(BOOK 1 OF MAFIA LOVE SERIES) [COMPLETED & EDITING] * "Arie," he whispered, his smile dropping as he closed the distance between us. "I'm sor..." My right hand met his left cheek brutally, stopping all that he had to say. "How dare you?" I hissed, landing another smack on the same spot. "How could you do this to me?" I raised my hand up again to place another one, but he caught my wrist before I could do so. "Plan your next move very carefully," he spoke in a low, belligerent tone tightening his grip on my wrist, daring me to slap him again. Pain jolted from the area, forcing tears to sting at the corner of my eyes. "Or what?" I scowled at him. "You don't want to find out." He took a step closer, staring into my eyes. "And don't tempt me!" * Today was the day it all started. Everything began to fall apart. It twisted me, threw me against the wall, and ripped my sanity and innocence to shreds. I never thought I'd go through it, but there I was in the middle of it all. Arie Noelle is a wise, strong-willed girl with a good heart, but a misfortunate incident leading up to others tears her apart. What happens when she finds herself on the radar of Leo Bonferroni, a ruthless mafia leader hiding behind the mask of a sexy tycoon, who is not only intrigued but also smitten by her? However, they begin to change each other, molding into something else. She does things she never dreamt of doing. He places the world at her feet, but will she accept it or kick it away in fear? The rising tension between the two kills her inside, but will she give into the sexy temptation walking around with an irresistible smirk that mushes her into a puddle? Will they ever find her destroyer or will she end up on the noose herself? Warning: Strong language, sexual content, rape, and graphic violence.

[reached #1 in Spiritual] 11/17/15- 8/18/16 Amira Abdul is a bright,well educated girl filled with joy and much potential. Is a practicing Muslim and teaches. Her parents and her love for her religion and is what her life revolves around. Then there's Amir Ali. A good looking educated man who has his own thinking. To him independence means to become a man who takes no help even if that means leaving his fathers company and becoming ceo on his own. When the two are paired up for marriage Amira is faced with a man who seems to have no care for her.Ever hear of "the struggle is real" well thats there relationship. Their marriage life becomes an obstacle and their love becomes stronger. Distance creates a stronger love then you think. Arrange marriages are tough but it's worth fighting for. A wise man once said, 'its better to love the person you marry than to marry the person you love'

| D I S C L A I M E R | I started writing this when I was 15, around 3 years ago. I'm 18 now and I find this so cringe-worthy. I won't take it down cause people are still reading it (even though I find it very mediocre and my writing has improved greatly since then). That's pretty much it. Read at your own risk. This is cheesy, and most likely awkwardly written, and very basic, repetitive, the list goes on. So yeah. ----------------------------------------------------- Sarah Roberts is 16 years hold. She has a nice life, a great family, an awesome best friend, and a crush on Noah Cole. Noah is in her eyes, the hottest guy at her school. But she's too shy to try to get closer to him. What Sarah doesn't know is that Noah feels the same thing for her. Will one of them have the courage to reveal their feelings to the other one?