Clara De Luca is the sweetest girl you will ever meet. kind, smart, caring and beautiful she is the De Luca family's pride and joy. but what happens when this pride and joy is stripped away from them only to be returned 10 years later? Clara is not the same little girl they knew. And her brothers aren't the same people they once were. But underneath it all lays a broken family that yearns for the love they once knew. The love a certain little girl seems to have brought back into the home. ‼️TW‼️ Sexual abuse abuse self harm mentions of addiction mentions of suicide torture murder if you're not comfortable with any of these subjects look after yourself and I'm sure I'll see you in another book :)

After her mother's and step fathers death, Evelyn must move in with her 7 older brothers who she had no idea existed. Will she be welcomed back with warm hugs? Or will she be pushed away and hurt? Will she ever open up? Or will she continue to be a hollow skeleton with a fake smile plastered on her face? "She doesn't belong here!" I heard yelling as I walked through the big wooden doors. "I don't give a rats ass! You will do well to stay in your place or I promise you I will end your shit. Right here."

The Kingston's were always more than a family. They were a dynasty-ruling New York from the shadows, with power flowing through their veins for generations. Nothing happened in their city without their knowledge or control. It was a legacy of power, loyalty, and secrets, passed down without question. Now, Reese Kingston, the only child of the infamous Vaughn Kingston, is drowning under the crushing weight of the city's expectations. She was born to inherit it all-but can she live up to the impossible standards that shaped the Kingston empire? When long-lost relatives resurface, bringing promises of unity, Reese sees her chance to prove she's not just an heir, but the rightful successor to the Kingston throne. But beneath the surface of this reunion lies a web of buried secrets and bitter betrayals. The Kingston legacy is not what it seems-and Reese is about to discover that power, once fractured, is far more dangerous than she ever imagined. Now, she must decide: will she restore the family's iron grip on New York, or will its hidden past destroy everything she's ever known?

Nothing has ever broken sixteen year old Cara. Even when her wealthy, fractured family fell apart, she pushed through. However, her resilience is tested when family obligations force her to move in with Zack, the brother who abandoned them four years ago and seems to hate her for reasons she does not understand. At her new school, she becomes a target of cruel bullying by a group of boys who takes her resilience as a challenge. However, Cara refuses to back down or be compliant. She pushes back at home. She pushes back at school. But the harder she fights, the more pressure builds, and the more dangerous it becomes for the girl who won't give up. "And I bet you believe that too, don't you? That nothing will break you- that you can push through this?" Blake didn't stop. His smile grew wider as he cruelly raised my face to meet his. "Well this is a promise to you, Cara. I can and will break you. I won't stop until I fully ruin you and you lose every part of yourself." I didn't let myself believe him. I would find a way out. This wouldn't last forever. "Go fuck yourself." [ IMPORTANT ] This book contains graphic depictions of bullying inspired by real-life cases and media portrayals, particularly within Korea. These themes may be disturbing to some readers. Please check all trigger warnings before reading. [ TRIGGER WARNING ] bullying, sexual harassment, suicide, mental health, depression, anxiety, self-harm, sextortion "What frightens them even more is retaliation from their bully. The revenge that they'll seek on them and how they'll make their lives worse than it is already. This is why victims of bully fight their own battles, let the storm pass on their own." #1 trauma #1 bullied #1 victim #1 sexual harassment #3 abuse #4 depression

Liliane has always been good at hiding things - her feelings, her fears, and now, a secret that could change everything. Sent to live with family she hasn't seen in nearly a decade, she steps into a home stitched together by silence and old resentments. But in a family where everyone's hiding something, the truth always finds a way to surface - no matter how deeply it might be buried.

When Amalie and Evelyn move in with the fiercely protective Castellani brothers, they find themselves in a home full of strangers and secrets. Rebuilding trust after years apart won't be easy, especially when not everything in the Castellani house is what it seems. As the twins begin to learn the difference between survival and safety, they discover that some shadows are harder to outrun than others.

Nine year old Emma has never had it easy. She's never known anything other than her small beat up house, nothing else than her mom and her addict boyfriend. Nothing else than violence. She went to school, but most of her evenings were spent cleaning up blood, alcohol stains and vomit. Everything changes when both her parents are found dead in their small beat up house, and everything she's ever known comes crashing down. Five brother who are willing to take her in. A new house. New things to get to know. But getting over everything she's seen, everything she's lived, isn't easy. Overcoming her fear of everything, starting to live like a normal girl, restarting her education. Everything was so different. But will everything she's hid for so long, everything she was, everything she wasn't, stay hidden? started: 24/02/2024 published: 08/11/2024 finished: 16/08/2025 #3 in #brothers #3 in #violence #2 in #violence

Matteo and Giulia learned early what it meant to be left behind when their older brother walked out on them ten years ago. People say time heals old wounds... but what happens when the past tears them open again? Now, ten years later, he's back. But they're not the same children he left behind. 'The Valeri Legacy' Book 1: Found

Haven Talon is sent to live with her six older brothers. Her trust is her own and her own only and it doesn't help that her brothers are hiding something, something big that has to do with guns and suits.

NOT EDITED- Like at all (will go under editing when complete)_______ Essence and Azoura Knight,both live their perfect lives with their loving mother and stepfather,but that all takes a turn when mother dearest is killed and the twins are left under the custody of their stepfather,who slowly began drinking to mourn his loss. Fast forward a couple of years the girls are involved in a tragic car 'accident' killing their stepfather James at the scene and leaving them in Bad shape. What will happen when the twins find out they have not one but seven brothers as well as two step brothers,a father and a step mother? What will happen when the girls are reunited with their brothers/father after 17 years? What will happen when the Devil,who they thought they left in the past comes to bite them? Read to find out as a series of plot twists occur. Started:20.12.21 Finished: 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔: #1 MafiaPrincesses #5 selective mutism #5 Sister #6 British #8 quiet girl #19 Reunited #22 stepmom #31 Badgirl #94 Death #100 Brothers #102 Twins #325 TeenRomance Reads Milestones: 10K - 20.01.22 30K - 13.02.22 50K - 28.02.22 70K - 15.04.22 80K - 01.08.22 90K - 11.10.22 100K - 26.02.23 🏆 -𝑨𝒂𝒔𝒊