Underworld queenpin Rosetta Romano dies saving a fallen girl—only to wake up in her body. She’s now Teresa Rossi, the abused true heiress replaced by a fake sister and hated by her own family. Craving a quiet life, Rosetta takes Teresa’s identity to chase a college dream, viciously avenging the girl who deserved better.
Framed, disfigured, and stripped of her memories, Dragon Queen Etheline hides in a fishing village, raising her daughter Prisca alone. When Prisca enters the school and catches the royal family’s eyes, the buried secrets surface, awakens Etheline's lost memory and bloodline. Finally, the whole family reunites in an unexpected way.
Natalie was once the Parson family's cherished daughter, but her world was shattered when Monica was unmasked as the true heiress. Manipulated by Monica, she was framed for their grandmother's murder and cast out by her family to a hellish reform school. Two years later, she was released, only to be forced into a marriage with a notorious alcoholic playboy. As the truth about her past and the horrors of that "school" come to light, Natalie watches everyone with a cold stare. Her storm of revenge has just begun.
Three months after the divorce, I promised my ex-wife I’d take my stepdaughter to college… Yet late one night on the train, the stepdaughter climbs into my bed…
A three-day, two-night trip on the California Zephyr, from Chicago to San Francisco.
Derek’s plan: Finish this journey and leave for good. Scarlett’s plan: Use these three days to win him back. Chloe’s plan: She’s waited six years, and this time she decides to make her move.
But plans never go as expected. Caught between his ex-wife and his stepdaughter, what choice will Derek make?
"College student Riley Samuels, fresh out of a four-year relationship, accepts a last-minute invitation from her best friend, Lily, to visit the Atwood family’s vacation cabin in the remote, snow-covered mountains. Expecting Lily’s older brother, Caleb, to be absent, she is shocked to wake up in bed beside him—wearing his oversized sweater—three days after settling into his room. The lanky boy who once loved to tease her has grown into a powerfully built man with a dangerous aura and a knack for flirtation. Though Riley still claims to find him annoying, she cannot help but be captivated by his voice, scent, physique, gaze, and every move he makes as he draws closer to her.
After an earthquake triggers an avalanche, the cabin is buried under twenty-five to thirty feet of snow, cutting them off from the outside world. The struggle for survival draws them closer together. Caleb finally confesses that his childhood teasing wasn't born of dislike, but was a cowardly way to mask his secret crush on her. They officially become a couple, but as rescue is delayed and their firewood runs out, Riley begins to show signs of hypothermia. Caleb ventures out alone to seek help.
Riley was rescued, but Caleb was nowhere to be found. After days of agonizing suspense, the two finally reunited and acknowledged their true feelings for each other. A year later, they were married in the presence of family and friends."
On college decision night, my entire family crowded around my twin sister, Lily. My brother Ethan pulled up a map of Boston and compared the distance between her dorm and his campus. Ryan, my childhood best friend, gave up his place at McGill because Lily admitted she was scared to start college without someone familiar nearby. My parents couldn't have been happier. Now Lily would always have someone ready to take care of her. It took them most of the evening to remember that I had a decision to make too. "Nora has always been our independent one," Mom said, choosing for me without so much as looking up. "She can go to UMass Boston. It's close to Lily, so she can help out on weekends." No one asked which schools had accepted me. No one knew there was still an offer from Scotland sitting in my inbox. If they had never planned to let me have a life of my own, I no longer owed them updates about it. I turned my laptop away from them and accepted my place at the University of Edinburgh. For once, I chose the place farthest from all of them.
Slapping a cheating boyfriend seems fair, except Izzie hit the wrong guy—her dangerous new stepbrother. Now, they are enemies at school. But one unexpected kiss changes the game, turning hate into a secret addiction.
Top student Willa Easton was sent to a youth correctional center at fifteen. Her parents only wanted to scare her troublemaking younger brother Jude into behaving.
For three years, instructor Vincent beat her, locked her in isolation, sexually assaulted her, and forced hormone shots that permanently destroyed her uterus. Every time she begged to come home, her parents believed the fake videos he sent them.
On the night of the family dinner celebrating Jude’s acceptance into a top university, Willa was finally released. Broken and triggered, she was locked in the storage room by her father. That night, she tried to hang herself.
When the hospital revealed her body covered in scars and the full truth came out, her selfish parents were left drowning in guilt. Jude’s mind collapsed. He would spend the rest of his life regretting what they did to her.
"""As chaos broke out near the river, my mother secretly left me on a piece of driftwood floating on the water.My crying caught the attention of the winning side.They walked over with their guns raised, and one of them pressed a pistol right against my forehead.“Why don't we adopt him?”Since then, I have 109 sisters in my family.At home, I'm the bratty ruler.But in school, things were not so good.Giovanni Rossi, a rich student, has me cornered in the washroom with his lackeys flanking him.""""You're just a low-income student, so why are you still putting on airs around us? Polluting the air has consequences!""""Since the beating I've received is far too brutal, I grab Giovanni and roll down the stairs with him.When I woke up, Marcella Greco, Dean of Students, berated me angrily.“All Giovanni did was beat you up. When someone talks trash and puts their hands on you, you ought to be asking what you did wrong.How dare you plot revenge against him instead!”“Summon your guardian here right away,or forget about leaving!”
All of my hair stands on end as soon as I hear the command.My guardians—109 sisters—none of them are ordinary people, and I've been leading a normal life for more than a dozen years in order not to cause them any trouble.But if trouble shows up at my door, then I can't help it.“Are you sure you want to meet my guardians, Ms. Greco?”"""
When my parents divorced, their lawyers drafted a custody agreement. My sister and I would live with separate parents, then switch homes at the start of every school year. The handoff happened every August at La Serata, the Moretti family's restaurant. Every year, my parents fought over who got more time with Sofia. "Come to St. Barts with me for Thanksgiving," Mom coaxed. Dad's face hardened. "Sofia is with me this year. She spends the holidays with me." Mom pulled up her calendar. "You dumped her on me for nineteen extra days last year. I get those days back. Every single one." "Two of those days were school overnights. They don't count." Sofia rested her chin on one hand and gave them the helpless smile of a princess burdened by too much devotion. "If only there were two of me." Half an hour later, my parents compromised by booking the trip together. Only then did Sofia glance my way. "What about Emilia?" Dad picked up his water and looked past me. "She's not my responsibility this year." Mom finally met my eyes. "The hotel group closes an acquisition next month. I don't have time for this. St. Gabriel still has rooms in the senior dorm. You'll board there." They had just counted every hour Sofia had spent away from them. When it came to me, they could hand off an entire year without blinking. Under the table, I smoothed the napkin I had crushed in my fist. My phone lit up. [Ms. Harper: Your record puts several top East Coast schools within reach. Westbridge Institute's research scholarship would also be a great fit. Which one is your first choice?] I looked at California on the other side of the map and typed my answer. [Westbridge.] Three thousand miles ought to be far enough to leave my family for good.