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𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒. by ruewri1tess
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It was 16 years ago the day she disappeared. No one knew where she was. Many believed she was dead. Others believed she was alive. Some gave up hope. Ariella Romano is someone who is closed off, hopeless and somewhat dead. She doesn't speak to anyone except her two friends. She always dreamt her life would be the same forever. Soon her dream turns into a catastrophic disaster when she finds out her stepfather had died in a shooting. She thinks she has to go live in an orphanage, but finds out she is living with her older brothers. New environment. New people. New dreams. Whilst she lives there, secrets begin to unravel about her life. Secrets that were buried so deep, began to rise up to the surface. She's confused and hurt but that doesn't stop her from finding the rest of the secrets hidden.
Learning to Trust by YoureTurningViolet
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Seventeen-year-old Aelin has spent her life surviving. Kidnapped as an infant by her mother and raised in a home marked by neglect, addiction, and abuse, she learned early that love was something to fear. After her mother's overdose left her in the hands of a man who hurt her and left her pregnant, Aelin's world felt completely hopeless. Then the police arrive with unexpected news: her abuser is dead, and buried in old records is a report from a father who never stopped searching for her. Now Aelin is being sent to live with the father and four older brothers she never knew existed. Terrified they'll be no different from the family she lost, yet quietly longing for something better, Aelin must decide if she can risk trusting them, and whether this new beginning could mean safety for her and her baby.
Sutters by pentxgon
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Brooklyn Sutters goes about her life thinking that her father murdered her mother and her older twin siblings suffer severe PTSD because of it. But when Brooke finds herself pregnant at 18 she begins to find there are more secrets within the Sutters name that have been hidden from her. Secrets resurface, lives are lost, love has blossomed. But as Brooke begins to raise questions about her childhood she receives answers that turn her world upside down. Now living with the father of her baby, Brooklyn scrambles to find anyway she can to protect him and their unborn child at all costs. A targets now on her back and anyone can pull the trigger. Highest rank: #18 in actionromance
Never going back ✔️ by That_G1rlxx
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NOT FINISHED When Sophia Bianchi was 7 years old, Her twin sister drowned while taking a bath with her. The family not understanding how she drowned, Blamed Sophia. The family had sent Sophia to stay with her abusive uncle. 10 years later, Sophia is called to live with her family once again. Will she forgive them, or seek revenge?.. *This book is being HEAVILY edited so just keep that in mind while you're reading* All photos found on Pinterest xx
The Daughter's Shadow by The__author_
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Aurelia and Elara - the youngest twins and the only daughters of the De Santis family - were once the heart of their household. Inseparable, gentle, adored. Where one went, the other followed. Their parents cherished them. Their brothers protected them. But everything shattered the night eight-year-old Elara was found bleeding on the floor... and Aurelia stood over her, a knife in her hand. Blamed for a crime she didn't commit, Aurelia was sent away to a strict boarding school for "troubled children." Her parents believed discipline would straighten her out. What they never imagined was the truth - the cruelty hidden behind the school's walls, the sadistic methods used to "teach," and the horrors Aurelia was forced to endure. Now sixteen, after a devastating incident inside that school, Aurelia is brought back to the De Santis mansion. But it's not a homecoming. It's an obligation. A reminder that she is unwanted, distrusted, and viewed as a threat by the very family she once loved. Follow Aurelia as she relearns how to exist in a home that no longer feels like hers. Uncover the truth of what happened that night, what really happened to her within the school, and whether the De Santis family will ever face the truth of what Aurelia had to endure and do to survive. ─── ・ 。゚☆: *.☽ .* :☆゚. ─── "What should I ache for? The childhood that slipped away? The silence that became my companion? Or the pieces of myself that I will never get back? Maybe pain isn't a phase-- it's just who I am." ─── ・ 。゚☆: *.☽ .* :☆゚. ─── "How many graves will I need, to bury everything that died inside of me?" ❁Naya Aknis❁
𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹  by juliawritesss
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"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘂𝘀, 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀." Her whole life Aurora was alone, those who were once considered her family left. She always belived in love, but never belived to be worth being loved, and that's what happens when everyone tells you the same thing over and over again, it's hard to belive otherwise. The Marino's have been searching for their principessa for 14 years, they never gave up and always belived that one day they would see her again. To everyone they were cold and heartless, but that's what happen when the only light of their lives is taken way. What happens when Aurora is forced to live with her father, step mom, six brothers and a step sister? Will they find out each other secrets? Will the past catches up with them and bring unintended consequences? --------------------------------------------------------------------- This book contain topics that might be triggering, please read the disclaimer at the first chapter. This was my first book ever hence it is the way it is. But I hope you enjoy it :)
THE DE' COSTA Twins ~ Book 1 (currently editting...)  by faithmenya01
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Brutally abused and hated by her brothers, Clarissa battles with ptsd. At 14, she's a suicidal and her relief comes from self-harming. She could only wish her mother would noticed that she's drowning and save her but it never happen. Life hits her even more when she discovered she was an adopted child. Her only resolve was to run away but then she ran right into the arms of the most ruthless mafia family in Italy. Four ruthless and fearsome brothers. What happens when these powerful, cold-blooded men discovered they have a little sister who seems to be broken beyond repair? And it seems it wasn't just one but two! Two sisters, Another broken flower... how would Clarissa cope with meeting new brothers and a twin sister, Rechel whom she never knew had existed! STAY TUNED FOR BOOK 2
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋 by starry-daydream
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❝ you're the last angel of this family.❞ 𝐍𝐎𝐄𝐌𝐈 always knew she didn't belong with the family that abused her and made her go through hell. But nothing could have prepared her for the truth. She was the long-lost Ricci princess, daughter of the notorious Italian mafia family, and her brothers were coming to get her and give her back her throne. They teach her how to love and trust again, even if they struggle to do so themselves. - long lost sister - mafioso brothers
Lost & Lethal by sophhhxoxo0
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Book One - Regina Series Stolen at four. Forged in blood. Liliana De Rosa barely remembers a life before pain. Torn from her family at a young age, she grew up in chains-manipulated, tortured, and forced to believe the people who loved her most had abandoned her. Twelve years later, she is unrecognizable. Passed between rival mafia families, some who taught her to survive, and others who molded her into a weapon, Liliana has become both lost and lethal. Behind the mask of an innocent schoolgirl hides a girl with blood on her hands-a girl who has forgotten how to simply exist without violence. But when her abusive guardians are killed in a mysterious car crash, her world shatters again. Liliana discovers the truth: She was never abandoned. She is the daughter of the most feared mafia boss alive. She has six older brothers who have been searching for her since the day she was taken. Now, reunited with the infamous De Rosa family, Liliana must face a terrifying reality: she is loved, wanted... but no longer the little girl they remember. She is broken. Dangerous. And feared even within the underworld. What happens when her family learns the truth-that their sweet sorella is one of the most ruthless assassins alive, her name whispered in terror across continents? Liliana is not just a De Rosa. She is The Regina Assassin. A killer. A survivor. And a girl who must learn if love can heal what violence has created. Follow her story through pain and love. Liliana Donatella De Rosa. Started 08/25 Finished ??? Rankings #mexico - 1🥇 #colombiamafia - 1🥇 #loss - 1🥇 #spain - 2 🥈 #albanian - 2 🥈 #assassin - 2 🥈 #mafiaprincess - 2 🥈 #Italian - 2 🥈 #russianmafia - 2 🥈 #loyalty - 2 🥈
The mafia triplets  by juliagentry327
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Olivia Alexandra Rossi and her triplets Aaron Levi Rossi and Carter David Rossi have had a terrible life. The triplets were kidnapped at the age of 4 by their families enemy the Russian Mafia and tortured by them until they escaped 3 years ago. when their foster parents died and now they find their family again after 13 years. will they finally get their happy ending and find their own loves . will secrets be revealed. what will happen, read to find out (warning) mature content read at your own risk there will be mentions of (rape) (SA) (Ed) ( Abuse ) (smut) (Strong languages)