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.

Nova was only 2 years old when she was kidnapped from her family. She has 5 older brothers and her biological parents are dead. What happens when her eldest brother gets a call from the police station saying his sister is alive and found? What happens when Nova isn't just at that police station because her supposed parents are dead? When both sides are hiding secrets from one another, where is the trust? Will Nova get a chance at true happiness? Or will her past continue to haunt her in a different form? Will she ever experience a love that you could only imagine in your head? Or will she be stuck, drowning in her misery deep in a hole that she was pushed into after someone dug it up for her? Read Unraveling Secrets to find out ;)

In the admist of darkness-a flower of light was born in the Knight household. Blooming even in the coldest of parts. "Promised to a monster, trained to be a killer. love was never part of the plan... and neither was vengeance." Book 1 in the Sins of fate series. Meet Liana Avery Collians, who is most cheerfull and bubbly girl you will meet. But even she can became a devil if you mess with her and the people she cares about. For as long as she can remember, she has lived in California with her mother and her 3 best friends from diapers. But not everything is at it seems, especially her. In a world where loyalty is a weapon and every secret a curse, Liana is a stolen princess with a past darker than the shadows she's fled. Torn between the blood that binds her and the family she never knew, she must face a deadly legacy - one whispered in silence and soaked in betrayal. When a masked stranger appears, saving her from a fate worse than death, the line between enemy and ally blurs. But trust is a luxury neither can afford. And in the heart of the storm, only one truth remains: survival demands sacrifice, but some sacrifices come with a price far greater than blood. What happens when one day, her mother is brutally murdered infront of her? The murderer? Already waiting for her, with a legacy she can't seem to escape. What happens when instead of going into a foster home, she finds out she has a father and above all 6 brothers? Thrown into a world she never knew existed, Liana must navigate buried grudges, ancient contracts, trails that test her will and a chilling deals that has haunted her bloodline for generations. And then there's him. A boy with eyes like a winter storm and a past darker than the night. He was meant to break her. But some flowers bloom best in ruin. Read to find out.

Love always burns. In fiery passion and in cruel betrayal. With the love of his life by his side, Dominic had felt at peace for the first time in his life. But how, in good faith, can he so easily forgive her after all that pain she caused him and his family? He was losing his mind, and he had no idea who or what could stop him. He felt sick to his stomach from the pity and wide arms flung upon him. He was tired of people asking him whether he was okay all the time, as if they were waiting for him to lose it. He despised the idea that, had he kept his heart hidden as he had for all these years, all of this could have been prevented. Arabella had experienced what he was going through once. She was aware of the pain and resentment that come from being looked down upon due to the trials that they had endured. She understood that sometimes a helping hand looks just as daunting as being held at gunpoint. Nonetheless she still found herself yearning to help him move on. Something she hadn't done yet herself. When she kept stuffing things down her throat rather than communicating, who was she to say anything? She had never told him the whole truth, so how could she make him open up? Why did he still feel like he didn't need to breathe a single meaningful breath without her? Where mercy is shown, mercy is given.

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐀 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬! I will try my best to write this one as a stand-alone, but reading the first book is recommended to avoid spoilers and fully understand the characters' journey. ★★★ After surviving everything life has thrown at her, Angelina Marina Nyx Cattivo never expected to find safety in the arms of the man who once swore he'd destroy her. But things have changed, and Damien Hawksley is no longer the man she hated. He's the one who rescued her during one of her darkest times, the one who makes her heart stutter every time he looks her way, and now they're together. They know they're falling for each other. They're already too far in, but falling in love is dangerous- especially in their world. As the only daughter of the Italian mafia, she's spent the time with her family always being a target. Everyone sees her as the quickest way to get to her family, and she's sick of it. Sick of being hunted. Sick of paying the price for someone else's sins. Now, as she's forced to return to her fractured life and slip back into the shadows of her family's empire, grief gnaws at her from the inside. He wants to be there. To protect her, hold her together, keep her from drowning in the chaos. But love doesn't erase the past. And some wounds might never stop bleeding. 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞? ★★★ - Romance - Mafia - Lost Princess - Murder - Course Language - Struggles with Mental Health 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝟑𝟎/𝟒/𝟐𝟓 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝:

Leila always believed that she was cursed to be born as one of the Lambordi. Her brothers were scary and they hated her. Thus, she always tried to stay out of their way in fear they would hurt her. Two years! For two years she managed to escape from them but all in vain, she was again dragged back to the hell, her home. But this time something is beginning to change and Leila suspects that this is bound to hurt her even more.

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 What happens when two completely different worlds full of sadness, jealousy, love, hate, and temptation meet each other? 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐚 is a closed-off girl with a talent for drawing. She's sassy, and quiet but still aware of her confidence. One night her life changed drastically which made her want to kill herself. But someone came and saved her before she could do it and that was... 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐜 is the heir of the American Mafia. He is known for his mysterious personality and his appearance which makes every girl drool for him. One day, his father told him to protect the last heir of the Latin American Mafia, Mikayla Rodriguez. And if he refuses to do it he will not be the next heir of the American Mafia. But protecting her is not the only thing Alec does. --- "Mikayla, I told you to shut up!" he hissed as he pressed me against the wall. The proximity between us was so close that could smell his mint breath. "What if I don't want to? What are you going to do?" I whispered as I heard footsteps coming closer to the bedroom. I looked up at him waiting for him to answer but what I didn't expect was him doing this. He smashed his lips on mine. I was taken aback by his action. He moved his lips, but I didn't because I was shocked. I didn't know what to do. He moved his hands to my waist and tightened his grip there. He was about to pull away from the kiss, but I pulled him back down by wrapping my hands around his neck and connecting our lips again.

She swore she'd never skate again, but the ice has a way of pulling you back-especially when the town's hockey star is watching. When Calliope Brooks loses her mother, her life is turned upside down. Forced to leave behind the familiarity of her old world, she moves to the small town of Lakehurst to live with her estranged father, the coach of the local boys' hockey team, the Lakehurst Sirens. Once a promising figure skater, Calliope has sworn off the ice-until a chance encounter with Grayson Maverick, the Sirens' star player and school heartthrob, ignites something she thought she'd lost. As Calliope finds herself drawn back to the rink, she's thrust into the chaotic, competitive world of hockey. Navigating budding friendships, lingering grief, and her growing feelings for Grayson, Calliope discovers that sometimes the only way to move forward is to embrace what makes you whole-on and off the ice. But as she steps into a role no one expected, Calliope must prove she has what it takes to be more than a fragile figurine-and face the pressures of skating with, and against, the boys who dominate the game. #1 icehockey (19th May 2025) #1 hockey (13th April 2025) #1 figureskating (20th April 2025) #1 coachesdaughter (20th April 2025) #2 greif (20th April 2025)

(COMPLETED & IN PROGRESS!) Book 1 of the Faces of Elite series There is a place in America where only the richest of the rich can go. Royals, presidents and multi-billionaires are the order of the day there. The Royal Jinxia in the Old White City. Athon Solace belongs to one of these elite families. However, she was always indifferent to this university, which is why she attended a normal university, unlike her twin sister Layna. However, this changed one day when she noticed her sister's injuries. She decided to swap places with her sister and wanted to get revenge on her sister's bully. But unfortunately, the one who has it in for her sister is the son of the owner of this elite university: Landon Nowikov. And the Nowikovs are the elite themselves. 🥇#enemiestolovers 21.04.2025 🥇#elite 25.03.2025/04.08.2025 🥇#roman 25.08.2025