'Dysfunctional: not operating normally or properly' That was one way to describe Clara Campbells family. Dysfunctional; not operating properly. That was just what happened when your older siblings leave you. Or that's what Clara had always believed. She had never had any parents there to hold her hand or any older siblings to tease her; they had grown up before her. She knew how to cook, clean, walk around her parents emotions, go to and from school; she know how to take what life gave her. Well, what was the other opportunity that she could of had? But what happens when her ship gets rocked and thrown off course? When people you thought left you years ago decide to show up again? Clara has always known one way to live, and that gets ruined, so how is she supposed to cope with the change? She has taught herself everything else in life, so this can't be any different, can it? "There is no book about independence and there is no book about dependence. You have to write it yourself; you have to be the one that lives through it" Clara was that girl in class, when she was asked about relatives or family members, she always said she had none. Everyone believed her because she never had anyone there, not like it mattered to her or any of them. "It was you had lost someone, or that was what I thought about whenever someone asked about my siblings and the rest of my family. I didn't know who they were, and they didn't know who I was. I mean, I didn't know me either" Clara grew up without them as they grew up without her, so what will they do when a wave rocks the worlds they live in? "I heard her screams, Colt, I heard them. You weren't the one to hear the screaming and crying of your baby sister, it was me, and I knew there was nothing I could do to stop it. I couldn't save her" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Started: 9.03.22 Finished: -

BROKEN PRODIGY I Following the passing of their mother, the now orphaned Di Genova siblings found themselves slowly unravelling. With a distrusting mafia empire to run and personal heartbreak to mend, all attention to the youngest Di Genova disappeared leaving the distraught six-year-old to fend for herself. After two long years of unexplained cold shoulders, cruel dismissals and general abandonment from her siblings, child prodigy Dakoda Reese Di Genova finally reached her breaking point. At the tender age of eight, she made the difficult decision to leave behind her family and Italian roots, embarking on a new journey not as the Dakoda her family knew but as the Reese they did not. Fast forward a decade, Reese had cemented her place in history. As the anonymous CEO of the biggest technology company in the world and sole Heir to the American mafia empire, she had buried the past in the same grave she had buried her heartbreak. She had moved on. Her four brothers hadn't. And it was going to take a lot more than them spewing out the same apologies she too had once offered, in order for her to forgive their everlasting betrayal.

"I am the lightning that makes no sound until it strikes." --------------------------- Born in a life of blood and gore, Astrea Rose chose to raise hell. --------------------------- Being the only daughters of the Ferraris since the last four generations, Tiffany and Astrea were treated like the princesses they were. But jealousy destroyed the family. Astrea being the naive six year old was heart broken. But unlike any other who would've been in her shoes, she chose to rise up once again. She is not the innocent girl her family knew once. But, now she is a devil disguised as an angel. She has ruthless mafia families tied around her little finger. The only soft spot of the most feared mafia dons. Hated my many but loved by more, this is Astrea's story. # 9 badboy of 148K # 18 violence out of 72.8K stories # 120 family out of 259K stories # 16 sister out of 34.2K stories # 22 daughter out of 22.3K stories

•[COMPLETED]• Leah Stevenson is her name. She lives a happy life unbeknownst of the things that had happened at the time of her birth. 16 years later, she is still unaware of a lot of things. What happens when these things unexpectedly pop up out of nowhere? Will she be able to handle it? ********* The Kingston family has gone through a lot. More than anyone can imagine. They have lost a lot of things, some they are aware of, some they aren't. Rowan Kingston has made it his life's mission to restore his family's peace and get back what's lost even if it means they have to kick and kill some ass. So..will he and his family get back everything? Even something they didn't know they lost? And if they do, will they be able to handle it? _____________________________ Give it a read guys! I promise you'll like it :) Despite what the description portrays the book is filled with humour and fun! *This is a mafia family/ older brothers story*

Catalia Del Campo is a 16 year old from Spain. She lives with her adopted Grandmother. Her Grandmother found her at her door step when she was still working in Italy. With the sleeping baby was a note that said "please take care of her and name her Catalia". And ever since then her Grandmother took care of her as her own Granddaughter. They both moved to Spain when Catalia was 1 year old. 16 years later, Catalia works as a part time baker and part time photographer. But what if fate finds a way for her to meet her long lost family through her favorite hobby, Photography. The Rossi Family has been looking for their princess for 16 years without a single luck. They went to Spain to celebrate the birthday of the youngest triplet's. They went to a Photo studio to take a photo so that when their princess returns they have a lot of pictures to show her. But what they didn't know, that entering a simple photography shop would be the reason for them to finally find their long lost sister... But not as a baby, as a beautiful 16 year old lady with captivating blue and green eyes that only runs in the Rossi Family genes. Could Catalia be the long lost sister and daughter of the Rossi Family? And if she is, will she stay in Spain with her Grandmother or go with her supposed to be family back to her birthplace, Italy? But just like every single one of us, they also have secrets that they want to keep hidden. Both Catalia and the Rossi Family. But as some say - "No secret shall remain hidden forever" -, it all depends on who's secret will be revealed first.

"We fought an uphill battle. One we had no hope of winning." ~~~ Felicity-Flick as most call her-Carter, has learned a thing or two in her 12 years of life. How to deal with drunk parents without waking the neighbors, how to smoke a cigarette without burning your fingers, and how to be abandoned by your siblings without losing your mind. All skills acquired through heartbreak and survival. Cigarette smoke filled lungs, late night talks on rooftops, make up most of who Flick is. But when her fractured family begins to mend itself, Flick is faced with a new chapter in her life that involves the very people she never wanted to see again. Started: January 10th 2021 Finished: December 2nd 2021

•[COMPLETED]• Book-2 of Costello series This is a sequel of the book "I'm a Costello" I would suggest to read the first book in order to understand this book. . . . Valentina's life turned upside down when half of her family got kidnapped out of the blue. She is devastated along with her brothers, but is ready to save her family and get some revenge. Read how she finally truly owns the title of the mafia princess by saving her family and her mafia. There's a lot more that's come to surface in not just her life but also her friend's lives. Some revelations are pretty damn shocking which give rise to a lot more challenges that she, her family and friends face. Follow her in this journey where she experiences love, sadness, action, drama, comedy and a lot more! No one messes with the Costello and loves. (Some mature sexual scenes) ⚠️

"I was sick of letting the world run me so I decided to run the world." ~~~ Isabelle Cane was taken from her family at 6 months old, leaving behind 7 older brothers and a twin sister. In the 12 years she's been away, Izzy has faced hardships no child should have to deal with. A drug addict mom, the never ending need for money, and a dead best friend make for one hell of a life for Izzy. When her Mom dies unexpectedly, she is placed into the custody of her brothers who have been looking for their baby sister for years now. A new future lies ahead for Izzy but it seems the past will never quite leave her alone. Started: 8/04/20 Finished:

"𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝'𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐧." ▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎ Alaska Hades had six older brothers, a loving father and an abusive mother. She was hiding away in the shadows, fearing that her mother would hurt anyone else as well if she didn't keep her mouth shut. But after a horrific accident, Alaska was blamed for something she had never done and was sent to a boarding school for delinquents. Away from her family, away from her home, away from everyone she had once loved. After five years of dealing with the betrayal and pain on her own, Alaska was forced to return to her old home. With a dysfunctional family, new family additions, her mother's death, familiar faces of old friends and a certain bad boy in school, that everyone warns to stay away from, Alaska is in for a time like no other. Will her family ever find out the truth? And if they do, will it be too late? Or will she become their Little Sunshine again? - 𝙉𝙊 𝙎𝙀𝙓𝙐𝘼𝙇 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙏! 𝙏𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙂𝙀𝙍𝙒𝘼𝙍𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂: 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵; 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩; 𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘦; 𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Elisa is on the run from her parents' past, and the rucksack full of secrets that she carries is key to protecting her estranged brothers from an unseen enemy. ***** Entrusted with secrets from her family's past, Elisa West has been on the run for half of her life. She's always kept people at a distance, jumping from foster home to foster home, and now she's landed with her biological family. Her brothers haven't seen her since she was a toddler, and don't know what to make of the strange closed-off teenager or her secrets. But when she finally opens up about murder, scientists, and dangerous experiments, it becomes evident that Elisa hasn't just come home to reunite with her family. She's come back to destroy the terrible legacy that haunts them. (Book One of The Roses of Forever Series) #1 in Missing- 15/11/20 #1 in clues- 12/08/20 #1 in familyissues- 14/08/20 #2 in missingparents- 23/08/20 #1 in familymystery- 27/08/20 #2 in sister and brothers- 28/09/20 #1 in sadness- 17/02/21 #1 in familyproblems- 6/05/21 #1 in clues- 06/02/22 Cover designed by Holly Thurston