Seventeen-year-old Nora Smith loses everything in a single night. By morning, she discovers she was never as alone as she thought. Six brothers in Milan. A powerful family her mother ran from. A legacy built on blood and silence. As Nora is pulled into the world her mother tried to escape, she must decide whether family is something that protects you... or something that burns everything it touches. Because blood doesn't burn.

"Don't fight me, mi amor... surrendering will hurt much less," he murmured, his lips grazing her ear, sending a chill down her spine. "Good girl," he growled, his dark eyes locking onto hers as he hovered over her trembling frame, his dominance suffocating yet impossible to resist. A Deal Sealed in Betrayal Dario De Costa-the merciless and feared Don of the Italian mafia-is forced into an alliance with the American mafia through marriage. Known for his cold cruelty and unforgiving nature, Dario views this union as nothing more than a means to secure absolute power. But his meticulously laid plans collapse when the bride he was promised-Ashley Brown-disappears on the eve of the wedding, fleeing with her lover. In a desperate attempt to salvage the alliance, the family substitutes her younger sister, Olivia Brown, just 19-a quiet girl haunted by years of abuse from their father, Alexander Brown. The whispers are everywhere: "Dario De Costa-betrayed by a bride switch!" Now shackled to the Devil himself, Olivia must endure a marriage born of deception. Dario, enraged and humiliated, sees her as nothing but collateral damage-a pawn in his ruthless game to dominate the American mafia. But Olivia, fragile as she seems, hides a quiet strength. As Dario's icy façade begins to crack, an unexpected connection ignites between them, blurring the lines between vengeance and desire. Can Olivia survive the inferno of his wrath-or will she emerge as the one to tame the Devil? In a world of betrayal, power, and dark passion, only one thing is certain: Love and hate have never burned so dangerously close

Words can't explain how much pain I felt during those years. The beatings, insults, and worst of all, the nightmares. Elizabeth was known as the Lost Princess of the Italian Mafia. She had been missing for years and couldn't remember her family. It all ended the day she met her brother in the cell where she had stayed for years. Will she move in with her new family, or will she become the outcast and freak they turned her into? #1-abuse #1-forgotten #1-lost #2-family #1-must #1-freak #1-only daughter

"So uhm I don't know how to tell you this but you were adopted." said Principle Walter while scratching the back of his neck. "WAIT WHAT ?!" I said in disbelief. "That's your father and eldest brother"Principle Walter said as he points to the direction where the two older men are sitting at. Who knew that a random Thursday can change my life forever. All picture are not mine all the pictures I use is from Pinetrest so credit to all the owners.

Aurora life took a major turn, pain and suffering only made her stronger. Growing up with abusive parents, the only way she made it out alive was to become stronger. Working in the underground world she found out life had much more mysteries to it. A turn in events unfold and discovering her life is a lie and she is the missing daughter of the Spanish mafia, kidnapped when she was two. Secrets unfold even more, and a wild life comes with it discovering her found family all share many in common. and even with her new last name, it brings love, happiness and danger into her life. ~~ first book of the - love and war series. #4 in Italian- #12 in mafia princess #15 in badass

🖤 Dangerous lies. Violent devotion. Twisted romance that cuts as deep as a blade. This is not a love story. It's a war story in disguise. A dark mafia arranged marriage romance She was the bride they thought was harmless. They didn't know they married death in silk. ⸻ In the glittering underworld of French and Italian Mafia dynasties, Celeste Moreau is the crown jewel - a delicate, soft-spoken daughter of France's most powerful crime family. Or so they believe. Behind the doe eyes and designer dresses hides a whispered legend: La Dame Noire, the faceless assassin whose name makes grown men pray. She's one half of the infamous Reaper Twins, a myth born in blood and silence. But no one suspects her - not her new enemies, not her new family... and certainly not her husband. Alessandro De Luca, heir to Italy's most feared empire, agrees to a marriage of convenience to save his crumbling legacy. He expects a docile, ornamental wife. What he gets is a riddle he can't solve, a shadow he can't pin down, and a woman who might just be his undoing. As enemies close in, bodies begin to fall - and each death leaves behind a calling card, signed with a name that should not exist. When secrets unravel and masks crack, trust turns to obsession, and obsession turns to something far more dangerous. Because you can't love a ghost. And you can't own a reaper. Not unless she lets you. ⸻

Francesca never thought she'd be forced into a marriage with one of the most dangerous families in Italy. Luca Giovani was everything she hated - smug, overly confident, possessive, and annoyingly hot. The eldest son of the rival family, and now, her future husband after her grandfather gambled away her name. They were never supposed to fall in love, but through changed feelings and sudden intimate encounters, they knew it was impossible to ignore. #3 enemies #6 Italy #1 Rivalry

They buried her at seventeen. Now, at twenty-two, she's back-with a new name, a billion-dollar empire, and a thirst for revenge. Saphira D'Amore was the unwanted daughter, the secret no one spoke of. Until the night her family set her on fire-literally. But death didn't take her. It transformed her. Now she walks the world as Elara Voss: cold, untouchable, and determined to destroy the dynasty that tried to erase her. But there's one problem. Luca Falcone. The boy who loved her. The man who pulled the trigger. She's not here to forgive. She's here to take everything. > A story of betrayal, survival, and the girl who refused to die quietly.

Orphaned at three. Sold at five. Abused for years. Italiyah has never known safety, never known love-only pain, survival, and the cold reality that no one comes to save little girls like her. But when she's found broken and bleeding by the Condulis family, everything changes. For the first time in her life, she has protection. A home. People who would kill for her. But nothing good lasts forever. When the Condulis move to New York, buried secrets resurface, and Italiyah comes face-to-face with the family that abandoned her. Her biological family. The people who left her to rot while she suffered. They want her back. They want to make things right. But can she ever forgive them? Can she leave behind the only people who ever truly cared for her? As the truth unravels and dark pasts collide, Italiyah is faced with an impossible choice: return to the blood that betrayed her or stay with the family that saved her. Because in the end, blood isn't always thicker than water.