Alessio D'Amico is patiently waiting his turn to run the D'Amico Crime Family as promised to him by his father. He'll do anything to pass the time and as the days die out, so does his desire to run anything and everything his family has built. Alessio is a carefree young adult who often disobeys the wishes of his mother only to find himself in trouble with everyone he meets. Grace Teller is the opposite. She's cautious and caring, an introvert to say the least. She never expected to find herself in the middle of all of Alessio's problems. ~~~~~~~~~~ Part of the Mesmerized series but can be read as a stand alone.

Family vs. Family De Rossi vs. D'Amico Alex vs. Sophia Sophia D'Amico, daughter of one of the most infamous mafia bosses around, finds herself in the middle of right and wrong. She's never done anything wrong and as far as she's concerned she's her dad's favorite. So what happens when she commits the ultimate act of betrayal?

Chloe Cruise, the daughter of multimillionaire and business extraordinaire Austin Cruise, is set to take her father's place at a charity event in the Hamptons when everything goes downhill. Upon arriving, she meets older sister Sienna's new beau, less then impressed with how her sister is turning out because of him. Always classy, never trashy is her motto. Sometimes the saying doesn't apply to everyone though. Things only get worse as the charity event is crashed by two attractive, angry mobsters bearing guns. They demand Chloe go with them, but what do they want with her? Well with money, and Chloe is money, comes great power. Who doesn't want power? ~~~~ Part of a series but can be read on its own

Violet Rhys sat back and watched helplessly as the only guy she's ever loved was ripped away from her and forced to marry Hollywood golden girl and former best friend, Silvia Starling. Austin Cruise knew he would do anything and everything to get away from Silvia just to be with Violet. By day they live their lives as normal as any celeb would be able to, but by night Austin and Violet embark on their scandalous affair...

Alina Luciano was living in New York attending one of the best colleges there is when she was notified of her parents' tragic death. Now she has to drop her studies, return home to Sicily to make arrangements for her parents funeral and take part in the control of her family business. But what happens when things don't go as smoothly as planned and things change for Alina ?

[edited version of Doctor for the Mafia] Ila Archer was a doctor working at one of the best hospitals in New York. She loses her license and ability to practice due to, as punishment, taking full responsibility for the 'walking patient' incident. After a full month, Ila runs into the 'walking patient'. Knowing her situation caused by his actions, he offers a once in a lifetime opportunity. ----- "Look, you're a doctor-" He started. "Was." I corrected. "I was a doctor." "You can still be," he said, running his fingers through his dark hair. "Look, you can work for us, and I'll pay triple the amount you were earning at that lousy hospital." "Us?' I asked. Who was he? How exactly does he plan on paying me triple? He grabbed my wrist and pulled me inwards. My face inches away from his chest. With his free hand, he was gently tucking my hair behind my ear. His breath tickled my ear as he whispered two words that sent shivers down my back. "The Mafia."

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any Criminal Minds characters, backstories, references, etc. Everything in the franchise belongs to its producers. Word Count of completed story will be about 40,000-45,000. The main ships within are Reid x JJ, Hotch x Prentiss, and Morgan x Garcia. I would greatly appreciate votes/comments if you enjoy the story! --------------------------------------------------------------------- One day, Aaron Hotchner is on his way back from work and decides to buy a lottery ticket. To his surprise, he wins, with an all expense paid for trip to Hawaii for an whole month, for the entire family! His wife Emily Prentiss is initially skeptical, but under the begging of their children, she gives in. Things get even more interesting as Hotch invites Rossi, his daughter, and a new member of their family to come along with them, not to mention that trouble always finds its way to the BAU parents and the profiler in training kids. What will happen on the trip? Read to find out?

Derek Morgan was having a normal day at work and then a surprise came to visit him. His daughter Maliyah. He didn't know he had a daughter. Maliyah is a normal 17 year old who lived in New Jersey all her life. She was determined to find her father and she does. When she meets the team Reid falls in love with her beauty and intelligence. But when her bestfriend and twin brother(Derek also has a son) is killed she is hurt. Literally. Find out how it all happened. Morcia, Hotchniss, Reiyah, and David Rossi actually gets somebody.

Derek Morgan is an FBI agent. When Derek was 18 he got a girl pregnant. Once the girl found out she was pregnant she left Derek and moved far away from him. 13 years later Derek meets his daughter, Hope. Hope's mother has lost her battle with cancer and Hope shows up at the FBI looking for her father. She knows his name and where he works but that is it.

| Our love may have been fake to you, but to me, it was real. | - Derek and Penelope had been friends since the beginning of time, so when Penelope's mom tries to set her up with a weird ass guy, Derek steps in to be her fake boyfriend. But as time goes on, it becomes real for one of them. ©therapism ® Emilee [2015]