Brynn Kingslee has spent a third of her life protecting herself from her stepfather as fiercely as a twelve year old can. Only to find, after his death, she has seven fiercely protective older brothers who didn't realise that not only would they be protecting her from their work, but also protecting her from her past, too.

"You're now in the custody of your older brothers" - Life, for Alora Thompson was pretty normal until it wasn't. It all happened in a rush, too fast for her to grasp it. One moment she was living with her father in their old little townhouse in Texas, the next she was packing her bags to move to Manhattan with her older brothers. Older brothers that she did not even know existed! And honestly, even this would've been fine if it was all. What she didn't know was the huge pile of life threatening secrets that came along with this new family. Her brothers were hiding something, she could very well sense it. But what? And was it even worth finding out if it risked her life? --- Cover design made by myself Copyright ©2026 No part of this book may be reproduced or copied in any other language without the author's (mine) permission to do so.

𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐑: Hope Louis and Aimée Cartier are two kids living in four walls of complete nightmare. Ever since their mom died Louis stepped in as the parental figure for Aimée. In Louis's world, his sister was a top priority, even if that meant putting every one of her needs before his. However, he is slowly crumbling under the pressure of trying to protect his sister from the hands of their abusive stepfather whom they've been under the care of for six years. The other half of their estranged family is living in the next town over are living in complete luxury. After his wife left him Adrien pulled himself together, building an empire of different companies to support his other sons. Every day he misses his two youngest children, that is until police arrest the kid's stepfather and the sibling pair is sent to live with their father and brothers. Will Louis let the family he doesn't remember in? Will Aimée come out of her shell the trauma forced her into? Read ESPOIR to find out!

17 year old Adrianna Costello has been through hell and back. Now she is on top and feared along with her two best friends. The catch, no one knows who the devil's triplets truly are. After a incident she ends up back in the house she lived 15 years ago with her biological family. Will she tell the who she really is? Will they tell her she is the lost mafia princess? Are the people believed to be dead really 6 feet below? Or will they come back haunting her? Can she survive this new adventure with her family, or will the secrets drown her? This book has a sequel!

Evelyn Smith is a 15 year old girl who lives with her parents. She has been abused all her life by her parents, but still tries to find the good in bad. She is very kind-hearted and smart. She is also very hardworking and knows how to value what she has. The Romano family is one of the most prestigious and elite families in the world. They are known for their ruthlessness in the business as well as the illegal world. Being the American mafia, everyone knows not to mess with them. For someone on the outside, it may look like they are the most happiest family ever and they have everything a person could ever want from life, but only they know the amount of pain they are in. It's been 15 years since something was taken from them. Something that was very important and dear to them. Even after countless searches, luck was never on their side and they came up empty handed. What happens when Evelyn and her 'parents' move to a new state, and in the new school , she encounters two boys who look exactly like her?? Will the boys be willing to dive further into the web of secrets to know about the mysterious new girl who looks exactly like them?? Or will they brush it off as a coincidence?? Will the Romanos find what they lost 15 years ago?? What happens when she gets to know a heartbreaking truth?? Will she be able to trust them after everything she has been through?? Both sides have secrets. Secrets which will have heartbreaking consequences. Follow Evelyn on this journey as she tries to find her happy ending.

~book 1 of The Fragile Hearts series~ a story in which a girl discovers her family again. Charlotte is a girl whose faced so many hardships at her young age. At 15, she's lost the only family she's known. After reading a letter her grandma left, she discovers something that could change her life. Who will charlotte end up with? Will they have a relationship and be a family? only one way to find out :)

Words can't explain how much pain I felt during those years. The beatings, insults, and worst of all, the nightmares. Elizabeth was known as the Lost Princess of the Italian Mafia. She had been missing for years and couldn't remember her family. It all ended the day she met her brother in the cell where she had stayed for years. Will she move in with her new family, or will she become the outcast and freak they turned her into? #1-abuse #1-forgotten #1-lost #2-family #1-must #1-freak #1-only daughter

book 1 of the windows of the soul duology ✿ ✿ ✿ lucent: softly bright or radiant ✿ ✿ ✿ My brother's hand traces the cut on my right cheek for some minutes. I have no idea how a cut can be so interesting, but I won't judge a book by its cover. He unexpectedly moves and places a heartwarming kiss on my crown, brushing through the strands of my hair. But what startles me the most, is when he speaks, "Duerme bien, mi niña bonita." And just as I wasn't able to sleep hours ago because of my stupid fear, I let myself fall into a dreamless sleep as his soothing voice travels through my ears. ✿ ✿ ✿ Layla Rivera. A young naive fourteen-year-old who's just lost her childhood best friend and guardian. She's anxious and timid when meeting other people, so she usually cowers and distracts herself, immerse between the pages of books. When she is thrown into the lion's den - or also named as her older brothers' house - she's left fearful and intimidated by the six foot three males who she never had a clue about. Trying to make sense of what her new life will bring while being unaware of the dangers her new home beholds, she tries to make her way into her new family, but it doesn't seem as easy as she expected, or is it? ©️juststarsandbooks All written works on this account belong to Juststarsandbooks. I do not condone any reproduction/duplication of this book anywhere - app, website, etc - without my consent. Pics aren't mine.

Six months after being relocated to a witness protection program, Olivia still can't shake off the horrible feeling that something bad is about to happen. But when something horrible does happen, none of them could ever have imagined this. When their world is turned upside down, how can she keep their family together when it seems that one of her brothers just won't let that happen? [This is the second book in a series. Major spoilers for the first book The Rules They Broke if you haven't read that already] *****SNEAK PEEK***** "POLICE! OPEN THE DOOR!" "What the fuck-" Logan snatched the can of mace from Olivia's hand and shoved it deep into his back pocket. "Crap, is this illegal? I bought it off Amazon! How the fuck is this illegal?" "I don't know! Weren't there any warnings?" "The hell with the warnings!" *****

Book 2 (sequel to UNFORGOTTEN) "I know you are in a safe place, but god I miss you..." I started, my voice cracking. "I miss you so much." ----- One year ago everything changed after the death of a Miller sibling. After that nothing felt the same. Exhausted, tired were the best adjectives to describe the Miller family. They started to push each other away. They were in pain, broken and scared. Only because everything was slowly falling apart. But what happens when the youngest Miller sibling realizes that her brothers have been lying to her about things. What could ever go right in her life?