**re-editing and changing some parts I will slowly update the chapters I fix**** This story follows the 22~ years old Zara Nizerimana, a charming young African woman looking to find happiness for herself after losing her family in a house fire when she was 14 and being left with her scary, drunk, and mild abusive father until she was 18. Her life takes a different route when she meets her new boss Roman Rossi the 30~year old cold killer and assassin who's the boss of the top ruthless Italian mafia family, he takes a liking to her when he's 5 and 1 years old daughters become very found of her right away. Can he keep them safe when his family's trouble and their past follow them? {bwwm} Started- May 9th 20222 Ended- August 1st 2022

[edited version of Doctor for the Mafia] Ila Archer was a doctor working at one of the best hospitals in New York. She loses her license and ability to practice due to, as punishment, taking full responsibility for the 'walking patient' incident. After a full month, Ila runs into the 'walking patient'. Knowing her situation caused by his actions, he offers a once in a lifetime opportunity. ----- "Look, you're a doctor-" He started. "Was." I corrected. "I was a doctor." "You can still be," he said, running his fingers through his dark hair. "Look, you can work for us, and I'll pay triple the amount you were earning at that lousy hospital." "Us?' I asked. Who was he? How exactly does he plan on paying me triple? He grabbed my wrist and pulled me inwards. My face inches away from his chest. With his free hand, he was gently tucking my hair behind my ear. His breath tickled my ear as he whispered two words that sent shivers down my back. "The Mafia."

❝Being against evil doesn't make you good.❞ -Ernest Hemingway ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ BOOK 1 IN THE ROMANO SERIES ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ FBI agent, Anaya Arora, is well acquainted with the underbelly of Miami. Having spent most of her career closing in on a notorious gang terrorizing Miami, Anaya thinks she's seen it all. But that's until she stumbles upon something bigger - someone bigger. CEO of a successful casino and hotel chain, Alessandro Romano is the whole package; attractive and wealthy with a touch of danger. He's determined to rise to the top in his legitimate business and his illicit family business no matter what it takes. But on one faithful night, Anaya and Alessandro are both in the South Miami PD precinct after a drug deal gone wrong. Alessandro isn't the one being interrogated and Anaya isn't quite sure what a notorious hotel heir is doing at the police station at three in the morning, but she can't shake the feeling that there's more to the story. With unexplainable events leading Anaya and Alessandro to cross each other's paths more than usual; Anaya uncovers corruption, secrets and the realization that the good and the bad are more alike than they seem.

Happiness was an unfamiliar word to all the siblings. All the siblings were broken, some broken in more ways. After her step father is arrested, Riley is told she will be living with her brother's. Her brother's were the three most dangerous men in the country maybe even the world, even the devil himself wouldn't welcome them to hell. Can Riley become their happiness? Something they haven't felt in years. Can they become hers? Something she hasn't felt either. Trigger warning of abuse, violence , sexual assault and rape

"Stand up.", he said to me. "What?", I asked confused. "STAND UP.", he ordered slightly aggressive. I quickly got up from the bed and stood in front of him. "Take off your underwear.", he demanded. "Wh-" "Now." Doing what he told me to I slowly slipped my underwear off. I was now completely naked as his eyes roamed over my whole body again. "Lay down on your back." Once again I obeyed him without talking back this time which caused him to smirk. Then he grabbed my hands and cuffed them to the bed frame. My eyes widened and as I was about to ask him what he's doing he held up one of his hands. Understanding his signal I remained silent. "Good girl", he whispered in my ear. ------------------- Emily Potters, a 21 year old girl, had to run away from her dark past. Seeking shelter in New York, she battled her way through the darkness. But soon enough she learned that the past will always haunt her and new dangers await. Matteo Rizzo is a 27 year old man. He is ruthless, dangerous, cold and has anger issues. Cross his path and you will regret it or pay with your life. The Rizzo family is ruling "The Lions", which is one of the most powerful mafias that exists. Matteo took over exactly 2 years ago. His father is still watching every step Matteo takes. What happens when an innocent girl and one of the most dangerous people on earth meet? Will that one dark night destroy Emily's life for good? Accompany Emily and Matteo on their search for a better life. Finished: 6th April, 2021 Highest ranks: #3 in romance #3 in darkpast #3 in passion #4 in mafia #5 in italy

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

Evanna, who just woke up from her suicide attempt caused by the continuous abuse and bullying she went through, finds herself surrounded by her six step brothers- one of them being jayden, who realized that they used to be best friends before they met again. She goes through hard times, learning that she can trust her brothers and start over again, but her depression, anxiety, and eating disorder won't leave her side either. From moving to a new school, making new friends, going through a lot of drama, she and her family learns a huge secret they never expected. *This is a SEQUEL to the first book, My Step-Brothers. Read the first book before reading this one* TRIGGER WARNING... Mentions of self harm, depression, anorexia, anxiety, rape, and more. Please read at your own risk if you get triggered.

Genesis has grown up with a neglective, abusive father all throughout her sixteen years of life. Despite all the pain and trauma she goes through, she's still standing. Fighting back against her pathetic excuse of a father, not letting him see her weak and scared. The way she copes with all the pain isn't the healthiest but she stopped caring a long time ago. But when her father dies unexpectedly, she feels like all her prayers have been answered. Until she finds out she has brothers, five of them and she's forced to move in with them. Her very cold, secretive distant brothers. They have dark secrets but so does Genesis.