When seventeen-year old Riley Quinn moves from sunny California to the frostbitten small town of Maplewood, Minnesota, she's ready for one thing : a quiet restart. After a humiliating year and one very public mental health crisis, she just wants to blend in, keep her head down and spend as much time as possible on the ice. Alone. But fate has other plans. Asher Kane is Maplewood High's golden boy, hockey captain, and walking embodiment of "I don't do relationships." With a reputation for breaking hearts and noses in equal meaure, he's the last person Riley wants to deal with... Until she accidently outskates him at open rink night and becomes the new school obsession. Now Riley's fighting rumours, feelings, and a terrifyingly persistent Asher that keeps showing up outside her window. Asher's trying to figure out why the girl who doesn't want attention is the only one he can't stop looking at. And in a town where gossipp spreads faster than frostbite, keeping secrets might be the hardest trick of all. STARTED - 21.10.2025. FINISHED -

Isabella King - Is the world's youngest seventeen-year-old, most sought-after model, elegant, untouchable, and unknowingly tied to the infamous mafia Rossi family. Leonardo D'Angelo - A twenty-one-year-old Mafia Don, his hands have snapped necks like twigs and carved warnings into flesh. Blood follows wherever he goes. He makes a lesson out of every scream, every broken bone, every body left rotting in his name. When fate reunites her with the bloodline she never remembered, old wounds resurface and the past she never remembered begins to bloom.

Emilia Morelli's world shatters when she's told her mother has died. Left with no family, well at least none that she knows of, she's pulled into a system that sees her as just another case. She's alone and unsure of herself. But far away, there are men who have been searching for her. Men who share her name. Men who are feared by the world. They've spent years looking for the little girl who was taken from them. Now that they've found her, they'll stop at nothing to bring her home. Emilia doesn't know them. She doesn't know the truth. And she has no idea that her life is about to change forever.

It's as though I've stumbled into a strange, erotic fairytale, the world suddenly bright with magic, and I am breathless with the realization that I want it. My sorority sisters surround me, the heat of their bodies and the weight of their expectations making me tremble. The invitation is heavy in my hands, an anchor to the decision that threatens to lift me into wild, uncharted skies. They watch, waiting, their encouraging nods and knowing smiles drawing me in, binding me with the warmth of belonging. The air is thick with anticipation, and my heart hammers a wild rhythm against my ribs. I am both terrified and thrilled. My mind spins, an intoxicating swirl of doubt and longing. Can I really do this? Their words, their promises, echo in my head, spinning in ever-tightening circles. A year of training. A life of liberation. Pleasure beyond anything I've imagined. It's madness, but it's also irresistible, the pull of their world too powerful to deny. I close my eyes, trying to center myself, but all I see is them, vibrant and inviting. Am I brave enough? Am I ready? The questions burn, urgent and raw. A year ago, I could never have pictured this. A month ago, I didn't know this was even possible. Even a day ago, I'd have thought this was only fantasy. But now, now I'm here, and my vision's blurring at the edges with heat. When I finally speak, my voice is steady, but filled with emotion, the release of something long held back. "Yes," I say, and the sound is an explosion, a brilliant starburst in the dimly lit room. "Yes, I want this. I want everything you're offering." Mature content 18+ Readers discretion is advised. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons is purely coincidental. All the characters are over 18 years old.

Book 2 of the Romano Series 5 years. 1826 days since the Romano family lost their princess for the second time. How much can one family change in that time? Valentina Romano always accepted her family's role in the mafia. But that was all before she went through hell and back. Will her family accept the new version of her? The version that is oh-so similar to them... If not, worse. Will she finally get the happy ending she dreams of? This book contains very sensitive topics. Please read with caution. [Unedited]

Cleo Winters has learned to survive by staying quiet. At school, she's invisible, bullied and ignored. At home, she tiptoes around her mother's sharp moods and cruel words, never knowing when kindness will turn into punishment. But when her mother announces a sudden move to London to marry a wealthy businessman named Eric Westwood, Cleo's silent life is shattered. Thrown into a family she's never met, surrounded by strangers who live in luxury while she carries scars no one can see, Cleo must navigate a new house, a new country, and a new set of rules.

"Why do you look at me like that?" she whispered. Caiden swallowed hard. "Because I know you," he said. "I just...don't know how." "I feel like I should remember you," she replied. Caiden's voice cracked. "You do," he murmured. "Just...not here." He touched his chest. "Here." One chapter released every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday♡ --- When the girl who wasn't supposed to exist walks into his school, everything the Reeves brothers buried begins to burn again. Sixteen-year-old Cielle Monroe has never been allowed outside. Closed off to the world, homeschooled, and only ever knowing the world of ballet, she is surprised when her mother wants to up and move to Colorado. It's new, and now she's having to learn how to make friends and survive in a world her mother deemed dark and evil. Shortly after they relocate, her mother's sudden disappearance forces her into a world she doesn't understand. New town. New school. New rules. She's trying to survive quietly...until she meets Caiden Reeves, the boy who feels too familiar to be a stranger. What she doesn't know: eight years ago, a crash killed Caiden's parents and his twin sister. What he doesn't know: that sister is standing right in front of him. As Cielle's mother's secrets surface and the truth behind that night unravels, love and bloodlines collide in a haunting story of family, forgiveness, and the danger of loving what was meant to stay hidden. -- A tender coming-of-age journey of love, forgiveness, family, and finding the strength to trust what her heart has known all along. For the girls who wanted brothers who'd show up, and a soulmate who always would, this one belongs to you. ♡ - All inspiration photos were found on Pinterest. I don't own or claim any of the pictures. They are just for creative inspiration and aesthetic purposes. All credit goes to the original creators and photographers! Please reach out for removal or credit.

Audrey Briggs has never felt like she belonged. Living under the roof of cold-hearted step-parents who treat her like a burden, she's spent her life walking on eggshells, quiet, obedient, and dreaming of escape. When an envelope arrives with her name on it, everything changes. She's been accepted into the prestigious Valemont Royal Academy, a school known for transforming students into society's elite. But Valemont isn't just uniforms and courtly manners. From the moment Audrey steps onto campus, she keeps crossing paths, literally, with a two boys who are strangely kind, fiercely protective, and inexplicably drawn to her. They don't know each other well, yet something about their bond feels... unbreakable. What Audrey doesn't know is that she's not alone in the world. She's not even a Briggs. She's Audrey Valestri and she has six brothers, two of whom live among her classmates, and four who operate in the shadows of power and crime. When the past catches up and secrets unravel, Audrey is forced to choose between the life she's always known and the family she never knew she had.

She was stolen but never forgotten. And now... she's back. Kidnapped at just two years old, Eden Blackthorn vanished without a trace - until one violent night changed everything. She built a new life in the shadows: underground fights, illegal street races, and a stage name no one dared cross. Eve. But a run-in with the law unravels the truth she never asked for. A mother still grieving. A father desperate. And seven older brothers who never stopped searching. Problem is - Eden isn't their sweet, innocent sister anymore. She's a fighter, a survivor, and she doesn't trust anyone. Now thrown into a world of blood ties and buried secrets, Eden must face the family she can't remember, the past she can't escape, and a war between loyalty and survival. Family means never having to say you're sorry - but sometimes, it means bleeding for people you barely know. Ranks: #1 out of 1.36k : cusswords #2 out of 18.9k : mafiaprincess #2 out of 13k : sarcasm #3 out of 119k : abuse #29 out of 2.51M : love #47 out of 54.8k : trauma

"I was born between bullets. Raised in silence. Forged in war." Izzy Cruz was never a child-she was a target. Born to rival gang leaders and hated by both sides, her childhood was nothing but bruises, broken glass, and whispered threats. Framed for a murder she didn't commit, abandoned by the only person who should've protected her, and thrown into a violent initiation at just twelve-Izzy survived where others wanted her buried. At sixteen, she vanished into the war zone. Now, ten years later, she's back. Hardened. Silent. Unshakable. As the newest recruit in LAPD's elite S.W\.A.T. unit, Izzy keeps her past locked behind steely eyes and sharp reflexes. But no one escapes their ghosts forever-and hers have teeth. Especially when Officer Chris Alonso starts to see through the cracks. But love doesn't come easy for a girl raised by monsters. And when the past she buried comes hunting, Izzy has to decide: Can someone like her be saved? Or was she only ever built to survive? T.W. VIOLENCE BLOOD GUNS FOUL LANGUAGE DRUGS