She's a fifteen-year-old girl who killed her "father" in self-defense and lied about it to the police. She thinks she has no other family members and now she has nowhere to live but the police tell her she was kidnapped from her real family when she was little and she has six older brothers. Now that she has to go live with them, she can sense they're all hiding something from her. But what could it be?

In ancient Rome, a horrifying tradition existed: baby girls were often murdered at birth, viewed as weaker and less valuable than boys, who were considered fit for war and essential to society. Centuries later, echoes of this dark practice linger within certain mafia families. While the killings have stopped, a cruel alternative remains-selling their daughters to other families to avoid appearing weak in the cutthroat world of organized crime. The Hernandez family, with their reputation built on strength and loyalty, has raised eight sons. But when Stefano and Vittoria Hernandez finally welcome a baby girl, their joy is overshadowed by fear. Tradition demands sacrifice, and the family's survival in the mafia world hinges on the unthinkable. They are left with no choice but to give her up, a decision that will haunt them and ripple through their family for years to come.

She's an innocent girl who lived with her alcoholic abusive father. Her life was barley manageable, especially when she was separated from her biological family at such a young age. When her father mysteriously dies from a car crash, she's taken to the police station where she waits for a family to take custody of her or to be sent to an orphanage. But when she's expecting the second option, what happens when her supposed oldest brother that she had no idea about shows up in front of her, calmly informing her of the sudden news that she's apparently going to live with him and her 4 other brothers? How will she handle this life-changing information? Everyone has secrets, even the 15-year-old herself. Enemies will constantly send threats towards the 'carefree' reunited family, though what happens when they act on their thoughts? Will Azalea recover from the traumatic events she faced? What consequences will they all face when her brothers back down on their promises?

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.

At the age of 10 Eleonora was kidnapped from her home in italy. The Espositos have done so much to try to find her after about 5 years they stopped looking for her thinking she was dead. On the other hand Nora was tortured to a crisp. Nora knew she had family, she knew she had 6 brothers. After years of her captors saying they were dead and weren't coming back. Eleonora started believing them, her family was gone.

Victoria Garcia, was the perfect resemblance of the devil. Also known as Nemesis, she was a relentless force in the world of assassination, her very name striking fear into the hearts of her targets. From a young age, she had been molded into the perfect killer, detached and ruthless, her emotions buried deep beneath a veneer of ice. Betrayed by the world and robbed of her family, trust had become an alien concept to her. But fate had a cruel twist in store for her. Victoria's life took an unexpected turn when she was thrust into the midst of her own blood, the Spanish Mafia, her biological brothers. Forced to confront her past and the family she never knew, she found herself walking a treacherous tightrope between the world she had known as Nemesis and the complexities of family loyalty. As she navigated this perilous new terrain, Victoria would be pushed to her limits, forced to question everything she believed about herself, her family, and the very nature of trust. In this gripping tale of redemption, revenge, and the quest for identity, Victoria's journey would ultimately determine whether she remained the feared Nemesis or could find a path to her own salvation.

Second book in the 'Forever' trilogy. It has been 3 years and Kiara Athena Carpenter is 19 now. Her brothers are still searching for her but with no luck. ----------------- "You missed the whole show" I tell him washing the blood off myself. He approaches me slowly. "I just couldn't come" he finally says. "Yes well you always had problems with that" I say not even looking at him. He doesn't deserve my eyes. ----------------- NB! Spotify is on my profile, there you can find the playlists for my books All Rights Reserved so please don't copy my book 🫶 **English isn't my first language** 🏆#1 in mafiabook (May 14th 2023) 🏆#1 in secondbook (August 20th 2023)

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

It's time for Athena Russo to get her revenge on the ones that have wronged her. People will try to stop her, but she's blinded by hatred. She's waited for this moment for the past five years, and we all know nothing is better than revenge. Nothing will stop her. Not even her brothers.