The Romano family always had one saying 'Family over anything' Which they stuck to, especially after the disappearance of their youngest daughter, she was taken at the age of four, by someone the family thought they could trust. Twelve years later, after the sudden death of her foster father, Nadia finds out she has a family, she has a father and five older brothers?! What happened to her mother? Will she be happy with her family now she has them back or will her past come to get her. Read to find out!!

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.

redamancy A love returned in full; an act of loving the one who loves you. At the young age of 3, Valentina De Luca was kidnapped in the middle of the night. this broke the De Luca men, their one and only princess was kidnapped. they never stopped looking for her even whenctgey were told she had died. but what happens when 13 years later they receive a phone call claiming that they gave found their little princess alive? will she still be the same sweet innocent girl or will she be a cold ruthless one? what happens when a certain boy Starts to take interest in Valentina? read more to find out. This is my first book so grammar etc won't be the best! 1# found 3/27/22 1# long lost family 3/27/22 1# family secrets 4/4/22 1# familybusiness 4/21/22

-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-™

"Nowhere is safe, you know?" Foster homes, orphanages, replacement homes, you name it, Georgia Monroe has never fit in anywhere. From a young age, she has only known that running away and constantly losing track of those that are supposed to care for her, is a way of survival. A way to escape. She hardly knows her real name, as people are constantly trying to change it, whilst all she wants to do is fit in. It's like she knows that she has a real family out there, no matter how many times people try to tell her that they either didn't want her, before explaining all the reasons why no one would want her, or that they all died, and she will never know them. For years, Georgia has tried to decipher the difference between words thrown at her in rage and due to alcohol, but as the years go by, it is harder to see the difference. It's harder not to believe the words. The words of her family not wanting her and that they may be dead, probably as a result of her sake. All she wants, is a pair of safe arms that will take the stress of her shoulders, for a little while. Only, she doesn't know how great of a deal she is asking of those that are her family. She will never understand the depth of the work that her real family has been intertwined, and maybe not living with them, has kept her alive. Has made her a stronger person than she would have been if she had grown up with them from the beginning. Georgia, though it may feel like to her, isn't the only one that has suffered. Though her brothers home may be idealistic and fit for a king and queen in her eyes, it is far from it. Behind all the luxury and money spilling from the walls, it hadn't been like that their entire lives. It wasn't easy to attain such wealth without risking a few lives here and there, including Georgia's, their sister. __________________________________________________________________ Started: 11.10.21 Finished: 21.08.22 Rewritten: 17.08.25 -

•[COMPLETED]• Book-1 of Costello series. Valentina is a free spirited bubbly girl who can sometimes be very annoyingly kind and sometimes just.. annoying. She has lived in Texas as long as she can remember with her mother with no knowledge of her rest of her family. Suddenly her life takes a huge turn. Loved ones are lost and sudden revelations are made. She is not very good at dealing with changes. Well let's just say she is in for a huge surprise when she finds out about her father and the fact that she has six brothers. Yeah that's gonna be fun :) . . Yup this is another older brother/ mafia family story. Enjoy! Best rankings: #1 in siblings #1 in Big brothers #1 in American mafia #1 in Costello #1 in cousin #1 in lost Princess #2 in mafia brothers #2 in lost daughter #3 in badass #3 in family secrets #4 in older brother #5 in sarcasm #4 in sister #4 in reunited

The Kings' and Monroes' lost their everything in a span of one night. Their parents were killed leaving the King's little brother and the Monroe's little princes to be taken under the cover of the dark. Years later the two powerful families have joined their forces and would stop at nothing to bring their little prince and princess back home. But what they don't know is that Greyson and Genevieve have been caring and protecting each other through their darkest and toughest times. So what will happen when the dark nights are finally o ver and they both return home to their families with the arrival of an unexpected guest with them!? Read to find out! (Complete) ------------------------------ #2 ~ mafia family (01-06-22) #1~ brother (20-08-22) #1~ friends to lovers (27-09-22) #1 ~ orphan (25-07-22) #1~only girl (25-09-22) #1~ sister and brother (25-06-22) #1~girlfriend (07-08-22) #1~mafia family (22-08-22)

Metanoia (n.) the journey of changing one's mind, heart, self or way of life. Part one Darcy Russo a nine year old girl living in a run down orphanage on the outskirts of Athens, Greece has had to fend for herself for the majority of her life. Being abandoned as a child and having to endure cruelty and abuse from those who were supposed to look after her has caused her to become untrusting and wary of others. Instead she seeks solace in nature, spending any and all free time exploring the wilderness and the ocean with her dog Bear. Although Darcy has accepted that she can only depend on herself, what happens when she finds out that she wasn't abandoned she was taken and her eight older brothers will stop at nothing to get her back. Part two After being kidnapped by the Russian mafia and tortured for years for information she doesn't have, Darcy Russo becomes cold and calculated. When the leader of the Russian mafia Ivan Volkov offers her a deal, train and work for him as an assassin or die, she can't exactly refuse. Being nicknamed 'Sin' by the underworld, she changes her identity and becomes a ruthless, efficient killer. But what happens when she is sent on a mission to destroy the family she once loved. Will she let the resentment she has for them for being the reason she was tortured take over or will she spare their lives? And what happens when she catches the attention of her brother's best friend.

Genesis has grown up with a neglective, abusive father all throughout her sixteen years of life. Despite all the pain and trauma she goes through, she's still standing. Fighting back against her pathetic excuse of a father, not letting him see her weak and scared. The way she copes with all the pain isn't the healthiest but she stopped caring a long time ago. But when her father dies unexpectedly, she feels like all her prayers have been answered. Until she finds out she has brothers, five of them and she's forced to move in with them. Her very cold, secretive distant brothers. They have dark secrets but so does Genesis.