After Mara's mother dies in a drunk-driving accident, Rowan Calloway learns he has a five-year-old daughter he never knew existed. Overnight, his life and his family's life changes. His siblings discover they have a young niece who was kept hidden from them, tucked away and largely forgotten. Mara grew up neglected, learning early how to stay quiet and out of the way. A previous car crash left her partially deaf and she was born blind in one eye. Her hearing was never treated and never known. By the time Rowan brings her home, Mara has already learned to navigate a world that isn't catered to her. She learns to not ask for help, and Rowan has no idea how much of the world she can't fully see or hear. As Rowan tries to step into the role of a father he never expected to be, he struggles to understand a child who doesn't react the way he thinks she should. Misunderstandings pile up, love feels clumsy, and everyone is learning in real time how to communicate, how to slow down, and how to listen better, sometimes without realizing that they don't need to just listen. They need to feel.

She's a girl of ice and ambition, with a mind for fashion and a heart that moves to its own rhythm. Moving to Montreal for a fresh start; only to find that some things don't stay buried. There, she meets Shane, the magnetic captain of the Voyageurs team. Calm, commanding, and achingly real, he's the one person who makes her world feel steady in a life that's always been unpredictable. They quickly became friends. But she's carrying a secret, A past that refuses to stay silent. Someone she can't forget. Someone who left a mark she thought she'd escaped. In a city of lights, ice, and rivalry; every glance, every touch, every decision carries weight. Love, ambition, and old ghosts collide And she wonders whether some secrets are meant to stay buried, or if they'll come back to claim her heart. I don't own Heated Rivalry book's or the series' characters. ❗️I DON'T OWN HEATED RIVALRY BOOK'S OR THE HEATED RIVALRY SERIES' CHARACTERS. ❗️ It's written according to those sources. Book (Heated Rivalry): Reid, R. (2019). Heated rivalry. Carina Press. Book series (Game Changers series): Reid, R. (2019-2022). Game changers (Book series). Carina Press.

Two hockey rivals. One tiny girl. Zero chill. When MHL enemies-to-lovers legends Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov become dads to Lillian Jane Rozanov-Hollander, they assume one thing: She's going to dominate hockey. Obviously. Before she can hold her own head up, she has custom skates. Before she can talk, they're arguing whether she'll represent Canada or Russia. (USA was eliminated immediately.) Every milestone becomes a competition. Every smile is contested. Every nap is tactical. But Lili has other plans. Instead of slapshots and body checks, she falls in love with edges, music, and ice dance. Now Shane is memorizing figure skating scoring breakdowns at 3AM. Ilya is screaming in the stands about artistry and insisting she "cannot be boring like Dada." And both of them are learning that raising a daughter might be harder than winning a championship. This is a story about: • competitive dads who love too hard • tiny skates and big drama • locker room chaos • rink-side arguments • international identity crises • and one girl who was never going to be ordinary Because she didn't grow up in a rivalry. She was born in one. And she's about to rewrite it.

When Shane and Ilya got the call that a Russian-Canadian 3 year old had been taken from her abusive parents and needed an emergency placement, they agreed to it immediately. or Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov give a traumatised 3 year old a home and a dog. (The dog is important, just ask Anastasia) also posted on ao3 by me

Shane and Ilya know how to handle pressure, but they've never faced anything like Madeline. She's Shane's oldest friend and the one person Ilya can't seem to rattle-until he does. When the cracks in her "neutral" facade reveal a secret she's spent a lifetime hiding, the '' rivalry'' takes a backseat. Madeline didn't want their help, and she certainly didn't want them to see her at her most vulnerable. But Ilya is observant, Shane is protective, and neither of them is letting her run away this time. or Madeline is a star-a former NFL cheerleader, a gymnast, and Hollywood's newest "it" girl. She's spent her life being exactly what everyone needed her to be: perfect, polished, and unbreakable. But underneath the grey eyes and the spotlight, she's drowning in a past she was never protected from. When she retreats to the cottage with Shane and Ilya, the walls she's built finally begin to crumble. She's terrified of being small, but with the two most competitive men in the NHL acting as her unplanned guardians, she's about to learn that she doesn't have to be "big" to be loved.

°•○Book 1 in The Forsaken Bloodline Series.○•° ☆Can be read as a standalone☆ In the Ricci Empire, daughters are meant to die before they become toddlers. Any girl born into the bloodline is considered a curse, a weakness that must be erased before she can even take her first steps. Seren Ricci should have been nothing more than a shadow, a secret buried and forgotten. Born from a forbidden night, she is a living sin her father, Alexandros Ricci, cannot forgive-and a secret that could destroy everything he has built. From the moment of her birth, Alexandros kept her at a distance, cold and unyielding, treating her as a mistake rather than a child. Outside the walls of their estate, the empire enforces its brutal law without mercy, and every heartbeat of Seren's life is a defiance of tradition. But when tragedy threatens to take her away, Alexandros is forced to confront a truth he has long denied: he cannot bear to lose her. Hatred fractures into something raw and dangerous, and the child he once despised becomes the center of his world. In a realm where daughters are meant to die, Alexandros must choose-between loyalty to the empire and the daughter who has become his everything. Seren is more than a secret. She is his rebellion, his redemption, and the spark of love that could either save them both-or destroy everything he has ever known. --- °•○All rights are reserved. Please do not copy my story and if do kindly give credit.○•°

At twelve years old, Emmy believes rules are the only thing that keep her alive. She believes her name is Emily-a girl who learned to be quiet, obedient, and perfect in order to survive. Every mistake feels dangerous. Every rule feels necessary. But when Lucian Valmont takes custody of her, Emily becomes Emmaline, and she is placed into a world nothing like the one she escaped. The Valmont household is powerful, disciplined, and unforgiving, ruled by stern authority and shaped by seven men who do not want her there. But as tensions rise within the family, it becomes clear that Emmy's quiet presence is changing them-whether they want it to or not. And when she is nearly lost, the Valmont brothers are forced to face the truth they've been avoiding. Emmy was never the weakest among them. She was the one holding them together

The Giovanni's are the Italian Mafia. It is the most powerful mafia. For 8 generations the family have been trying to have a princess in the family but have been unsuccessful. That is until Alina Giovanni and her twin Adrian were born. Due to Alina being born she was target for the other mafia's especially the Russians who hated the Italians due to their success. Alina is taken by them and brought up in terrible conditions. The whole family was heartbroken but never gave up trying to find her. With 6 brothers and parents never forgetting her they were sure to get her back. They weren't the most powerful mafia for nothing. How long do you think it would take to get her back and make the family whole again, if that was even possible? Would things turn out ok in the end? Cover by @prielle on Pinterest

Mafia ; The word itself expresses fear , danger and mostly DEATH . What happens when one day the capo of the most feared mafia , Leonardo Russo , meets the little shy, smart and sweet Bella , who herself is a mystery . Bella is just like her name beautiful but this little miss sunshine's existence is enigma. Will this sunshine brighten the Russo world or will she remain an enigma ?? Let's grasp the story of Bella ( Russo's princess 😉 ) . #1 in lovable ♡♡ #1 in Older brothers ♡♡ #1 in father- daughter ♡♡ #1 in 3 years old ♡♡ #1 in lost daughter ♡♡ #1 in only daughter ♡♡ #1 in smart ♡♡ #1 in rich family ♡♡ #1 in Italy ♡♡ #1 in lost sister ♡♡ #1 in sassy ♡♡

Eight-year-old Athena Dimitriou has never known safety. Raised by a mother who loved her but resented her, and a man who hid his violence behind closed doors, she learned early how to stay small, quiet, and invisible. Until the night everything shattered. When her mother is found dead and her stepfather vanishes, DNA results reveal an impossible truth-Athena is the illegitimate daughter of one of America's most powerful Mafia dons. Whisked away to New York, she finds herself in a palace of cold steel and burning loyalty, under the protection of five ruthless brothers who rule a criminal empire. She was born in silence. They raise her in steel. But beneath the violence lies something unexpected-soft hands, warm arms, a family that will kill for her, die for her... and teach her, at last, how to live. Book 1