Gia — Kristi Belcamino

Gia is the prequel to the USA Today Bestselling Gia Santella Crime Thriller series .... From the Author: Gia Santella is my alter ego, the woman I might have been in a different life.She's a hedonist and a badass and doesn't give a F what anyone else thinks about her and her lifestyle. She has zero inhibitions and a large lust for life.But she also has the biggest heart around and would give her life to save someone more vulnerable than she is.WhenI began writing Gia, I didn't really know her, I just knew that she was a really fun character to write because I never knew what she was going to do next.As she came to life on the page, loving her vices: drinking, drugs, and sex, I knew one thing for sure--she was about to take me for a wild ride. Armed with an enormous inheritance, she would selflessly give everything to help someone who was down-and-out.When we first meet her, in Gia in the City of the Dead, she has recently lost her beloved parents. She hasn't figured out how to deal with her grief in a healthy way so she at times is self-destructive and impetuous in ways that make me cringe and worry about her. As she says, I'm never lucky. But somehow, she manages to survive.I hope you love her as much as I love writing her.Meet Gia.Fearless.Loyal as the day is long.A true hedonist.Thirsty for justice at all costs.Sexy is her middle name.