Five years ago, Aria Castellano learned the truth that destroys most people: innocence is the easiest weapon an enemy can use. So she cut hers out. Piece by piece. She left New York to sever every tie that made her vulnerable-family, friends, and the boy she loved enough to become a liability. She traded softness for strategy, hesitation for violence, and the girl she used to be for a woman who understands that survival requires dirty hands and an even dirtier conscience. Now she's back. Not for forgiveness. Not for closure. But to finish the war that began long before she knew she was part of it. Her return exposes traitors, rattles alliances, and forces her to face the one person she swore she'd never see again. And the worst part? It hurts. It shouldn't- but it does. Still, pain is a small price. Because Aria isn't in New York to feel. She's here to win. And she stopped fearing the monster inside her the moment she realized- monsters survive longer.

"Don't fight me, mi amor... surrendering will hurt much less," he murmured, his lips grazing her ear, sending a chill down her spine. "Good girl," he growled, his dark eyes locking onto hers as he hovered over her trembling frame, his dominance suffocating yet impossible to resist. A Deal Sealed in Betrayal Dario De Costa-the merciless and feared Don of the Italian mafia-is forced into an alliance with the American mafia through marriage. Known for his cold cruelty and unforgiving nature, Dario views this union as nothing more than a means to secure absolute power. But his meticulously laid plans collapse when the bride he was promised-Ashley Brown-disappears on the eve of the wedding, fleeing with her lover. In a desperate attempt to salvage the alliance, the family substitutes her younger sister, Olivia Brown, just 19-a quiet girl haunted by years of abuse from their father, Alexander Brown. The whispers are everywhere: "Dario De Costa-betrayed by a bride switch!" Now shackled to the Devil himself, Olivia must endure a marriage born of deception. Dario, enraged and humiliated, sees her as nothing but collateral damage-a pawn in his ruthless game to dominate the American mafia. But Olivia, fragile as she seems, hides a quiet strength. As Dario's icy façade begins to crack, an unexpected connection ignites between them, blurring the lines between vengeance and desire. Can Olivia survive the inferno of his wrath-or will she emerge as the one to tame the Devil? In a world of betrayal, power, and dark passion, only one thing is certain: Love and hate have never burned so dangerously close

"𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐲." ~ Marriage was never for love-it was for legacy. A strategy. A performance. And for the Lombardis and the Morettis, it was the most calculated, showstopping alliance of the century. Roman Moretti, Don of the La Cosa Nostra, and Angeline Lombardi, only daughter of the French-Italian Mafia Capo, had been betrothed since her birth --matched to unite two empires under one crown. Hidden from the world, Angeline was raised to be the perfect wife. Groomed. Silenced. Controlled. She learned early that one misstep would strip her of everything-including her name. Everyone's first mistake? They underestimated her. Though no one had ever seen her, the world assumed the Lombardi Princess was a polished doll. Quiet. Disposable. Roman saw the marriage as a formality-another calculated step toward total dominance. He had no plans to love her. No plans to live with her. Just a wife on paper, tucked away from him elsewhere, summoned when needed for appearances. But everything changed the moment he saw her walking down the aisle. She was perfection. Untouchable. She would be his ruin, his weakness, his obsession, his motivation. His everything. But what if that had been her plan all along? Not everything buried stays dead. Not every identity is what it seems. In a world where saints become monsters and monsters are worshipped like gods, Angeline must decide what's worth saving: her bloodline, her love, or herself. ~ -HEA -18+ -Romance/mystery/thriller -No Cheating/OWD -DARK ROMANCE "OMYGOSH. This book was immaculate. I could NOT put it down at all. Every chapter was AMAZING, the writing is shakespears work and each chapter made me laugh, smile, cry so much and this whole thing was a rollercoaster of emotions." -@Sunfloweraate8

"Hi, I'm Maddison Rogers and this is my husband Steve." Nope. Let's try that again. "Hi, I'm Maddison and this is my husband Steve." Nah, one more time. "Hi, I'm Mrs Rogers." Nope. I just could not get that to sound natural, because it was all bullshit. One more time, girl. You can do this. "Hi, I'm Maddison Rawlings and I've been forced to go undercover with the one person at the agency who despises me and believe me, the feeling is mutual. So let's just try and make it through the year without having a complete mental breakdown, ok?" Sounded pretty good if you ask me.

She was never meant to be his bride. Yet fate exchanged her heart for his fury. When Elara Cross is forced to marry Adrian Vale, the man once promised to her late sister, she becomes nothing more than an exchange bride-a substitute pawn in a business deal sealed with tragedy. To Adrian, she is a ghost wearing the face of the woman he loved. To her family, she is disposable, an illegitimate daughter raised in cruelty and handed over like property. But Elara's quiet endurance unsettles Adrian more than defiance ever could. Behind her hollow eyes and malnourished frame lies a survivor who has known only pain, and Adrian's vow to make her life hell begins to fracture under the weight of her scars. As the secrets of their pasts unravel-and as the ghost of Adrian's lost love lingers between them-hatred twists into obsession, cruelty into protection, and an unwanted marriage into something neither of them expected: a story written not by fate, but by choice.

"hey! Blondie!" "don't call me that" extended synopsis inside

She's got the eyes of innocence, The face of an angel, A personality of a dreamer And a smile that hides more pain, Than you can ever imagine. #1 bellacullen (28/10/18) #1 bellaswan (17/04/20) #1 alicecullen (20/01/19) #1 rosaliehale (02/09/19) #1 thetwilightsaga (16/02/19) #1 stephaniemeyer (23/02/19) #1 esmecullen (02/04/19) #1 jasperwhitlock (05/09/19) #1 hale (18/10/19) #1 renesmee (24/11/19) #1 volturi (18/10/23) #2 sethclearwater (07/05/19) #3 cullen (20/04/19) #5 edwardcullen (25/10/18) #5 jacobblack (22/08/19) OC x Unknown Started | 17/09/18 | Ended | 04/09/19 | Editing | 12/10/23 | - | 17/10/23 | Pre Twilight / Twilight / New Moon / Eclipse / Breaking Dawn 1 & 2 / Post Breaking Dawn

"No-please-don't do this!" Seraphina sobbed, her voice cracking as she clung to her eldest brother's wrist. "I-I'll be good. I'll do whatever you say, just don't-" A sharp crack echoed through the room as his palm struck her cheek, sending her crashing to the marble floor. Pain exploded across her skin, but it was nothing compared to the terror clawing at her chest. From above, his voice was cold. Unmoved. "You will marry him." She shook her head wildly, crawling backward until her spine hit the wall. "He's a monster," she whispered, her breath shuddering. "He's not human. Please, don't make me do this. I'll die." Her second brother crouched in front of her, grabbing her chin roughly, forcing her to look at him. His lips curled, eyes void of warmth. "Then die." Her breath hitched. "But you will die as his wife." The door behind them creaked open. Heavy footsteps. Her father stepped inside, his expression unreadable. "Lock her in this room," he ordered. "She will not step out until her wedding day." Sera thrashed as hands seized her, dragging her toward the massive iron doors. "No! Please-Father, please!" But he didn't even look at her. The last thing she saw before the door slammed shut was her brothers standing side by side, indifferent as she was thrown into a fate worse than death. Then darkness. And the only thing left was the suffocating truth. She was a sacrifice. A bride to the Sinister, a devil himself. #A STANDALONE BOOK

Maddy, Cat, Isabelle and Lucy. Our lives are a whirlwind of parties, sex, drinking and drugs, all wrapped up in a billion-dollar bow. We're the it girls of New York, and it's not as glamorous as you think. People say more money, more problems, but for me, it's more money and one problem. One that I can't escape. *** I thought it was a cruel prank someone had played on me, but after going so long without one, I thought I had moved past it. I had done the work with my therapist, working through the constant anxiety, stress and paranoia I experienced after just two incidents. I thought I had managed it, that I had overcome it. But here I was. Kneeling on the floor, unable to move while my blood stained our new carpet. Right back at square one.

☄︎ ⋆·˚ ⋆ *. ⇒ 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐒 ✧✧✧ Estella Cullen is losing her mind, that is a fact. Her brain twists, corrupting what she knows well. It's not safe for her to be around her family anymore, not with the whispered voices corrupting her brain. Maybe leaving wasn't the best plan but with looking after Bella and the threat of the wolves looming around every corner how could she feel the comfort to stay? However Este's last hope to save herself before she loses her mind forever is to seek the aid of the Volturi, specifically of Caius who has a power of aiding peoples minds, reversing and turning emotions. Unfortunately for Estella, she doesn't realise Caius is the one behind it all. ✧✧✧ This is the third book of a series 1. Stars will fall 2. Constellations shift