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.

Natalia Romano born in an Italian Mafia family. She should be loved right? Wrong. Natalia grew up too early; being sent away at a very young age of 5 for something that was planned against her. Having to leave behind her brothers and her family she cherished, she had to witness the life no other would want to experience. Rising from the bottom and suddenly she's back with her brothers. But life isn't easy. She has a lot more coming her way because there's an enemy within and he's coming to get her.

The Romano brothers hadn't seen their sisters for over ten years. Finally reunited by chance, Akira and Lila settle in. However, they were kept in the dark about what their brothers do. A mafia. An assassin. A murky past. What happens when one twin uncovers the truth, yet the other remains in the dark? Nothing is as it seems, after all, everyone has something to hide. The secrets that lie under the surface could tear apart everything they have ever stood for. Family. Loyalty. Love. Can their family and friends withstand the brutal truths to survive, or will they drown in the deceitful fiction they have been led to believe? Hold on tight, because things are about to get messy. Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. Secrets will always emerge, one way or another... Ranks: #1 in brother (09/06/23) #1 in twinsister (09/06/23) #1 in untold (15/09/25) #2 in olderbrother (16/05/24) #2 in twins (09/06/23) #5 in truth (16/03/25) #10 in familysecrets (06/03/25) #14 in revenge (14/02/25) #16 in reunited #18 in brothers (08/03/25) [UNDER EDITING]

Scarlet is a 16 year old girl, that was kidnapped ar the age of 2 and abused for 14 years. One night when she was 8 her kidnapper (whom tought her to kill and toture)was murdered and she went into foster care. After the death of her kidnapper she build her own Mafia and was best known by her assassin name Stella(star) or amante dei diavoli(divels mistress) and was adopted by a family who did not want her as a daughter but a punching bag and a maid. Then one lucky night there was a "accident" where her foster family died and she found her blood family. What happens when her father and 6 brothers find out that there sister is alive and safe?Will she trust them with her past?And what will happen when her path crosses with Nicholas Rossi's? THIS STORY IS NOT FOR EVERYONE IT CONTAUNS ALOT OF BAD LANGUAGE AND MATURE THEMES ASWELL AS MENTION OF ABUSE, RAPE, SEX, AND ALOT OF OTHER ITEMS THAT MAY BE TRIGGERING TO SAME PEOPLE Read at your own risk there will not be any warnings enjoy 😉 m•m

Quadruplets; Three boys, one girl. At the tender age of four, the De Anglo Quadruplets were plunged into a life of darkness when they were kidnapped from their suburban town. For years, they lived in captivity in an abandoned warehouse owned by the Irish mafia, where their days and months blurred together in a haze of fear. For six years the children were held captive, at age 10 they were saved by the FBI, only to be separated. What happens after 7 years of separation when they all reunite, not just the quadruplets reunite but the whole De Anglo family. 5 more brothers and parents? Follow the life of the Quadruplets through revelation, secrets and wisdom. (Enemies to lovers trope included) #1 Donna #6 older brothers #12 strong female lead #23 Italian