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.

Sofia is a 17 years old high school student under the guardianship of her step-father. Several weeks after her mother's death Sofia discovers the horrible truth. It wasn't an accident, it was a murder. And she's living under the same roof with her mother's killer. Without any backup plan or money, Sofia escapes to Italy and slowly starts to unveil the mystery of her mother's past. She hopes she can find her biological family before Paul finds her. But will she succeed? Content warning: suicide attempt, self-harm.

Miguel e Alice vivem em mundos opostos: ele, popular e fechado, carrega cicatrizes de um passado desconhecido; ela, reservada e focada nos estudos, nunca sentiu necessidade de se aproximar de ninguém. O que Alice não imagina é que Miguel esconde um segredo que pode mudar tudo. Entre desencontros, verdades ocultas e sentimentos inesperados, o destino os aproxima. Mas será que o amor pode florescer entre tantas sombras do passado? 🚨 NÃO PERMITO ADAPTAÇÕES DO MEU LIVRO.🚨

Ele é mais esperto que o diabo, e duas vezes mais lindo. Addison Nirvana, uma garota universitária que busca uma vida tranquila, após seu passado conturbado. Ela vê seu mundo virar de cabeça para baixo quando um homem mascarado começa a atormenta-la. À medida que ela se envolve com ele, ele revela sua personalidade obsessiva, sarcástica e profundamente possessiva, deixando Addison presa em uma teia de manipulação e ciúmes doentios. Enquanto, ele luta contra seus próprios demónios, sua obsessão pela garota cresce levando ele por um caminho caótico, onde ele fará de tudo para ter ela somente para ele, e que Deus proteja quem cruzar seu caminho.

Valéria sabe o que é passar "o pão que o diabo amassou". Viveu um inferno no seu relacionamento passado e caiu de paraquedas na Rocinha. Lugar comandado por Russo que estava preso e por pura coincidência, precisava de uma mulher para realizar suas visitas íntimas.

Heitor Mancini o quarto , Obsessivo, misterioso e o platonicamente apaixonado desde criança pela filha da sua madrinha ,a doce Jujuba que esconde um segredo . Capa feita pela a @Bburguesinha_br 🤩 Obrigada linda 🥰

Manuela é uma modelo brasileira, ela irá fazer sua primeira viagem internaciona a trabalho. o que ela não sabe é que seu destino irá cruzar com o Sheik Ziad Khalil o homem mais cruel e obsessivo que já conheceu e que não medirá esforços para te-la . why you so obsessed with me?

Kiara, a girl, who was sent to an abusive school, just because everyone thought she tried to kill her twin. She became one of the best underworld fighter. She wanted someone to trust her, someone she could cry in front of and tell how much she had to went through but she had no one in the process. She was bought back after 11 years, on her mother's family. And as she thought she was welcomed by hatred, after so many years. The last thing, she would do was trust her real family, which includes 5 brothers, a sister and a father. She wanted to go back to that abusive school of her's because it was better to live with some strangers who used to abuse her, then her own family become stranger and hate her. Also in the way, she finds a guy whom she starts loving.

Athena knight celebrates her high school graduation at a club with her best friend Claire. There, she sleeps with a hot stranger and hours later finding out he was a the son of a Infamous mob boss called Emilio Di Vincenzo. Soon after moving away, Athena found out she was pregnant with twins. In fear, Athena prepared herself for if one day she would be reunited with Emilio. Until one day, they did.

(Book 2) Sequel of Abused Angel (STANDALONE) . . . Angelina D'angelo, a shy, sweet kind-hearted girl. Always ready to help others. Loves her parents and brothers. Hopes that her husband will cherish her just like her father loves her mother. . . . Sergei Petrov, a dominating man. Capo of Russian mafia. Doesn't believe in god. He is very possessive of his things. He snatches whatever he likes by hook or by crook. Doesn't believe in love until angel caught his eye. . . . What you can expect: Possessive/Protective ML🔥 ML only softens towards FL🔥 Arranged marriage of ML and FL🔥 No cheating!!!🔥 Touch her and die🔥