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Solienne by AnnaChase0812
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Solienne (n.) - a name evoking sunlight after ruin; the quiet resilience of something lost, yet still burning. Isabella Moretti was kidnapped when she was three years old. She doesn't remember the brothers who loved her. And they don't know the girl she's become. Living under a new name in a quiet city, Isabella is a survivor-sharp-eyed, secretive, and always prepared to run. But when she transfers to a prestigious academy, two of the school's most feared students take notice: Antonio and Francesco Moretti. Cold, calculating, untouchable-until now. They don't know why they're drawn to her. Why she feels like something familiar. Why their guarded silence begins to crack around her laugh, her pain, her presence. They have no idea she's the sister they've mourned for years. And Isabella? She has no idea she's walking straight back into the family that never stopped searching. Solienne is a story of blood that remembers, even when memory doesn't-of lost things finding their way home, and love that endures even when the truth is buried in silence.
Revenant by AnnaChase0812
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noun: one who returns, especially from the dead or a long absence They lost her once. They'll burn the world to get her back. Cecilia Bonetti has spent her life locked away in a care home - isolated, overlooked, and surviving in silence. What she doesn't know is that five powerful men have been searching for her since the day she vanished... and they're her brothers. As the feared leaders of the Bonetti mafia, they believed Cecilia was gone forever. Until now. But blood has memory. And when sunshine slips into their dark world, even the coldest hearts begin to crack. They'll fight to keep their composure - ruthless, untouchable - but with Cecilia back, staying cold might be the hardest battle they've ever faced.
Unspoken by auroralillyy
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At fifteen years old, Aurora Valencia is returned to a family she doesn't remember, and a life she never expected. For the last seven years, she's lived in the shadow of fear, tucked into the corners of her mother's home under the rule of a cruel, abusive stepfather. When he's murdered, her mother claims it as self-defense, and Aurora is left even more broken, terrified, and silent. Her words have never been safe, and her voice has never been welcome. She is placed into the custody of her biological father, Adrian, a stranger with six older sons - Ace, Alejandro, Roman, Xander, Xavier, and Matteo, brothers who remember her, even if she doesn't remember them. Aurora arrives in a house full of strangers with familiar blood, haunted by memories she doesn't have, and guarded hearts shaped by the pain of losing her once already. She tries to stay invisible, trapped in silence and, but slowly, carefully, the brothers she avoids begin to see the cracks in her walls, moments of warmth beneath the wariness. The only time she feels anything close to peace is when she's alone, moving silently through her old ballet routines, her body remembering the fluidity and grace it once had, even if the music in her head has long gone silent. Yet even as Aurora starts to thaw, she begins to suspect that this house holds secrets of its own. Dark and dangerous secrets. Because the Valencia family isn't just a family. They're part of something bigger. Something lethal. And in this world, silence might be the only thing keeping her safe.
𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮 by sebastianstangirl01
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𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮 Growing up Elenora Lazaro never thought she needed anything more. She had her mom, her best friend in the whole world, and that was enough for her. Often times she would wonder about her father, where he was, if he loved her? But Anita Lazaro always answered the same, "his love for you is bigger than the whole sky". When tragedy strikes leaving Elenora's life in shambles, she is reunited with the father she never knew and brothers she didn't know existed. Having to deal with her grief along with the chaos that is her new life and new relationships that are forming, Elenora is in for a wild ride. 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝙄𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙛𝙞𝙖 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨
The Lost Moretti by bazinga_10
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Zara Moretti has spent the last four years locked away in a prestigious London boarding school, abandoned by the foster family that never wanted her. To the world, she's just another forgotten girl, sharp-tongued and untouchable, a mystery hidden behind witty remarks and an unshakable confidence. But beneath it all, loneliness lingers-an ache she's long since learned to ignore. What she doesn't know is that across the sea, six powerful men have been searching for her. Her brothers. The Morettis-ruthless, dangerous, and feared across Italy's underworld. Stolen from them as a child, Zara was lost to them for years. Until now. Now that they've found her, they'll stop at nothing to bring her home. But Zara isn't the same helpless girl who was taken from them-she's a fighter. And she's about to learn that family, no matter how dangerous, is forever. But returning to the Moretti name means stepping into a world of blood and power. And Zara must decide: does she want the life she's built, or the one that was stolen from her?
The Ghost of Darya by XeniaAxi
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They used her. Branded her. Sent her back when they were done. Darya has lived her life in silence, a ghost in her own body. Passed from one cruel hand to the next. She's learned not to ask questions. Not to beg. Not to hope. So when a kind man appears, she doesn't feel rescued. She feels tricked. She doesn't understand him. Doesn't trust him. Doesn't understand why he's here now, after everything. Maybe he's just another man who wants something. Maybe he'll use her and leave like the rest. And she fears that this time she won't survive it. •All rights reserved. This book is copyrighted by the author and may not be used, reproduced, or distributed without explicit permission. Unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of any part of this book is prohibited and may lead to legal consequences.•
Little Bird (new version) by islaholland
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OLD VERSION GOT TAKEN DOWN!! Amara De Luca had been on the cruel earth for eleven years, and had been in a human trafficking rink for nine of them. She tried to escape, but she wasn't smart or strong enough. She thinks all hope is lost, and this is the life she's destined for when she's suddenly saved by the family she never knew she had. But it won't be easy for her to revert back into a normal setting, when she doesn't really remember being in one in the first place. She's haunted, bruised and broken. But can the De Luca family change that? Will they be able to turn her back into the smiley little girl she used to be? Most importantly: can they help her learn to trust them and requite the love they have for her?