At just four years old, Isabella Marino was stolen from her powerful Italian mafia family by ruthless Russian enemies. For twelve agonizing years, she endured unimaginable pain - tortured, abused, and left with scars far deeper than skin. When her family finally finds and rescues her, they vow to restore the life stolen from her. But Isabella is no longer the innocent girl they remember. Hardened by years of captivity, she struggles to trust the family that once adored her. Her protective brothers and powerful parents want nothing more than to shield her, but healing doesn't come easily in a world fueled by loyalty, violence, and revenge. As Isabella trains to reclaim her strength and place in the mafia, shadows from her past continue to haunt her. Will she rise as a warrior, or will the weight of her pain break her completely? Read to find out.

Marley Stone has always been sheltered, kept close, quiet. Her five older brothers are everything she's not: powerful, brave, untouchable. In their world, loyalty is law, and secrets are better left buried. But when cracks begin to splinter the glossy surface of their world, Marley starts to notice things she was never meant to. Lies buried in protection. As the truth unravels, Marley must decide: protect the brothers who raised her, or confront the darkness they've tried so hard to hide. #1 in dysfunctional family #1 in sibling rivalry

Fourteen-year-old Sofia Rossi wakes up in a hospital-mute, motherless, and at the center of a life built on lies. The crash that nearly killed her? No accident. She's been hidden her entire life-until now. Sofia discovers four older brothers who thought she died as a baby... and a legacy tied to secrets powerful people would kill to protect. Her mom's bedtime stories weren't just fairytales. They were warnings. Clues. A coded playbook leading straight to the truth about their family-and the game they were born into. Now, silence is her armor. Trust is a risk. And the truth? It's written in blood. The only way to win? Burn their playbook. Write her own. 📖 Bonus chapters, brother POVs, and behind-the-scenes content: https://substack.com/@theprincessher4knights

Being the daughter of the infamous Villainess isn't as hard as it seems-especially when your mother is the epitome of grace, elegance, and an unshakable coldness. "Father! Mom! Let's all sleep together!" Like any child, I tried to mend the cracks between my parents for a happy ending. However, life doesn't go as expected. _________________________ Leaning against the cold stone of a pillar, I can't bring myself to meet Theo's piercing gaze. "Irene," he whispered, his grip tightening on my shoulders, his voice yearning. Maybe, he was drunk. "Don't you dare think to leave me." ________________________________

Ellery Cohen A 3-year-old little girl that was born because two people couldn't keep their hands from one another for one night. One night that Ellery is constantly reminded of for 2 years before she is dragged to an unknown state to be left with people she doesn't have a clue about. "Standing there, watching all these people rush past me, made me wonder why I was so small and they were so big and scary" Left by her mother for her father, whom she has no clue about, to look after her while he has a busy schedule himself. A busy schedule leaves room for things to be forgotten, or rather little people to be forgotten by people you have just met. "I understood why he left me in this stinky room, but I just hope he comes back soon because I can't stand this stench and being alone for any longer than what feels like hours on end" How will Miles cope with his little girl? Will he keep her or leave her for someone else to look after, just like her mother did? All Ellery wants is to be kept by someone who is related to her for more than 2 years. ___________________________________________________________________ *TW: some themes may be distressing to some people* ___________________________________________________________________ Started: 6.01.23 Finished: Rankings: -

(Previously known as The Lost) Betrayal is nothing new to the Łabanowski siblings. Neither is abandonment. So when the eldest two disappear on the triplets' tenth birthday, it really shouldn't take them by surprise. Five years later: the remaining eight are all grown up and trying to move on with their lives when, suddenly, it is announced that the family will be reuniting. No one will be welcoming the brothers home with open arms, that's for sure, but when threats become reality and lives are at stake, they will be forced to put aside their differences once and for all.