GodHood Series by Cristina Russo

She trusted no one before him. A mistake that could cost her life. Nicknamed The Angel of Death for her lethal beauty, an ex-assassin cannot seem to escape her past. DEADLY. COLD. STOICAL. MARIA PÉREZ has survived the criminal underworld by following one simple rule: trust no one. Raising herself on the streets of New York City has taught her everything she knows, from believing the worst in people, to destroying anything and anybody standing in her way... moreShe trusted no one before him. A mistake that could cost her life. Nicknamed The Angel of Death for her lethal beauty, an ex-assassin cannot seem to escape her past. DEADLY. COLD. STOICAL. MARIA PÉREZ has survived the criminal underworld by following one simple rule: trust no one. Raising herself on the streets of New York City has taught her everything she knows, from believing the worst in people, to destroying anything and anybody standing in her way. However, after escaping a world where the only way to leave safely is in a casket, she is constantly looking over her shoulder. She is a heartless killer incapable of emotions. The last thing on her mind is love. That is until she meets her match, The Devil, who sets her whole world on fire. He is the first to make her cold eyes burn. And she hates him for it. RUTHLESS. FATAL. TEMPTING. ZACHARY DI’ABLO, a notorious yet faceless gangster, sees straight through the cracks of Maria’s icy heart. After an unfortunate incident leaves him fixated for years on a pair of emerald eyes, he vows to avenge his honor by taking away their life. Though, once he realizes his grudge has been one-sided, his priorities shift. Once they meet, their lives unwillingly intertwine. Or so she thinks. Maybe she was right about not trusting people, after all. less

Four years ago, he broke her heart. Now, he’s back to shatter her life. Perceived as perfect for her straight-A record, Cosa Nostra’s highest paid hacker keeps to herself. BRIGHT. CARING. SWEET. NATALIA MORETTI has the life that everyone wants. But it wasn’t always this way. Raising her foster sister and herself in a Bronx orphanage, she was forced to mold into the golden-girl to ensure her future. But nothing is ever as it seems... moreFour years ago, he broke her heart. Now, he’s back to shatter her life. Perceived as perfect for her straight-A record, Cosa Nostra’s highest paid hacker keeps to herself. BRIGHT. CARING. SWEET. NATALIA MORETTI has the life that everyone wants. But it wasn’t always this way. Raising her foster sister and herself in a Bronx orphanage, she was forced to mold into the golden-girl to ensure her future. But nothing is ever as it seems. Natalia finds her truth among the royalty of the criminal underworld. After reuniting with her roots, she seems to have everything she’s ever wanted. Family. Money. Power. So, when East Coast’s biggest Playboy returns home from overseas, after four years of no contact, she wants nothing to do with him. The first and last man to break her heart. Her best-friend’s older brother. LETHAL. INTELLIGENT. UNFEELING. TREVOR SU is the epitome of wealth and crime. There is no object, subject, or concept, he can’t obtain. Nothing is worth his time or attention. Until he runs into Miss Perfect – or at least everybody else seems to think so. He hates her mask. Because she’s the only one that can see through his. But she’s just… so damn sweet. All he needs is just one taste of the forbidden…. Two rivals uniting to take down a common enemy might just rekindle an old flame…. Unless they kill each other first. less

He was supposed to protect her. But no one can keep her safe from him. Known as Meisa, Goddess of the Underworld, an undefeated street-fighter cannot seem to escape her past. WILD. THRILLING. EXPLOSIVE. KALI SU, daughter of one of the wealthiest mafia empires, lives a double life. After a traumatic event leaves her feeling powerless, she vows to claw her way back to the top – until no one can ever touch her again... moreHe was supposed to protect her. But no one can keep her safe from him. Known as Meisa, Goddess of the Underworld, an undefeated street-fighter cannot seem to escape her past. WILD. THRILLING. EXPLOSIVE. KALI SU, daughter of one of the wealthiest mafia empires, lives a double life. After a traumatic event leaves her feeling powerless, she vows to claw her way back to the top – until no one can ever touch her again. However, in the war between the crime families and struggle for power, enemies are still out to stop her pulse. And there is only one person her family trusts to guard her heart. Python. The Samurai. Her older brother’s best-friend. PRECISE. METHODICAL. UNYELDING. ZANE TAKASHI, an ex-assassin feared across continents by both gangsters and the affluent, has one unpaid debt. The last thing he wants to do is play bodyguard for his best-friend’s little sister and chauffer her around. But the job turns out to be harder than anticipated when the rebel heiress is anything but easygoing and predictable. She will do anything to lose him off her trace. He will do anything to catch her. She is the first woman he cannot look away from. He is the first man she hasn’t wanted to kill. Being together would be punished by death. Maybe there’s a reason. less

She will do anything for power. He will do anything to have her. Called Pretty Poison for her deadly charm,a mafia princess cannot seem to escape her past. STUNNING. SEDUCTIVE. CRAZY. FRANCESCA DeMONE, as ruthless of a Don as her father, has only ever wanted two things: money and power. With the entire Cosa Nostra against her high ranking in the mafia as a woman, she must prove herself – just until the title of Underboss is finally hers. She is her father’s most trusted confidant... moreShe will do anything for power. He will do anything to have her. Called Pretty Poison for her deadly charm,a mafia princess cannot seem to escape her past. STUNNING. SEDUCTIVE. CRAZY. FRANCESCA DeMONE, as ruthless of a Don as her father, has only ever wanted two things: money and power. With the entire Cosa Nostra against her high ranking in the mafia as a woman, she must prove herself – just until the title of Underboss is finally hers. She is her father’s most trusted confidant. His hand which holds the gun. His voice which gives the final command. His brain which directs every strategy. And she will walk through any fire if it means becoming Head of the Family. What she didn’t expect to have to endure, is marriage with the Devil himself. CHARMING. LAID-BACK. INTIMIDATING. MATTEO DI’ABLO, an ex-drug-lord, has had enough violence to last him five lifetimes. After re-building his family’s empire from the ashes and passing the legacy onto his younger brother, he wants nothing more than to lay on a beach and relax. But when a bullet misses his brother’s heart by an inch, he is forced to take over the family business one last time – just until his brother recovers. What he didn’t expect to have to endure, is a forced alliance with the Italians in the face of threats. Or lay awake all night while his new bride sleeps across the hallway. They agreed to divorce after a year. Marriage was never part of the plan. Least of all falling in love. At least for one of them. less