Emma Kingsley is a young 22 year old woman from Birmingham. Her family recently passed away and unfortunately left her very little. Unsure of where her life is heading, she responds to an advertisement in the paper for a maid in a household. Little does she know the ad was placed by no other than Thomas Shelby of the Peaky Blinders. Tommy on the other hand has been dealing with heartbreak. After moving into his new mansion on the outskirts of Birmingham with Grace, she fled and left him for a better life in in America. Broken hearted, Tommy has become more dangerous and violent then ever. What has Emma let herself in for? And will Tommy be able to recover from his broken heart? Is Emma going to be the girl to help Tommy through this troubled time? Set after season two. Grace and Tommy never had a child in my story.

Harry was tired of it. He was tired of being the "lead singer" of the band. He was tired of being "the flirty, filthy manwhore". He hated the fame. He hated the attention. He hated everything. Scarlett was tired of breathing. She just got out of rehab but still struggling. Her whole life she'd been known as "the quiet girl". She was always in everyone else's shadow. She was constantly put down, overlooked, and constantly change so she'd "be good enough". "Tired" couldn't even explain her pain. The two seem to be completely different, but are they really? When they finally meet they realize one thing: They're just what they needed. // book one of the strings series //

Watty Awards 2013 Winner! {book 3} ✓ - ❝ The moment I lost my mum things changed. I changed. I realised that no one stays forever, everyone leaves at some point, whether is willingly or not, and you're left alone, broken on the floor. I won't go through that again. I won't give people the chance to break me like that again. I'll protect myself. I'm raising up my walls, higher than anyone has ever seen. I'll be safe. ❞

Disclaimer: This fanfiction does not belong to me. I take no credit for it. All credit goes to H28 on www.onedirectionfanfiction.com also known as Han-rawrr on twitter! Please do not report it because I have given credit where credit needed! I did not write it!

Working for a world-leading mafia, Harry knows how to kill, how to hunt his victims, and how to avoid any company of any kind. He's used to a lonely, quiet, and harsh environment. He is the best at what he does. And everything he does becomes problematic when he's assigned to protect the boss's daughter from world-known killers. Catalina tries to understand him, eventually failing because instead she falls for a man so willing to resist her. [Contains Mature Content]

17 year old Jessamine Taylor has just recently moved to California after her parents both get job promotions. She's very excited to be moving to a new state. The only thing that catches her off guard is one of Hamminton High School's bad boys, Harry Styles. Something is different about this boy, and she wants to find out.