𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬... 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬. Once, he was a boy who believed she was far too chaotic for his peace of mind. She was the little menace who somehow always found a way to disrupt his carefully ordered world, and he was certain he didn't even like her. Years later, fate forced them into a marriage neither of them wanted, binding them under the same roof despite the distance that had grown between them. But she is no longer the loud, carefree girl he remembers. Life took everything from her, including her laughter, her innocence, and her parents, leaving behind a quiet woman who hides her pain behind a calm smile. Before their marriage, he made one thing clear: "Don't expect love from me." So she didn't. As they begin sharing a life together, he slowly starts seeing her differently, noticing the sadness she conceals and the strength she carries. Yet one question remains: if he remembers her so well, why doesn't she even know his name? A story of heartbreak, healing, and unexpected love, where old irritation gives way to feelings neither of them ever imagined. ×××× Tropes: Grumpy × Sunshine | Marriage of Convenience | Forced Proximity | No Cheating | She fell first (or so she thinks) × He fell harder and harder.. It's just my first book pls don't judge my writing.. because there's noway I can be perfect.... . . .

Cleo Winters has learned to survive by staying quiet. At school, she's invisible, bullied and ignored. At home, she tiptoes around her mother's sharp moods and cruel words, never knowing when kindness will turn into punishment. But when her mother announces a sudden move to London to marry a wealthy businessman named Eric Westwood, Cleo's silent life is shattered. Thrown into a family she's never met, surrounded by strangers who live in luxury while she carries scars no one can see, Cleo must navigate a new house, a new country, and a new set of rules.

At twelve years old, Emmy believes rules are the only thing that keep her alive. She believes her name is Emily-a girl who learned to be quiet, obedient, and perfect in order to survive. Every mistake feels dangerous. Every rule feels necessary. But when Lucian Valmont takes custody of her, Emily becomes Emmaline, and she is placed into a world nothing like the one she escaped. The Valmont household is powerful, disciplined, and unforgiving, ruled by stern authority and shaped by seven men who do not want her there. But as tensions rise within the family, it becomes clear that Emmy's quiet presence is changing them-whether they want it to or not. And when she is nearly lost, the Valmont brothers are forced to face the truth they've been avoiding. Emmy was never the weakest among them. She was the one holding them together

jitters ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 "𝙞 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩" "𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙮" " 𝙞 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪? " "𝙣𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨" ⌁₊˚⊹ 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 a 𝐓𝐕 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰?⊹˚₊⌁ ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 a dead girl walking comes alive in a familiar world with an annoying speedster by her side [ the flash pre-season 2 - ?? ] [ barry allen x oc ]

Mirabella Alexandra Smith, a broken 16-year-old girl, grew up with nothing but pain-abusive parents, bullies, and a heart that felt unworthy of love. But when she ran away from it all, she crossed paths with the Spanish Mafia. The Rodriguez family took her in, taught her everything she needed to know when you're in the mafia, and made her feel like she finally belonged. But when she fell for Alejandro Rodriguez, her world shifted. One conversation may just change everything. Could she be the Lost Italian Mafia Princess, the one she never knew she was? Or is it all a dangerous game? This is her story. ______________________________________________ The Romano Family is the most powerful family, not just in Italy but in the whole mafia world. A lot of people may think they are happy because they have everything anyone could wish for. But are they? No. They aren't even the tiny little bit happy. Some drowned themselves to work. Some never spoke to anyone. Some became closed off. Some cared too much, afraid to lose someone again. Some tried hiding their pain behind their smiles. But as the light that's been snatched away from their grasp comes back, would they finally have a glimpse of happiness? Secrets will be revealed. Feelings would come out. Enemies would hunt them down. But the question is, could they survive? (This book DOESN'T CONTAIN SMUT) (This book is more of a family and romance book than action)

Smart-mouthed and self-destructive, seventeen year old Audrielle Floyd just wants to feel alive. When a night of one too-many bad decisions lands her with a crippling brain injury, she struggles to put the pieces of herself back together. Chasing after answers leads to a rabbit hole of danger, and Audrielle soon finds herself face to face with the wounds of her past, and a new mystery which shakes her to the core. Will familiar faces help to guide her out of the darkness, or will they drag her down even deeper? TW: Substance abuse, bullying, child abuse, murder, illness

Sloan. 17 years old. Billionaire. Mafia Queen. At the age of 2 Sloan was kidnapped from her family by her father's second in command and taken to Spain. He was psychotic and was obsessed with Sloan from birth. Till the age of 10 she experienced constant physical and verbal abuse. Sloan knew he was never her father, she never believed him even when he punished her for saying so. He died a slow death, killed by his enemies, leaving Sloan in foster care. Where she is immediately adopted by a man and woman, who have no real good intentions. They thought they could be push overs to the 10-year-old, but after 8 years of abuse she has had enough. She learns to fight, meeting people that become her first ever family, building her empire from the ground up. Becoming a name that people are afraid to mention. The D'Aboville's, left shattered after their daughter and sister is kidnapped from their home by a trusted mafia member. They've looked for years always coming up empty handed, until they get an anonymous call saying that the said trusted member was killed, but they heard nothing about their daughter. Thinking she died with him or long before, they call off their search. Only to get a call 7 years later saying that their long lost daughter was in fact very much alive. NOT EDITED and in dire need of it. DISCLAIMER: Strong language, sexual content and violence.

At Northbay University, where the rink is always echoing with blades and cheers, Collete Arnaud prefers the silence. An autistic figure skater with a deep love for movement but a high sensitivity to noise, she skates alone in the quiet hours, unseen and unheard. Clifford "Cliff" Hensley, a laid-back hockey player with a loud life and a loyal heart, isn't supposed to notice her. But when he stumbles upon her late-night practice, something in her quiet presence pulls him in. He doesn't understand everything she feels, but he listens-and that's more than anyone's ever done. As two very different lives begin to intertwine, Cliff and Collete form an unexpected connection built not on words or grand gestures, but on patience, respect, and the kind of closeness that doesn't need noise to be real. Stillness on Ice is a gentle, character-driven college story about finding comfort in silence, navigating love in unconventional ways, and learning that even the quietest voices deserve to be heard.