They used her. Branded her. Sent her back when they were done. Darya has lived her life in silence, a ghost in her own body. Passed from one cruel hand to the next. She's learned not to ask questions. Not to beg. Not to hope. So when a kind man appears, she doesn't feel rescued. She feels tricked. She doesn't understand him. Doesn't trust him. Doesn't understand why he's here now, after everything. Maybe he's just another man who wants something. Maybe he'll use her and leave like the rest. And she fears that this time she won't survive it. •All rights reserved. This book is copyrighted by the author and may not be used, reproduced, or distributed without explicit permission. Unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of any part of this book is prohibited and may lead to legal consequences.•

Mia Lombardi is a 13 year old girl who does competitive swimming. Her mother "Emily" was married to the Italian ex mafia don. Emily was caught cheating one night by Mia's dad "Antonio". Soon after Emily found out she was pregnant with Antonios daughter. She was furious and decided to take away the girl the family has wanted for generations. She ran away leaving her seven boys behind. As Mia grew up Emily abused her mentally and physically. Mia has no idea she has a whole family out there and her family doesn't even know she exists. What happens when Mia's mom dies in a plane crash, and she is sent to live with her family? Will her family accept her? Will she tell them about her past that haunts her? (Stella means star)

Jared Prince, the rich white, hotshot millionaire does not have Love in his plans. Here comes Bianca Ugoh with laughter in her ladle and warmth in every spoonful, unpending his best laid plans. Between spice-fueled banter in the kitchen an stolen glances over simmering pots, something tender-and delightfully unexpected-stirs beneath their clashes. Nothing attracts more than opposites and before they know it, they're falling for each other. But love is never simple.

He was the moon, and I was the sun. He was the darkness, and I was his light. He was chaos, I was his calm. Yet, everyone seemed to think that it was the other way around. Actually, no. Nobody thought anything because there was no way in hell that Ren Winston would ever fall for a girl like Cleopatra Saint Claire. ‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚. Ren and Cleo are polar opposites at first glance. However, deep within both of them, there's an undeniable connection that constantly draws them to each other. Whether it's in Hawaii or in their small town, Alton Lake. Ren and Cleo once shared a beautiful, fiery young love, the kind that felt unbreakable-until the unexpected tore them apart. They face hate, jealousy, envy, and fear, but above all, there's love. But does love conquer all in the end?l #4 blackgirl

𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂, 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒇𝒖𝒍, 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏'𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. 𝑯𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑻𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆.

𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗼𝗶𝘀 was a total 'grump.' Majoring in pastry arts, her seemingly negative personality drove people away. Not that she minded, she had her own little circle of friends that she could trust, it left for no faults. On the other hand, 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘁, studying in culinary arts at Stoneridge University. All his life, his sunshine-like personality seemed like a disease, contagious. Causing everyone around him to catch this illness and reciprocate it. She was no different, he was able to pull her out of her shell. Although her tight-knit circle left for no faults, he himself wanted to be apart of that. Sure, he had people constantly surrounding him, but those people weren't her. Once he's found a way into her life, will he stay there or will he be an 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘳 from a far?

Livia Ximena Di Vittorio was the child that wasn't taken. She was the one who was left after her mother packed up and left with her four brothers leaving her with her father and a whole lot of responsibilities. She now was the heir to the Italian Mafia, a role that should have gone to her older brother but it was a role that had been placed on her shoulders since she was a year old. Livia was fine with her life, after all it was all that she remembered but what happens when the mother that had left her seventeen years ago shows back up, bringing along the brothers she doesn't remember as well as her new step family. There is someone coming after her family and as heir it's Livia's duty to take care of it. Even if that means working with someone she isn't so fond of.

When Amariah Hart's mother dies, she and her twin brother are ripped from their London life and dropped into the glittering, cutthroat world of California's elite. Now living under the roof of a billionaire father they barely know, the Hart twins are enrolled at Cali Academy-a college where reputation is currency and power is everything. That's where she meets Jayden Kingsley. Quarterback. Rich. Tattooed. Possessive. A walking sin wrapped in designer and attitude. He's used to getting what he wants. And from the moment he lays eyes on Amariah, he wants her-sass, curves, accent and all. But Amariah? She's not here to play nice, and definitely not to fall for some arrogant American with a dream complex and a body built to ruin her. Too bad fate-and one very hands-on group project-has other plans. What starts as clashing egos turns into smoldering tension, stolen glances, and dangerously close encounters. He calls her Brit. She calls him a fucking problem. But with every heated stare, every toe-curling moment of restraint, their hate turns into something much, much harder to fight. She's not supposed to fall for the King. But in his world, she already belongs to him. Rank #1 WmBw- 25/07/2025 #5 Possesive- 25/07/2025 #1 Interracial- 28/07/2025 #2 Quaterback- 31/07/2025

Scarlett Anderson, is a 16 year old girl who lives with her mother. It's always been just them two. Well..kind of. They always had a good relationship but because of an incident that happened a couple years ago they are like strangers to each other. Scarlett never sees her mother due to her traveling for work purposes, which means Scarlett isn't being taken care of. Therefore Scarlett is sent away to live with her father and her half-brothers she never met and never knew she had. Scarlett can tell they have a lot of secrets but then again, who doesn't? Even Scarlett has some of her own. Will Scarlett finally have a second chance at a loving family and home? Will Scarlett discover her new family's secrets or will they discover Scarlett's first? Will she meet someone special along the way? Read to find out!! ;) May have slow updates.

Evangeline-bearer of good news. That's what her name meant, and that's exactly what she was. When Alessandro gets a call from a social worker in Chicago asking him if he would be willing to finally take his sister in after so many years, he is ecstatic. Finally, he had something good to tell his brothers. The exact thing they needed to fill the void in their home, their family, and their lives. When certain secrets under wraps come undone, and certain people make their way into their finally glued together family, Evie has to learn how to balance love, forgiveness, and fury, as well as the unbearable grief that came with the loss of her twin brother.