He can feel the promise of his future happiness slipping through his fingers like grains of sand. But as his young wife prepares for her debut on the international art stage, he finds himself drawn into a bloody conflict that threatens the quiet life he's painstakingly built. Nikolai finally has everything he's ever wanted-power, wealth and a family with Vivian, the beautiful sun who lights up his dark life. But Nikolai is keeping secrets from her, and the whispers of a coming street war leave her terrified for the man she so passionately loves-and the tiny life growing inside her. She’s the bright light in his dark world and the only thing that keeps him from sliding deeper into a life of crime and violence-a mobbed-up life he can’t escape no matter how hard he tries.īut Nikolai’s only chance to protect Vivian is to do the one thing he vowed never to do-he’ll drag her deeper into his shadowy world and bind her to him forever.īecause their tangled pasts are about to collide and the shockwave threatens to bring Houston’s criminal underbelly to its knees…Ĭlaimed and cherished by Houston's most ruthless mob boss, artist Vivian Kalasnikov embraces her new position as Nikolai's wife and the lonely, dangerous role as queen of Houston's underworld.

She’s completely, irrevocably and unabashedly in love with Nikolai, the Russian mob boss who saved her life.įrom the moment Vivian appeared in his life on that tragic April night, Nikolai felt himself inextricably bonded to her.

Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.25in - 0.94in - 1.The complete collection of the USA Today Bestselling romance between Russian mob boss Nikolai and the sweet, innocent artist who steals his heart includes NIKOLAI, NIKOLAI II, PAPER and LION’S FIRST ROAR.Īfter a brush with death as a juvenile delinquent, Vivian swore she’d never stray across that line again-but there’s just one problem with her plan to stay on the right side of the law.

Earning Shay's love and trust just might be the hardest deal he's ever sealed. He wants Shay in his home and in his bed-but not as merely his mistress. But now that she's under his protection-and under his hands-Alexei realizes that he wants and needs more than he's ever dared to hope for in his harsh life. When he learns Shay's troubled sister has invoked the wrath of Houston's criminal elite, Alexei rushes to intercept Shay before the city's worst men can get their hands on her. Just as ruthless in business as he was on the streets, Alexei has built a new life as a respected, wealthy businessman.

Terrified for her sister and herself, Shay turns to the only man powerful enough to save them-former prize fighter and Russian mob enforcer Alexei Sarnov. But her older sister likes that fast, easy money and finds herself in a hot mess of trouble when she helps her boyfriend scam Houston's underworld.

Shay Sandoval has big dreams and works hard to achieve them.

Nikolai by roxie rivera