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.

"Blood may bind them, but secrets could tear them apart." --- Separated at the age of two. Raised in shadows. Loved by no one. She spent her life behind walls she built to survive-walls no one has ever dared to break. Until the day her stepfather dies. And with his death comes a truth she never saw coming: She has a real family. Six brothers. All strangers. All hiding something. She's a broken soul with no idea how to trust. They're desperate to make up for lost time-but some wounds go too deep, and some secrets are better left buried. Will they ever truly find each other? Or are they too shattered to become whole again? To find out... you'll have to read the story ! --- Disclaimer: I do not own any pictures or videos-only the story is mine. Started :~ [ 16 - 05 - 2024 ] Ended :~

Hey, this book is not finished, but I have been asked to keep it up! I am rewriting it right away, because there were major plot holes and it was just hard to work on. Sooo read this at your own risk and just know that this is not finished. Previously known as 'the lost sisters return' Scarlett and Stella was kidnapped at 3 years old. What happens 13 years later when their family finds them. Why is Stella so nice and understanding when Scarlett's the opposite. Will they find out what happened to Scarlett 3 years ago or will it remain a secret. Will the secrets everyone has be revealed? Will they trust each other? Will they become the family they once was? Highest rankings 1* Donna 1* Spanishmafia 1* lostprincess 2* reunited 1* assasin 1* lostsisters 1* italianmafia 3* bestfriends 2* twins 2* badass 1* kidnapped

"We had to have hope for Florence." | ❝𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧❞ | Book 1 of the Bernardi Series Collision, the first book in the Bernardi series, follows Florence Gray - Bernardi as she navigates a new school, painful rumors, and the unexpected discovery of biological brothers she never knew she had. It's a story about broken families, fractured loyalty, and finding the strength to rebuild from the wreckage. Until the unexpected happens, that's where we delve into a world deeper than the Mafia, a world beyond what Florence knows. How will she deal with her past and future colliding all into one? "I NEVER ASKED FOR YOU ALL TO CARE FOR ME, ALL I EVER WANT IS MY OLD FAMILY BACK!" I said seething at their insults. "What old family, that constantly drunk one, or the one who is constantly high or the one that's dead?" I had no ounce of anger in me after he had said that, only hurt. I had to get away. Lucky for her, she does get away, perhaps not in the way she wanted.

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 (This is NOT an incest story!!) 19 year old Avyana, also a very known assassin in the underworld known as Angel, living with her twin Alessio. For the first 5 years of the twins' lives, they lived happily with their two parents and 5 older brothers. On the twins' 5th birthday, they were taken by the German mafia, their family's worst enemy. The Morettis are heartbroken because the light in their dark world was taken. Alessio and Avyana hate their family because they think their family gave them up and caused them the abuse and torture they've endured. When the twins end up moving to New York, where their family lives, for a mission, will they happen to run into their family whom they hate? Will family recognize the twins? Can the twins ever forgive their family? When Avyana's dark past creeps back into her life, will she tell Alessio? Will her family find out before its too late?... Or will they lose their daughter for good this time. Will Avyana sacrifice herself for her family's sake? Will she get the happy ending she deserves? ••• ❝Oh my God." I breathe out, tears welling up in my eyes. "I know I've been busy with work and my mafia, but I thought we needed a little date night. Just the two of us." he says, wiping a tear from my cheek that I didn't realize had fallen. "Kayden, t-this is amazing! I love it!" I stutter and jump on him, which he catches me, and I cling like a koala. "I love you to the moon and beyond." I mumble into his neck, and he tightens his hold on me. "I love you more, baby. Always. To the moon and beyond." He rasps into my ear, and when I let go of him, we just stare into eachothers eyes for a second. Just him and I.❞ __________________________________________________________________________________ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 - July 9th, 2024 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 - Dec 19th, 2024

Chiara Daveys is living a good life in England - if you ignore her constant struggle with food, lack of a guardian and how she's constantly working to pay the bills. At 17 years old, she's been unaware of her 6 brothers who have spent the 14 years of her absence searching for her. Giovanni, Harry, Lorenzo, Taylor, Emilio and Noah Moretti have felt the absence of their sister since she was taken from them by their own mother at 3 years old. Then, one day, she is found. And over a plane ride to America, her life gets turned upside down from everything she thought she knew. Although she has various struggles, she learns to bond and love her brothers, finding a life in New York that she never could've dreamt of.

"Amaris, I don't just love the parts of you that shine in the light. I love the shadows, the secrets, and the moments when you feel like you're unraveling. You could fall apart a thousand times, and I would still be here, loving you more with every piece you let me see. You're everything to me." (Serious editing consisting of taking down random chapters) Meet Amaris Rose Romano/Scott who was pride and joy of the Romano family. But they say happiness doesn't last long On her 2nd birthday Amaris was kidnapped by the Irish mafia who made her into a killer that she is now --THE DARK ANGEL-- But she somehow managed to escape at 13 with her best friends. Now she along with her best friend owns not only the illegal world but as well as the legal world. But what happens when she is arrested for vandalizing someone's property? What will happen when she finds out she has a real family who has been looking for their angel for 15 years? Will she break her wall for them or will she leave them as soon as turning 18? Read to find out

"𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝'𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐧." ▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎ Alaska Hades had six older brothers, a loving father and an abusive mother. She was hiding away in the shadows, fearing that her mother would hurt anyone else as well if she didn't keep her mouth shut. But after a horrific accident, Alaska was blamed for something she had never done and was sent to a boarding school for delinquents. Away from her family, away from her home, away from everyone she had once loved. After five years of dealing with the betrayal and pain on her own, Alaska was forced to return to her old home. With a dysfunctional family, new family additions, her mother's death, familiar faces of old friends and a certain bad boy in school, that everyone warns to stay away from, Alaska is in for a time like no other. Will her family ever find out the truth? And if they do, will it be too late? Or will she become their Little Sunshine again? - 𝙉𝙊 𝙎𝙀𝙓𝙐𝘼𝙇 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙏! 𝙏𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙂𝙀𝙍𝙒𝘼𝙍𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂: 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵; 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩; 𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘦; 𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.