Kolya Petrov

American operative Kolya Petrov is tracking Mihai Cuza, a direct descendant of Vlad the Impaler. Kolya suspects him of planning meltdowns of nuclear power plants around the world, but every time Kolya gets close, a member of his teamdies in agony. Margaret Bradford, the head of Kolya's agency, seizes upon a devious plan to place a "Trojan horse"-a digital virus-on Cuza's computer. But for the plan to succeed, she must betray one of her own agents. Margaret chooses Kolya Petrov-a Russian-Jewish immigrant with no family-for the honor. Kolya is initially unaware that he's been set up for kidnapping and torture. When he realizes the truth, he must choose between stopping a plot that could kill thousands, and protecting his own life and the life of the woman he loves.

Former U.S. intelligence operative Kolya Petrov, struggling with the physical and psychological aftereffects of kidnapping and torture, is drawn back into the game when Dmitri, his childhood best friend, holds the key to stopping an attack by terrorists armed with a deadly nerve agent. Working with Dmitri, however, is complicated. While their friendship had been forged during their years in an abusive Russian boys' home, the two men's lives took very different paths. Dmitri had headed the North American branch of a Russian gang until Kolya, working undercover, put him in prison. Ten years later, Dmitri's cooperation is essential to finding the smuggler of the nerve agent, and he refuses to work with anyone but Kolya.Kolya reluctantly agrees to undertake one more mission, but to succeed, he must come to terms with the past. Can he trust Dmitri not to take revenge for the betrayal of their friendship? Can he rely on his own judgment and abilities, despite a leg injury and ongoing PTSD, to survive an elaborate plot that threatens his life and that of his fiancee, as well as the lives of hundreds of innocent people?

When a mysterious American calling himself Michael Hall arrives in Berlin to join Germany Now, a far-right group, he must prove himself by shooting a prominent Jewish anti-Nazi activist, or face certain death. Afterwards, Germany Now welcomes him into its ranks, planning to use his weapons expertise to create a dictatorship dedicated to the Nazi ideals of 'Blood and Soil.' Michael, though, has attracted the deadly attention of an unexpected enemy, Lisette. The girlfriend of a neo-Nazi leader, Lisette has a dark secret. To avenge the assassination of her father years earlier, she infiltrated the group, slowly eliminating the killers among them, and has targeted Michael as her next victim. But is Michael the murderer she believes him to be? And by killing him, could Lisette unknowingly destroy the only chance to save German democracy?

The road to true love never runs smooth - especially for spies. Kolya Petrov, a covert agent for American intelligence, and Alexandria Feinstein, a brilliant attorney, are just weeks from exchanging vows when Alex's efforts to help Yael, a childhood friend, recover her baby expose a terrorist plot by a sovereign nation cult to overthrow the government. Tensions escalate as Kolya exploits Alex's connection - but after Kolya's undercover identity is blown, Kolya and Alex find themselves in the crosshairs of the cult's dangerously unhinged leader, a rogue former CIA officer. Caught in a high-stakes game of betrayal, espionage, and survival, Kolya and Alex must fight to protect each other-and the country-before time runs out.