- EDITING!! [apologies for any mistakes] In the kingdom of Genolia, where religion has been forbidden, Princess Rosalina has a secret: she's found faith. Rosa's life was transformed by an experience. She found comfort in a higher existence. But her newfound faith puts her at risk. If discovered, she'll face severe punishment, possibly even death. She must keep her beliefs hidden, even from her own family. Alexander, her childhood friend, has been forced to stay with Rosa's family for a year as part of an ancient tradition that is believed to grow the power of royal families. As Alexander snoops, he finds himself drawn to her and even falls in love, something he'd thought he'd ever experience. Despite this, can their growing feelings overcome the danger and secrecy surrounding Rosa's faith?

𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐱 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 ❝𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝.❞ 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 is many things, but most importantly, she the princess of the Castillo and Italian Mafia. By night, she is the feared assassin known as 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙖 and by day, she is an ordinary college student, studying business at the prestigious University of Chicago. Three years ago, Tesoro witnessed the tragic death of her first love who was killed in front of her. Ever since then, she has refused to fall in love, in fear of it happening a second time. That is until she meets him. 𝗔𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮 is not only a student at UChicago, but also a well-known photographer in the city. At his young age, he opened a studio two years ago which is becoming very popular. As he enters his third year of college, he can't help but think about possibly dropping out, so he can dedicate his time to his photography studio. He starts rethinking his stance once he meets her. The moment Ace sets his eyes on Tesoro, he pursues her and will do whatever it takes to make her fall in love with him All Tesoro wants to do is keep her distance from Ace once she realizes she's developing feelings for him. This becomes impossible when they are paired to work on a semester long project together. Will Tesoro get her happily ever after or will her worst nightmare come to life?

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟏 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 ─────୨ৎ───── 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎 feels invisible. As the daughter of the Royal Academy's football coach, everyone assumes they know her, but no one truly does. Beneath her fake exterior lies a girl drowning in secrets, desperate for someone to see past the facade. Then 𝐀𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐍 '𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐄' 𝐎'𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐑 the academy's new star footballer, steps into her life and starts to notice the cracks in her armour. Connie has his own struggles. With a father who's relentlessly pushing him to become a football star, he's constantly fighting to meet expectations he isn't sure he can fulfill. The last thing he expects and needs is to find himself distracted and drawn to a certain curly haired blonde. ─────୨ৎ───── When I park in front of her house, I speak up before she can say goodbye. "I know you're going through something." The words come out rougher than I intend. "You try to hide it, but I see right through you, Carmen Castro." "Aaron..." Her eyes drop to her hands, her fingers twisting together. "You don't have to tell me anything. But I need you to know that I'm here for you. Whenever you need me. Okay? You can text me, call me, whatever. I'll drop everything." Her eyes flicker up to meet mine. She looks... scared. Not of me. But of something else. "Please?" I add, my voice breaking. I was never one to beg but ever since meeting Carmen, I've been a fucking beggar. She swallows hard and nods her head slowly. "Okay." Then, gives me a weak smile before slipping out of the car. [ 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 ] #1 mental health #1 addiction #1 awareness #1 academy #1 teen love #1 drugs #2 rehab #2 healing #3 sportsromance

Lila Hart is nineteen, shy, and quietly brilliant. A first-year uni student with her head buried in books and her heart safely tucked away. She's not used to attention, and she likes it that way. Her world is quiet, predictable, and entirely her own-until she's asked to tutor the loudest, most late-to-everything boy on campus. Jack Carter is twenty, the university's star striker and captain, and the kind of guy who gets noticed the second he walks into a room-whether he means to or not. Charming, popular, and always just a little behind, Jack's life looks effortless. But under the surface, there's pressure he doesn't talk about, a father who expects perfection, and a grade point average that's about to cost him everything She's the quiet girl he barely noticed. He's the boy she never thought she'd talk to. But when tutoring sessions turn into something more, neither of them is prepared for the way their worlds begin to change- slowly, unexpectedly, and all at once.

Camilla Rae Dawson was raised to be the perfect daughter. Soft spoken. Straight A's. beloved by everyone in Sapphire Springs. She rarely had a life outside of her studies and books, hoping to get into a prestigious university to follow the Dawson' footsteps. Though she never felt she found who she truly was. A passion for journalism but hopes are crushed when her family wants her to pursue a career to fit Dawson's standards. These high expectations and pressure leads to her overthinking, sensitivity, and anxiety. To everyone she's studious, nerdy, and quiet. To herself she never seems to be enough for her family. No matter how hard she works. She wears a mask of perfection to shield her imperfections. No one sees past it, until one boy removes her mask and finds beauty in her in-perfect world. Broderick Sinclair is the complete opposite. Grumpy. Sarcastic. Troublemaker. Many suspensions led to a change in schools...and the environment. From Branton City to Sapphire Springs, traumatizing memories linger in his mind. A family with horrifying secrets behind closed doors. Abandoning the past, he's left with his scarred mother and ugly truths. He relies on three things to numb his pain; Alcohol. Cigarettes. Trouble. He finds peace in his own, secret world. Literature and writing poetry. A way to express his emotions on paper with ink and reading to escape his reality. Problems create a lack of care for his education, affecting his senior year. Under his guarded and grumpy demeanor is a broken teen who never believed he could be loved. Until her. Their tutoring sessions unfold something they would've never expected. She's the girl he never thought would trust. He's the boy she never thought would find herself with. They're like paper and ink, incomplete without the other. When their relationship becomes serious, their differences get in the way. They face truths that threaten to... break them apart.

Piper Walsh has always been the fixer. The one who keeps it together, no matter what life throws at her. So when an internship lands her in New York City for her final year at Columbia, she packs her bags and promises her brothers she'll be fine. Then her housing falls through-and she ends up living with five inked-up, too-hot-for-their-own-good bikers. They're reckless. Messy. Completely inappropriate. And somehow, the only people in the city who feel like home. Except for Greyson Lowell. He's the quiet one. The one who doesn't look at her. Doesn't talk to her. Definitely doesn't want her there. He keeps his distance like it's a full-time job-until he doesn't. Until one stolen moment changes everything. Piper knows heartbreak when she sees it. Greyson's drowning in it. And the closer she gets, the more he pushes her away. But Piper didn't come this far to let one broken boy scare her off. Even if he might be the one thing that could break her in return.

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, an ordinary girl that works at the Crestmore, she was known to be a compassionate and serene person, with a heart of gold. 𝐄𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢, the rank 1 mafia leader, he was known for his brutal and merciless actions. He had lived a life surrounded by vulnerability. Ermanno kept observing and anticipating Morona for three years, believing he can make her his. Morona was puzzled by the anonymous gifts and letters she kept receiving without any explanation. However, there was a spark between them. Their love was like a flame that burned the light, igniting a passion that was impossible to ignore. But not so long after, Morona's sweet soul was shattered by him. She found it difficult to regain the sense of peace she once knew. ༺♡༻ {Check TWS before reading} {Dual pov} THIS BOOK CONTAINS EXTREMELY HEAVY THEMES! THEREFORE PLEASE MAKE SURE TO READ THE DISCLAIMER!

BEING REWRITTEN 𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐁𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 .・゜゜・ 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐃'𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 - She's the rebellious princess of Italy. Finding herself in an arranged marriage, she does everything to fight for her freedom. However, a certain bodyguard she defies on a daily basis may be the key to fixing all of her problems. 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓 - He's the opposite of Elena in every way - or is he? With an extremely dark past, Alexander pushes his trauma away with his stern and "emotionless" personality. Forced into being a bodyguard for the princess, he despises her and everything she stands for at first. But as he gets to know her, he learns that she isn't as bad for a royal after all. .・゜゜・ 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: #1 in #𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐲 #1 in #𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 #1 in #𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐱𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 #1 in #𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 #1 in #𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #1 in #𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 #1 in #𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 #1 in #𝐠𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐲𝐱𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 #1 in #𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 #1 in #𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 #1 in #𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 #2 in #𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 #5 in #𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐨𝐯 #6 in #𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧

In the small town of Bellmor, where surfing takes the warm afternoons under the beaming sunlight, Blind Faith accompanies the story of a group of friends, their feverish dreams, silent fears, and the way love enters their lives. In an authentic representation of youth, combined with loss and grief, expect nothing but a ride through their genuine thoughts and emotions, sometimes even disquiet, restlessness, and agony. Will, in the end, someone find a glimpse of serenity? Smart, introverted, sensitive, and kind, Emma Goodwin is known for being top of the class, although she never brags about it. In fact, at the age of 17, the radiance she finds in everyone around her seems nothing but absent in the reflection she is presented to in the mirror every morning. Dragged by the constant trepidation, distress, and fear of what seems to be an endless cycle of trying to survive in her unsettled mind, Emma finds in music an entree to a world where momentary tranquility frees her from her own chaos. However, when she least expects it, someone unpredictable decides he would do anything he could to enter that little world of hers and to get to know her to the point where he could settle calmness and peacefulness in her apprehensive heart. Being the first-born son of Howard De Loughrey was seen by many as an undeniable privilege, but for Damian de Loughrey it meant growing up cursed to a tarnished name, to the unrealistic life's expectations his father had for him, and to silenced traumas no one had a clue about. Despite being seen by everyone as the spoilt rich popular guy, Damian was just a normal kid, trying to find his way in life while making sure he helped everyone around him, but forgetting he also needed help, in the first place. Surprisingly, the so intriguing girl who used to teach him maths last fall would turn out to be the first person he would be able to open up to. After all, sometimes we are just lost souls waiting for the right person to see us.