After being disowned by her parents, fifteen year old Serena Verlice finds herself in a toxic relationship with a much older man. She undergoes four years of emotional and physical abuse until one day she goes to the doctor and receives a devastating diagnosis. Deciding that she wasn't going to spend however long she has left with her cruel fiancé, she takes off in the night, spending months on the run. She bounces around Italy from hostel to hostel, working any job she can get as her health slowly deteriorates. Desperate for money, she agrees to do a small drug run for a local cartel and somehow becomes targeted by the notorious Italian mafia. After finishing their education abroad in England, Emilio and Lucian Cruz return home to Italy to help their parents run their mafia. Their parents; overwhelmed by threats coming from their enemies, reluctantly put their sons in charge of eliminating rival cartels. But what happens when on a mission Emilio comes across a girl who catches his eye.

----‎‧₊˚✧ 𝑩𝑶𝑶𝑲 #1 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑺𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑺 ✧˚₊‧---- Layla Ibrahim has one goal: to excel in school and prove she's the best. The only problem? She just failed a subject, and the last person she wants help from is Louis Miller-the annoyingly charming golden boy who gets perfect grades without even trying. But when circumstances force him to tutor her against his will, their mutual hatred reaches a whole new level. Until they had to strike a deal-one that benefits them both. But as the tension between them shifts from heated arguments to something far more complicated, Layla and Louis realize that what started as a simple arrangement might be harder to navigate than they thought. Enemies. Rivals. Academic disaster waiting to happen. And yet, the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the sparks flying between them. #2 on booklover #4 on bookclub #5 on booktok

Valentina enters Arbourne School, an elite English boarding academy, with a plan-befriend everyone, fit in, and rule the school. The only thing standing in her way is Jasper Rochester. He's infuriatingly handsome, his parents are just as rich as hers are, and he hates her. All is fair in love and war, isn't it? It's only a question of which one it is. Valentina is playing a dangerous game here. Jasper is the kind of person who would do anything to get what he wants. But so would Valentina. Old money, new money, who cares? ꧁꧂ ⚜ 𝔢𝔫𝔢𝔪𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔱𝔬 𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔰 ⚜ 𝔬𝔩𝔡 𝔪𝔬𝔫𝔢𝔶, 𝔟𝔬𝔞𝔯𝔡𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔰𝔠𝔥𝔬𝔬𝔩 𝔞𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔠 ⚜ 𝔶𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔤 𝔞𝔡𝔲𝔩𝔱 ⚜ 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔦𝔰 𝔞𝔰 𝔦𝔱 𝔰𝔢𝔢𝔪𝔰 ꧁꧂ COMPLETED. ~52k words. Undergoing editing! Every chapter is ~2k words (except for the prologue).