Speakeasy
- Reads 19
- Votes 2
- Parts 2
MatureOngoing14m
Last published Tue, Mar 22, 2016
From Boston, to Ireland, and a reroute back, the Belford clan is home. Set in 1923, a notorious gang has made its arrival onto us soil after a mysterious return home. Watch, as the Belford's rise to power not caring any for who they take in their path. Will they achieve their goals? Or will they just piss every chance of happiness away. Find out.
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Volume I: Forsaken
Faith Nolan was celebrating her Sweet 16, which was anything but. After a series of unfortunate tragedies strike her family, this social outcast finds herself captive in the house of the successful James family, the ironic foil to her family’s dysfunctions. Despite the apparently perfect image of the James’, she finds that nothing is as it appears on the surface. High school dramas, youth gang scuffles and a string of murders pollute Faith’s life as she works with her brother Declan to survive. Through an unconventional belief in what it means to be family, the siblings endure the near endless turmoil of their lives. With a cast of eclectic characters weaving the story into a coming of age tale of loss, hardship, and strength.Complete
Death Riders
It's the year 1920 and England is slowly recovering from the events of the world war. The lower to middle-class families had to live off crumbs while the high-class families lived on as if the war never happened. 20-year-old Vivienne Marsedon, rebel daughter of an aristocratic family always believed she had another purpose rather than marrying another rich man and birthing a battalion of soldiers like her sisters. She didn't want to be oppressed by her peers and certainly didn't want to entertain the suitors knocking at her door every day. She wanted a life of her own and she was determined to make a living to escape from her oppressors. Back when men dominated the workforce and women's employment rights were still a grey area, she knew it was going to take more than her persuasion skills to land a job. The only company that would hire her was a notorious gang controlling most of England's underground activities called the death riders. Follow Vivienne as she disguises herself as a man to maintain her job, find her purpose in life and love maybe?Complete
The Family I Used To Know
‼️THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION, MAFIAS IN REAL LIFE ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS NO MATTER HOW CUTE AND FUNNY THIS TROPE MAY BE, REAL LIFE MAFIAS ARE NOT SOMETHING TO JOKE ABOUT‼️ *Trigger Warning: There will be violence and swearing* The Moretti family is powerful and ruthless, earning respect from everyone around them. As the owners of one of most powerful mafias in the country, they have dangerous lives. They're fiercely protective of their own and keep each other close. But when the youngest child of the family, Lynette, is kidnapped and almost killed, things have to change. The family makes the hard decision to send the little child into hiding along with her mother for safety until they catch the culprit. Now ten years later, sixteen year old Lynette Robinson and her mother live in Arizona. Of course over the years her mother has trained her well in shooting and self defense. However, all the teen wants is to see her loving family again and to have them be whole like they were in her memories. Perhaps the universe heard her pleas because one day her and her mother are attacked and before Lynette can even catch her breath, her mother has gone after their attackers and she's being sent back to her father and siblings for better protection. Can her family protect her from their cutthroat business once again? And what if the secrets they try to hide away from her about their lives aren't so hidden at all? What if this mafia princess already knows who she is?Complete
Sapphire
Shay Warner ran away from her adopted family as soon as she found out what they truly were: criminals. They lied, they killed, they betrayed her in a way that scarred her forever. It isn't until the police catch up to her that she's forced to go back, putting her in the middle of a tug of war that threatens to tear her apart. The only thing that's holding her together is Noah. Her friend, her childhood crush, the one person in the house that was ever able to gain her trust. As secrets are unraveled and the war inside of her heart intensifies, so does the danger that she's put in. Sometimes it's not so easy to differentiate between good and evil. Especially when it involves family, and her heart.Complete
Rivals
Rebecca Vecellio is dying to be a part of the family business, or the gang, The Wolves, but her father is hellbent on making sure she stays out of it. Upon sneaking out to follow her father to a routine dock shipment, Rebecca discovers the horrifying news that her father is forcing her to marry the heir of their rival gang to settle a more powerful threat. Rebecca and her betrothed are anything but star-crossed lovers, but what will happen when conflict brings them closer to each other? *I don't own the rights to the cover photo* ♟Strong language used throughout the story as well as mature themes such as kidnapping, drugs and drug usage, violence, gun use, and sexual situations. [[ word count: 140,000 - 150,000 ]]Complete
The Gangsta's Salute
She's ruthless, cruel, cold. To her, fear is nothing. Fear doesn't exist. This girl has a reputation big enough to have her name whispered by the biggest leaders in the world. She didn't need anyone, until she met him. He's dangerous, reckless, murderous. He rules with fear and respect, yet he has a heart of gold. Family is his strength but might also cause his downfall. He always needed everyone, until he met her. Set in a dystopian reality. EXTENDED SUMMARY INSIDE Highest in Action: 1 (12.25.17) WARNING: BADLY WRITTEN AND NEEDS MAJOR EDITING.Complete
The Black Kings | BOOK #1 OF THE KINGS SERIES (18+)
*I was literally 16 when I started writing this book and finished it around the time I was 19 so the writing gets better throughout the book but the first half is REALLY BAD* TW: this book contains few scenes of r*pe and abuse. Read at your own risk This book is lowkey rushed so have fun ig ______________ "Tell Me!" I screamed at him, as the rain poured down our bodies, the sound of the raindrops hitting the concrete. "I-I can't!" He screamed back in frustration, gripping his hair tightly. "Fine then." I sighed, "Goodbye, Ryder." ________________ Ryder King: Son of Damien King; Gangleader of The BKs. Known as 'The Black Kings'. Intense mommy issues, the dark cloud of the family. Gabrielle Andrews: a senior in high school only trying to make it out of her abusive household. Gabrielle never had it easy. Ever since her dad died, her entire world slowly began to crash down.. Until she asked a stranger for a ride to her house late at night. That stranger being a well known underground boxer, Ryder King. Nov 2018 -- Nov 2021Complete
Being Played
They were taught to want the world but not how to obtain it. Thus they strive just to live another day. A belief that high school is just an obstacle to hinder them. These are a bunch of brooding and angsty teenagers. If not for each other they would just be: The Albino Girl, The Token Black and Angry Russian, Black boy, with ABS. The Jock, The Boring White Boy, with Abs, The Bitchy Brown girl that's actually really sweet, The Depressed and Unemotional Girl, Or The Closet Gay, wit Abs? Normalcy was never an option for when Death took notice. *** This is the final versionComplete
Faith Nolan was celebrating her Sweet 16, which was anything but. After a series of unfortunate tragedies strike her family, this social outcast finds herself captive in the house of the successful James family, the ironic foil to her family’s dysfunctions. Despite the apparently perfect image of the James’, she finds that nothing is as it appears on the surface. High school dramas, youth gang scuffles and a string of murders pollute Faith’s life as she works with her brother Declan to survive. Through an unconventional belief in what it means to be family, the siblings endure the near endless turmoil of their lives. With a cast of eclectic characters weaving the story into a coming of age tale of loss, hardship, and strength.
More detailsContent Guidelines