Rizzoli Family Series by Jennifer Smith

LiamI am the head of our Chicago family, ruthless, and ...lost. That is until my eyes met hers. My Sunshine. She is the light in my dark world, and I will stop at nothing to make her mine and keep her safe.MiaI have had a dark childhood. I try to do better by children I come in contact with. I try to bring joy into their lives. I am broken and according to my last boyfriend, a horrible girlfriend. I was perfectly okay with that until my eyes met his. He is the protector I didn't know I needed... moreLiamI am the head of our Chicago family, ruthless, and ...lost. That is until my eyes met hers. My Sunshine. She is the light in my dark world, and I will stop at nothing to make her mine and keep her safe.MiaI have had a dark childhood. I try to do better by children I come in contact with. I try to bring joy into their lives. I am broken and according to my last boyfriend, a horrible girlfriend. I was perfectly okay with that until my eyes met his. He is the protector I didn't know I needed. When he gives me the family I could have only dreamed of, I feel like it might all be too good too be true. less

Cross has lived his life in the shadows, bound by his duty to his family. He has found that the only thing that quiets the demon in his head is extracting information and the adrenaline of the open road. He pushes off thoughts of ever having a normal life. He doesn't deserve the happiness he has seen others create around him. Cross doesn't let anyone into his dangerous world—until he meets her.Samantha has fled from a past she can't seem to outrun... moreCross has lived his life in the shadows, bound by his duty to his family. He has found that the only thing that quiets the demon in his head is extracting information and the adrenaline of the open road. He pushes off thoughts of ever having a normal life. He doesn't deserve the happiness he has seen others create around him. Cross doesn't let anyone into his dangerous world—until he meets her.Samantha has fled from a past she can't seem to outrun. With an abusive ex hell-bent on keeping her under his control, her days are filled with trying to survive. When Cross comes into her life in the form of a savior, she's both drawn to and terrified of the darkness in his eyes. But unlike her ex, Cross's darkness protects.As Samantha's ex tightens his grip, the stakes become deadly. less

RomeoI am too dark for her light. My life is too dangerous to claim her as my own. For the last 5 years I have fallen in love with my best friends little sister. CeCe is everything I want in the world and can't have. When something happens to her, her light turns dark. I will do anything to bring it back for her. Even if it means standing new to her while she burns the city to the ground. She is Mia Vita, and I am never letting her go.CeciliaHe has only ever seen me as Cross's little sister... moreRomeoI am too dark for her light. My life is too dangerous to claim her as my own. For the last 5 years I have fallen in love with my best friends little sister. CeCe is everything I want in the world and can't have. When something happens to her, her light turns dark. I will do anything to bring it back for her. Even if it means standing new to her while she burns the city to the ground. She is Mia Vita, and I am never letting her go.CeciliaHe has only ever seen me as Cross's little sister. I have lived with the love of my life always being there but just out of reach. That is, until he sees me at my worst. He sees me break. Then Romeo is always there. Helping me, healing me. He stands by my side as I search for the man that tried to ruin me, break me. He brings me life I didn't know I needed. A life without him isn't a question. less