The Valentinos have always been a family full of energy and passion, but more often than not, these emotions get twisted into the wrong circumstances. What happens when a new face worms it's way inside the household, disturbing the familial foundation and most importantly, attempting to replace what, or who, was lost?

Lizzy Stevens fell in love when she was just fifteen years old. The only problem was that she had managed to fall in love with her brother's much older friend, Brian Alexander. All of Lizzy's dreams were realized the summer that she turned twenty-one, but as soon as the affair had started it had ended, and she was left broken hearted. Brian had loved Lizzy from the first moment he saw her, but his best friend had sensed it and, not approving of a relationship, had warned Brian to stay away from his sister. Brian owed his best friend too much to go against his wishes so he conceded. Now, eight years later, they were both paying the price for Brian letting her go without a fight.

Maneuvering through life was hard enough as a young teenager, but even harder with only one leg to lean on and a bunch of overprotective brothers to deal with - all while family secrets threaten to unravel.

Olivia Jones barely remembers her brothers. When her mother divorced her father and took Olivia with her, the memories of who they were to her slowly faded. Despite that and everything that's happened within the past year, Olivia agrees to the adoption that the Russo brothers set forth. As long as they follow a certain set of rules. The Russo brothers haven't seen their baby sister in nine years. When they agree to adopt her after her mother's death, they aren't prepared in the slightest for what she is now. Strange requests, nightly excursions with her binoculars, and an unrelenting fear of letting anyone in start to make everyone question what happened to the sister they knew. When Olivia finds out that she hasn't yet left her past behind, the problems only become aggravated. While her brothers fight to be let in, she fights to keep them out. But this tug of war can't go on forever.

[Ongoing] It took one tragedy to tear them apart. Another tragedy to force them to face their issues. And the scare of a third to finally mend what was broken. Brody has never been able to forgive himself for the death of their sister six years ago, and Luca could never forgive Brody for leaving him behind in the wake of her death. As Noah watched his brother's relationship crumble, while mourning Ruby, he made a decision to always put himself first; to save himself from ever feeling such pain again. Now, with the news of their parent's tragic accident, they have to find a way to mend their broken relationships, and put their selfish tendencies aside for the only family they have left; their little sister Chloe. Can three brothers mend themselves, and their relationships, enough to create a new normal, a happy normal, for a sister that has already lost far too much in this lifetime? ***** Contains some trigger content. Material does relate to loss/death and how everyone heals and deals differently. Highest Ranks (Ever Changing): #1 in thewattys2020 #1 in sister #1 in guypov #1 in youngersister #2 in college #2 in littlesister #2 in brother #2 in familyissues #13 in feelgood #15 in siblings

When Emily applies for a position as a caregiver for Daniel, a boy with a permanent spinal cord injury, she never thought she'd also be dealing with his brash fighter of a brother, Lucas. Emily soon becomes involved in the world of fighting that seems to constantly surround Lucas as he attempts to find retribution for his brother. Can Emily help heal the relationship between the two brothers while also caring for the seemingly brute professional fighter? Will Lucas lower his barriers enough for Emily to do so?

"If you leave with her today, little brother," Hero growled, hand tightening on Aria's delicate wrist. "You are no longer any family of mine." Aria's eyes watered as she glanced between both boys. Both had their hands wrapped all the way around her small wrists, and both were equally painful. Andro, sky blue eyes more confident than Aria had yet to see them, stared right back, defiantly. "Who needs a brother like you anyway?" Hero snarled as he opened his mouth to respond. But his eyes caught Aria's and immediately softened. Seeing the pain reflected in her eyes, he let go immediately. Aria went, gladly, falling into Andro's chest, who wrapped his arms around her and cupped the back of her neck, pressing her to his chest. It was silent for a moment. "You," Hero spat, with such venom that Aria clenched her eyes shut. "are nothing to me, Alessandro." Andro smirked. "Right back to you, Hero." Then, taking her hand softly in his, Andro walked away, leaving his older brother fuming, and with a dull ache beginning in his chest. *full description inside* He opened his mouth to say something to her, hesitated for a moment then closed it again, instead settling for a smile. She watched him closely. Somehow, the smile had more effect than anything he could've said.

So dark, so deep, the secrets that we keep ... 🌼 🌼 🌼 ⚠️ Trigger Warning! ⚠️ This is not some fairytale about falling in love and living happily ever after. Please read the tags for more info about the story. RATED M 🌼 🌼 🌼 Book republished May 2020. Book cover created with Canva. Disclaimer: I do not own any of the photos used in this story. Please note that all images and copyrights belong to their original owners. No copyright infringement intended. © All rights reserved All written works on this account are copyrighted by OopsyDaisy. Please refrain from duplicating or reproducing these books in any way, shape or form without the author's consent. Thank you.

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!" *****

****THIS IS A SEQUEL. To be able to follow this story, please read "Unravelling" first**** Lily has started into the new year with a mixture of confusion, curiosity, anticipation - and dread. Ever since her oldest brothers revealed some of the truth about their family's past, the 12-year-old soon-to-be-teenager is struggling to come to terms with all the new and partially heart-breaking information. For the first few months of the year, Lily has tried to stay true to her word and not dig any further into their past, at least not until Alex, her guardian, is willing to share more details with the younger kids. However, Lily's patience is slowly running out. So many things are occupying her mind. She is convinced that there is still a lot more to discover about her family, and she is not willing to wait much longer. What is their father's story and can she locate him? How did her sister die? When will she see Finn again? Why is Sean really moving back home? And what is the reason behind her brothers' weirdly secretive behavior? With the help from her friends and some of her siblings, Lily continues her journey of gradually unravelling her family's secrets. Will she be successful? Will the implications of her discoveries slowly dissolve her family or is she able to save these fragile relationships before it is too late? Join Lily once again as she juggles school, friends, family (meetings), the general challenges of growing-up, creepy stalkers, some tragedies and maybe even her first encounter with something akin to a crush in these rather eventful months of her life.