The Russian Retribution
- Authors: Ava Gray
- Series: Book 2 in the New York Criminal Empire series
- Genres: Romance, Romantic Suspense
- Rank:Top 1000 in Best Mafia Romance on Amazon
- Rating: 4.5 based on 648 reviews
- Release Date: May 20, 2025
- Print length: 314 pages (Paperback)
About the book
I never wanted to inherit my father's brutal empire.
All I had to do was endure his cruelty, obey as his daughter, and bide my time.
But then I ended his life -
The Russian Pakhan. My father. My monster.
Revenge was mine. So was the throne.
Now the bratva submits... but not without resistance.
They speak of treachery. They test my authority. They crave my demise.
Viktor Petrov, my father's most loyal ally, feigns guidance for me
but I see the deceit in his grin.
And Erik Izmaylov?
The deadly security expert with a warrior's spirit and guilt in his gaze.
He monitors my every action.
Fights with ferocity.
Touches me like he possesses every breath I take.
He was never meant to be mine...
Because Viktor dispatched him to uncover the truth.
To demonstrate I committed the Pakhan's murder.
To carry out my sentence.
But Erik didn't anticipate falling for the woman he was assigned to betray.
And I didn't expect to trust the one man who could bring about my downfall.
This isn't a tale of redemption - It's a fatal attraction entwined with forbidden longing.
But the Russian Godmother doesn't surrender easily -
And Erik Izmaylov is nobody's pawn.
The question isn't whether I'll endure ruling this empire drenched in blood -
It's whether he'll survive when I uncover his transgressions.