Fifteen years ago, the powerful Florentin family ruled the Spanish underworld-until one bloody night changed everything. During a brutal war between the Spanish Mafia and the Russian syndicate, Isabella Florentin was murdered and one-year-old Angélica vanished without a trace. Unknown to the Florentins, Angélica was smuggled to the United States and abandoned in an abusive orphanage, where she grew up surrounded by violence, neglect, and loneliness. Fifteen years later, the Florentin brothers receive a shocking phone call from a hospital in the United States claiming their long-lost sister has finally been found. Desperate to reunite with their long lost little sister they failed to save, they immediately fly across the world. But nothing could prepare them for what they discovered next. Angélica is no longer the innocent child from old photographs. At sixteen, she is guarded, traumatized, and carrying emotional scars from a painful life. And she is not alone. In her arms is a one-year-old baby boy. Before the family can process the truth, a bruised and angry seventeen-year-old boy appears at the hospital and reveals himself to be the baby's father. But unlike what the mafia brothers expected, he is not a criminal or predator. He is simply another broken teenager who had once been trapped in the same nightmare as Angélica. Despite his age, he refuses to back down and abandon either Angélica or the child, even while standing face-to-face with one of the deadliest mafia families in Europe. As old enemies resurface and buried secrets about Angélica's disappearance begin to unravel, the Florentin family realizes the war they thought ended fifteen years ago never truly disappeared. Now, with rival mafias hunting them again and Angélica struggling between revenge, fear, and the fragile family she barely remembers, they must decide whether blood alone is enough to heal a lifetime of pain.

Little Miss Sunshine meets Mr. Grumpy. How could they ever work? Charlotte Wrenley Miller is sunshine personified, a florist and baker with a heart as sweet as her cupcakes. It's a shield she's perfected after a childhood of family drama, and she's not about to let anyone-especially a man-get close enough to break it. Enter Theodore "Theo" Hurst, a former Navy SEAL whose grumpy exterior is as unyielding as his past is private. When a simple coffee run brings him to Bloom & Batter, he finds himself drawn to the one person who isn't intimidated by his scowl. As a slow-burn friendship begins to challenge everything Wren believes about men and trust, a secret from Theo's professional life threatens to unravel the fragile peace she's built. Can sunshine and grump find a future together, or will old wounds prove too deep to ©2025 Katie Baxter This story has all rights reserved. All material included should not be used or reproduced in any form. Any similarities this story has with other books is purely coincidental.

Sang is running from some dangerous people, people that would love to see her dead. charcters arent mine but the story is

˚₊‧꒰ა The Heart of Our Home ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ The Valencrest family owns the world. Hotels, fashion brands, cyber tech, luxury cars, private islands - there is no industry untouched by their power. Feared by millions and respected by all, the Valencrests are known as the most untouchable family in existence. But behind the cameras, wealth, and perfect headlines... their family is broken. Sorrel Valencrest, the youngest son of the empire, lives far away from the people who are supposed to love him most, yet he does not even know who they are or where they are. At only six years old, he is small, fragile, constantly sick, and frightened by the world around him. With soft blond hair, blue eyes filled with quiet sadness, and a teddy bear named Sir Wobbles always clutched tightly in his arms, Sorrel survives his lonely days silently - never asking for anything, never complaining. While his father rules the business world and his four older brothers dominate industries across the globe, none of them realize what the smallest member of their family is going through. They are still searching for him, but with no success. A story filled with broken hearts, silent loneliness, protective brothers, family pain, healing, comfort, and the kind of love that hurts before it saves. Some stories break you slowly. This one will hold your heart gently while doing it.

Sixteen-year-old Kason Mills has never really been wanted. He's been passed around like baggage, from the mother he tried to save from her own battles with addiction and mental illness, to relatives who couldn't handle his outbursts, to group homes that labeled him "too much." When his mom dies, Kason finds himself once again without a place to land and a heart full of anger he can't seem to control. Armed with a duffel bag, a few broken memories, and a diagnosis list longer than his future looks, Kason is sent to live with his mom's identical sister, who can't stand who he looks like, and cousins who wish he'd stayed gone. Between his ADHD, impulsivity, and defiance, Kason's never been the kid anyone chooses to keep. But maybe ... just maybe...there's still room in the world for someone like him and allows him to believe he is still worth love, even if he feels broken..

Since Corretta was a child, she has been taught that an omega's happiness lies with a pack. She wants a pack, dreams of one, but not at the cost of her dreams. Corretta has fought her mother's ideas at every step. She learned ballroom dancing, went to college, and refused every potential pack her mother set her up with. She was free to live her life the way she wanted till she met her scent matches, who already have an omega and an arranged date, turned violent.

When a plane crash kills her abusive mother and stepfather, 12-year-old Sky Rossi is ripped from years of neglect and thrown into the guarded world of the Rossi mafia empire. Stolen at two. Forgotten. Starved. Scarred. She returns tiny, malnourished, with jagged short hair she cut herself and clothes that scream "stay away." Her eight older brothers rule New York's ruthless Italian mafia - cold, powerful, and deadly. They expected a fragile little sister they could shield and pamper. They got Sky - a stubborn, hot-tempered tomboy who glares instead of speaking, pushes everyone away, and would rather sleep on the floor than accept their luxury. She trusts no one, flinches at loud noises, and hides her terror behind icy silence or sudden outbursts. The Rossi brothers have faced every enemy in the underworld. But this short, rebellious girl might be the one who finally breaks through their armor... or forces them to face the family they failed.

Charlotte "Cherry" Baxter: Born and raised in the rural parts of Lemmesville. Her life has been an on-going exhibit of watching her own talents grow, her family's farm bloom, and her parents' love flourish. Despite being content with her life, Charlotte was somewhat ready to pave her way just as her parents have. 𝑰̶𝒕̶'̶𝒔̶ ̶𝒏̶𝒐̶𝒕̶ ̶𝒍̶𝒊̶𝒌̶𝒆̶ ̶𝒍̶𝒊̶𝒇̶𝒆̶ ̶𝒐̶𝒏̶ ̶𝒕̶𝒉̶𝒆̶ ̶𝒇̶𝒂̶𝒓̶𝒎̶ ̶𝒘̶𝒂̶𝒔̶ ̶𝒅̶𝒐̶𝒊̶𝒏̶𝒈̶ ̶𝒎̶𝒖̶𝒄̶𝒉̶ ̶𝒃̶𝒆̶𝒕̶𝒕̶𝒆̶𝒓̶. A bakery as glamorous as her dreams and a love life that filled her as much as her cannoli filling would a cannoli is the only goal in her mind. Leaving the nest is always hard for those coddled by a loving embrace. Hopefully Charlotte will be ready to work for her dreams and everything that comes with it.

Blaire. Kai. Jude. The world didn't exist outside of the three of them. Bound by blood, fear and the hope of leaving together. What happens when the trio decide to leave their foster home, find a home for themselves elsewhere? What happens when they stumble upon familiar men? What happens when these men hunt them down? Not to kill. To bring them home. Will Blaire learn to trust anyone other than the twins? Will the twins learn to give over control, allow themselves to live? Or will secrets turn it all upside down? Started: 4/12/25 Ended: 7/02/26

Disclaimer not my charcters but my own plot. Follow the Blackbourne and Toma team as they navigate through life, raising a toddler,