Ketterdam has rules: trust no one, owe no one, and never show weakness. Kaz Brekker has survived by following them all, until {y/n}, a mysterious thief with a talent for impossible escapes, walks into the Crow Club with a job that could change everything. As the Crows set out to capture Alina Starkov, the Sun Summoner, they find themselves facing the Darkling, dangerous secrets, and a mission where failure means death. Jesper and Inej accept her as one of their own, but Kaz remains suspicious. Because the most dangerous thing about {y/n} isn’t that she can read everyone’s secrets… it’s that she might be the first person to truly see him.
She came to the rodeo for the thrill, the country music, and a night out with her friends. She never expected to run into the arena for a cowboy she’d never met. He was supposed to be riding for the crowd. Instead, he ended up hurt in the dirt with her kneeling beside him. One accident. One stranger. One unforgettable first meeting. And neither of them realizes just how much that night is about to change everything.
When Matteo De Luca, one of Italy’s most feared crime bosses, is kidnapped alongside his right hand and most trusted shooter, the De Luca organization prepares for war. But before anyone can find them, a woman arrives at the enemy’s safe house alone. She is calm. Precise. And far more dangerous than anyone expects. What Matteo doesn’t know is that she is Adrian Carter’s daughter, a secret he has kept hidden for twenty-four years. She came to rescue her father. She just didn’t expect to save a Don, earn the loyalty of his men, and become the one person Matteo De Luca can’t stop wanting.
After eighteen years hidden from the wizarding world, Sirius Black’s daughter finally arrives at Hogwarts. Her name alone is enough to turn every head, but McKayla quickly discovers that being a Black comes with more than attention. Sorted into Slytherin, she finds herself surrounded by students who are just as trapped by their family names as she is, including Mattheo Riddle. As the war grows closer, they must learn that the future their parents chose for them isn’t necessarily the one they have to live.
Y/n never meant to become part of his world. Y/n Bellini knew better than most what danger looked like. Raised by a family deeply connected to the Italian mafia, Y/n understood the rules, the power, and the consequences, even if Y/n had never officially stepped into that life. Then, one quiet afternoon in the park, Y/n found a terrified four-year-old boy surrounded by strangers. Y/n protected him without knowing who he was. Y/n didn’t know he was Luca Moretti, son of one of Italy’s most feared mafia bosses. And Matteo Moretti never expected the woman who saved his son to become the one person capable of reaching his heart.
McKayla Black-Lupin has spent eighteen years growing up between two worlds: the infamous Black family legacy and the warmth of the life her fathers, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, built for her. Now, arriving at Hogwarts for her seventh year, she is finally stepping into a world where everyone already knows her name. Sorted into Gryffindor alongside her cousin Harry Potter, McKayla quickly finds herself surrounded by Harry, Ron, Hermione, George and Fred Weasley, Ginny, Lee Jordan, Seamus, Dean, and the rest of the Gryffindors. But being a Black means attention follows her everywhere, and Hogwarts has a way of turning old family secrets into new problems. Between friendships, rivalries, Quidditch, teenage chaos, and the complicated expectations attached to her surname, McKayla must figure out who she wants to be when everyone else has already decided who she is.
Four years ago, Y/n escaped her controlling ex with their son, Luca, and built a quiet life away from his dangerous world. When Luca disappears, Y/n fears the past has found them. Instead, he’s been found by Matteo Moretti, his father’s powerful enemy. Matteo knows who they are, but rather than use them as leverage, he protects them. As Luca grows attached to him, Y/n begins to wonder if Matteo could be the protector they need. But Luca’s father won’t let them disappear twice.
In Milan, power is rarely hidden. It simply wears a better suit. At the city’s most exclusive charity gala, {{y/n}} arrives with her two closest friends, Alessia Bellini and Aurora Fontana, expecting nothing more than an elegant evening of laughter, champagne, and familiar faces. Across the ballroom, Matteo De Luca, heir to one of Milan’s most powerful families, notices her. Surrounded by old family ties, dangerous reputations, and friendships that quickly become something more, one evening beneath Milan’s chandeliers is enough to change the course of all six of their lives.
