Beautiful Evil Winter by Kelly K. Lavender

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Can a novel about an American couple's quest to adopt a Russian baby be called a Multi-Award-Winning Suspense Thriller? Yes.

"...The book is difficult to put down, enticing you to read a few more chapters before bed. In the end, the book leaves the reader satisfied, but the story never fully leaves your mind." The US Review of Books

In the late 1990s, a time in Moscow reminiscent of the unforgiving gun-slinging days of the frontier west, mild-mannered Ethan and hot-blooded Sophia board a Russian bound plane. Armed only with a homespun plan, the desperate American couple hopes to to adopt a baby boy.

What can go wrong? Maybe, an innocent ill-fated encounter with the Mafia or maybe, being marked as a target for mob revenge. Perhaps, having to rely on a first-time adoption coordinator to complete the process and shelter them from harm. Honestly, what won’t go wrong?

Crippled by circumstances - confined and monitored in a Moscow apartment, no language skills, no cell phone, no clue, no landline, no gun, no nearby family and a baby to protect, they have to find a way to out. Everything and anything can go wrong. How can they prevail?

Review

This is the riveting, first person account of one couple's attempt to have a child...no matter what it costs. They take a perilous journey to Moscow in an adoption attempt that leads them into more danger and adventure they had imagined.

This couple is nothing if not resilient - with Sophia being the driving force. There were times I wondered what she saw in Ethan, but at the end he was definitely the ying to her yang. The storyline was riveting and made me keep turning the page to see what was coming next.

My only quibble with the story (and this is just a personal thing... I know a lot of readers don't have this issue) is that I struggle with first person writing. I wanted to hear more from Ethan and what he was going through and thinking. But, that said, I got used to the flow and enjoyed the read. I recommend you check it out for yourself.

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