Madeline Reed didn't have an easy life. She was found abandoned on the side of the road when she was only four years old. She doesn't remember who left her there. She doesn't remember why. She just knows that whoever left her there, left her to die. She's been in and out of foster and group homes for years. Most of her foster families didn't want her. She wasn't a baby, and they wanted a baby. Her last foster home was especially cruel. Both of her foster parents abused her, and one day she had enough. She ran away. Maddox and Miles Adams are twins who have it all. They are popular at school, they have every girl they want, they have money, and, best of all, their parents are never home, so they can enjoy their freedom. Maddox and Miles are known as bad boys and bullies. The twins have it all, but something is missing from their lives. They lost it when they were four, and they never got it back. Will the twins find what they are missing?

Valentina Williams that is the girls name of this story, or at least she thought it was. Turns out that her whole life is a lie. Her real name was Valentina Hernandez. Valentina finds out her whole life has been a lie when her 'parents' died. What happens when Valentina finds out that her parents aren't her real parents and she gets her real life back. Without people that beat and starve her everyday. How will she cope with all this new information? Will she tell her real family what happened with her? Will she trust these new people around her? Will she uncover all the secrets? Are these new people going to abuse her the same way the others did? If you want an answer, go read the story. It's a good one. xx also trigger warning, talked about abuse, self harm, ed, hate,.. (First few chapters aren't the best but it gets better later on)

Olivia has been abused by her mother and her stepfather for as long as she could remember. It wasn't until they were killed in an accident, did she find out that she had five older brothers who have been looking for her ever since she was taken away from them. How will they react to finding out what her life was like before they got her back and will their sibling bond ever be the same as it was all those years ago before she was taken?

Valeriana has known nothing but neglect and abuse. Her mother took her from her father and brothers at the age of 3. Valeriana has no knowledge of her family looking for her. The only family she knows of is her abusive mother. The couple next door is Valeriana's chosen family. They were there for her when they found out what was happening in the house next door. Damien and Kolton have taken care of Valeriana since the age of 7. They trained her to defend herself against her mother when needed. On one wishful day, Valeriana's wish to have a life change comes true. With the news of Valeriana's mother passing she is sent to live with her brothers. All whopping 6 of them. That's six more than she knew she had. Valeriana struggles to allow herself to get close to them. Not wanting to be let down like her mother did to her. Valeriana tries to stay away from the boys. But for how long?

Isabella Rose Romano A 13 year old to which love is something very unfamiliar to her. Having grown up in the foster system, it didn't come very often or in her case at all. She has a heart of pure gold, despite everything. So what happens when her current abusive foster family die. And she discovers she has a family. In that family she not only has a father but seven brothers! How is she supposed to adjust to this new environment while trying to overcome her past? ________________________________________________ Antonio Francesco Romano His only principessa was taken from him when she was a year old. 12 years later he gets a call that she is alive and he can take custody. His seven sons, of course, are over the moon about this along with himself. What happens when he discover that she didn't have the life she deserved? Can he and his sons teach her the meaning of love? Started: October 16, 2021 Finished: September 24, 2022

Brooke Amoretti hides her problems behind a snarky smile and sarcastic comments. She doesn't have the luxuries of most 16 year olds; who would when they live with an abusive stepfather? No one knows about her issues and she'd like to keep it that way. Her problems are her problems and no one else's. Even when she has to live with overprotective brothers, she tucks away her feelings and hides behind the walls she knows so well. However, her brothers won't stand for this and take a battering ram to her heart. Can she let them in? Or will she push them away like everyone else? Rated mature for: TW: self-harm, abuse, rape

'The front door smashes open, and I hear three sets of angry, loud footsteps penetrate the first level of the apartment. "Oh, darling Amity, where are you, my zucchero?" Stefano shouts in a sing-song voice. Obviously, I don't respond, leaning my body further against the balcony and holding a hand over my mouth, so I don't make a noise. "You're not in trouble, succhiare il miele," Xavier shouts out. "Well, not if you come out now..." I keep inching closer to the edge, less than a step from falling eleven meters and cracking my head open to die.' * Amity Gregor is a regular teenage girl, struggling with her grades and fawning over boys. But she has a dark past. At five years old, she was placed in her mother's custody and separated from her six brothers and father. She slowly forgot about them and was taught by her mother that they were terrible people. Ten years pass, and Amity's reunited with her family. But she's not the bubbly little girl she used to be, and they're not her innocent big brothers. Instead, they're hardened mafia men, who Amity's mother was desperate to keep her away from. As secrets unravel, and trust is built there's only one way through the mess called life. Together. (PREVIOUSLY UPLOADED ON MY OTHER ACCOUNT BEFORE I DELETED IT - THE STORY REACHED OVER 100K.) (NOT RELATED TO FIVE'S A CROWD.)

Ten-year-old twins Andrea and Alessia return to their five older brothers after years of abuse by their mother and stepfather. Now, under the care of their eldest brother, Antonio, the twins carry scars deeper than anyone can see. As the family reunites, they must confront the pain of the past and find a way to heal before it tears them apart again. Can the bonds of brotherhood mend what was broken? Or will the ghosts of their pasts keep them lost forever?