I tell him my lips should be learning how to pronounce these strange Cyrillic sounds, but he tells me his lips need to learn every curve of my body instead.If my dad finds out our lessons consist of a little less talk and a lot more action, will he pull us out of Moscow for good? Or will my Russian teacher, who constantly has me screaming vowels, tell me there’s no pulling out…not now, not ever…making me his and filling me full of babies as he breeds me in the land famous for bears and borscht…forever?*Russian Teacher is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

    I join a nanny placement service to escape a lifetime of pain in foster care, only to be sent to a man who dishes out punishment for a living……a Russian mafia boss.He’s an older man who’s suddenly in charge of raising his nephew after his sister and her husband die…or are murdered, as he suggests foul play.And when he sees how well I connect with his child he more than suggests that he’s ready for an adult kind of play with his younger woman nanny.I tell him it’s not just my first time outside of my country and my first time in Moscow, but also another kind of first time that I want to give to him and only him.He tells me I’m going to be his first, and last, forever.*Nanny for the Russian Mafia is a “mafia lite” insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, no ow, no dubcon, and no cliffhanger.

    But this Moscow fortress has had its share of dark days. Follow along with author Deborah Hopkinson as she recounts the tales of spying, murder, missing children, and lost treasure that are part of this landmark's long history.

    who sets my blood on fire.When my twin brother defects from Moscow to play hockey in America, a merciless gang sets their sights on me as part of an extortion plot.The leader of a rival operation offers to keep me safe…for a price. In exchange for their protection, he wants my body. And as badly as I want to say no, body over life seems like a better deal.But as I slip deeper into his world, he demands more from me. Now he wants the only thing I'm unwilling to give him.My heart.SAINTS is the heart-stopping first novel in USA TODAY Bestselling Author Sophia Henry's sizzling Saints and Sinners suspense series.

     It’s the first time I’ve seen a woman so innocent, so real, so perfect. And it’s also the first time I’ve ever felt this uncontrollable need overtake me and demand I make someone mine. But she’s not someone. She’s the only one this older man has ever wanted. And the first time I find out that I’m her dad’s friend from years ago and miles away, it only reaffirms that this is fate, meant to be. And the scumbags who meant her harm already sealed their own fate, their own death warrants, by putting their hands on what was always meant to be mine. I’m going to set her free from her troubled past, but there’s one thing she’ll never be free of. Me. I’m putting a baby in her belly and diamond ring on her finger. She’s mine now… forever. *Claimed By The Russian is a short, standalone romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

    Having an older sister who was raped and suffers from the ensuing stigma in China, Kang is determined to remain a spinster, which has its own stigma in China, and she struggles with her fear and distrust of men. But Kang's story is not a hard luck story. She is an intelligent woman and a successful immigrant. Kang deals with the perplexities of a different culture by maintaining a sense of curiosity, an enjoyment of learning about the new culture, and by finding humour rather than the humiliation that so often characterizes descriptions of immigrant experience. Kang rooms with Tania, a Russian immigrant, and learns that many years earlier, Tania was in love with a Chinese medical student at Moscow University who was abruptly returned to China for having had a relationship with her. Kang's own father once studied at that university but has never talked about it since he was forced to leave Moscow and then was branded a rightist during the Chinese Anti-Rightist Campaign. Since then her father has been dispatched to work and live in Kunming, a city faraway from Beijing. Could the paths of her father and Tania have ever crossed? Curious about her father's past, Kang decides to pay a visit to Moscow, accompanied by Brian, Tania's nephew, a charming engineer who wants to explore his Russian Jewish roots. Spending time with Brian helps Kang to see how much her sister's tragedy has shadowed her life. When Brian suddenly shows symptoms of schizophrenia, Kang must decide whether to throw her spinster's hat away or end her relationship with Brian.

    He caught me, instead. Now I'm his prisoner - chained and helpless, about to be stripped and interrogated by this towering, tattooed beast of a man.But as I hang from chains in the dungeon of his former-KGB stronghold, it's not abject terror I fear when this looming monster stares at me.No - it's something else...Because there's a secret warmth in those icy-grey eyes of his. There's an unexpected tenderness to the grasp of his huge, tattooed hands.Maybe I'm mad for even imagining it... but I think there's a chink in Zukovsky's iron armor......and maybe I'm the one woman alive who can pry it open. VALENTIN The murderous criminals of the Central Intelligence Agency sent another sneak-thief to spy on me. Only, this one is different. I caught her. Chained her. Stood poised to break her, like I've done countless others...But there's something to Katrina Simonovicha that makes me stay my hand.Something intoxicates me about her...Perhaps it's the fearsome determination in her big, brown eyes. Maybe it's the generous curves to her well-fed body. Perhaps it's the fact that she's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen - and I wonder if the comfort I've sought my whole cold, lonely life is to be found nuzzled at her breast...In any event, I want more from Katrina than just information.I want more from her than just her cries for mercy.I want to break her - to make her admit that she feels the same powerful attraction that I do.Because she represents the worst of the imperialist west, just as I represent the worst of the icy east.But together? Maybe we represent the best and brightest hope our two countries have. Breaking the Double Agent is a full-length espionage romance novel featuring scenes of explicit sensuality, red-hot menage encounters, and a thrilling story line with a contemporary twist that will have you on the edge of your seat. Enjoy!

    There is no fluff here, nothing extra. It's just a great overview of some great buildings, architectural styles and materials. The photographs are beautiful and the writing crisp and clear. I recommend this book for anyone who wants an introduction to architecture and some insights in the buildings around us or that predate us." – Goodreads reviewer"I am an architect and most certainly enjoyed this book. (…) [T]he chapters Elements and Materials are a nice take on architectural history and will offer valuable information for non professionals! I see this book as an encyclopaedia to get basic information on various topics. But the very short chapters are really just a starting point. The images are very helpful throughout and the layout is clean and helps the reader navigate the book. You are looking for a Short Story of Architecture? That is exactly what you get, in the best possible way." – Goodreads reviewerOther books in 'The Short Story of…' series include The Short Story of Art, The Short Story of Photography, The Short Story of Film and The Short Story of Modern Art.