Bratva, the Russian mob operating out of Brighton Beach, NY, seeks revenge for the loss of their chieftain, anonymously slain by a sniper’s single shot to the head. His son, the young Belov, is the newly installed Bratva Chieftain, and seeks to kill the person, who he believes, orchestrated his dad’s execution: retired Secret Service Director Larry Cassell. Cassell, and his family, are in clear and present danger, but don’t know it. Belov orders his operatives to kidnap Cassell’s daughter from a university sponsored archeological “dig” in Guatemala; and his son, from the United States Naval Academy. He intends to use them to draw Director Cassell into a death trap. Thrust back into the mix are Coast Guard Intelligence Captain Will Strain and his wife, Carly, the newly installed Agent- in-Charge of the Secret Service’s Miami Office. Both survived Bratva’s previous operation to leverage an international hostage exchange to gain the release the mob’s global super-hacker, Max, from federal custody. The Strains, threatened by the Bratva, are now to be collateral damage; part of Bratva’s plan to kill Director Cassell. This does not go well. Revenge is sweet, but for whom?

There's a gun to my head. The Bratva is in turmoil, and I'm in the crosshairs. To survive, I must prove myself or face a deadly fate. But what they demand of me is unthinkable. They offer me a woman, stunning and innocent, to shatter and dominate. This woman is different. She's damaged like me, with a razor-sharp mind and a body that sets me ablaze. Neither of us has anything to lose, and together, we'll defy the Bratva. They made a grave error by binding her to me. We’re soulmates in a world of chaos. I may be a ruthless man, but I'm determined to do right. For her, I'll sacrifice everything, even if it means facing the devil himself. In this dangerous game, one thing is certain. Nothing will stop our love. This novel is a full length romantic suspense novel set in Alexis Abbott's Hitmen Series. It is an inter-connected standalone with no cliffhangers. Explicit language. Safe from cheating. - Topics: Romantic Suspense, Mafia Romance, Alpha Male Romance, Dangerous Romance, Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance, Steamy Romance, Contemporary, Standalone Series, mafia romance good girl, russian mafia romance, russian mafia romance books, a dark mafia romance, mafia romance russian, dark russian mafia romance, bratva mafia romance, mafia romance hea, mafia romance suspense, Forbidden Love, Forced Proximity, Killer Romance, Forbidden Romance, Kidnapping Romance, Bad Boy, romantic suspense, mafia romance, alpha male romance, bad boy romance, alpha male, dark romance, captive romance, age difference, antihero romance, series romance, forbidden romance You might enjoy Alexis Abbott's novels if you're a fan of: Jane Henry, Nora Ash, Natasha Knight, Renee Rose, Anna Zaires, Winter Sloane, Julia Sykes, A. Zavarelli, Kitty Thomas, CD Reiss, Jeanne St. James, Nicole Fox, Clarissa Wild, and Chelle Bliss

A devastating injury that will shake the Beck family to the core. A Russian Bratva leader that must be controlled at any cost. A friendship dissolving in front of their eyes. An FSB agent with a cross to bear. New Hitters added to The Company stable. Changes within The Company will be detrimental to all those involved. With deeper insights into the intricate workings of the organization, new leaders will emerge, as the Cypher is introduced to the noir community. Deception and lies will quake the world of Bear and Peregrine ending in unexpected revelations that will bring them closer than they’ve ever been.

A secret society out for revenge against an ousted member of a royal family, a billionaire framed for the murder of his brother, a model-turned con-artist out on probation, a cast-away English orphan homeless and abused, a NYPD cop all struggling to find the faces behind the invisible power who are are unleashing the deadliest terror in the world.

She’s my captive. My prisoner. I will make her talk. The bratva put a gun in my hand at age thirteen. Gave me freedom, a sense of belonging, and the family I never had. There’s no way I’m going to let this slip of a woman harm my boss. No matter how beautiful she is. How beguiling. How painfully fragile. Hurting a woman, however, is not possible. So I’ll find other ways to torture her. Other, far more pleasing ways. And in the end, my little prisoner will reveal all her secrets. In the end: she will be mine.

This collection of new essays focuses on The CW network's hit television series Arrow--based on DC Comic's Green Arrow--and its spin-offs The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl. Comic book adaptations have been big business for film studios since Superman (1978) and in recent years have dominated at the box office--five of the 11 highest grossing films of 2016 were adapted from comics. Superheroes have battled across the small screen for considerably longer, beginning with The Adventures of Superman (1952-1958), though with mixed results. The contributors explore the reasons behind Arrow's success, its representation of bodies, its portrayal of women, its shifting political ideologies, and audience reception and influence on storylines.

Collecting the first three LAZARUS SOURCEBOOKS, covering the lands ruled by Carlyle, Hock, and Vassalovka, now in one volume. With revised and expanded content, including additions to reflect developments in LAZARUS as the series moves into the year X+67 with ñFRACTURE,î beginning summer of 2018