After her mother's unexpected passing, Gemma is sent to live with a group of strange men who don't seem overly fond of her being there. Their secrets, their strange rules and behaviour make Gemma want to run; to hide, to go back in time to when everything felt safe again. But life doesn't always play the way's expected, and Gemma's life of before can only stay as that: in the past. Top Rankings: 6/11/2025: #1 in grief 7/1/2026: #1 in friendship 9/1/2026: #2 in siblings 13/1/2026: #1 in mystery 1/2/2026: #2 in selectivemutism 7/4/2026: #2 in brothers 8/4/2026: #1 in anxiety

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.

Julie Gates has everything, a perfect life, a powerful family name, and a future covered in gold. But behind Julie's golden life she carries trauma alone. Kade Callahan on the other hand has nothing but bruised knuckles, a shattered home, and an addiction problem. Kade and Julie don't belong in the same world, yet she was drawn to the boy with storm-filled eyes. Now, fate has given her a chance, a school project, alone with him, and an open door into his world. But Kade is a locked gate with warning signs all over him. He's dangerous, broken, and drowning in a life that could swallow her whole. He knows better than to let her in. She should know better than to try. But Julie has always wanted what she shouldn't have. And Kade is one mistake away from losing control. TRIGGER WARNING! MATURE !

𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐑: Hope Louis and Aimée Cartier are two kids living in four walls of complete nightmare. Ever since their mom died Louis stepped in as the parental figure for Aimée. In Louis's world, his sister was a top priority, even if that meant putting every one of her needs before his. However, he is slowly crumbling under the pressure of trying to protect his sister from the hands of their abusive stepfather whom they've been under the care of for six years. The other half of their estranged family is living in the next town over are living in complete luxury. After his wife left him Adrien pulled himself together, building an empire of different companies to support his other sons. Every day he misses his two youngest children, that is until police arrest the kid's stepfather and the sibling pair is sent to live with their father and brothers. Will Louis let the family he doesn't remember in? Will Aimée come out of her shell the trauma forced her into? Read ESPOIR to find out!

They will claim to be her salvation as they take her through hell. Left in the care of her brothers, Isabella starts to realize this as the truth begins to crack the surface of all that she has left and she realizes there is no escape. • • • A thriller/mystery based book about family. Contains sensitive material (no cliches). Copyright © 2020 by luxedreams. All rights reserved.

They balance each-other out. One the calm, the other the storm. Except when they don't. Except when she loses it and makes the place burn...literally. Who knew a burnt building would lead to three lost brothers across the country and a big ass house...after being on the run for almost a year. The twins are in for a crazy ride, but they're in it together. Always. Pinky promise. Will it be enough? TW: abuse, SA, r*pe, and mature language/scenes. (I suck at descriptions, but it would mean a lot if you gave my book a try! <3 ) *Unedited* 🌻 Started ~ 24/09/21 ~ 🌻 🌻 Finished ~ 25/01/22~ 🌻

Shahana's life changed once she walked in on a terrorist attack at Walmart. Taken from her family, friends and everything she knows, Shahana is held captive at a safe house with 4 men. They are supporters of a terrorist organization in the United States-- except for one, Aiden, who's an undercover agent. He blows his cover to save her life, and they make a run for it. racing against time, alluding the police, and fighting off other gang members, Aiden and Shahana are fleeing to his base where he can contact reinforcements. But will they make it in time, or will their perusers catch them on their race across the country? Find out in Safe Haven

Fifteen year old Lincoln Taylor's life had finally settled down, before the unthinkable happened. Suddenly sent to live with a father he never knew and a family he had never even met, his life is turned upside down. Finding love along the way, he struggles to find out where and who he should be in the world. Will he return to a life in the London underworld or learn to trust again?

Keeping a secret comes easy to Jacob Fletcher. He has been well practised for years. A hidden talent or is that a talent for hiding? He just has to lay low and get through it all. When everything changes, will he be able to change with it? *Trigger Warning: Physical Abuse*