be. But something was missing that that something was living in Italy far away from him and doesn't want anything to do with him after what he did. Axel knew he wanted Isabella back and he also knew he will get her back no matter what. He'll do anything to get her back. "You broke me! You broke my heart into many pieces," I yelled into his face. Just looking at him makes me want to cry because of all the memories that were coming back. "Pequeño Zorra, (little fox) I'm sorry-" I cut him off. "Don't call me like that. I'm not yours anymore. You lost me and everything that we had," I spat. I decided I had enough of him and his presence, so I grabbed my bag and was about to walk out of the apartment when I felt a strong grip on my wrist which turned me around to stand in front of Axel, inches away from his face. "You know that isn't true. I still love you. I never stopped loving you, amor. I promise you that I will fix this," he whispered and stared at me with his beautiful emerald green eyes. "Well, the feeling isn't mutual," I got out of his hold and walked out of the door without sparing the last glance at him. Before closing the door, I decided to say something. "Don't promise something you can't keep. We both know how that ended," with that I closed the door and walked away.

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥 Georgina, the eldest daughter of Axel and Isabella Garcia, is the heir of her father and mother's Mafia. She was trained to be the best assassin in the world and learn everything about the Mafia to take over her family's empire. What happens when she gets told that she has to marry Damon, the son of her father's right hand, whom she hates but also hooks up with him? Damon is the heir of all the Cartels in the Latin American Mafia. He's known to be ruthless and dangerous. He is involved in some messed-up shit that he can get out of. The only solution is to marry his father's best friend's daughter, who he also loves. There are a lot of secrets to uncover. ''What do you want, Georgina?'' he harshly grabbed my jaw and pulled me closer to his face while I felt his hand slip down into my panties. I felt my heart pound in my throat as he began to rub me. Closing my eyes, I moaned. ''Tell me what you want?'' he pressed with his deep voice that made my knees weak. ''I want you to ruin me,''

#𝟐 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 They never truly believed they would meet again. Somehow, years later, they find themselves attending the same school. He has changed, but not for the better. Meanwhile, she still happens to be the same girl he met nine years prior. They continue with their lives without realizing who the other person is, until a sudden realization strikes them. Was their reconnection due to fate, or was it planned all along? Rowan seems to have a negative outlook on everything he does. Despite Reese's efforts, Rowan appears to think that he deserves nothing but the worst. Reese is determined to keep pushing forward, despite Rowan's negative attitude.

#𝟑 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 Despite their history, he has always been in love with her, while she has always despised him for no particular reason. They fit into the category of unrequited love. But did she really hate him, or was it that her deep desire for him disgusted her? How intriguing would it be to see if anything changes as they grow older. How incompatible are the sun and the moon?