Raised to be holy. Born into something far more dangerous. Seventeen year old, Evienne Ellery spent her life preparing for heaven. Sent away to a secluded boarding school in the Swiss Alps by distant, unfeeling adoptive parents, she was raised by nuns and priests to be obedient, submissive and small. Behind stone chapels and cold classrooms, Evienne learned early that love was conditional, punishment was holy, and suffering was something to be endured quietly Her future was simple: be good, be faithful, and one day do her duty-marry a man who would secure her family's interests. Her life was planned. Controlled. Perfect. Until it wasn't. When everything she knows collapses, Evienne is torn from the only world she has ever known and sent to live with her biological family-six brothers who are loud, vulgar, violent, and unapologetically criminal. They don't pray. They don't obey. And they certainly don't believe in God the way she was taught. They believe in blood. With them, she learns the truth of who she really is: The lost princess of one of the most powerful mafia families in the world. Her brothers have been searching for her for years, and now that they've found her, they refuse to lose her again. In their world of power, crime, and betrayals, Evienne learns that love doesn't always look gentle-and protection often comes with a body count. But as old family feuds resurface, enemies close in, and the past she was hidden from begins to reach for her, Evienne is forced to confront an impossible question: What happens when the people you love will never be welcome in heaven-and you're no longer sure you want to go without them?

The whole underground world knows of the infamously lost mafia princess Ariana Romano, the only girl born into the most ruthless and coldest mafia family the world has ever seen, who at four years old kidnapped by her own mother. The day where the Romano family became even colder and heartless, their only light in their darkness stolen. No one knows the fate of Ariana Romano since that fateful day. Ten years later, two of the Don of the Italian Mafia's sons were ambushed and captured by one of their enemies. Imagine the brothers' surprise when thrown into a cell only to find their baby sister down there struggling to survive. STARTED: March 2, 2022 FINISHED: ongoing

Blaire. Kai. Jude. The world didn't exist outside of the three of them. Bound by blood, fear and the hope of leaving together. What happens when the trio decide to leave their foster home, find a home for themselves elsewhere? What happens when they stumble upon familiar men? What happens when these men hunt them down? Not to kill. To bring them home. Will Blaire learn to trust anyone other than the twins? Will the twins learn to give over control, allow themselves to live? Or will secrets turn it all upside down? Started: 4/12/25 Ended: 7/02/26

"Give me three months Nova, only three months and I'll show you what having a family is. That this life - despite all the pain you've endured - is worth living" Emilio, my father, whispers into the cold night He walks with cautious steps as I stand on the ledge, his pained eyes begging for me to accept. To step away from death...but my scars are too deep to believe in such a dangerous thing as hope 𑁍 𑁍 𑁍 Nova Grace and her twin brother Rune, are hit by a revelation the size of a watermelon - scratch that - the size of a goddamn train after years of abuse and wandering around foster care. Their father and brothers, who were completely oblivious of their blood relation to them, have come to claim custody after their lives turn upside down...again. Nova is yet to recover from the traumatic events from a soul shattering night three months ago, when a car wreck took her best friend's life away. It was the same night Rune found her beaten and bloodied inside a drug house hidden in the woods. But it wasn't the car crash that left bruises all over her body and scars that not even time will heal. The faces of their attackers are a blur, how it all happened is still a mystery and they'll soon find out how connected their family is and how they seem to have the same enemies in common Secrets deeply buried from decades ago will surface to uncover truths that should've long since stayed hidden, but the Rodriguez family will not rest until they've avenged their saving Grace and everything that was taken from her Previously titled: Consumed by the flames

Ignored. Sent away. Forgotten. Now he's back after almost two years from the hell they call Lockwood, all smiles and cheery expressions but under that exterior is a lone boy, crying for help he will never ask for. He was sent away to be 'fixed' but in the end, what can you do when people drive you to your tipping point? Do you bend to their will... or do you break?

Gray is a 15-year-old boy who has been chosen last his whole life, neglected by his biological mom, social workers, and the juvenile detention system. What happens when life begins to turn around when a new family takes a chance on him after his time in Juvie? Will Gray be accepted? Will Gray impact their lives in the same way they might move his? Read to find out. #1 foster family - 10/14 #1 epilepsy - 10/20 #2 adoption- 10/29

Sixteen-year-old Emmett Sidney has spent his life trapped in a cycle of abuse at the hands of his father, with no one left to protect him after his mother's death. His older brother, Emilio, promised to stay-but when he turned eighteen, he left without looking back. Now, Emmett is alone, hardened by years of fists and fear. When his dad dies were does he go? Across the country, Emilio Simmons has built a life he never thought possible-a loving wife, a daughter, and a stable home. But a late-night call from the police brings his past crashing back. His father is dead, and CPS is pressuring him to take in the younger brother he abandoned. Emilio can't forget the horrors of his childhood, but facing Emmett again means confronting the guilt and trauma he buried years ago. As Emmett and Emilio's paths cross again, they must both grapple with the wounds of their past and the choices that tore them apart. Can they rebuild what was broken, or are some scars too deep to heal?