They never showed any emotion despite anger and frustration. They have walls way too high surroundings their hearts. Everyone was afraid of what they were capable of doing to them even their own mother. But everything is about to change when certain someone enters the picture.

book 1 of the windows of the soul duology ✿ ✿ ✿ lucent: softly bright or radiant ✿ ✿ ✿ My brother's hand traces the cut on my right cheek for some minutes. I have no idea how a cut can be so interesting, but I won't judge a book by its cover. He unexpectedly moves and places a heartwarming kiss on my crown, brushing through the strands of my hair. But what startles me the most, is when he speaks, "Duerme bien, mi niña bonita." And just as I wasn't able to sleep hours ago because of my stupid fear, I let myself fall into a dreamless sleep as his soothing voice travels through my ears. ✿ ✿ ✿ Layla Rivera. A young naive fourteen-year-old who's just lost her childhood best friend and guardian. She's anxious and timid when meeting other people, so she usually cowers and distracts herself, immerse between the pages of books. When she is thrown into the lion's den - or also named as her older brothers' house - she's left fearful and intimidated by the six foot three males who she never had a clue about. Trying to make sense of what her new life will bring while being unaware of the dangers her new home beholds, she tries to make her way into her new family, but it doesn't seem as easy as she expected, or is it? ©️juststarsandbooks All written works on this account belong to Juststarsandbooks. I do not condone any reproduction/duplication of this book anywhere - app, website, etc - without my consent. Pics aren't mine.

•[COMPLETED]• Book-1 of Costello series. Valentina is a free spirited bubbly girl who can sometimes be very annoyingly kind and sometimes just.. annoying. She has lived in Texas as long as she can remember with her mother with no knowledge of her rest of her family. Suddenly her life takes a huge turn. Loved ones are lost and sudden revelations are made. She is not very good at dealing with changes. Well let's just say she is in for a huge surprise when she finds out about her father and the fact that she has six brothers. Yeah that's gonna be fun :) . . Yup this is another older brother/ mafia family story. Enjoy! Best rankings: #1 in siblings #1 in Big brothers #1 in American mafia #1 in Costello #1 in cousin #1 in lost Princess #2 in mafia brothers #2 in lost daughter #3 in badass #3 in family secrets #4 in older brother #5 in sarcasm #4 in sister #4 in reunited

|ongoing| Ivana grew up alone. She was alone since the day she was born and she was sure she would also die alone. Without anyone by her side she struggled to make a living, till one day two men stood infront of her door, claiming to be her brothers. Getting to meet her overwhelmed father, her overprotective older brothers and the obsessed man from the rival mafia, Ivana didn't know how to feel nor act anymore. Experiencing love and care for the first time, the feeling of finally belonging isn't the only thing Ivana will have to get used to.

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"ɪ'ʟʟ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪꜰ ɪᴛ's ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ. ɪ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏɴᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ." [sᴇᴀsᴏɴ 1 - sᴇᴀsᴏɴ 6] ꜰᴇᴍ!ᴏᴄ x ᴍɪɢᴜᴇʟ ᴅɪᴀᴢ ꜰᴇᴍ!ᴏᴄ x ᴇʟɪ ᴍᴏsᴋᴏᴡɪᴛᴢ

Started here but has taken over the world! Wattpad's First Published book to now a Movie. Watch Sidelined: The QB and Me based on The QB Bad Boy and Me for free only on Tubi. Prepare to catch feelings for your favorite QB Bad Boy story in any format you like. ---- Dallas Bryan is focused on her future, but whenever she's around Drayton Lahey, the bad boy quarterback, her mind keeps falling back to the present. ***** Dallas Bryan is a no-nonsense cheerleader with her sights set on a dance scholarship to CalArts. Drayton Lahey is the bad boy quarterback from football royalty who's completely wrong for her; at least, that's what she tells herself. Sparks fly in all directions when Dallas and Dray are around each other, but the longer she tells herself she doesn't need him, the quicker she realizes it might be time to forget about what she needs-and go after what she wants. Now a published book available in local bookstores, Amazon, Target, Book Depository and more.

Alessandra Bianchi , A pure innocent girl merely 16 years , who has never been given a chance to step out in the real world is gonna face a drastic change in her life ..... 12 years ago a the Italian mafia's " princess " was snatched away from the arms of her family.... Alessandra who knows nothing other than abuse and rules given to her by her step-parents whom she calls "sir" and "ma'am". She always imagined having a loving family - a loving father, caring mother and protective brothers ... Never getting an opportunity to step in the outer world aurora is unknown to things every human knows about .... she's a innocent girl who has always watched the outer world through windows and sounds what will happen when one day the capo of the Italian mafia bursts through the doors of aurora's house to take revenge from the "drug dealers " aka her step-parents... Will the universe unite the broken brothers to their missing mafia Princess ?? Will Aurora will be able to cop up with the busy and crazy while complex world ??? #1 mafiaprincess : 2 Dec 2024 #1 babied : 2 Dec 2024 #1 innocent : 2 Dec 2024 #1 scared : 6 Dec 2024 #1 italianmafia : 6 Dec 2024 #1 longlostsister : 6 Dec 2024 #1 longlostsibilings : 6 Dec 2024 #1 italian : 18 Dec 2024 #1 mafiabrothers : 18 Dec 2024 #1 abused : 18 Dec 2024 #1 in Top 10 in India 🥹💗🔥 -2 Dec 2024 -3 Dec 2024 -4 Dec 2024 -6 Dec 2024

Isabella's life has been anything but easy. At 14, she's already endured more than most. Her mother and her mother's boyfriend, Jack, were both controlling and abusive, leaving Isa to navigate the scars of their manipulation. Her mother always told her that her father abandoned them, and she never mentioned anything about brothers. Isa has lived believing she was truly alone. But everything changes when her mother and Jack are arrested, leaving her without a guardian. With nowhere else to turn, Isabella is sent across the country from Chicago to Los Angeles to live with nine brothers she never knew existed. Struggling with the trauma of her past and the lies she's been fed, Isa finds herself thrust into a new life with strangers she's supposed to call family. What she doesn't know is that these brothers are far from ordinary. They are not just successful men-they are the leaders of a powerful mafia empire, operating in the shadows of the city. Every brother has secrets of their one, as they have a hard time trusting anyone out of the family. Non the less the 9 brothers form a marvelous team. ⚠️⚠️ Warning ⚠️⚠️ - selfharm -drugs -blood -murder -suicide (attemps, ideation ecc...) CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED!!! 1 #protectivebrothers 16/09/2024 2 #sh 30/11/2024 3 #ed 12/11/2024 3 #depression 26/11/2024

her mother always told her stories that every person has their own golden star. our little rays of hope that always shine. no matter how far away we always see their glow. as a little child she always believed in this until her life drastically changed. 27 year old Y/N working in a cafe and study law. always quiet and nice but what will happen if one day she meets a woman with beautiful captivating green eyes.