Saudade- a nostalgic longing to be near again to something or someone that is distant, or has been loved, then lost; "the love that remains" Marlowe Wanless, just 11-years-old has spent the better part of her life that she can remember in the house of her abusive and drug addicted stepfather. After he has been arrested for possession of illicit substances, Marlowe's custody has been shifted to her 7 terrifying older brothers who are surrounded by rumors regarding their line of work. The Valente's now juggle healing a mentally destroyed child while simultaneously sheltering her from lurking rival business' that will stop at nothing to harm the littlest Valente. Have the rival businesses just brought more danger then her stepfather? Who can be trusted? Or the bigger question, who can't?

Zara Bennett is a coffee shop owner and a single mother to her beautiful two-year-old daughter, Harper Bennett. One day, a man comes into the shop and finds himself captivated by the woman behind the counter, unable to stop himself from returning.

When a custody battle needs a miracle, she marries one. Aileen Whitmore has spent her whole life surviving men like her father-controlling, cruel, and rich enough to get away with it. By twenty-five, she's a brilliant tech founder, a full-time parent to her thirteen-year-old sister Ingrid, and very done with the idea of ever needing anyone. Then their grandfather decides he wants custody. Her lawyer has one awful, perfect solution: a two-parent household, stable and respectable in the public eye. Translation: get married. Fast. Fortunately, Aileen's friend Tessa - PR guru for Red Bull Racing - has the best possible candidate for a marriage of convenience. Unfortunately... it's Max Verstappen - four-time Formula 1 World Champion, media nightmare, and the last person who wants more PR in his life. But he despises bullies more... and he's not blind to the fear in Aileen's eyes or the way Ingrid clings to her. The deal is simple: a love story convincing enough to keep their family together. No feelings. No mess. Just safety. That plan is perfect. Right up until the point they get punched in the face by reality. Start: Nov 23, 2025 Finish: Jan 11, 2026

He was a world champion. She was a problem no one warned him about. Max Verstappen's life runs on routine: race, win, repeat. No attachments. No family dinners. No room for anything that might slow him down. A fractured childhood and a brutal Formula One schedule taught him one thing-feelings are distractions. So when his father and team insist that adopting a child would be *good for his image*, Max agrees for all the wrong reasons. Enter **Aria Russo**-closed off, sharp-tongued, and carrying a past soaked in secrets, sirens, and survival. The daughter of imprisoned Mafia royalty, she doesn't want saving, and she definitely doesn't want *him*. Monaco feels like another cage. Max feels like another man trying to control her life. He doesn't know how to be a father. She doesn't know how to trust. Thrown together by obligation rather than choice, they clash, spiral, and slowly unravel each other's defenses-one tense dinner, one argument, one quiet moment at a time. Because sometimes the hardest race isn't on the track. It's learning how to love someone who never asked to be yours.

Max Verstappen grew up under a harsh, unyielding father, where losing meant punishment and kindness was a weakness. His life was all races, rules, and fear-until his half-sister Paige was born. In Jos's eyes, Paige is flawless, adored, untouchable-the perfect child he never let Max be. For the first time, Max feels something other than pressure: the fierce need to protect her. This story follows Max navigating life under Jos's shadow while quietly shielding Paige from the same harshness he endured. As Paige grows, Max's devotion deepens, forcing him to confront the cruelty of his father, balance the world of racing, and protect the one person who can remain innocent and loved, even when he cannot.

When an unexpected change turns the F1 paddock upside down, the drivers and team principals find themselves responsible for someone who needs more care than any of them imagined. As old bonds shift and new ones form, a gentle, emotional journey begins - one filled with warmth, healing, and the chance to create something completely new.

Esme Travere thought she'd found her family when she was sixteen. Instead, she found years of bruises, broken promises, and the kind of love that came with conditions. When Severin throws her out with nothing but a carry-on and their six-month-old daughter, Esme swears Juliette will never grow up thinking love looks like this. Thanks to a chain of women with no patience for cowards, Esme ends up in Monaco, working in Pascale Leclerc's salon. And there, between hair dye and daycare runs, she meets Pascale's middle son-a Formula 1 driver with too-kind eyes, who looks at her like she's already halfway his.

When 13-year-old Eloise is abandoned by her parents in the heart of Monaco, she thinks the world has ended. But sitting alone on a bench, crying with a dead phone and nowhere to go, she's approached by a stranger - Charles Leclerc, the man who just won the biggest race of his life. Charles and his girlfriend, Alexandra Saint Mleux, take Eloise in, not realizing how much the quiet, guarded girl will change their lives. Through tears, secrets, and laughter, a broken family begins to rebuild - piece by piece. But when Eloise's past resurfaces, and the people who left her behind return, the family they've built is put to the test.

"daddyyyy?" "yes mae?" "i love you so so much, like thissss much." "well, i love you thissssss much."

"𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢" a collection of short stories about Charles Leclerc's goddaughter Morgane. (𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨) [english] [formula 1 / motorsports]