Dark Russian Angel

DARK RUSSIAN ANGEL is a spin-off from Odette’s Vancouver Wolves Hockey romance series. Andrusha Sokolov first made his appearance in PENALTY BOX as Mica Petrov’s childhood friend and it’s his title as the head of the Russian mafia in Vancouver that gets Mica into trouble off the ice. In DARK RUSSIAN ANGEL, Andrusha fights to maintain order in the city as Ivan Bunko, a new underground player, tries to take control of the streets by any means necessary.

Olivia Childs is a dancer that could never catch a break. After an injury ended her ballet career, she takes up stripping to pay the bills. Then, one night, she ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time and is the only known witness that can place Bunko behind bars. When the police are unable to keep her safe, she finds herself locked away under Andrusha’s protection.

Andrusha is a man of plan and action. He has contingencies for every scenario and strategizes his every move. Taking in Olivia is just another way to ensure his new enemy never succeeds: the benefits of keeping her alive long enough to testify against Bunko far outweigh the risks of having her near. What he doesn’t expect is the way he reacts to her presence; she is reluctant to be near him and doesn’t throw herself at him like most women, but she also stubbornly refuses to leave his side when he tries to keep her out of direct harm’s way. He finds her endearing and adorable and as such, claims her as HIS. Though he wants her, he does his best to keep his hands off – Olivia is more than just a nave pretty face in danger, she’s a virgin that he doesn’t want to taint with his darkness. Andrusha is the definition of every girl’s Bad Boy fantasy and every mother’s warning.

Andrusha is Olivia’s unlikely guardian angel, but she quickly becomes his weakness. There are dangers from all around as Bunko’s reach increases throughout Vancouver. Just as the pair find their mutual attraction too much to resist, everything Andrusha has worked for, including Olivia’s safety, is threatened by someone close to him.

DARK RUSSIAN ANGEL is an action-packed mafia romance that delivers a sweet and satisfying ending. Those seeking a story with a one-and-only lover, no cheating, and happy ending are in for a treat. Odette shows the underside of her Vancouver is just as full of love as life in the hockey rink. Readers get a glimpse into Mica’s life after the end of his book, too, as Andrusha and Mica’s friendship remains strong.

My only critique is that Andrusha claims to always need to be in control and promises Olivia she is in over her head when it comes to his sexual proclivities; he prefers to tie up his women and reprimand disobedience in the bedroom with spankings. None of this comes to pass, though he does assert his dominance over Olivia with sexually charged manhandling outside of the bedroom. None of this detracts from the story, making readers shy of or avoiding BDSM in their romance perfectly safe to enjoy DARK RUSSIAN ANGEL.

Andrusha and Oliviatheir love story will bounce around in your heart after you finish the book.

They loved with purity and passion and courage. A slow burn with an oh-so-satisfying HEA. Both characters had to grow and change to find their best selves in this story. The author took time to develop the characters and takes readers on a heart-stopping ride through their adventure. A few old friends show up along the way, and true friendships in the story give us more insights into the Dark Russian Angels loyal commitment to people around him and vice-versa.

Youll be tempted to read this book in one sitting because it is a page-turner. This was the kind of book that caused the rest of the world to go silent while I read. The story grabbed me and didnt let go.

I didn’t mean to read this book ! I saw an advertisement for it and thought on it so d’s good so I will get the sample now and see about reading it later. I was in the middle of a other book and I never stop one book to start another. I accidentally clicked on the sample started reading and could not stop
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Thing I know I’ve read the whole book. It’s one of those books that when someone wants your attention you get upset because they have bothered you. This is the best review i can give a book without revealing the story becaUse I believe a review shouldn’t ruin the story happy reading

Never was a fan of mafia love stories, never had an interest in reading them. But this is the second Russian mob love story I’ve read (different authors), and loved!

In this one, the heroine is a sweet, innocent young woman with not so great background. Our H is a Russian mob boss who rescues her after 2 attempts on her life while under witness protection (she witnessed a murder by another very bad mob boss who is intent on taking over the area from existing crime families. The H initially puts her under his protection because it’s in his interest to have her testify and put the intruder mob boss behind bars.

Watching the changes in these two as they come to know each other is a beautiful thing. This author developed her characters and their love story in a way that is seamless and totally believable.

There is plenty of intrigue and action to hold your interest as well as a few twists. A great story and well written…the only error I noticed (“She covered her hand with her mouth. “…supposed to be the other way around lol!) was in the epilogue after all had been resolved so it really didn’t take anything away from this story.

So…i’m 2 for 2 in the Mafia love stories….looks like i’ll be reading another one in the near future!

This was a nice read ! I really have not read a good mafia book in a while but this book hit the spot. It had danger, heart break, strength, love, and so much more. This book/storyline will have you wanting to start all the way over. I usually take about 5 days to read a book. But it only took me 48 hours to complete reading this book. I will be reading it again and ready for another book about Viktor that will include characters from this book.

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