When she was three, Seraphina De Luca vanished without a trace. Kidnapped from her family's estate. Raised by their enemies. Trained to forget who she was. For years, the the feared De Luca mafia searched for her - never giving up, never forgiving. Meanwhile, Seraphina grew up in the hands of her family's enemies. She was controlled, conditioned, and shaped into a weapon. Her past was buried. Her name erased. But deep down, a part of her remembered-flashes of warmth, of music, of a mother's perfume. Now, at sixteen, Seraphina escapes. Not to destroy the empire that once belonged to her. But to uncover the truth buried in blood, memory, and lies. She doesn't know her last name. She doesn't know the world she was born to rule. But she is the missing heartbeat of the De Luca family. She just doesn't know it yet.

When a mother took her quadruplets away from their older siblings and father to never see them again. The four grow up not knowing anything about their family only confirming their thoughts about their family when their mother has an accident. Everyone has secrets but when your secrets affect more than just yourself things can get confusing. What would you do to protect yourself and your family?

Will Ariana cope with new changes or will she completely break? *** 16 year old Ariana has never had an easy life. Coping with depression at a young age when she didn't even know what it meant was definitely not on her bucket list. So when her mother announces that she is getting remarried, Ariana has to learn to accept her new father and six brothers, who have their own dark secrets, whilst carrying her own. Follow Ariana as she copes with unknown emotions that she hasn't felt in years. Will she accept... Her new life?

𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡 ............. Valentina has never had a normal life. Surviving countless tragedies. She lost hope on ever finding happiness. Working day and night, rebuilding the American Syndicate into something powerful after taking over. Until, her step-father dies. That was just the start of the chain of events. All of which reveal a link to a family she never knew of. Deadly threats and the truth about her mother arise. Forcing her to question everything. Can she trust her new found family? And what was her dead mother hiding?

#1 in Disappoint Julius Romano, a ruthless cartel boss. Accustomed to killing anyone who opposes him. Known by everyone to be cruel, evil, heartless, and cold. Lily-Grace, a 4-year-old girl. Recently orphaned as a result of Julius's latest conquest. She's a ray of sunshine who comes from a dark place. Lily-Grace is a strict contrast to Julius's cold personality. When he finds himself having to spend more time with the little girl as a result of a rash decision, could this little girl be the family he's needed?

~book 1 of The Fragile Hearts series~ a story in which a girl discovers her family again. Charlotte is a girl whose faced so many hardships at her young age. At 15, she's lost the only family she's known. After reading a letter her grandma left, she discovers something that could change her life. Who will charlotte end up with? Will they have a relationship and be a family? only one way to find out :)

Once upon a time, six kids ruled their small mountain town-inseparable, unstoppable, and tangled in every way that mattered. At the center of it all was Eden Hart, the girl with fire in her laugh and stars in her eyes. And wrapped around her like gravity were five boys who swore they'd protect her forever. Until forever ended. A betrayal shattered everything. Lies tore them apart. And when Eden needed them most... they vanished. Years later, Eden returns-fierce, guarded, and no longer the girl who wore her heart on her sleeve. She didn't come back for them. She came back to reclaim her life. Her home. Her strength. But the boys she once loved aren't boys anymore. They're men now-each haunted by guilt and desperate for redemption: • Jace, the golden boy with the broken smile. • Rowan, the quiet artist who saw everything and said nothing. • Axel, the rebel who always burned brightest-and cut the deepest. • Kai, the protector with rough hands and a gentler heart. • Maddox, the strategist who thinks he can win her back with logic... and longing. They want to make things right. They want her forgiveness. They want her heart. But Eden isn't sure she can trust any of them-not again. And this time, she isn't choosing between them. If they want her, they'll have to come as one. Because love isn't a game anymore-and this time, she plays by her own rules.

[[COMPLETED]] Her parents gave her the most precious people in her life. ~oOo~ Athena Eleanor Hale, seven years old, have four personal bodyguards who acts like some overprotective brothers than some strangers who just do their jobs just because they were paid to do so. They were the ones who turned ever dull moments in her life upside down. Every silence was now loud and chaotic. They're there for her when she needed them the most. They're her personal bodyguards, but more than that, they're like her brothers. An overprotective kind of brother. And she was Never Alone anymore because they were there for little Athena.

18 years ago the Italian Mafias Princess disappeared, but what they don't know until too late is that she ran away. Sick of being shut out and kept quiet she decides to make a life for herself. Pregnant at 16 and married at 18 Jade and her husband Nikolai prosper together, making a family they both dreamed about. Until 18 years after her disappearance, she's spotted by someone working for her Father and Brothers. Secrets begin to unravel and the family has to stick together more than ever before. Because the Italian mafia has finally found the lost princess and she gives them a deal they can't refuse. *This story is purely fictional* *contains mystery and the found family trope*

Lost family book recs.