Eight-year-old Athena Dimitriou has never known safety. Raised by a mother who loved her but resented her, and a man who hid his violence behind closed doors, she learned early how to stay small, quiet, and invisible. Until the night everything shattered. When her mother is found dead and her stepfather vanishes, DNA results reveal an impossible truth-Athena is the illegitimate daughter of one of America's most powerful Mafia dons. Whisked away to New York, she finds herself in a palace of cold steel and burning loyalty, under the protection of five ruthless brothers who rule a criminal empire. She was born in silence. They raise her in steel. But beneath the violence lies something unexpected-soft hands, warm arms, a family that will kill for her, die for her... and teach her, at last, how to live. Book 1

Summer Dens is a 17 year old girl who gets bullied by her old friend Ryan Ceks. It started out verbal then led to physical. Not only does he and his friends bully her, but her mom does to. Her dad left them when she was 13. Her mom blames her. After Ryan sees Summer do the unthinkable, things start to change. For better, or worse?

"Ruby White you are many things but ugly is not one of them." Two years ago Steve Harrington called Ruby White ugly. Now, he's working behind the counter with Ruby's best friend Robin, a changed man. But when Ruby starts avoiding visiting Robin at work due to her insecurities around Steve, can he make her see how much he's grown? Learn about Ruby White's life in Hawkins throughout her therapy sessions and meetings with Steve 'the hair' Harrington. NOTABLE AWARDS: • 1st in #harrington • 1st in #steveharringtonfanfic • 1st in #steveharrington • 1st in #robinbuckley • 1st in #harrington • 1st in #steve • 1st in #mayahawke • 1st in #josephquinn • 2nd in #joekeery • 1st in #maudeapatow • 3rd in #eddiemunson • 2nd in #strangerthingsfic • 3rd in #billyhargrove

For Blake Ashby, college was supposed to be her saving grace. A place to start over from her tainted past in Upstate New York and begin her lifelong dream of studying Psychology. For all her life Blake has only ever had herself to depend on and as of recent months, her new online pen pal Ace, whom she met in a Northeastern University chat room over the summer. He's the only guy who's ever seemed to understand Blake on a deeper level, yet she's too apprehensive to even tell him her real name. But when she arrives in Boston ready for what should be the first day of her new life, she's met with Jaxon Reid, the tall, equal parts charming and obnoxious boy who's claiming to be her new roommate. When a mistake in an online roommate match leaves Blake and Jax at a standstill, they agree that tolerating each other is the only other option. As always, Blake's life continues to get more and more complicated. But as Blake begins to feel more than a subtle hatred for her snarky roommate, she starts to learn what a thin line there really is between love and hate. Blake starts to feel torn as she comes to realize that she's not so sure where her heart is at anymore; is it with the sweet boy in her messenger app, or the mysterious one down the hall? But what if the choice is even simpler than it is complicated? What if Jax and Ace have been the same person all along?

Juniper Vaughn has always been bad at staying out of trouble. Cursed with chronic misfortune and an even worse mouth, she somehow goes from wanted fugitive to strip-club employee owned by the city's biggest crime lord. Enter Muriel Warren, the Hound. Stoic. Deadly. Built like a brick wall with a moral code sharper than his knives. He's supposed to be this feared thug. Not her personal bodyguard. Yet, he keeps saving her stubborn ass. Fate keeps throwing them together, and soon avoiding each other becomes harder than breathing. ~This story contains violence, injury, psychological trauma, and adult themes. Reader discretion advised.~

Blake Turner has one goal: survive the next eighteen months, get her diploma, and disappear. Everything else-her boyfriend, her friends, her once-perfect life-is already gone. All that's left is endurance. Eighteen more months of keeping quiet. Of hiding the truth about what happens behind closed doors. Of pretending everything is fine when nothing is. She can make it. She has to. Liam Cole doesn't do attachments. Not when loyalty to his crew is the only thing that's kept him alive these past two years. Dragged into gang life too young, his world is built on violence, loyalty, and nights that end with no names exchanged. His past haunts him. His future? Already decided. His heart? Off-limits. Hardened. Untouchable. But when he crosses paths with the school's most hated outcast-the quiet girl everyone whispers about-everything he thought he knew begins to unravel. But some secrets refuse to stay buried... And when the truth finally breaks free, it leaves no one untouched.

"𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺. 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶."

College freshman Faye Johnson's world takes a terrifying turn when shadow creatures begin stalking her, plunging her into a world of danger, suspense, and unexpected romance. With her best friend Jack by her side, she learns to fight back against the threatening darkness. But Faye knows she needs more than just courage to survive-she needs someone she can trust. Against Jack's warnings, she finds herself drawn to Xander, an alluring yet deadly Dark Soul who offers protection... but at what cost? Can she trust him, or will he become the darkness that consumes her?

Isabella's life has been anything but easy. At 14, she's already endured more than most. Her mother and her mother's boyfriend, Jack, were both controlling and abusive, leaving Isa to navigate the scars of their manipulation. Her mother always told her that her father abandoned them, and she never mentioned anything about brothers. Isa has lived believing she was truly alone. But everything changes when her mother and Jack are arrested, leaving her without a guardian. With nowhere else to turn, Isabella is sent across the country from Chicago to Los Angeles to live with nine brothers she never knew existed. Struggling with the trauma of her past and the lies she's been fed, Isa finds herself thrust into a new life with strangers she's supposed to call family. What she doesn't know is that these brothers are far from ordinary. They are not just successful men-they are the leaders of a powerful mafia empire, operating in the shadows of the city. Every brother has secrets of their one, as they have a hard time trusting anyone out of the family. Non the less the 9 brothers form a marvelous team. ⚠️⚠️ Warning ⚠️⚠️ - selfharm -drugs -blood -murder -suicide (attemps, ideation ecc...) CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED!!! 1 #protectivebrothers 16/09/2024 1 #italianmafia 2/07/2025 1 #sh 26/03/2025 3 #ed 12/11/2024 3 #depression 26/11/2024