To save her family from financial ruin, Annaliese Dawson agrees to marry a stranger. She knows that the arrangement would probably never lead to love, but as the two begin to trust each other, could it be that they have a chance at true love? ***** Matthew Cassidy is a widower baronet with three young children. Convinced that his children deserve a mother, a marriage is promptly arranged between Matthew and Annaliese, a pair that have never met, and are complete opposites. What will it take to bring these two together? They have but one chance to get it right. [[word count: 80,000 - 90,000]] Cover designed by Morgan Sangster

On the day Valencia D'Angelo was born, she was swapped with Alessia. No one knew about the incident, it wasn't supposed to happen. It wasn't planned but it happened. No one suspected anything. No one questioned anything until they got a call from LAPD saying a girl named Valencia needed someone to take custody of her. They doubted it until they saw her. She had their mother's beautiful brown eyes and their father's features. Four of the youngest brothers didn't like her, they felt as if they were betraying the sister they grew up with if they were to get to know Valencia. She had to live with them or go into foster care. No one except the eldest brother of the Family knew she was going to live with them for three month and then make a decision whether to stay or not. *** Updates every Sunday Started: 10.3.2024 Finished:

[English] After her 'parents' (who turned out to have been ex-mafia members who turned against their leader) had died, Aurora was sent to an elite boarding school in Los Angeles, California. ~~~ Aurora is a 16 year-old French fashion student and designer that is adored by the media for her kind disposition. She is known for both her gorgeous, trend-setting designs as well her unique runway shows. She excels in her classes due to her photographic memory and her affinity for new learning languages. She is passionate about helping others, and donates billions of dollars every year to charities around the world. She could not be any happier with what she is doing in her life. That is, until a certain interview draws the wrong attention to her, and she learns that the people she thought were her family might not have actually been at all. ~~~ Started- April 15, 2023 Finished- #1 mafiaprincess 5-18 #1 fashiondesigner 6-3 #1 billionaire 6-4 #1 mafia 6-7 #1 family 6-10 #1 princess 7-26 #1 twins 7-28 #1 french 8-8

~ongoing~ ~unedited~ After eleven year old Parker is faced with her stepfather's death, she has to move in with her five older brothers. Her newly discovered family has secrets they are hiding from Parker, but Parker is keeping secrets of her own. Will she ever be able to trust them? Her newly discovered family happens to run the italian mafia, meaning they have many enemies. This makes Parker the perfect target. Will her brothers be able to protect their newfound weakness?

Anna Grace's mother, Lillian, died in a tragic house fire, or so everyone thought. But Anna knows the truth - her mother was murdered. Lillian was hiding something, and someone was willing to kill to keep it hidden. Haunted by this dark secret, 12-years-old Anna Grace becomes burdened with a heavy weight she cannot share. Complicating matters further, Lillian's will reveals an unexpected twist- Travis Greeley, Anna's eldest half-brother, is named as her legal guardian. Receiving the call about his half-sister Anna Grace, Travis Greeley is flooded with emotions, as he had long wondered about the fate of Lillian Miller, the woman who had brought love and kindness into their lives. Travis recalls the pregnant woman his father brought home, who lovingly embraced him and his brothers, filling a void they had longed to fill. Entrusted with Anna by Lillian, Travis and his brothers embrace their roles, determined to provide her love amidst the secrets and dangers that lie ahead. Anna must navigate the complexities of her new familial bonds while uncovering the truth behind her mother's murder. NOTE: This is NOT a Mafia Story.

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.

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?

How can people be so similar yet so different? How can situations be strange yet so familiar? Twins Amira and Aurora were put under the custody of their mother when they were five. So much has happened since then. But what was the worst was the loss they've experienced. The sadness one of them has felt and the pain she has endured. They live for each other. They have their contrasts and their similarities. But one thing for sure is common. Priorities. The first priority is their other half. Their twin. But what happens when the situation leads them back to their brothers who were left in their biological father's custody? What happens when they finally receive the sibling love they couldn't give each other yet they both craved? What happens when they are forced to escape their own bubbles and experience what true care and affection is? And along the way, they discover the contrasting similarities, that help them heal and discover a different kind of love yet so similar. TW: Mentions of Abuse, Death and Schizophrenia.

-COMPLETED- 13 years ago the Romano manor was filled with the young mafia princess's giggles as her 'brothers' chased her around the house. Little did they know their piccola farfalla would be sent away to live with her mother for protection, but that went south the moment when Katrina, her mother, became a drug addict and took her anger out on poor Isabella, who only tried time and time again to prove that she's not a disappointment to her mother. When Bella's mother dies in a car crash she gets sent to live with her 'brothers'. Are they who they seem to be? Are they even her brothers? Come along as the truth is revealed alongside things that may change her life forever... _______________________________ Started - 1/6/2021 Finished - 14/7/2021 Best Ranks - Mafia Boss | #1 | 31/7/2021 Mafia Brothers | #1 | 1/8/2021 Only Girl | #1 | 2/8/2021 Italian | #1 | 3/8/2021 New Story | #1 | 28/8/2021 Isabella | #1 | 14/10/2022 Italian Mafia | #2 | 11/8/2021 First Story | #2 | 15/10/2021 Plottwist | #2 | 15/11/2024 Sisterandbrother | #3 | 12/8/2021 Romance | #93 | 5/12/2021 Teen Fiction | #73 | 10/2/2022 All rights reserved © -gabbyy-™