The Marionettes of Myth Series by Sarah Godfrey, Victoria DeRubeis

Kali has always been obedient, but when she takes her first step onto a protected “humans only” high school in suburban Pittsburgh, she knows she was the wrong choice for this mission. Ever since the murder of her parents when she was too young to remember, she’s been sheltered – and trained. She can swing a sword with expert precision, but studying popular human teen magazines hasn’t taught her how to masquerade as seventeen years old. Jason is the target of the mission... moreKali has always been obedient, but when she takes her first step onto a protected “humans only” high school in suburban Pittsburgh, she knows she was the wrong choice for this mission. Ever since the murder of her parents when she was too young to remember, she’s been sheltered – and trained. She can swing a sword with expert precision, but studying popular human teen magazines hasn’t taught her how to masquerade as seventeen years old. Jason is the target of the mission. She and Yuuhi, who was also designated by his own people to be her partner, must find solid proof that Jason is, in fact, a supernatural phenomenon. Yuuhi sees little more than a socially inept emo kid dressed in conflicting shades of black, but Kali only touches Jason’s hand, and she feels the sting of something dark and deadly. Jason’s shadow is bigger than he is, and if the leaders of Yuuhi’s people find out, Jason won’t be human much longer. The goal of the mission is to protect him, but Kali will find that the only way she can do just that is to break every rule she’s been conditioned to follow. She’ll have to learn how to disobey. Beginning with Kali’s point of view and then shifting to the eyes of other characters, the Marionettes of Myth series introduces Pittsburgh as a superhuman metropolis, a world both wild and conquered by the monsters buried in its seams and darkest shadows. And those monsters will be watching her. less

In the thrilling second book to the "Marionettes of Myth" Series, even gods can be killed. The sword of Ra had finally responded to Kali's command-just in time for her to spear her sister, Solara, through the heart. Kali then bled out. Her life ended. When her eyes next opened, she was in an underground hospital, and she wasn't in possession of her own body. Toivo and Carmi can only wait under Ave and Elliot's roof, desperate for news... moreIn the thrilling second book to the "Marionettes of Myth" Series, even gods can be killed. The sword of Ra had finally responded to Kali's command-just in time for her to spear her sister, Solara, through the heart. Kali then bled out. Her life ended. When her eyes next opened, she was in an underground hospital, and she wasn't in possession of her own body. Toivo and Carmi can only wait under Ave and Elliot's roof, desperate for news. All they know is that Solara's body was recovered, but Kali's is missing, and the funeral for their fathers is nearing. With their family broken and interspecies warfare brewing, the brothers will have to reconcile their grief and do what it takes to keep from losing Kali a second time. They won't be alone, and they won't be unchallenged. But the real war has already begun. Toivo is struck with a mysterious illness, Yuuhi's vampire parents are calling, and Jason must understand Ares' motivations, or lose to them. In the end, each of them might just be at the mercy of the hand that holds Ra-or the hands that pull on the web of marionette strings. Their decisions can stop the war, or ignite it. less

She stepped through the doors of eternal night. Now the king of the night won’t let her go. In this thrilling third installment of the Marionettes of Myth series, two months have slipped since the collapse of the overpasses. Finally Kali and her family—friends included—have moved into a new house to begin their lives afresh. Kali has had the chance to consider her feelings for Yuuhi—and her more intimate desires... moreShe stepped through the doors of eternal night. Now the king of the night won’t let her go. In this thrilling third installment of the Marionettes of Myth series, two months have slipped since the collapse of the overpasses. Finally Kali and her family—friends included—have moved into a new house to begin their lives afresh. Kali has had the chance to consider her feelings for Yuuhi—and her more intimate desires. She’s survived bullets and crushing rubble, yet the question of sex still turns her bright red. But the river has been flowing silently. War trickles into the cracks of the city and floods their lives when something arrives at their doorstep that promises to take away the very people Kali fought to protect. An army will come for them—an army they can’t conquer, not as they are. The impervious law of the Vampire Alliance Court will crush them. It’s then that Kali realizes Cassius has ensnared them all. He’s had them since the beginning. And only the gods can help them now. less