Story By Mariëtte Driel
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Mariëtte Driel

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Welcome! I\'m Mari. I live in the Netherlands. I am writing short stories in Dutch and also in English. I\'d love to hear what you think. Have fun reading.
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The Family Tree
Updated at Oct 18, 2023, 03:09
For anyone who likes to read the Mafia series. The Italian families are large and they continue to grow. They fall in love, move, get married and have children. In order to understand it all, who belongs to whom, I made this. A sort of family tree. I will also update which books there are, what they are about, and which ones are already done. I'm not trying to give away any spoilers in this. Have fun reading! Love xxx
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A second chance at true love
Updated at Oct 16, 2023, 13:22
How do you proceed when everything you have lived for in recent years is suddenly different and you are left with a torn family and so much anger? How can you ever again rely on love, and female companionship? You will read it in the book ‘A Second Chance at true love’. A love story about not only Lucio’s broken heart but also about the thirty-eight-year-old mother of six. Meredith has had a tough relationship. How do you proceed if you’ve both been in a relationship, in a marriage, or if you have children and fall in love again? How much do you tell each other about your past? How far do you go for your own happiness? Lucio It’s like everything in me is on fire. I loved all women, big, small, redhead, black hair. I liked all women. Until Zita... and I was forced to stop looking at other women. After Zita? I hated all women. This is quite tricky, especially when your daughter looks so much like her mother, with the same brown hair, eyes, and shape of her face. And then all of a sudden there she was. The blond goddess. Every man with me, married or not, turns his head as she passes by. I never thought that my heart would beat again... but it’s beating again for this blonde, small, and beautiful woman. Only a few small things are holding me back; she is the mother of Sofia’s best friend, she has a total of six children and her ex-husband is still in the picture. All small things, right? All I know is that the second my lips touched hers, I felt alive again. Meredith Men... I was all done with them after Maxwell. I had promised two things to myself when I divorced him and found myself alone with six children. The first: never again would I share my life with a man. The second: Just making choices that contribute to my happiness... How could I know that my first rule, stands in the way of my second? Because suddenly there was Lucio Lamberti. Well, not all of a sudden, I saw him for a while, but I didn’t do anything with it, because of my rules. And because of the loss of his wife. I was determined to stay away from him. Until he talked to me... Until he went with us, me and both our daughters, to buy a dress for prom. His daughter is the best friend of one of my daughters. Until he took my hand. Until I looked into his eyes and everything in my body came back to life. But with a family with six children, an incredible ass as an ex-husband, and all the other obligations, can there be another man? Can I let go and trust a man ever again? All I know is, the second his lips touched mine, I never wanted it to stop.
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The Mafia's Mom
Updated at Apr 21, 2023, 03:46
The sequel to The Mafia\'s Daughter and The Mafia\'s Girl. Grace Lawson and the Ferrantesgo back a long time. When Grace finally mustered up the courage to leave her aggressive and violent husband, only one other man could help her: Roberto Ferrante and his wife Bianca. Both provided her with the safety she and her three children so desperately needed. Grace goes to work for Roberto and gets to know all his sons. Between Grace and Christiano there is a click, a connection Christiano wants Grace, for years, but Grace keeps him at arm’s length. Roberto is now retired, the eldest son Riccardo is busy taking a different path, and Christiano is now the club owner He tries to tell Grace for years now that she doesn’t have to work there, that he will take care of her, but Grace stops him every time. Christiano has known Grace for eight years and has never known this about her or seen or heard this. He recognizes the boy who opens the door. He is the boy who told about how his mother was abused by his father, not only mentally abused, but also physically and sexually and his mother... is Grace. The woman he loves for years. Christiano can regroup, for the boy, for the other two children, and the woman in his arms, but when his father and mother walk in, he leaves. He has to think about this. Can Christiano deal with Grace\'s ex-husband, can he continue with Grace and suddenly have three children? Is this the life he wanted? Is this the life Grace wants? Grace wants to believe Christiano, that he can do all this and that everything will be fine, but then she hears him talk about leaving the city, moving, and worse… "No, I didn\'t say anything to Grace and that will remain the case, for the time being, she doesn’t need to know. We are leaving together, don’t worry." She hears him say to someone on the phone and her heart shatters into a million pieces. Can the two work this out together, can Christiano take on the role of father, what about Grace’s children, and what about her ex-husband? And after all these years, can Grace finally have faith in a man again? Read along in this dark love story, about Grace and Christiano.
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Fifty years of Love & Secrets
Updated at Mar 12, 2023, 15:31
It\'s a big party next weekend and the Italian family is getting ready for their biggest party yet. Roberto and Bianca Ferrante have been married for fifty years! This more than fifty years of love is celebrated with their four children, their partners, and all twenty-one grandchildren. But Grace\'s three children, James, Thomas, and Lizzy are not forgotten either. Roberto and Bianca also see them as their own grandchildren. Luca brings his wife Megan, their two children, and his brother and parents from New York to come and celebrate. The Bellucci and the Lamberti families are also invited because now that everything is well between the families and everyone has moved together, it is like one big family. Or is it? Despite the big family and the love that there is for each other, new insights and new secrets emerge. Read along in this collection book, in which many family members speak and we get a glimpse into their lives. What do they all do now? And how are all children doing, now that they have children of their own? How are the newfound fathers holding up now that they live their lives in the brightest light of day, without violence, drugs, and weapons? Lives for everyone to see, instead of hidden away in the dark. Are they really a big happy family? Let’s find out!
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The Mafia's girl
Updated at Oct 11, 2022, 01:00
The sequel to The Mafia's Daughter. The young girl Vivian Ward is sent by her father to Riccardo Ferrante for protection and a job. The young Vivian immediately finds the much older Riccardo attractive and dangerous, and Riccardo falls in love with the far too young Vivian instantly. In addition, Vivian is far too insecure for the possessive and bossy Riccardo, so he has to fix that first before he can be with her. He sends her to his brother Christiano who runs the famous strip club, he, in turn, asks for the help of his sister Valentina to make young Vivian more confident. She succeeds and when she dances for Riccardo one afternoon, he knows for sure, and Vivian panics. How can she fall for that man? He's twelve years older, he can never like her, can he? With her father in prison, who is murdered there, she finds out a big secret, one that Riccardo never wanted to come out, but now that Vivian knows that, everything is ruined. She is broken when she went back to her old family home, where the real surprise awaits. -Vivian- I open the door to his office and I'm sure my cheeks are red, not from dancing, but from Luca's comment. I close the door behind me and Riccardo leans against his desk. He looks at me but does nothing else, he kind of smirks. "Do you want a drink?" he asks and he points to the water and I nod. I know I need to talk, but I don't trust my voice right now. F**k. He is so handsome, sexy, and everything at once, the hair, clean-shaven face, the tattoos that come from under his sleeves, the muscles beneath the dress shirt. I take the glass with a trembling hand and Riccardo sees it and he takes my hand. His hand is warmer than my hand. "Why are you shaking? Did you eat well today? Enough to drink? Are you sleeping badly?" he fires one question after another at me. "I'm okay." I say and take a quick sip of the water. "are you?" he asks, and he's very close, too close. I could walk away, but my legs decide to stay. He takes the water from my hand and puts it on the desk and he takes my hand again. He pulls me more towards him but he turns me to the mirror. In the mirror, our eyes find each other. He's big. I can't get up to his shoulder yet and I have heels on, without them I would probably reach his chest. "I wanted to say to you, that you were confident tonight." He says. His voice is soft. I feel him standing behind me and his breath on my neck. I look in the mirror and see that he bends over and his right hand releases my hand and lands on my hip "Was it your intention to seduce me?" he asks and his voice makes my legs weak and my knees don't want to carry me anymore. I feel the goosebumps and a shiver goes down my spine and not one of fear or filth, but one of desire. My belly does that one thing, which I have felt before, but never as strongly as now and Riccardo feels it and he steps even closer to me and I naturally lean against him, he is so steady and I love his warm body. He turns me around and holds me tightly. He grabs my chin, not hard, with his finger and thumb. One arm around my waist and the other on my chin and I look up at him. His brown eyes gleam and my breath stop when I think I see what his eyes are saying. Want.Need.Desire. and a grin forms around his mouth. "You're beautiful Vivian, and you've become more confident." He says and I see how he studies my face. "You're not quite there yet." He whispers and he leans further forward, I feel his breath on my lips and he must feel mine on his lips. I want to lose myself in him. He makes me want this too. Knock knock knock Read along in this exciting, sometimes dark story and the love that blossoms between Riccardo and Vivian. Will they be able to build a stable relationship despite the age difference and the lies?
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The Mafia's Woman
Updated at Sep 21, 2022, 23:55
Three years ago, almost all Italian families moved to another city. A chance for a new life. A new beginning. A development that thirty-year-old Marcello Ferrante has not yet embraced. He struggles to completely let go of his old familiar life. He misses that last bit that gives him the peace and confidence that it will be okay. Until then he lives his life partly in the shadows, the people from the city know him as architect Marcello Ferrante, but in the world that the Italian family was part of for generations he is still known as \'The Artist\' and then it is not about his paintings. During one of his \'assignments\', he meets twenty-five-year-old Camilla Matthews. Which in turn is looking for her place in the world. Not only is she looking for her mother\'s killer, but also for her biological father. In addition to that search, Camilla\'s work as an FBI agent has made her obsessed with someone, particularly \'The Artist\'. Camilla is determined to find out who that is. The two experience an exciting night in New York, where Marcello is there for one of his assignments and Camilla is there to see The Artist\'s last \'artwork\'. The attraction has never been stronger for both. Camilla moves to Cliffs, according to an informant that is the place where her father last lived. Not knowing that Marcello lives there and not knowing that the man she ends up in bed with more than once is her other obsession. Read along in this fourth book in the Mafia series. Is Camilla enough for Marcello, to leave the world behind? Can Camilla find her killer and what other secrets will she discover… Will both find love and acceptance over who they truly are?
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The Mafia's Daughter
Updated at Mar 18, 2022, 15:50
-Vincenzo- My heart stops in my throat when I see her, she really is here. Tina. Mauro was at the club with me that night and saw me with her. I follow her and when our eyes find each other I see that she did not expect me here, I see that she blushes, and then she quickly moves on. I see Marc, Damiano, and also Leon looking at her. I squeeze my eyes together at them and when they see my gaze they all look away. That’s right, don't look at what's mine. I don't know yet who or what Tina is doing here, but Tina is mine. And as soon as I’m done here, I will take her with me, home, where I will cherish her forever. I don’t know what is happening to me, but for over a year this girl keeps coming into my dreams, that night at REXX, she enchanted me. When I could leave, the booth where I put her in was empty, she was gone. I was mad, mad at myself for letting her go, mad that I put her there alone, with no one to protect her. I searches for her everywhere, but I never saw her again. Until now and now, my want for her is just too big. Her beautiful red dress with a high split and an open back. The dress fits perfectly around her figure, her brown wavy, and curly hair perfectly flows over her shoulders. F**k she is by far the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, she is just gorgeous, or is it stunning. -Valentina- "You've put your phone on silent and so have she, but Riccardo is about to lose his shit." I hear the man say and I immediately sit upright. Vincenzo picks up his phone and he laughs "13 missed calls." He tells me and he shakes his head as he holds the phone to his ear "Riccardo, what can I do for you?" I hear him say and I can't quite understand what is being said, but I hear my brother furiously and I don't just hear Riccardo's voice. I reach out my hand to Vincenzo and he grins as he gives the phone to me and gets into bed with me. "Riccardo?" I say and it falls silent. "WHERE THE F**K IS VINCENZO?" shouts Riccardo over the phone. "RICCO STOP THIS!" I shout through the phone. "Valentina Maria Bianca Ferrante!" If he uses all three of my names and my last name, I know he's really furious. "IT'S A BIT LATE TO STILL BE ON A DATE, DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS!?" before I can answer I hear Christiano "IT'S DAMN ALMOST THREE HOURS INTO F**KING NIGHT! YOU'RE COMING HOME NOW!" He screams and I laugh and shake my head . "Riccardo, Christiano, and I assume for the sake of convenience that Marcello is also there." I'll start. "Listen. This is my date and I was allowed on a date, so I also decide when the date is done. Not you. I'll call you when I'm home." I say "Bye my lovely brothers, love you." And I quickly disconnect. Three families and a years-long feud. The three Italian families have three things in common; all three are ridiculously rich, all three are active in the mafia, and they all have a special relationship with Valentina. Who is this woman and is she the woman who brings these three families together, who ensures a definitive end to the feud. Will she get all the family heads at the table to talk and end the feud and be one whole family again? What makes Valentina so special, what is the relationship she has with all three families, and how safe it is for her when her true identity emerges?
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His beloved Luna
Updated at Jan 28, 2022, 13:09
A sweet story, in which a prince finds his Luna, without her knowing. Their love blossoms as they face more and more challenges. *Warning; It's really sweet. If you're not looking for a romance, this book isn't suitable. The King Alpha George came into the room and you could feel its presence. He took the floor. "Welcome everyone. Welcome to the annual FlowerMoon party. This year for me and my Luna for the last time! In five months, I will hand over the throne to my eldest son Justin. He has already taken over several tasks to get ready for the task as king! In the coming months, he will take over more tasks until he is fully ready. So this is our farewell party also. I would like to introduce you to my son, Prince Justin." He pointed to a tall and wide man, he looked like Brian. Just as big, the man looked solid like a rock. "Do you remember that Justin in previous years?" Amy asked me "Yes vague, but he wasn't there last year. Didn't he have some kind of training camp last year?" "Yes, that's true!" Amy remembered. "He was at training with warriors. Brian was two years ago, remember!?" "Oh yes, I remember! I missed Brian so much back then." Secretly, I was hoping Brian would have fallen for me two years ago. I'd like to choose him. By now, he also felt like my brother. "Ladies, dancing?" Emlin put an arm around me. "It's a slow song, but yes the ladies here also need to be able to see that i can dance" he said with a wink, taking Amy to the dance floor. "Emlin said you want to go for your fated mate?" Brain said, and he got closer to me at the table. "Is that because of Emma?" I nodded "she went for someone she chose, she was confident and now she's gone. She made the wrong choice. And I chose someone but he didn't choose me. So it's better to look for the fated one." "Sorry" he said, giving me a kiss on the forehead. "It's all right. It's been two years."
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Mated to the princes
Updated at Nov 21, 2021, 10:39
"THEM? WHY THEM? AS IN SEVERAL?" "Yes Dad, several." "As in two?" I shake my head. "Are you making a joke!? Is it three?" I shake my head again. "Eric!" His voice is stern, warning and I know I have to say it out loud now. My mother bites her lip. Something that Rachel also does when she gets nervous. "It's four, four Mates Dad. Quadruple." ———— Princess Rachel manages to convince her parents that she can see the country and travel through, on one condition. Her brother Eric joins her and four of their best warriors and her own ladies in waiting. With much reluctance she agrees and together with her brother and the four warriors, they plan the route and visit the packs. Rachel is already 20 and hasn't found her mate yet. Prince Eric hasn't found his mate either. Everyone knows the two, so with the help of her brother she takes away the magic glow, she is still a beautiful woman, but without her royal tattoo and without her glow and her new role as PA she can go a long way. Until she gets to SunshinePack, the quadruple Alphas feel a special attraction that they can't explain and Rachel also feels an attraction to all four. She gets confused by it. She has always learned that she could find her mate at the age of 18, she still doesn't have her mate, why is she so attracted to these four men? What role do her parents play in this? What does her brother do when he sees the attraction? After a breakthrough in the border, Rachel wakes up next to Emma. Emma has been through terrible things and Rachel is helping her survive. Are the Alphas in time to save Rachel and Emma and which of the rescuers turns out to be Emma's mate? Read along in the quest of Princess Rachel. Will be edit soon...
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