He’s a misunderstood mob boss who is desperately trying to stop the threat of losing the empire he’s built.. He meets a mysterious woman, one that he can’t seem to get out of his mind, but when the threat becomes more severe he finds himself in a compromising position.. This mysterious woman has a past that even she isn’t aware of. Viktor is soon going to learn the true meaning of having to make sacrifices for the ones you love.. When Viktor finally learns her name and who she’s related to, he’s going to question everything he’s felt for her.. He’ll have to decide whether love and passion is enough to give up control of his empire, before bloodshed ensues.. Viktor finds out that the woman he’s come to love, Lilia could be the very reason he may end up dead.

: ein dark romance mafia roman (volkov brothers 2)

Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B089LHKCB8 Nicholai Volkov is about to embark on a journey that will change his entire life forever. When he decides to take a break from the thrills of the crime world for a little while, he meets a beautiful woman who he can’t seem to get off of his mind. He doesn’t think he will ever see her again until he gets a call from a number he hadn’t seen in a long time, and the voice on the other end was begging for his help. Nicholai rushes to the rescue only to find a grief-struck father and his murdered daughter. Nicholai promises him that he will do whatever it takes to find out who is responsible. Nicholai sees her there, knowing that it could’ve been her that lost her life that night, and he doesn’t understand why he feels so connected to her. He finds himself falling in love with Angelina Orlova, the daughter of a mafia boss, and the victim of a terrible crime. Together Nicholai and Angelina set out to find out who would do this to them, because all she ever wanted was the truth. What lies ahead for her may cost her. She may lose everyone she loves, even those that have sworn to come to her rescue. Will Nicholai be able to help Angelina uncover her past and find the killer? Or will they both die trying?

Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B08CJHV8ZK Stephan Volkov is about to embark on a journey that will uproot his entire life and everything he’s ever learned about crime. He never did believe he could live up to the reputation of his family, one of the biggest crime families in all of Russia, lacking the discipline his brothers had before him. He ventures off with a few of his buddies, robbing a bank in broad daylight, clearing them out of everything they had only to find something hidden in the safe he didn’t expect to find. Stephan finds a painting that has been in the crime circles for generations, and he always believed it was a myth due to how much it was truly worth, but he managed to get his hands on it. That painting led him right into the life of Annika Novikova, a young daughter of a crime boss herself, trying to find her footing in the real world as a collector. Though, Stephan isn’t the only one that’s intrigued by the existence of the painting, and it is the sole reason behind the chaos that would ensue, the death of the people he loved, as he desperately tries to protect the woman that has single handedly changed his life. Stephan and Annika’s relationship is a passionate intertwining of two young criminals, falling in love, and desperately trying to stay alive. They know the stakes they face when they try to protect the billion-dollar art piece, and keep themselves safe from anyone who would come looking for it. Will that precious painting be the very thing that causes their destruction? Or will they come out on top as one of the most powerful budding crime families the country has ever seen?

He sought out one of the most dangerous mafia bosses in the country, asking him for a loan to kickstart his criminal enterprise, but little did he know, that would mean signing away his freedom.. Ever since Rurik met Mr. Andreyev, he’s been looking for a way out, and he learns of a woman he’s supposed to track down, knowing that she could’ve very well been his ticket to freedom.. Rurik longed to know about Marianna, about why she was trying to get close to such a vile family, but he never thought that he would ever have to put her wishes before his own.. Rurik and Marianna embark on a journey together to defeat one of the most infamous crime bosses either of them has ever seen.. Rurik is determined to keep Marianna safe, but that might change once he learns about her true identity, and what her connection to the Andreyev Family truly is.. Rurik wants revenge for all of the years Mr. Andreyev took away from him, but his fight for justice may cost him his life.. Rurik knows that the closer he gets to the truth, the further it’s going to push him away from Marianna, but nothing is going to stop him from destroying the man that ruined his life.

Maks Volkov is a cunning, manipulative, powerhouse. He has taken the crime world by storm with every risky decision he’s ever made. Those who say they aren’t afraid of him, want to be him. Maks has set his sights on a prestigious weapons collection that is owned by a rival crime boss, Mr. Kiselev. The Kiselev Family have been trying to undermine Maks’ weapon trading business for years, but this is the first time that Maks is taking them seriously... Maks wants to take the one thing away from Mr. Kiselev that he cares about more than anything in the world, and he’s hatched a plan to get the job done. He kidnaps Mr. Kiselev’s daughter, holding her hostage until Mr. Kiselev gives him what he wants... Maks could’ve never prepared himself for what happened next, realizing that Mr. Kiselev was much more of a threat than he realized. He tried to keep his distance from Klara, telling her that the only way she’d ever be free is if Mr. Kiselev cooperates, but he never would’ve imagined that he’d fall for her... Maks and Klara begin to uncover the true mystery behind the Kiselev Family, and the deeper into it they get, Klara realizes that she had been lied to her entire life by the people that were supposed to love her the most. Will Maks Volkov finally obtain his prized possessions or will he give up all hope to save the woman that has changed his life for good?