Valentine Quilton, president of the Quilton Company Incorporated, thought he had everything planned out-not until one incident changed his entire life. The Quilton family had four members: Valentine, the head of the family; Ashleigh Quilton, his wife; Valeighn Quilton, their eldest son; and Leightine Quilton, their youngest daughter. On one ordinary morning, Valentine gave a goodbye kiss to his loving wife, a warm bear hug to his son, and a gentle kiss on the cheek of his daughter before heading off to work. In the middle of a quarterly sales meeting, a sudden interruption brought devastating news-the Quilton Mansion was on fire. Valentine lost his beloved wife, nearly lost his son, who tried to protect his mother and younger sister, and discovered that his daughter was missing. *** [This work is a product of imagination and is purely fictional. All names, characters, events, and incidents depicted within are entirely the creation of the author. Any similarity to actual persons, living or deceased, or real events is entirely coincidental.] *** [I do not claim ownership of the picture of the book cover; credit goes to the rightful owner.] *** Started: May 11, 2026 Finished:

This is the story of Maria Torres

Beatrice Gilmore is everything her family could have hoped for-elegant, intelligent, and exactly where she's supposed to be. The kind of girl who doesn't make mistakes. The kind of girl who doesn't leave. Because leaving was never her story to tell. She grew up in the life that was abandoned before her-following rules she didn't make, chasing a future that was never really hers. She was raised to be perfect. But perfection comes at a cost. And the more she tries to be everything they expect... the more she starts to think about who she really is.

In a world of rising riches, an elite circle did everything in their power to keep others out. Started: March 2021 Ended:

❝ 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫. ❞ ✦ ✦ ✦✦ ✦ ✦✦ ✦ ✦✦ ✦ ✦✦ ✦ ✦✦ ✦ ══════════ ❖ ══════════ 𝑨 𝑽 𝑨 𝑵 𝒀 𝑨 𓂃 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒕𝒉 𓂃 ══════════ ❖ ══════════ She grew up knowing care. Gentle hands. Quiet protection. A presence that felt like home when the world felt too sharp. She was loved. But love does not erase everything. And being protected does not mean being untouched by pain. Some silences stay too long. Some truths arrive too early. Some burdens are never meant for a child. So she learned to endure. To smile softly. To speak less. To carry hurt without letting it show. Warmth became her instinct. Quiet strength, her shield. Then she stepped into a house ruled by power. A family built on authority and discipline, where emotions were controlled and warmth was never taught. At its center stood a man shaped by shadows- respected in light, feared in darkness. His past was buried deep, But it was never gone. Around him stood sons who had been raised to command. Composed. Unyielding. Dangerous in their silence. She did not arrive to change them. She did not come to heal anyone. She arrived carrying love and loss, warmth learned from care, Strength born from survival. And sometimes- That kind of warmth is the most dangerous thing of all. ✨ Can someone who has known both comfort and cruelty survive a world built on control? ✨ Will softness last where emotions are considered weakness? Dive

What if instead of just one Lorelai had 2 girls. Rory and Reagan were always close growing up twins. When Reagan meets Tristan she thinks hes a jerk, just to discover hes a lot more than that.

Thea Shepherd, the youngest Shepherd, the prodigy child, the adopted child. She's always been something connected to someone, and she's always felt like the inconvenience with everyone around her. Everything changes when she moves to Seattle, to the place where her brother, Addison and everyone else that's about to impact her life lives.

Shalini Sharma, an awkward and shy 10th class student with an interest in birds. She has everything she could ask for; loving parents, a pet bird but not friends. Rishabh Oberoi, the most powerful mafia boss in West India. He is known for making his enemies and defaulting borrowers disappear. They are two very different people. A shy and awkward teenager trying to find her path and a dangerous and hardened man trying to hold onto his humanity. It should have been impossible for them to cross paths but fate had other plans. (Warning: Swearing)

"The devil's hand can hurt anyone, but not her." An abusive father. A school bully. She never had love. She never had safety. But one wrong number changed everything... A gangster who walked into her life and claimed her as his daughter! As if she had always been his! Ready to burn the world for her. He was supposed to be a monster. But for her, he became protection. Possessive. Deadly. Unconditional. And from that moment, the Devil decided she was his daughter. When the world failed her, the Devil himself chose to become her father. To the world he is the Devil with bloody hands... but for her, he is a father she never asked for! The Gangster Who Called Her Mine!🖤

A little girl adopted by mafia parents who have 3 older protective boys. Carry on reading to find out what happens when the youngest, anxious son has a little baby sister join their family!