Book 1 of the Painted Lies duet lost /lɒst/ adjective; unable to find one's way or not knowing one's whereabouts Liliana and her twin - Isabella - were both kidnapped from their family ( the Italian mafia ) at 3 years old by the Russian mafia as revenge and put into foster care in Spain. Their family never found them and eventually gave up looking. Liliana and her twin couldn't be more different. Liliana is cold, distant. everyone and everything knows not to mess with her, her one weakness? Her twin sister Isabella is the most vulnerable, bubbly person you could imagine and the only one that Liliana would drop anything and everything for although isabella doesn't know it. They were put into foster care at 3 years old and had been lucky enough to have been kept together in the system. But one day Liliana disappeared for 2years when she was 12 and came back completely different. Cold. Ruthless. Dangerous. And the most feared assassin in the underworld, but 'diabla' identity is kept secret from everyone except for her allies in other mafias and her best friends. But no secret can last forever can it? Not unless you take it to the grave.

Esther Marie Lucarelli is a born mafia princess. By day she goes by Marie Moore and by night she is Esther Lucarelli. Only the closest to her know Esther the rest only know Marie. Esther is in a 7 year long relationship with her high school sweetheart but because of his job she can never tell him about Esther Lucarelli and is forced to pretend to be Marie Moore, a simple girl who runs a flower shop. Her path crosses with a sexy mafia boss from Spain. With him she can be her true self - Esther. The temptation is high, will she be able to resist?

"She's hot." "Yeah, I know. I'm kinda jealous..." "I'm gonna ask her out." "Are you crazy? You're asking for a death wish." "What's so wrong with me asking her out?" "Everything! You just can't." "Why!?" "Because she belongs to the king." - Mia White was just an ordinary girl that walked the face of earth. She was who people looked up to. She had good grades, was the kindest person you'd ever meet, and was breathtakingly beautiful. Everyone in ClearHills Academy loved her. But, there were also some who feared and despised her. Some people hated Mia because she was known as 'little miss perfect' and because she was claimed by the one who practically owned everything. Besides her best friend, Sarah, not many people approached her. Most people feared that if they were to do something wrong, it would anger him. And that was the last thing people wanted. Ace King was someone not to mess with. His father owns a powerful company that he would soon take over. He was what parents told their kids not become. He was the bad boy of ClearHills Academy. Ever since Ace first laid eyes on her as kids, she was what he wanted most. Mia was the only person who he'd drop on his knees and bow down to, she was the only person he cared not to be feared by. She was the only who could tame him. - "What is it dear? Do you want something else?" his mother asked, looking down to see his attention focused on something. Or rather, someone. "Her," he said, pointing at a girl, sitting on a small wooden stool with a book in her hands. "I want her." - ❝Everyone knows she belongs to him.❞ - WARNING [ contains mature language ] Highest Ranking #1 - 01/27/18 | Billionaire #1 - 02/01/18 | Romance STARTED on November 7, 2017

Aria Valentino the lost mafia princess. Kidnapped at 4 years old by her fathers best friend. A beautiful, young, troubled soul dealing with the abuse of her "father". Little does she know as she grows to protect herself her life will change forever. The Valentino family was left in ruin at the loss of their mafia princess. Their Obsession. The five Valentino brothers struggling to be a family without their sorellina, will she find her way back to them and bring them back together? Will they open up about their secrets or will they continue to be a divided family?

|| Book 1 of the Syndicate Series || [Standalone] When young Diovanna is framed for something she didn't do and is sent off to a "boarding school" she feels abandoned and betrayed. But one thing was for sure, this boarding school was no ordinary school. One day when police roll in and search the place effectively shutting down the school, she is forced to go to the family that sent her away. The ones who abandoned her in her own personal hell. One thing is for sure, she is no longer happy and bubbly, she is silent and dangerous. ~~~ Ok yall idk abt the description but please give this book a chance!

The light in their darkness. The light that guides them through their dark world. But what happens when that light is snatched away from them? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amara Rose Delilah Bianchi The most beautiful baby girl. Being the first and only girl in 7 generations born into the Bianchi family made everyone protective of her. But what happens when she's kidnapped by her fathers enemy at the age of 6 and returns years later? What happens to the family? How do they cope without knowing if there princess is safe? How do they cope without knowing if their princess is alive? Is Amara the same innocent,funny and carefree little girl she used to be? Or has she changed? But most importantly what happened to Amara and where is she now? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Living in a hell hole with her abusive foster parents and older brother is all she knows. Magnolia Cambell's body is covered in scars of her past and her present, as she tries to fight her way through life. She thinks she is unfixable, knowing only pain, hatred and anger. On top of that, she has experienced death from both her parents and the one boy who took her heart one night in a black Bugatti. She tries to forget, but little does she know that there is one thing her mind decided to already forget ; everything that happened before the deadly accident of her parents when she was only 6 years old. Trauma made her forget everything. Her true and only family, her brothers. What happens when one dark day a boy who has the same features as her, enters the coffee shop she works in, only for her to find out that he is one of her long forgotten brothers... One of her five brothers who happens to be extremely rich and handsome. Their intriguing life style will turn her life upside down and her life won't ever be the same as before. But you know what will remain ? Her passion for illegal racing, which will only grow and drag her into darker places... Read the rest to see what will happen to the story of Magnolia Rose Knight... TW : self hate, abuse, sexual abuse, self harm, violence, death, Cover made by this amazing person : @_navyblueee_ { careful the story moves on pretty fast in the beginning} No°1 in teendrama No°1 in foster home No°1 in protective brothers No°1 in broken family No*1 in racing No*2 in Teen No*3 in Love (30.08.22) No*1 in Triggerwarning (28.08.22) No*1 in Tears (28.08.22) No*1 in Story (10.10.22) No*1 in Lost (07.11.22) No* 1in Wattpad (16.01.23)

Amara Moratti, a Young and beautiful woman. But there is one problem, she is a woman, she is no use for her father. Living with a deadly secret. Ace DeAngelo, a young and ruthless mafia leader. The devil himself. After a Brocken deal with Amara father, he gets her. He is supposed to marry her. Will this two love each other or will life just drive them apart. -------- My knife cut though the air, landing inside of his head, but not before cutting Ace ear lightly. "Ace, you are bleeding" Damien said, as Ace hand moved toward his ear. He turned around walking toward the dead body, he kneeled down, pulling my knife out. "Fuck" he said, more like nearly yelled. He held the knife in the air. "Let's play, little devil" he yelled. I threw another knife hitting the man next to Dimitri. He pulled the knife out. "Ross Del Diavolo" he said. Tw: mention of ED, sexual content, dead, torture, guns, violence

Carlos Valentino, the head of the Italian Mafia. A name that brings chills to your spine. Ruthless, powerful, and who doesn't have the word "mercy" in his dictionary. Rose, the finest assassin in the world. Mysterious personality. Nobody knows how she looks but she had a lot of admirers. What happens when they cross paths? What does fate await for them?

"e-emma" my mother breathed out "yea mum?.." I called back to my mother on the floor "in the closet, there is a loose floor board...open it" she whispered in my ear "Listen your not leaving me..." I said holding on to the last peace of hope i hade left "it's okay baby... I love you " "I love you too..." Emma D'Angelo is just a normal girl, right? well, maybe not... as she opened up the loose floorboard she never thought that it was going to change the rest of her life... Lovers to enemys to lovers (after there's a book 2 called: mafias badass princess)