The Council Series by Nicole Banks

It's a man's world, and Sofia Barbati is about to change the game.Only daughter to New York's most notorious King Pin, and grand-daughter to Columbia's infamous drug Baron—Sofia was born of bullets, betrayal, and blood shed.Though, when her father's enemies hit too close to home, she's shipped to Columbia where she's groomed to inherit her grandfather's throne.Whether she's ready or not, news of her father's death sends Sofia back to New York, hellbent on claiming what's rightfully hers... moreIt's a man's world, and Sofia Barbati is about to change the game.Only daughter to New York's most notorious King Pin, and grand-daughter to Columbia's infamous drug Baron—Sofia was born of bullets, betrayal, and blood shed.Though, when her father's enemies hit too close to home, she's shipped to Columbia where she's groomed to inherit her grandfather's throne.Whether she's ready or not, news of her father's death sends Sofia back to New York, hellbent on claiming what's rightfully hers.She’s stepping into a war with men who will never bow to a woman. It’s a damn good thing Sofia's learned exactly how to bring these men to their knees.***Previously published in the Guns Blazing Anthology.*** less

Il bacio della morte—the kiss of death.It’s the mark for an act of betrayal, and Otto received his on the lips from a woman he’d been too wrapped up in to taste her poison.She was a pawn in a game he never wanted to play—but to keep his sisters safe, he traded one boss for another, and now they were all paying the price.Everyone’s out for blood, including Otto, and once he gets his hands on her, he’ll exact his own revenge against her flesh.

Where there’s Smoke, there’s fire, and Gia is a flame so bright, she’ll burn you.With the Council under attack and one of its leaders kidnapped, the surviving members go to warbefore it’s too late to save their empires and get back what’s been taken from them.Smoke doesn’t mind doing the dirty work, but when it comes to Gia, he wants to keep her clear from the bloodbath about to ensue.He doesn’t know she carries a deadly secret that will change everything between them... moreWhere there’s Smoke, there’s fire, and Gia is a flame so bright, she’ll burn you.With the Council under attack and one of its leaders kidnapped, the surviving members go to warbefore it’s too late to save their empires and get back what’s been taken from them.Smoke doesn’t mind doing the dirty work, but when it comes to Gia, he wants to keep her clear from the bloodbath about to ensue.He doesn’t know she carries a deadly secret that will change everything between them.Teamed up with an ally to locate their missing leader, the danger heightens and so does their attraction.Until they’re incapable of stopping the inevitable.But once Gia reveals the truth to Smoke, his world is twisted in a way that can never be undone.The war for the Council has nothing on the war for her heart.Trigger warnings can be found on website less