the hows of me and liliana

***NOTE!!! A higher-quality version will be released soon! Check my socials for more details!*** Italy, 2020. Liliana Accardi, an Heiress to the Accardi Family Mafia, is sent by her grandfather to investigate the Romano Family. She is dangerous, strong, and intelligent, covered in tattoos, and ready to lead her family to a better, brighter future when she takes over after her grandfather passes. Then she meets him. The Boss of the Romano family, Nicolo Romano. And he surpasses her expectations while being everything she looks for in a man. Can she find love and passion in his arms? Or will she have to end his line? Nicolo Romano isn’t known for kindness, yet he seems to favor Lili Orlando, the maid from the Accardi family. Her seriousness, cool rejection of him, and unflinching gaze has him begging for more. Yet he is suspicious of the reason she is here. The Accardi family is not well known by other Mafia, but the elders of his family recommend caution around her. Will he find out the reason she is there before anything bad happens? And can he seduce her to his bed before she disappears?

Mara always knew something about her didn't fit in this world. When she arrives in Prague for reasons she can't explain, her dormant powers awaken all at once — and with them, him. Kael has spent eight hundred years searching for her soul. He has found her before. He always arrives too late, or she dies, or he simply can't do it. This time is different. This time he has time. What Kael didn't calculate is that this time he's also falling in love. And that breaking the curse means destroying the only thing he has wanted in eight centuries.

She's the ice-cold enforcer of the mafia's darkest secrets. He's the passionate Don who sees through her disguise. Their forbidden attraction could bring both their empires crashing down. In the shadows of Italy's most powerful mafia families, Liliana Accardi serves as the secret enforcer of the underworld's code of silence. Cold, calculating, and utterly devoted to duty, she infiltrates the Romano Villa as a humble maid to investigate a dangerous information leak. What she doesn't expect is Nicolo Romano—the charismatic, green-eyed Don who sees through her façade from the moment they meet. As Liliana struggles to maintain her cover, Nicolo's relentless pursuit awakens desires she's spent a lifetime denying. But when children from mafia families begin disappearing and a sinister cult leader sets his sights on Liliana herself, she must confront devastating truths about her past. Her parents aren't dead as she believed, and her entire life has been orchestrated from the shadows. Caught between her responsibilities as the upcoming Donna of the Accardi family and her growing feelings for Nicolo, Liliana faces an impossible choice. Can she trust the man who's broken through her walls? Or will surrendering to love destroy everything she's sworn to protect? "The Upcoming Donna Liliana" is a full-length mafia romance featuring a powerful female protagonist, a possessive alpha male, family secrets, and the dangerous dance between duty and desire. Contains steamy scenes, violence, and strong language intended for mature readers.

Liliana wants to be the richest painter but she has to deal with a professional thief

When he was only seven years old, a laboratory accident involving his father's research changed everything. Since that day, his body has been locked in an endless battle against the effects of a chemical substance that destroyed his health. His days became a cycle of medicine, medical examinations, and books the only companions he could always rely on. Yohan grew into a quiet, brilliant young man who understood almost everything... except how to live like other teenagers his age. Then one day, he met Xiao Xiao. A little girl who was far too loud, far too cheerful, and somehow always appeared out of nowhere. Little by little, she brought color into the monotonous world he had always known. Amid the hospital corridors, shared laughter, and emotions he had never experienced before, Yohan begins to learn something that no book has ever been able to teach him.

Life at the Jarvela farm hobbles on when the new year rolls in. Losing his wife and co-alpha in the storm of the decade emotionally paralyzed Sean, though he tries to cope and attempts to pick up the pieces with their children. Rider, another alpha, could give him the love and comfort he needs, but Sean is too depressed to recognize the possibility of having a male partner, and he goes into mental tailspin.<br><br>To safeguard his own heart, Rider makes the hard decision to leave for a while, and Sean turns his energy and sadness into working on the neighboring Metsala farm with the other members of their farm family. But Sean isn’t really getting better, and that won’t change until he can let his wolf out again. If he doesn’t, he might lose his sanity too.

In a small town called Salem, in which diversity is pretty much a normal thing. Where gossips and rumors spread faster than a virus, and where gang fights are pretty much a daily affair to them. So all in all, this is just your typical town. Daniel Mendez has been living here for the past 13 years. Living in a small town where most people knew you, can be quite annoying and taxing. When all really he ever wanted was food, coffee, and his much-needed sleep. But with the constant buzzing of voices that he can always hear what others don't and the gang fights he always gets involved into, as well as the bullies. Combine with his doting father, and his eccentric best friend's antics. Peace is almost an impossible task. But still, it was a good life. Well, as good as he can get. So when unknown being showed up on his doorsteps uninvited, he knew that he fucked up. * * * * * "You. Are. Mine." Clark growled darkly as he stared down at me coldly. My heart skips a beat as I looked at him with eyes wide open, like a deer caught in the headlights. "Before you were even born, you were already mine, Mendez." I can feel my knees going weak from fear as I tried to edge away from him when suddenly he throws his arms, caging me between his huge form. His huge figure looming before me. I nervously gulped, trying so hard to ease my beating heart. I can feel my pulse accelerating at a very abnormal rate, making me feel light-headed. My heart almost jumped out of my mouth when his face suddenly inched towards mine, his eyes were crinkled in cold amusement, his lips stretched in a smirk. "And I don't like sharing what's mine to others."

Han Yohan menghabiskan sepuluh tahun hidupnya di balik dinding putih rumah sakit. Saat usianya 7 tahun, ia mengalami kecelakaan di laboratorium milik ayahnya. Sejak saat itu tubuhnya terus berjuang melawan efek zat kimia yang merusak kesehatannya. Hari-harinya dipenuhi obat, pemeriksaan, dan buku-buku yang menjadi satu-satunya teman. Yohan tumbuh menjadi remaja yang tenang, cerdas, dan memahami banyak hal kecuali cara menjalani hidup seperti remaja seusianya. Sampai suatu hari, ia bertemu Xiao Xiao. Gadis kecil yang terlalu berisik, terlalu ceria, dan terlalu sering muncul tanpa alasan itu perlahan mengubah dunianya yang monoton. Di antara koridor rumah sakit, tawa yang sederhana, dan perasaan yang belum pernah ia kenal sebelumnya, Yohan mulai belajar sesuatu yang tidak pernah diajarkan oleh buku mana pun.

​In a land torn apart by endless wars between fractured provinces, survival belongs only to those willing to abandon their humanity. ​Renji Kurosawa is not a hero. ​Raised among mercenaries, shaped by violence, and hardened by loss, he becomes a weapon feared on every battlefield. To the world, he is nothing more than a “war dog” that leaves silence and corpses behind. ​But everything begins to change when he crosses paths with a noble swordsman whose vision of unity challenges the very meaning of strength—and a wandering monk who believes the sword itself is the source of human suffering. ​As alliances shift, cities burn, and betrayal becomes law, Renji is forced into a journey that is no longer about survival—but understanding what it truly means to be human. ​Because in this world… Even victory leaves nothing but the echo of crows crying over the dead.

Sophie Wexler transmigrated into a novel about The Galaxy, becoming the vicious, F-rank Healer-class cannon fodder. The original owner constantly caused trouble and made things difficult for the female lead, earning her the hatred of the entire internet. Upon transmigrating and seeing that everything had been ruined by the original owner, Sophie's only thought was: "What kind of nightmare start is this?!" To escape the original owner's fate, Sophie Wexler worked diligently, conducted herself conscientiously, stayed away from the male and female leads, compensated the soldiers harmed by the original owner, and strove to be a model citizen of The Galaxy, absolutely refusing to be the cannon fodder 'offed' by the Imperial Marshal! Broke and powerless, Sophie also had to support a man who'd been innocently dragged into the original owner's mess. She had no choice but to hustle. She started live streaming, became a masked singer, and held concerts. At first, netizens were scornful: 【Tsk, how good can she possibly sound?】 Later, the netizens were forced to eat their words. 【Damn, that's so good I'm on my knees!】 【What the hell, the violent episode of my Disorder Period has actually been soothed?!】 【The toxins in my Spiritual Sea have actually been eliminated!】 Her live streams went viral, the masked singer became a huge sensation, and tickets for her concerts were snapped up across The Galaxy. Sophie was content, thinking, "This time, I must have finally escaped the original owner's fate, right?" But what do you know, the man I've been doting on and supporting is actually the Imperial Marshal?! --- One day, Yancey Forrest came home to find that the boisterous person who was always claiming to be good to him was gone. His eyes darkened. Provoke me and then think you can leave? After catching her, Yancey traced his fingertips along Sophie's neck, smiling gently. "Why run?" Sophie trembled. "You... you're the Imperial Marshal?" His identity exposed, Yancey Forrest took her hand and slowly placed it on his own neck ring. "You know I won't kill you, don't you?"