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November
Some things are inevitable. She was one of them.
In late-1800s Russia, November is living with her father on the edge of St. Petersburg. His line of work is far from legal, and when he needs to travel for a few weeks, he decides to hire someone to stay in his place with his daughter while he’s away.
Twelve years ago, she saw a boy in the worst place imaginable. Now, he’s the one walking through the door of her house to stay with her for the next four weeks. November wants him to acknowledge that he remembers her, but Kostya knows he’s hardly the same person she saw all those years ago.
Tensions rise as they get to know each other as adults, lines blurring and respectable boundaries disappearing. Ice skating outfits, books under the mattress, and shortened hemlines only make their prohibited relationship burn hotter. Their shared history is a tangled web of unspoken secrets and painful scars, yet together they might find the strength to confront it.
Will the past bind them together or tear them apart?
November is a historical forced proximity/emotional romance. It is book one in the Sons of Rurik duology. This book contains graphic violence, profanity, explicit sexual content, and other topics that may be triggering to some. A full content warning can be found in the front matter of the book.
In late-1800s Russia, November is living with her father on the edge of St. Petersburg. His line of work is far from legal, and when he needs to travel for a few weeks, he decides to hire someone to stay in his place with his daughter while he’s away.
Twelve years ago, she saw a boy in the worst place imaginable. Now, he’s the one walking through the door of her house to stay with her for the next four weeks. November wants him to acknowledge that he remembers her, but Kostya knows he’s hardly the same person she saw all those years ago.
Tensions rise as they get to know each other as adults, lines blurring and respectable boundaries disappearing. Ice skating outfits, books under the mattress, and shortened hemlines only make their prohibited relationship burn hotter. Their shared history is a tangled web of unspoken secrets and painful scars, yet together they might find the strength to confront it.
Will the past bind them together or tear them apart?
November is a historical forced proximity/emotional romance. It is book one in the Sons of Rurik duology. This book contains graphic violence, profanity, explicit sexual content, and other topics that may be triggering to some. A full content warning can be found in the front matter of the book.
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745 pages, Paperback
Published September 11, 2024
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October 29, 2026
𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙡, 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙃𝙞𝙢, 𝙝𝙞𝙢, 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙥, 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙩. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙩, 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙮. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨.
November by Lola Fairchild is a beautifully written book set in late 1800s Russia.
■ Late 1800s Russia
■ Forced proximity
■ Traumatised MMC
■ Dom/sub sexual awakening
■ Virgin FMC
■ Government resistance
■ Found family
■ Nightmares
November is a sheltered young woman with a traumatic childhood. She lives with her Father, Iosef, who is part of a government resistance group. When he is required to travel for work, he hires someone to stay with November.
𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧, 𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙨. 𝙎𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙨.
Twelve years ago, November went through something horrific. When Kostya Sadovsky arrives, November is immediately pulled back to her traumatic past and their shared experience when they were children. Their shared history is painful, and as they are trying to move on with their lives and heal from their trauma, they fall in love.
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘, 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.
It’s messy. It’s toxic. It’s Kostya and November. Oh and it’s a slow burn, until it’s not 💁🏼♀️
𝙃𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙈𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙞𝙩, 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙙. 𝙈𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙢, 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙨.
I absolutely loved this story. I loved the relationship between November and her Father. He would do anything for his daughter. I loved Kostya’s dirty mouth. I loved how November told Kostya that he looked hot in church. I loved November’s passion for reading. I loved Vaska - seriously I cannot wait for his story. I loved everything about this book.
November by Lola Fairchild is a beautifully written book set in late 1800s Russia.
■ Late 1800s Russia
■ Forced proximity
■ Traumatised MMC
■ Dom/sub sexual awakening
■ Virgin FMC
■ Government resistance
■ Found family
■ Nightmares
November is a sheltered young woman with a traumatic childhood. She lives with her Father, Iosef, who is part of a government resistance group. When he is required to travel for work, he hires someone to stay with November.
𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧, 𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙨. 𝙎𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙨.
Twelve years ago, November went through something horrific. When Kostya Sadovsky arrives, November is immediately pulled back to her traumatic past and their shared experience when they were children. Their shared history is painful, and as they are trying to move on with their lives and heal from their trauma, they fall in love.
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘, 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.
It’s messy. It’s toxic. It’s Kostya and November. Oh and it’s a slow burn, until it’s not 💁🏼♀️
𝙃𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢. 𝙈𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙞𝙩, 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙙. 𝙈𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙢, 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙨.
I absolutely loved this story. I loved the relationship between November and her Father. He would do anything for his daughter. I loved Kostya’s dirty mouth. I loved how November told Kostya that he looked hot in church. I loved November’s passion for reading. I loved Vaska - seriously I cannot wait for his story. I loved everything about this book.
October 23, 2026
Ms. Fairchild, I applaud you once again!
I read the Ultraneon duet a couple months ago and then came across “November” on her instagram page. I knew I had to read another one of her books.
And. 👏 It. 👏 Did. 👏 Not. 👏 Miss. 👏
Dual POV
Takes place in the 1800s of Russia
Government Resistance
Forced proximity
Some isolation
Tortured MMC
FMC with nightmares
Bodyguard/Protector
There’s are two parts to this book:
Part one takes place when November was 9 and you get some background on her and her life with her father. There is some government resistance plot happening and her father is involved. I absolutely loved reading about their father/daughter relationship!
“I considered what it must have been like for him to raise me all by himself. To do everything with the sole purpose of trying to provide for me, of trying to protect me and work towards giving me a real life. A man with an infant daughter in a crumbling country where things weren’t getting better for the lower class, a man who was completely alone. I knew I was the root of every anxiety and joy for him. His entire life and heart and soul were wrapped in my body, and I knew that. He told me, and I felt it in his every action. He would always make me eat first, always position himself to block the wind from reaching my face, always carry me when I didn’t want to walk. Reread the same book every night I couldn’t sleep and do things he was afraid of if it even gave me a chance at someday having a better life. His love for me was a force, and the only thing that kept him going.”
Part two (which is the majority of this book) takes place in present time when November is 20 years old. Her father has to leave for at least a few weeks and wants to pay someone to stay with her while he’s gone to protect her. He doesn’t want to leave her alone and she’s important to him. Enter our MMC, Kostya.
I loved the relationship between our two characters, November and Kostya. Just go ahead and read it please!
Also, can we talk about chapter 68?!?! 😩
I read the Ultraneon duet a couple months ago and then came across “November” on her instagram page. I knew I had to read another one of her books.
And. 👏 It. 👏 Did. 👏 Not. 👏 Miss. 👏
Dual POV
Takes place in the 1800s of Russia
Government Resistance
Forced proximity
Some isolation
Tortured MMC
FMC with nightmares
Bodyguard/Protector
There’s are two parts to this book:
Part one takes place when November was 9 and you get some background on her and her life with her father. There is some government resistance plot happening and her father is involved. I absolutely loved reading about their father/daughter relationship!
“I considered what it must have been like for him to raise me all by himself. To do everything with the sole purpose of trying to provide for me, of trying to protect me and work towards giving me a real life. A man with an infant daughter in a crumbling country where things weren’t getting better for the lower class, a man who was completely alone. I knew I was the root of every anxiety and joy for him. His entire life and heart and soul were wrapped in my body, and I knew that. He told me, and I felt it in his every action. He would always make me eat first, always position himself to block the wind from reaching my face, always carry me when I didn’t want to walk. Reread the same book every night I couldn’t sleep and do things he was afraid of if it even gave me a chance at someday having a better life. His love for me was a force, and the only thing that kept him going.”
Part two (which is the majority of this book) takes place in present time when November is 20 years old. Her father has to leave for at least a few weeks and wants to pay someone to stay with her while he’s gone to protect her. He doesn’t want to leave her alone and she’s important to him. Enter our MMC, Kostya.
I loved the relationship between our two characters, November and Kostya. Just go ahead and read it please!
Also, can we talk about chapter 68?!?! 😩
September 25, 2024
I fell in love with this book. It was such a painfully beautiful story with characters that just felt real. Spending 700 pages with these two didn't feel like enough. This story is the perfect example of confronting the past while trying to move forward and falling in love along the way. Such an easy five stars!
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