Aria Costito has spent most of her life in a form of captivity. She was kidnapped at the age of 6 by her parent's greatest rivals because of their position as leaders of the Italian mafia. Aria spent most of her life believing she was happier hidden away- until now. When her captor suddenly discards her, Aria learns what real love and care feel like, all while continuing her dance career, her one form of true freedom.

Leah and her little brother, Adam, run away from their abusive 'dad' and find their new home on the streets. They find trouble when a group of boys surround them. Luckily, the police come in time and they're saved. But they have no family to live with, or so Leah thought. A DNA test reveals she has a family, one that has been looking for her for 15 long years. Leah is reunited into the family and Adam is adopted with her. Leah and Adam are thrusted into a life of riches and familial love. Leah finds out they're apart of the Mafia and gets accepted into a boarding school for smart kids, wealthy kids and mafia kids in Wales. A new family. A new friend group. But she still has her old habits that she has found too much comfort in. Will Leah open up to her family? What happens when her family find out about her and Adam's past? What happens when their past comes back to haunt them? Will the boy who's been obsessed with her forever be her lifeline? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Lost mafia princess -Boarding school -Mafia romance ------------- #1 in protectiveolderbrother (21/06/25) #2 in greeneyes (07/09/25) #4 in mental health (23/06/25) #1 in abuse (06/11/25) #9 in mafiaprincess (25/06/25) #19 in secrets (03/07/25) #3 in pregnancy (30/07/25) #1 in trauma (06/11/25) #1 in siblings (09/11/25) _________ My first book 📖 please give it a chance, the first chapters are a bit rough but I think it gets better. All pictures from Pinterest 🫶

Part One - Poised After thirteen years, Grace is finally reunited with her five older brothers. What she doesn't know is that they are some of the most dangerous men on the planet.

Years ago, two sisters vanished without a trace. Time moved on-but the past was never buried. Now, as long-forgotten memories begin to surface, questions once ignored demand answers. Because some truth don't stay hidden. They wait. What was meant to protect became something far more dangerous. And uncovering it may cost more than silence ever did. A story of bonds that survive trauma, secrets that echo through time, and the price of remembering what was meant to be forgotten. Because some families don't just keep secrets-they rule empires built in the shadows.

"You know why I love the stars? They shine in the darkness.Well,some people aren't meant to shine through the dark they're meant to blend in. I've never been able to blend in very well yet I can't shine either." Maxton is living her best life with her family.Not her blood family. Her life is turned upside down by one phone call. Why would her bio family want her back?They were the ones that sent her away,well they may want her back but Max is not going easily. Especially not at this time of year.

Alessandra Romano is a 16 year old girl who got neglected and abused but also got trained to be a deadly assassin. With her dark, long,brown hair that goes down to her waist, her doe brown eyes that once held so much light now dull and lifeless, and her curvy body. Many people would see her as perfect and gorgeous but to her all she sees is a girl that went through absolute torture as she was growing up. She has loads scars that show what she went through. She has many walls built up around her heart that only a few people could break through. She only has one person that could ever make her smile and laugh and that person is her twin brother. Alessandro Romano is a 16 year old boy who got neglected and abused but also got trained to be a deadly assassin. With his dark brown hair and dull brown eyes, and muscular body his aura screams confidence and cockiness. Many girls want to be with him while many boys want to be him. He has also got many walls built around his heart that hardly anyone can break through except for his twin sister. He is only a couple minutes older but he always protects his little sister. Alessandro has had many hookups but he has never fallen for anyone as he doesn't think anyone could give him the same love that his sister has given him. Their bond is indestructible. They went through hell and back together but have always been there for each other. His face never shows any emotions as over the years he has been taught to not show any weaknesses. The two twins have always yearned for a happy family that will love and care for them but they never thought they would have that. Until fate found them one day and it changed their whole perspective on love and family.

When Lucia and Lorenza are only three years old, the Russian mafia tears them from their home, erasing their past and thrusting them into a world ruled by fear and blood. Clinging to each other, the twins survive as best they can-until, at seven, Lucia orchestrates a daring plan to have them adopted by the French mafia, hoping to give Lorenza a life of protection and freedom. But safety eludes Lucia. Before Gabriel Gaspard can adopt her and offer her a life of warmth and security, she is taken elsewhere-remade into something unrecognizable. Trained as a killer, forged through pain, and stripped of her childhood, Lucia learns obedience only through suffering, her innocence buried beneath skill, strategy, and lethal precision. At twelve, she accomplishes the impossible: she escapes. Broken yet unbowed, she finds her way back to Lorenza, now thriving under the protection of five formidable French mafia brothers. Alongside them are four loyal friends from the orphanage, children who, like Lucia, survived without family-but now have one they can call their own. By seventeen, the twins are drawn back into the orbit of their seven biological brothers, heirs to an empire grown darker, deadlier, and more cunning with every passing year. Tensions flare when the family discovers Lorenza's love-a man whose very presence threatens to unravel everything they have built. Arguments erupt, alliances fracture, and fear coils tight around every heart in the room. But while they argue over the danger standing beside Lorenza, the man by Lucia's side is a force all others fear: a legend in the shadows of the underworld, whispered about even among kings of crime. And as the layers of her secrets are peeled back, the family will finally see the truth-the deadliest threat has never been outside the family. It has been hiding in plain sight all along.

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.

"My 17-year-old but has seen better and worse days. It has been through ups and downs, through flat and flatter. But regardless of all the shit it had to endure, it still honours the earth by its presence." "That's an awful intro. Although it's not far from the truth." °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Noel Avalon Malcom. A teenager who had to grow up too fast. Abandoned by her family for a false accusation and left to fend for herself. What happens, when she ends up at the police station and has no choice but to call her father? And when she is forced to live there with her brothers and sister? She has her own demons and secrets, but even the family, which seems so perfect on the outside has its demons. Will Noel be able to forgive them for all the wrongdoings against her? Will the truth come out? And will they stand against their demons, or get defeated by them?

They balance each-other out. One the calm, the other the storm. Except when they don't. Except when she loses it and makes the place burn...literally. Who knew a burnt building would lead to three lost brothers across the country and a big ass house...after being on the run for almost a year. The twins are in for a crazy ride, but they're in it together. Always. Pinky promise. Will it be enough? TW: abuse, SA, r*pe, and mature language/scenes. (I suck at descriptions, but it would mean a lot if you gave my book a try! <3 ) *Unedited* 🌻 Started ~ 24/09/21 ~ 🌻 🌻 Finished ~ 25/01/22~ 🌻