I'd give my life for my family… but I won't give hers.LukaMy family is everything, and the Bratva I help run is all I care about. Until I meet her.One look and I know she's mine, the only woman I'll ever want, and the only one I'll ever have. My little kisa belongs to me, and I won't let anything come between us… not even my own family.LaraI've been taught since birth to hate the Melnikovs. ...

She's everything I was never supposed to want.DominicEighteen years old, a Bratva princess, and Lev Melnikov's daughter.That should be enough to keep me away, but the second I see Natalya all grown up, I know she's mine.I try to fight what I feel for her, but my principessa is determined to bring me to my knees, and she's willing to do whatever it takes to get me there.NatalyaHe's the head of...

"I've changed my mind, malinkaya… I've decided to keep you."JoleneA violent underground fighter and a Bratva boss, Lev Melnikov is a walking red flag, but I can't stay away. I need him to teach me how to fight so I can protect myself.Our arrangement is simple… until it's not.Being close to him and feeling his sweaty body against mine makes it impossible to not want more. And once I start touching, I can't stop....

First comes hate. Second comes a forced marriage. And third, comes bringing Vitaly Melnikov to his knees.VitalyI'm used to women wanting me, not hating me, but my wife looks at me like she's hoping my next breath will be my last.Our marriage wasn't by choice, but when I vowed to be her husband, I meant it. I never go back on my word, so we're married whether she likes it or not. At least for the moment.The plan was for me to...

He may look like an angel, but he's all sin.EvieAn abusive father and a job as a night janitor. Yeah, life doesn't get much better than this.I'm convinced my future is a bleak one, but then I accidentally rear-end an Aston Martin. The driver is the most gorgeous man I've ever seen.Valeri Medvedev is a man I would happily fall on my knees to worship. I had no idea he was a dangerous Bratva boss. All I saw was the sexy smile, ...

First, I was taken. Then, I was sold. Now, I'm his.SimonaThe man who bought me is sinfully gorgeous—a tatted-up wall of muscle who assures me that I'm safe with him.He can't let me go. Not yet anyway.He and his brothers need my help to find someone. I agree to help them, not having any idea it's going to lead us into a nest of vipers. If their venom doesn't get me… his will.Lines blur between the two of us, and I no ...

I'll walk through hell to be with him, even if the path is paved in blood.EmilyRoman Melnikov is a deadly man in an expensive suit. I know what lies beneath the façade—the scars and tattoos that hint at the man he really is.He came here to find his sister, and his search led him to my dad and his friends. We both want to take them down, and the only way to do that is together.I had no idea how dangerous it would be, or that ...

I am death. My face is the last thing my targets see before I snatch their souls from their bodies. I gain strength from their fear and pleasure from their screams. Just hearing my name will make a mother fucker think twice about crossing me. In my line of business there is no weakness and there’s definitely no room for love. At least that’s what I used to think until her little feisty ass came back into my life. She came in like a wrecking ball and bringing all kinds of havoc with her. No...

I never expected to fall for a devil.NinaYou know the story where the hero comes in and saves the day, rescuing the heroine right in the nick of time? This isn't that story.Instead of a knight in shining armor, he's a sexy, tatted-up Bratva boss with a reputation for being brutal and fierce.Vasily finds me after I've already been brought to my lowest—broken by cruel men until I barely recognize myself.He doesn't offe...

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The bestselling author of The How of Happiness reveals how to find opportunity in life’s thorniest momentsFocusing on life’s biggest, messiest moments, Sonja Lyubomirsky provides readers with the clear-eyed vision they need to build the healthiest, most satisfying life. Lyubomirsky argues that we have been given false promises—myths that assure us that lifelong happiness will be attained once we hit the culturally confirmed markers of adult success. This b...