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Russian Tattoos #1-3
RUSSIAN TATTOOS OBSESSION - BOOK #1
Falling in love isn’t a crime—but falling in love with a Russian mafia boss could be deadly.
Competitive tennis player Carter Cook wants a taste of freedom. Her overprotective father monitors every aspect of her life, so when he becomes employed by Vladimir Ivanov—a sexy Russian with an array of tattoos and an accent that weakens her knees—a bit of danger is within Carter’s grasp. Behind her father's back, she enjoys spending time with Vladimir at his lavish estate. But is he really the upstanding businessman she believes him to be?
Vladimir Ivanov reigns as godfather of a Russian mafia crime ring.
Vladimir spent five years of his life in a Siberian prison camp and has earned every tattoo inked into his skin. He is a powerful man who gets what he wants, and after stalking the gorgeous tennis player for years—he wants Carter. A little charm melts her heart, and behind the scenes, he orders his henchman to track her every move.
He’s a tattooed stick of dynamite ready to blow at the slightest spark.
As their romance reaches deadly levels, Carter senses something’s not right. When she’s lured into a compromising position at the hands of a shady European drug dealer, she calls in Boris, Vladimir’s right hand man, to rescue her—without telling Vladimir. With his authority questioned, he sets out to teach Carter a lesson about loyalty she’ll never forget.
When Carter realizes she's in too deep, she must fight for her freedom before the attraction turns fatal.
But the Russian mafia plays for keeps, and Vladimir’s fierce lust to possess her spirals their romance out of control.
RUSSIAN TATTOOS PRISONER - BOOK #2
American tennis player Carter Cook is being held prisoner by the Russian mafia...
Carter is the obsession of mob boss Vladimir Ivanov, a man she once loved. Now a mafia war has erupted on his home turf, and Vladimir’s enemies have put a bounty on her head to force him to surrender. If she is captured, his rivals will deliver a deadly ultimatum—his life in exchange for hers. The price for Carter’s freedom is Vladimir’s blood.
Vladimir holds ultimate power as godfather of the Ivanov Bratva…
He spent five years in a Siberian prison camp and has earned every tattoo inked into his skin. He is a powerful man who rules his crew with an iron fist.
But his enemies have discovered his only weakness—Carter. Vladimir knows if she stays in his world, he is handing her a death sentence, so he vows to get her home and never interfere in her life again. Giving up the woman he loves is the only way to protect her from the bad guys—including himself.
Vladimir’s rivals have a different plan for the ill-fated couple…
Some punishments are worse than death, and the head of the Ovechkin Bratva will go to any length to seek vengeance and inflict maximum suffering on Vladimir.
Carter may be Vladimir’s weakness, but she is also his only hope for survival. When the boss of the Ovechkin family threatens the man she loves, she must fight for Vladimir’s freedom before their rivals can deliver the fatal blow.
Love is blind—but it could also be deadly.
RUSSIAN TATTOOS CRIMINAL - BOOK #3
Russian mob boss Vladimir Ivanov has many enemies—one of them just kidnapped his wife.
A mafia war has erupted in London, and Vladimir’s enemies know his one weakness is his deep passion for his new bride, Carter Ivanov. When rival mob boss Maksim Ovechkin kidnaps her, Vladimir is willing to pay the ransom with his own blood.
But Maksim’s plans go deeper than that. Vladimir’s blood may not be enough.
Maksim wants Carter for himself.
Carter has a secret—she’s pregnant with Vladimir’s heir.
If Maksim finds out, the consequences will be disastrous. But Carter isn’t willing to give up on her husband, even if her loyalty to Vladimir puts her life on the line.
Some risks are worth taking, however, and Carter has a plan.
Unfortunately, Maksim is one step ahead of her.
Falling in love isn’t a crime—but falling in love with a Russian mafia boss could be deadly.
Competitive tennis player Carter Cook wants a taste of freedom. Her overprotective father monitors every aspect of her life, so when he becomes employed by Vladimir Ivanov—a sexy Russian with an array of tattoos and an accent that weakens her knees—a bit of danger is within Carter’s grasp. Behind her father's back, she enjoys spending time with Vladimir at his lavish estate. But is he really the upstanding businessman she believes him to be?
Vladimir Ivanov reigns as godfather of a Russian mafia crime ring.
Vladimir spent five years of his life in a Siberian prison camp and has earned every tattoo inked into his skin. He is a powerful man who gets what he wants, and after stalking the gorgeous tennis player for years—he wants Carter. A little charm melts her heart, and behind the scenes, he orders his henchman to track her every move.
He’s a tattooed stick of dynamite ready to blow at the slightest spark.
As their romance reaches deadly levels, Carter senses something’s not right. When she’s lured into a compromising position at the hands of a shady European drug dealer, she calls in Boris, Vladimir’s right hand man, to rescue her—without telling Vladimir. With his authority questioned, he sets out to teach Carter a lesson about loyalty she’ll never forget.
When Carter realizes she's in too deep, she must fight for her freedom before the attraction turns fatal.
But the Russian mafia plays for keeps, and Vladimir’s fierce lust to possess her spirals their romance out of control.
RUSSIAN TATTOOS PRISONER - BOOK #2
American tennis player Carter Cook is being held prisoner by the Russian mafia...
Carter is the obsession of mob boss Vladimir Ivanov, a man she once loved. Now a mafia war has erupted on his home turf, and Vladimir’s enemies have put a bounty on her head to force him to surrender. If she is captured, his rivals will deliver a deadly ultimatum—his life in exchange for hers. The price for Carter’s freedom is Vladimir’s blood.
Vladimir holds ultimate power as godfather of the Ivanov Bratva…
He spent five years in a Siberian prison camp and has earned every tattoo inked into his skin. He is a powerful man who rules his crew with an iron fist.
But his enemies have discovered his only weakness—Carter. Vladimir knows if she stays in his world, he is handing her a death sentence, so he vows to get her home and never interfere in her life again. Giving up the woman he loves is the only way to protect her from the bad guys—including himself.
Vladimir’s rivals have a different plan for the ill-fated couple…
Some punishments are worse than death, and the head of the Ovechkin Bratva will go to any length to seek vengeance and inflict maximum suffering on Vladimir.
Carter may be Vladimir’s weakness, but she is also his only hope for survival. When the boss of the Ovechkin family threatens the man she loves, she must fight for Vladimir’s freedom before their rivals can deliver the fatal blow.
Love is blind—but it could also be deadly.
RUSSIAN TATTOOS CRIMINAL - BOOK #3
Russian mob boss Vladimir Ivanov has many enemies—one of them just kidnapped his wife.
A mafia war has erupted in London, and Vladimir’s enemies know his one weakness is his deep passion for his new bride, Carter Ivanov. When rival mob boss Maksim Ovechkin kidnaps her, Vladimir is willing to pay the ransom with his own blood.
But Maksim’s plans go deeper than that. Vladimir’s blood may not be enough.
Maksim wants Carter for himself.
Carter has a secret—she’s pregnant with Vladimir’s heir.
If Maksim finds out, the consequences will be disastrous. But Carter isn’t willing to give up on her husband, even if her loyalty to Vladimir puts her life on the line.
Some risks are worth taking, however, and Carter has a plan.
Unfortunately, Maksim is one step ahead of her.
673 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 7, 2017
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About the author
Kat Shehata
17 books372 followersKat is a New York Times Bestselling author—with the help of a psychic.
After teaming up with world-renowned psychic Sylvia Browne, Kat co-wrote and published Animals on the Other Side. The book was a hit and landed on the New York Times Bestseller list. Kat and Sylvia went on to publish and promote three more successful titles, and the books were all featured on The Montel Williams Show.
Kat’s writing career took a romantic turn when a love story about a mob boss and a troubled young woman wouldn’t get out of her head. After spending years writing The Russian Tattoos Trilogy, a new couple, Evelyn and Leo, the main characters of Drawn to Death, demanded her attention.
When Kat is not reading or writing romantic suspense, ghost thrillers, or murder mysteries, she enjoys long walks and traveling with her husband. She splits her time between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Boca Raton, Florida.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Wilmington College, a professional writing certificate from the University of Cincinnati, and a master’s degree in creative writing from Spalding University. She has won two Benjamin Franklin Awards and Killer’s Nashville’s Claymore Award for Best Suspense.
After teaming up with world-renowned psychic Sylvia Browne, Kat co-wrote and published Animals on the Other Side. The book was a hit and landed on the New York Times Bestseller list. Kat and Sylvia went on to publish and promote three more successful titles, and the books were all featured on The Montel Williams Show.
Kat’s writing career took a romantic turn when a love story about a mob boss and a troubled young woman wouldn’t get out of her head. After spending years writing The Russian Tattoos Trilogy, a new couple, Evelyn and Leo, the main characters of Drawn to Death, demanded her attention.
When Kat is not reading or writing romantic suspense, ghost thrillers, or murder mysteries, she enjoys long walks and traveling with her husband. She splits her time between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Boca Raton, Florida.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Wilmington College, a professional writing certificate from the University of Cincinnati, and a master’s degree in creative writing from Spalding University. She has won two Benjamin Franklin Awards and Killer’s Nashville’s Claymore Award for Best Suspense.
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March 14, 2018
3 STAR READ, I LOVE BOOKS WITH A BIT OF GRIT, DARK AND DIRTY, BUT THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN, DARK AND TOTAL ABUSE,
I read Obsession in an anthology and then downloaded this. It is full of twists and turns around who were the bad guys and who were the good guys, which kept it feeling well paced.
Carter – not my favorite heroine – she’s 19 now in some countries this is still supposed to be a child, not in the UK it’s not, and she veers between acting like a 16 year old and a 30 year old – she gave me whiplash.
However, she took a lot of physical abuse as well and forgave it all, good girl style. Vladimir has his hot guy moments, but blaming his bad behavior on drinking – while it make sense to let the couple move forward – in real life, drunks amplify their behavior, or speak a sober man’s words, to many times now in these books women are been abused and they turn around and forgive their abusive behavior, because ” THEY LOVE THEM” in my estimation his abusive side should have been a fundamental character flaw. Alcohol removes the inhibitions from behavior sizzling beneath the surface. I thought it was a lame way for the author to allow Carter to forgive him. Everyone Carter interacted with abused her in some way. And yet the chipper cheery 19 year old was like the punching bag clown that bounces right back up. So, she was either super resilient, or super stupid. And that downgraded this read for me.
ABUSE IS ABUSE no matter how you tie it up in a neat little bow and try to pass it off as romance, it doesn’t wash with me. She was a young impressionable woman, not a pinch bag
I read Obsession in an anthology and then downloaded this. It is full of twists and turns around who were the bad guys and who were the good guys, which kept it feeling well paced.
Carter – not my favorite heroine – she’s 19 now in some countries this is still supposed to be a child, not in the UK it’s not, and she veers between acting like a 16 year old and a 30 year old – she gave me whiplash.
However, she took a lot of physical abuse as well and forgave it all, good girl style. Vladimir has his hot guy moments, but blaming his bad behavior on drinking – while it make sense to let the couple move forward – in real life, drunks amplify their behavior, or speak a sober man’s words, to many times now in these books women are been abused and they turn around and forgive their abusive behavior, because ” THEY LOVE THEM” in my estimation his abusive side should have been a fundamental character flaw. Alcohol removes the inhibitions from behavior sizzling beneath the surface. I thought it was a lame way for the author to allow Carter to forgive him. Everyone Carter interacted with abused her in some way. And yet the chipper cheery 19 year old was like the punching bag clown that bounces right back up. So, she was either super resilient, or super stupid. And that downgraded this read for me.
ABUSE IS ABUSE no matter how you tie it up in a neat little bow and try to pass it off as romance, it doesn’t wash with me. She was a young impressionable woman, not a pinch bag
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December 2, 2018
Brilliant
Wow what a series the only thing I can fault is there's no more books to read I loved it brilliant characters and amazing story line well worth a read xx
Wow what a series the only thing I can fault is there's no more books to read I loved it brilliant characters and amazing story line well worth a read xx
May 12, 2019
Wowzer
Okay I read book 1 before selecting the set as my next download. Let me just say the story pulled me in and kept me on the edge of my seat. I was trying to be Carter in book 3 and hold on to hope that Vladimir would come home. It was hard to not skip to end and pray for a happy ending. I held strong and read as her crazy life turned to somewhat stable and normal routine motherly things. Was so proud of Carter that she told Dimitri she loved him but she would forever be I love with Vladimir. He was another shining star in this rollercoaster ride.
The ultimate story of true love was that of Carter and Vladimir.
Great series totally recommend the set.
Okay I read book 1 before selecting the set as my next download. Let me just say the story pulled me in and kept me on the edge of my seat. I was trying to be Carter in book 3 and hold on to hope that Vladimir would come home. It was hard to not skip to end and pray for a happy ending. I held strong and read as her crazy life turned to somewhat stable and normal routine motherly things. Was so proud of Carter that she told Dimitri she loved him but she would forever be I love with Vladimir. He was another shining star in this rollercoaster ride.
The ultimate story of true love was that of Carter and Vladimir.
Great series totally recommend the set.
October 11, 2023
High hopes
I got this set since the reviews were decent, but honestly, as much as I hate to say this, there were so many times k almost gave up on this book. My biggest gripe was with Carter. I hated how she constantly got brave to do something and not even two seconds later either backed out of it and played the victim. It was, "hey, I'm a badass, I'm going to save myself!" Only to start crying a second later because she couldn't handle the stress or fight.
I hated Boris. He started off being somewhat decent to her, then became an abusive jerk, then ended up being the doting "grandpa"
I so desperate to love this book but I honestly feel I just wasted four days.
I got this set since the reviews were decent, but honestly, as much as I hate to say this, there were so many times k almost gave up on this book. My biggest gripe was with Carter. I hated how she constantly got brave to do something and not even two seconds later either backed out of it and played the victim. It was, "hey, I'm a badass, I'm going to save myself!" Only to start crying a second later because she couldn't handle the stress or fight.
I hated Boris. He started off being somewhat decent to her, then became an abusive jerk, then ended up being the doting "grandpa"
I so desperate to love this book but I honestly feel I just wasted four days.
September 23, 2022
Wow, normally read Mafia documentary or Biography's and was recommended Russian Tattoos awhile back. Read all the books in the collection and a part of me wished they had continued. They were so good that one can't put them down as your afraid you miss something. Highly recommend these as just a way to get away and relax. Well worth buying and reading! Will be reading again soon as there were many twists and turns.
November 14, 2017
A breath of fresh air
This is one of the best series I've read this year. Carter will keep you on your toes she can't stay out of trouble. The relationship she has with Vlad is a rollercoaster ride for sure. I had a love hate relationship with Boris, but overall this series was a breath of fresh air. I highly recommend it
This is one of the best series I've read this year. Carter will keep you on your toes she can't stay out of trouble. The relationship she has with Vlad is a rollercoaster ride for sure. I had a love hate relationship with Boris, but overall this series was a breath of fresh air. I highly recommend it
April 19, 2018
Good but long!
I had my ups and downs reading this. Out of the three, I wasn’t too keen on the third book. By then it was just dragging and a bit too far fetched.
It took me a while to get used to Carter and I felt same as Boris and cheered in my head that he didn’t fall for her stupid immaturity.
I wasn’t happy with what happened to Yuri and how it was just forgotten about.
I had my ups and downs reading this. Out of the three, I wasn’t too keen on the third book. By then it was just dragging and a bit too far fetched.
It took me a while to get used to Carter and I felt same as Boris and cheered in my head that he didn’t fall for her stupid immaturity.
I wasn’t happy with what happened to Yuri and how it was just forgotten about.
March 7, 2018
Russian hot
I loved the dominant male and the women who grows into herself to become a strong and tough persona. Carter struggled with life and loving a man who is in the mob . Beautifully written
I loved the dominant male and the women who grows into herself to become a strong and tough persona. Carter struggled with life and loving a man who is in the mob . Beautifully written
September 23, 2019
Loved
This series was different than anything I have read before, and was my first time reading this author m. This series definitely has cliff hangers if you don’t read them all together. I loved the writing style and how these characters developed as the books went on.
This series was different than anything I have read before, and was my first time reading this author m. This series definitely has cliff hangers if you don’t read them all together. I loved the writing style and how these characters developed as the books went on.
August 1, 2023
Fell in love
Fell in love with a few hot Russians! I totally enjoyed the drama,intrigue,romance and adventure in this series! It is what every young woman wants and every old one ( me ) wishes she could go back and find!Great read.
Fell in love with a few hot Russians! I totally enjoyed the drama,intrigue,romance and adventure in this series! It is what every young woman wants and every old one ( me ) wishes she could go back and find!Great read.
December 22, 2017
loved this series, great characters, interesting plot... never a dull moment. Great romance
January 13, 2018
Amazing
I loved these books. The twist and turn the plot takes is amazing, it keeps you on your toes and you never want to put it down.
I loved these books. The twist and turn the plot takes is amazing, it keeps you on your toes and you never want to put it down.
May 6, 2018
Good book
This was a great book. I stayed up all night to finish it. I didn’t want to put it down.
This was a great book. I stayed up all night to finish it. I didn’t want to put it down.
June 4, 2018
Wonderful
O m g I loved this it was intriguing suspenseful and absolutely wonderful to read I laughed I cried it was so good
O m g I loved this it was intriguing suspenseful and absolutely wonderful to read I laughed I cried it was so good
April 30, 2020
It was ok
I finish it cause I was bored but it wasn’t that good just ok it dragged and something’s were super awkward to get
I finish it cause I was bored but it wasn’t that good just ok it dragged and something’s were super awkward to get
February 15, 2023
For me, This is not a love story. It kind of reads like a journal of an abusive relationship. Not much plot and the spice was there but not super descriptive and short. Like only a few paragraphs.
January 30, 2024
It felt like a cheap read but was good and entertaining.
January 3, 2020
OH. MY. GOD. This series is definitely gonna be something I go back and read multiple times! Their story is so different and messed up on so many levels but their love is true and strong and I love it so much!
December 22, 2017
Russian Tattoos
Very enjoyable read but the ending was a tad unbelievable, quite a let down considering the turmoil that you were taken to throughout the book. I was left surprised and disappointed with the ending.
Very enjoyable read but the ending was a tad unbelievable, quite a let down considering the turmoil that you were taken to throughout the book. I was left surprised and disappointed with the ending.
April 23, 2018
This book was better than I expected! I love the characters. The girl kept doing stupid things and that was kind of annoying, but really thoroughly enjoyed. Great read.
December 4, 2017
I really enjoyed reading this series. I wasn't too sure how much I'd like it at first, because honestly I thought Carter was a bit annoying and overly naive in the first part of the first book. It didnt take too long though for her to grow into her role. It was fun watching the relationship of Carter and Vladimir grow and change thru the series. And of course, we can't leave out Boris! My feelings about him were so conflicted, I couldn't decide if I liked him or not, if he was good or bad. He was a very complex man! And we saw Carter grow and change and mature a lot thru the books. She went from a naive overprotected little girl, to a strong, fierce and loyal woman.
This was a really good series, and I am sure I'll be reading more from this author!
This was a really good series, and I am sure I'll be reading more from this author!
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