Violeta Blood

In Violeta, family is everything. Until family sells you out. Rita counts the money for Raphael Santos, the man who owns the cafés, the docks and a good third of the police. For six years she has also been his secret: a woman nobody knows about, on the thirty-first floor of a building nobody knows he visits. Then a judge drops dead at a glittering fundraiser, poisoned by a coffee her crew poured, and by morning their five faces are fifteen storeys high above the Canal. Raphael cuts them loose before the coroner has finished. A hundred thousand on every head. Including hers. Raiden, who kills with a move the street only whispers about. Moe, who can outdrive anything on four wheels. JJ, who can open any door in the city. Yuriya, who has never lost a fight. And Rita, who has never lied to any of them. Until now. To clear their names, they'll have to take the city apart, one warehouse, one crooked cop and one bloody street fight at a time. And Rita will have to find out whether the man she loves threw them to the wolves, or whether someone has a knife at his throat. Perfect for readers who love: A secret, age-gap romance with a powerful, morally grey boss A found family of misfits you'll want to belong to Bare-knuckle fights, car chases and a slow-burn second couple A villain hiding in plain sight, and a twist you won't see coming Steamy, not explicit. Book One of the Kings of Violeta series.