Annaliese always craved a family. She desired a warm father, caring brothers, a loving mother and adoring sisters. Maybe even a dog or a cat. But, they were desired for a reason. She never had a family to call her own, not since she was abandoned on the side of the road when she was 5. Imagine her surprise when one day, a man tailored in a thousand dollar suit, picks her up and declares her his long lost daughter. Then, not only is she being recognized by a father figure, but she also has 5 older brothers to look after her? While learning to adjust to the modern world, Annaliese has to go through highschool, the overprotection of her family and the dark secrets they all seem so desperate to hide. Join her as she struggles, laughs, cries and cringes. Join her family as they go through ups and downs and test their bonds. Join the realm of "Hearth" and find a comfort within it. cover be @loverryna

noun: one who returns, especially from the dead or a long absence They lost her once. They'll burn the world to get her back. Cecilia Bonetti has spent her life locked away in a care home - isolated, overlooked, and surviving in silence. What she doesn't know is that five powerful men have been searching for her since the day she vanished... and they're her brothers. As the feared leaders of the Bonetti mafia, they believed Cecilia was gone forever. Until now. But blood has memory. And when sunshine slips into their dark world, even the coldest hearts begin to crack. They'll fight to keep their composure - ruthless, untouchable - but with Cecilia back, staying cold might be the hardest battle they've ever faced.

Astrid has never stepped out her house. She didn't know that her parents hitting her wasn't right. She always thought that's how it works. So what happens when her mother dies and step father runs away.

Dahlia Wellburg hates her misery as much as she loves it. She sees herself as a stone: ordinary and unwanted. Yet, they know her to be a rose: soft, but with thorns. . . . Mature Content. Check the tags.

The Hunters want her power. The Alphas want her heart. Valpine just wants to vanish. For years, Valpine has lived by a single, blood-chilled rule: Stay hidden. As a White Fox shifter-a mythic rarity thought to be extinct-she is the ultimate prize for Hunters who would drain her magic until there is nothing left but ash. She thought a low-profile job in a shifter-owned skyscraper would be her sanctuary. She was wrong. Max, the golden Lion with a dominance that demands submission, and Benji, the gentle Bear who offers a warmth she's never known, saw through her human mask the moment she arrived. But their protection comes with a price: a bond that pulls at her soul and a spotlight that threatens her safety. Just as the walls of her secrets begin to crumble, the arrival of two strangers shatters her fragile peace. Alexander, a Wolf with a past forged in blood and silence, and Falkor, a Dragon whose predatory charisma is as terrifying as it is intoxicating. With the Hunters closing in and her mates divided by ancient loyalties, Valpine is caught in a lethal paradox. To survive, she must stop running from the monsters and realize she is the most dangerous thing in the room. The fox is tired of hiding. It's time to bite back.

𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓶 Aveline stumbles upon a place she was never meant to see and finds the four people who had intended on keeping it hidden forever. The protector, the healer, the trickster and the hunter, and now her. (A why choose novel - fxmmmm) Copyright © 2025 The Queen Slushie WEEKLY UPDATES. READ THE COMPLETED NOVEL ON MY PATREON.

BOOK 1 IN THE BOND SERIES Eden De Vries lived in a society where, unless you had money or knew someone who has money, it was best to keep your head down. Unless you had a death wish. A simple class system full of corruption, the police, and money runs her city. The only way out was money or to be bonded to someone with money. Being bonded, which was akin to soulmates, was A load of propaganda and rubbish to a girl just trying to finish high school and survive her less-than-high society father and his druggy friends. When unfortunate circumstances lead her to meet police officer Hayden and control freak CEO Caledon North, everything changes. Apparently, she had a soulmate or two, and apparently, the law dictated that she was stuck with them. This is her 'chance' to be more than another dirty girl on the street. Too bad she's an inconvenience and quite frankly, to them, not wanted. This is a mature, slow-burn romance with multiple lovers the main character doesn't have to choose between. There is slight 'bullying' of the male protagonists to the main character. But obviously, they end up falling harder. ;)

She was never meant to be seen-only used. Trapped in a house that thrives on her silence, she survives by becoming small. By keeping her jet-black hair tied back, her eyes down, her voice locked away. Her stepmother's cruelty is polished and precise. Her stepsisters' mockery cuts deeper than fists. Every day is a reminder that she exists to serve, not to be loved. Books are her refuge. Sketches her rebellion. And the hidden lake beyond town-still, wild, untouched-is the only place she's ever felt like herself. Until the motorcycle club rolls in. They rule the town with iron and fire, leather and blood. Three men bound by loyalty and violence, power and purpose. The President is cold authority incarnate, his gaze sharp enough to strip lies bare. The Vice President wears chaos like a second skin, all sharp smiles and barely leashed hunger. The Enforcer is a shadow made flesh-silent, lethal, and unwavering. They notice what others ignore. The bruises hidden beneath sleeves. The way she flinches at raised voices. The strength in her silence. One forbidden night draws her into their world-a night she was never meant to attend, a moment she doesn't believe she deserves. When she disappears before morning, she thinks she's escaped unseen. She's wrong. Because the club doesn't forget. And they don't let go of what matters. As secrets unravel and lines are crossed, the girl who was never chosen must decide if she's brave enough to stop surviving and start claiming. To step out of the ashes and into her power. To believe the impossible truth written in steel and devotion: Sometimes Cinderella doesn't get a prince. She gets three kings- and a crown forged in fire.

Two twins, Emily and Jacob have had a bad life. Between suffering From fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), and the abuse and neglect they deal with at home they've learned to rely on each other. They learn that the world isn't going to be nice to them and that trust shouldn't be given out so easily. Daniel Reyes is the CEO and founder of Reyes Global Logistics, a shipping company. From growing up as a first generation Mexican American and not having money to spend, to one of the most successful Mexican owned business on the west coast, he's built a great life or him and his 6 sons. His wife passed from cancer 10 years ago, and in his grief and struggle to move on he had many one night stands, resulting in the birth of the twins. A birth he was not aware of. What happens when Daniel gets a call from CPS about the twins. The kids he never knew existed? How will his sons react to having two more siblings? What will happen when the harsh reality the twins have lived is revealed? Read and find out!

What Remains of Us, follows 8-year-old twins River and Willow as they're suddenly left on the doorstep of four older brothers they never knew existed. After years of shielding his autistic sister from the unpredictable wrath of their abusive mother, River now faces a new challenge: trusting someone else to help carry the weight. While Willow figures out how to belong. As Campbell, the oldest sibling, and Spencer are thrown into the deep end of guardianship of two more siblings, the family must navigate trauma, trust, and the delicate complexities of disability. Willow has always depended on River to understand her needs-needs no one else seems to see. But can Campbell, Spencer, and their other two brothers step into the roles these children so desperately need?