Leonardo Giovanni became a father at the age of twenty. The new mafia Don was a closed off cold man that left people shaking in fear. He loved his daughter Maggie so much. He changed his ways for her. Leo wanted the best for his little girl. But one morning all of that changed. When he went to wake her up his bright bubbly baby was not in her crib. Her window was wide open and all of her baby stuff, including her little elephant stuffy was gone. Fourteen years later little baby Maggie is running from the cops for the third time that month. The cops are sick of her and even more sick of trying to locate this girls mother. Finding no luck they dig through the system hoping that someone can claim this mischievous teenager. One day at work Leo gets an unexpected call from a police station on the other side of the country. When he finds out it's his daughter he jumps right on to the opportunity of seeing her. Maggie has a lot of secrets and a bounty on her back. How can the friendly, bubbly, talkative girl escape her demons? How can Leo a cold mafia Don raise an energetic fifteen year old? How will Leo get Maggie's trust? Will their fiery attitudes clash? What happens when Leo finds out about his daughters past? TW - Abuse, Drugs, SA, Alcohol, Fighting Not edited. Started: 01/15/2022 Finished: 05/03/2022

15 years ago, Amelie Russo gave birth to twin girls. The first girls in over 3 generations of Russo children. However, the mafia is a dangerous world full of dangerous people. After a kidnapping when the twins were 5, only one twin remained. This was Lila Hale Russo. The loss of her twin destroyed Lila. And it destroyed her parents and 7 older brothers. Years later, after the death of both her parents, her brothers blame her for the death of both parents and her twin. Her family has broken apart, and so has she. Now at the age of 15, she is a renowned fashion designer, weapons designer, assassin and the future Donna of the French Mafia. But she is still lost. She is still broken and trying to be fixed. Join the story of Lila as she struggles with loss, grief, love, and so many more. Will her family notice her struggling? Will she even let them in? Is she broken beyond repair? This is the story of Delilah Hale Russo. #1 in grieving (2022) #1 in French Mafia (2022) #2 in family problems (2023)

"I can't do it" I said "Come on baby you have to learn to fight for when I'm not here anymore, I won't be here to protect you" she said I turned to her "Mom this is too much why can't we just go back with dad" "Avianna! shut up and do it" she shouted I turned around and grabbed the gun in my trembling hands remembering everything my mom taught me on how to hold it I did just that. I held it up and aimed it at the target. "Ma I cant do it" I cried to her. Growing up hearing and seeing guns is one thing but to actually use one is a whole other thing She rolled her eyes "Avianna Erika Vega do you want me to go call Alejandro to encourage you?" "n-no! no ill do it" I said and turned back to the target Come on Avianna you can do it, just one little thing. I tried to control my breathing and tame my trembling hands, I aligned the gun to the target...... and I pulled the trigger. BOOM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avianna Vega has been through a lot throughout her fifteen years of life. From being taken from her dad and five brothers when she was just five years old. To being abused and brutally trained to kill by her step dad when she was just 7 years old. Her mom dying, causing her to runaway and change her name to not risk being found by her step dad. To her brothers finally finding her when she's fifteen and bringing her back home. Happy ending right? wrong. Shortly after finding out she has a neurological disorder called epilepsy, she is now faced with the fact that she has to find and kill her step dad AKA the man who traumatized her. yet throughout all this she still doesn't know who she is. TW: this book has scenes that may be triggering for some readers such as ABUSE and SEIZURES

If you ever met Jezzabelle Lemana you'd think she was a nice, sweet, loving person with the perfect life. But some things are not what they seem. This 17 year old is trying her best to get out of her senior year of high school without having to remember the fact that she's being abused by her stepmother and father at home. She built a wall so high that no one can ever know about her or her past. But what happens when someone breaks it down? Emmet King is the leader of the most wanted gang in the streets of Detroit. He is heartless and forgot about love ever since what happened to him in the past. Everyone fears him with respect when he walks past. What happens when these two collide? And Emmet makes what he wants his?! The only thing I heard when he towers over me is the word 'mine' ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Highest Ranking: #18 Gangleader 11/14/22 Highest Ranking: #28 in Romance 12/25/17

Evanna Valentino's life took a turn for the worst when she found her mother's dead body in the living room. She then found out she had six, stinking rich, strict, protective older brothers that she would be living with. Follow Evanna through her new world and explore how she comes to terms with this new family. - Inspired by 'their sister their strength' and 'Miss perfect and her brothers' - - 1 in #olderbrothers - 2 in #overprotective - 4 in #mafia - 1 in #familyproblems - 1 in #sadness - 1 in #rich - 1 in #familysecrets - 3 in #family

They thought that she was dead before she got to live. They have been deceived by the person they were supposed to trust. She grew up loved, but that all changed making her life a true nightmare. She has scars that will forever follow her no matter were she went. What will happen when she finds out the truth about who she is. How will they handle the newfound truths and cruel revelations?

||BOOK 1|| ||NOT AN INCEST STORY|| 15 years ago, the laughter lit hallways of the Russo household were spread with a silence. Even the walls of the house mourned the loss of the princess of the house. Every molecule in the house filled with rage towards the Donna, who took away thier princess. But it didn't feel right, something was off. It could be felt in the atmosphere. Nickolai Russo couldn't believe what had happened. It looked like the mother-daughter duo had disappeared into thin air. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 years forward. The house is still the same. Though the walls had been brightly painted to keep up with time, only few knew how pale the walls actually were, how lonely the once laughter lit hallways were. The dull kitchen were once a joyful family sat, now only 6 of the incomplete family dined. Nickolai did his best to give his 5 sons the love of both the parents, but he knew he could do anything but fill the place of their sister. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What they didn't expect is for that one phone call that would rattle thier world forever, and hopefully for the better. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Little do they know that their princess, Artemis isn't what she proves to be. Artemis is anything but an innocent, naivë princess. Gaining victory from most of the hurdles life threw at her from a very tender age, she is everything but what people perceive her to be. Read Regina in Revenge, The story about Artemis and her new found family. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RATINGS: #1 in culprit [06-02-21] #1 in secrets revealed [22-02-21] #1 in tasks [29-04-21] #1 in pink [01-05-21] #1 in princess [01-05-21] #1 in revenge [12-05-21] #1 in songs [04-06-21] #1 in Mystry [19-06-21] #2 in lostprincess [13-08-21] #2 in Mafia Family [13-08-21]

Book 3 of the My new life series. Anastasia rose, formerly known as Alexis whitmore has a decision she must make, which can affect her future. Not only is she running from her brothers but the decision she makes can affect everything she has lived for. Will she make the right decision? Will her brothers find her? What will her future look like? Find out in book 3 (book cover creds go to @_navyblueee_)

16-year-old Scarlette Russo has never got along with the universe. In her world, she doesn't know who to trust causing her to face the world with her bad attitude and a cold stare. she is closed off and very stubborn and allows nobody to walk over her. After years of abuse, she has built up walls and she doesn't plan on opening up to anyone anytime soon. she was truly alone in this world...or so she thought. everything changes when her 5 brothers she knew left her and now come back after her foster parents die. How will she face her family and open up to them especially with so many secrets in the air? Her brothers try to help her overcome her demons but how can they do that without overcoming theirs. Secrets from both sides of the family yet nobody ready to spill. Brothers, who try to break down her walls? New friends who might be a little rebellious, and mysterious green eyes. follow Scarlettes Journey as she enters her new life. TW: abuse along with some strong language

Being thrown away in the garbage in a dark alleyway in London when she was only a baby, she should have died that day... But she didn't.. instead, a man saved her. He brought her in and saved her, fed her, bathed her, raised her and more importantly he loved her. He loved Breanna to pieces, she was his bumblebee. His daughter, his light in the dark gloomy world. When Breanna was five the man who raised her and the man she called father died. Leaving her in the dreadful hands of her 'mother' and her new boyfriend Mike. Breanna is now 15 and has gone through a living nightmare and has learnt lessons what no person should ever have to go learnt. Breanna is a smart, brave, extremely Whitty and an overly sarcastic young girl. She never lets anyone in she likes to keep her distance from people. Breanna had to grow up to fast and quickly learn to fend for herself. Her drug addict abusive caregivers one day get caught in a drug scandal. Putting Breanna in an odd scheme of events. she finds out she has a family and that she has to live with them. the family that threw her away... the family that tried to get rid of her when she was only a day old. How will she cope? Secrets unravel and truth forms... Love emerges and heartbreak continues... Hope is already lost and memories spiral... love and bonds grow and a strong powerful family has arisen...