When the unthinkable happens, nine-year-old Oakley Miller is thrust into a world no child should have to face alone. With her mum in a coma and a trail of buried secrets left behind, Oakley is sent to live with a father she's never met-and four half-brothers who feel more like strangers than family. But Oakley carries more than just a suitcase. She carries the weight of what happened. She carries the truth she's too scared to tell. And she carries a plan-one she wrote herself-to protect the only person who's ever loved her. To survive, Oakley must lie. To protect, she must pretend. To stay safe, she must not let anyone in. Not her new family. Not her social worker. Not even the quiet boy with glasses who sits beside her at lunch. But as more darkness begins to grow around her-and questions start to surface-Oakley begins to wonder: How long can she keep everything hidden? What happens when her story starts to unravel? She's only nine. And the truth? Might be the most dangerous thing of all. For the full story, go visit my Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/author/gracesmith.author

Eight-year-old Athena Dimitriou has never known safety. Raised by a mother who loved her but resented her, and a man who hid his violence behind closed doors, she learned early how to stay small, quiet, and invisible. Until the night everything shattered. When her mother is found dead and her stepfather vanishes, DNA results reveal an impossible truth-Athena is the illegitimate daughter of one of America's most powerful Mafia dons. Whisked away to New York, she finds herself in a palace of cold steel and burning loyalty, under the protection of five ruthless brothers who rule a criminal empire. She was born in silence. They raise her in steel. But beneath the violence lies something unexpected-soft hands, warm arms, a family that will kill for her, die for her... and teach her, at last, how to live. Book 1

Felix Moretti was stolen from his family as a baby by a mother who didn't want him for love, only revenge. Raised in a world of violence, fear, and neglect, Felix has known nothing but pain at the hands of his abusive stepfather, Jack. But everything changes the night Jack dies. For the first time in years, Felix is found and waiting for him are the five older brothers who never stopped loving him. Each shaped by power, pain, and loyalty, the Moretti brothers are dangerous men in a dangerous world, but for Felix, they will become something else entirely: Home.

On an alien planet where callous, menacing soldiers rely on sex to fuel their battle rage, one human servant is about to bring their fearsome General to his knees. With her memory scattered, Joan doesn't recall how she arrived at Zolan. She just knows that, as the sole human in her military camp, there are life-or-death rules she must follow as a servant: keep your head down, tend to your duties, and whatever you do, never look the Masters in the eye. One fateful day, she unexpectedly runs into The General and breaks the single most important rule: she meets his icy gaze. There, she finds something that forever changes her quiet servant life: fascination. Now, Joan has a choice: resist the General's advances and continue her life of desperate survival, or submit to their intense attraction and allow him to claim her as his. As war hangs in the balance and enemies surround her, one human woman has the chance to upend an entire alien civilization and make her own destiny. It's hers to take, if she dares... *** Zolan Series Book #1 of 5

"He's not a monster! Elik is my mate. The holder of my heart. He's a protector. He's my protector." ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ ◍ ◎ Penelope thought her life was over when she was taken. The abuse lasted months, and there was no light at the end of the tunnel. That is until Elik came along, and ripped the door off of her cage. Literally. She knows he's different from her kind. He's not human. In fact, he's a 7ft tall muscular alien, and his kind have deemed him unworthy of taking care of a mate. Penelope knows different. She feels safe around him, despite his rugged appearance, and his deadly family history. Elik doesn't know what to think about the tiny female that is determined to stay glued to his hip. All he knows is that he will protect her no matter what, and he's determined to keep her. Even if it means snapping a few necks. [ book 2 of the Rytarian mates series. can be read as a stand alone novel ] *Rankings* #1 in safe - 3/14/20 #8 in Alien - 5/10/20 #4 in Rescue - 5/6/20 #5 in Abandoned - 5/6/20 #10 in Aliens - 3/18/20 #9 in Warrior - 5/10/20

"You really think I'm out here giving this dick to anybody else, beautiful?" She swallowed, watching my hands go to my zipper. I smirked, leaning down, dragging my fingers up her thigh, over her soaked panties. "Look at yourself in the mirror, Jade."

Ava never planned to get lost. One moment she was capturing Alaska's raw beauty through her lens, and the next, she was swallowed by a deadly snowstorm-only to be rescued by something... not quite human. Kael, the brooding, intense man who saves her, is more than he seems. A bear shifter bound by ancient laws and loyalty to his hidden village, he claims Ava has seen too much. Now, she's a prisoner in a place that shouldn't exist, watched by wary eyes and guarded by the man who both infuriates and protects her. Every escape attempt brings her back to Kael. Every clash with him sparks a deeper fire. As secrets unravel and a fragile trust forms, Ava must choose between the world she knew and the one that may have captured more than just her freedom.

Gray is a 15-year-old boy who has been chosen last his whole life, neglected by his biological mom, social workers, and the juvenile detention system. What happens when life begins to turn around when a new family takes a chance on him after his time in Juvie? Will Gray be accepted? Will Gray impact their lives in the same way they might move his? Read to find out. #1 foster family - 10/14 #1 epilepsy - 10/20 #2 adoption- 10/29

Growing up people always compared Nyomi to her twin sister, navy. She was skinny, outgoing, and everything Nyomi wasn't while Nyomi was big, shy, short no confidence because no one every gave her the confidence to think she was worth something Until lrvin Irvin is the don of the American not ever having time for anything but his mafia and his company. He has never been in a serious relationship only ever sleeping around because he thought that relationship was too much work. But what happens when he meet the big and beautiful Shy women who he never knew worked for him? #3 Shy 7/25/23 #1 plussize 1/19/24 #3 plus-size #7 agegap 11/2/23 #1 American mafia 11/12/23 #9 bwwm #6 interracial

{Book 1} Juliana is a 23 years old, foreign exchange student who won an IT scholarship in the U.S. Determined to make new friends while there, she met Carlyssa, a 18 year old girl pursuing her studies in business. Ceasar Ivanov is a 37-year-old, wealthy businessman with a dark past, after leaving his past behind to raise his daughter on his own. Caesar is now a multi-billionaire single dad, looking for a little love in his life. What will happen when their worlds collide? Read to find out more.