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Beneath her Quiet  by herundercoverlife
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Seventeen-year-old Imani has mastered the art of silence. On the outside, she's just another quiet girl with decent grades, a simple family and a polite smile. But behind closed doors, her world is crumbling. Her father's no longer in the picture. Her mother's love feels more like a battlefield than a home. And while most girls her age are worried about parties, hookups, how many likes they get on Instagram and crushes, Imani is cooking dinners, raising her five-year-old sister, and hiding a sadness that runs deeper than words. In a neighborhood that sees what it wants to see, Imani's pain goes unnoticed. Her drawings speak louder than her voice. Her poems know her truth. And the smoke she exhales is the only thing that makes her feel in control and grounded. Beneath her Quiet is a deeply emotional story about the quiet struggles so many teens carry in silence. It's about the weight of unspoken pain, the strength it takes to just keep going, and the hope that maybe someone will finally see her. For readers who connected with Euphoria or 13 Reasons Why, this story will pull you in, break your heart, and leave you rooting for the girl who's trying not to give up.
BLUE by lizxxyy
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Sixteen-year-old Leah D'Amore thought survival meant silence, foster homes, and pretending not to care. But when a single phone call rips her from her gritty life in Australia and drags her across the world to Italy, she finds herself face-to-face with the family she never knew she had-six overprotective brothers, a powerful father, and a past soaked in secrets. Now Leah must navigate a world of whispered warnings, forbidden memories, and loyalty that could cost her everything. Because in this family? Love isn't safe. And the truth might kill her.
The Victim (Book #1) by HarleyQuin3
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Maya Rogers is used to taking care of herself. After living alone with her uncle for years, she has known who she is and what she needs to do to survive. But when she gets hurt and all hell breaks loose, she is taken to a new house with a new family and forced to confront things she never truly understood. Why has she spent her life being hurt? Why is it so hard for her to trust new people? And perhaps most importantly, will she ever truly be loved? Opening up to her new mom, meeting four new older brothers, and facing the sheriff's son who seems to think she has something to do with what happened... will she make it out alive? And if she does, who will she become? #1 in foster, #1 in brothers, holy shoot! Thank you, guys!!! Reviews from readers: "AHHH! I'm so in love!! You have done such an amazing job with this book! It's one of my all time favorites." -foreverdemi224 "This book made me cry! I loved Maya's growth and it is the first time I have read a sibling book in which all of them are so sweet. I love you all!! Your writing is very good and the book is great!" -bronumber1 "Wtf???? I finished it already?? But I barely started a few hours ago..." -Desiphine
Please Bring Flowers by CherylZielle
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[Free Until End Of Story] ── ─ ┈┈┈┄┄╌╌ Lowly. Illegitimate. Disgraceful. Amaryllis bore the weight of whispers and stares, a child born out of debauchery. She was raised behind iron gates and velvet curtains, in a family whose name was spoken only in lowered voices. A mafia dynasty, steeped in blood and loyalty. Yet even within that empire of power, she remained a shadow in the presence of her brothers, seen but never truly known. However her heart, vast and unyielding, loved them unconditionally. But life is both fragile and cruel. When terminal illness claimed her, she carried it alone behind fragile smiles, unwilling to darken the days of those she adored. Only one wish bloomed before the end, "I hope their feelings might change, even if it's temporary." And when that time comes... Please bring flowers to my funeral. ── ─ ┈┈┈┄┄╌╌ ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This story contains sensitive and potentially distressing themes, including psychological trauma and mature content. Note - The terminal illness described in this story is entirely fictional and included solely for storytelling purposes. - Update: will start updating in April 2026 - Cover: Canva © 2026 [CherylZielle]. All rights reserved. Do not copy or distribute without permission.
Between Red & Purple by aYm8e16
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After finally finding safety in the quiet, Elara knows one thing for certain: change is loud. At fourteen, the world is shifting all at once. A new baby is coming. Bedrooms are moving. School no longer feels safe. Red and white creep into places that used to be purple, and the noise of fear won't quiet. As Elara struggles to hold onto what feels safe, her family is learning too - how love can stretch, how exhaustion and worry live beside devotion, and how healing doesn't mean the past disappears. (Sequel to The Colour of Quiet)
Stella's Innocence (COMING SOON) by CherylZielle
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[Free Until End Of Story] ── ─ ┈┈┈┄┄╌╌ Sheltered and naive, Stella Castellano grows up isolated from the world, homeschooled and protected by her brothers. When she finally steps into the world, she uncovers a devastating truth that her brothers are deeply entangled in the criminal underworld. Her innocence proves fatal. Falling in love with the wrong boy, Stella unknowingly becomes the catalyst for her family's destruction. When a bullet finally claims her life, Stella believes her story has reached its tragic end. Instead, she awakens in the past, before everything went wrong. Granted a second chance by an inexplicable miracle, Stella's no longer the sheltered girl she once was. This time, she lives for revenge. Hiding her intentions behind an innocent smile, Stella begins to rewrite fate. Determined to protect her brothers and make those who destroyed her family pay. ── ─ ┈┈┈┄┄╌╌ ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This story contains sensitive and potentially distressing themes, including psychological trauma and mature content. Note - Update: will start updating in April 2026 - Cover: Canva
Perish by nina_louelle
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They were split apart as children. Reunited by force. Bound by secrets no one dares to name. At seven, Elisha was dropped into the foster care system, cold beds, colder hands, cut off from her twin sister and older brothers without explanation. Aurora stayed behind, raised by a mother who sold her body and a stepfather who promised to come back and never did. Eight years pass. The brothers return, dragging both girls into a home that barely feels like theirs. But this isn't a reunion, it's a collision. Elisha hides her trauma behind silence and sharpened edges, a hidden fire in her. Aurora masks hers with perfection, hunger, and a constant need to be chosen. Neither of them talks about the past. Neither of them knows how. Love simmers in forbidden places. Truths unravel in dangerous ways. And while the family tries to rebuild, they do so blindly, each of them hiding pieces of the story that might save the others, or destroy them. This isn't about healing. It's about surviving what no one else sees and what happens when survival isn't enough. Until everyone perishes. *Includes a good amount of smut. (MAJOR PLOT TWISTS) *************************************************** * MAJOR TRIGGER WARNING. * Rape.Abuse.Suicide.Death.Violence.Psychotic. Killing. Obsession. Deranged thoughts. * There will not be any warnings before triggers appear in the book. You have been warned.
Broken House by Rae_Kerrigan23
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A 13 year old girl had to go through so much at just a young age. She had to see the true and dark side of the world at a time when she should be safe and happy, that too by her own mother who was supposed to protect her. She had to worry about when she would get her next food to eat, when these painkillers would do their work when the children of her age were thinking about what to wear, hang out with friends and vacation with family. Was it so wrong that she just wanted an escape?? A place to call home and a family to call hers. Meet 𝔸𝕣𝕚𝕒 , A girl who had been abused by her mother ever since her father died when she was a year old or atleast that's what she was told. She soon finds the courage to leave her house behind and run away. She is taken in by her best friend's family and has to learn to adjust to her new, dramatic and overbearing brothers and newfound family. Do they grow on her, accept her or push her away and lose her?? Join her in this story as she finds the true meaning of family, friendship, love, care and safety. What is the actual truth about her past and what made her mother make her life a living hell.....?? 𝑅𝐸𝐴𝐷 𝑇𝑂 𝐹𝐼𝑁𝐷 𝑂𝑈𝑇 ....***** Started: 9/1/2024 Status: ongoing
SERENDIPITY | BOOK 1 by hertemptedthoughts
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Serendipity: The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Marabella Athena Russo was taken away from her dad, and 7 older brothers at 5 years old. Her life wasn't easy- but despite the hardships, she was still able to make a name for herself. New school, secrets, 33 crazy overprotective men, and your big brothers best friend can all make life a little hectic. He loved her recklessly and without conditions, but will she learn to love again? "I'm the King of my world, and I'm making you my Queen." -Alexei Romanov Book 1 in the Romanov Series COMPLETE
Aftermath by greenwasthecolor
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Bianca Ricci's life has been hell. Having been taken away from the rest of her family when she was two, and reuniting with her father and brothers at 16, she's been through a lot. 15 years of abuse has turned her into something no one can recognize, and the secrets being hidden in the family are bound to surface. Bianca knows she'll never be her family's little girl. She knows that at some point along the way, she lost herself. She'll never be who she once was. She'll always be lost in the aftermath. ✧*⁺˚*☆ "Why can't you just trust me?!" "Because trust is dangerous!" I respond icily, "Trust got my mom killed. Trust has never gotten me anywhere..." The silence is deafening, "And I'm not gonna let it ruin my life again."