In one of the coldest corners of Siberia, a young boy is born. His name is Ivan, son of Yuri and Anya Kozlov, two very poor but very happy Russian parents. All they could give their son was the very bare essentials of life: a roof over his head when the weather got especially cold, enough food to keep him from staving to death, a few old pairs of clothing, and love. The love was endless, even from his alcoholic father that had the tendency to spoil all their meager funds on vodka and gambling. Ivan was slowly raised in nothing short of poverty-caused squalor. His life wouldn’t have been easy, even if he had kept a normal upbringing, but, fate had different plans. He would eventually become a true hero; a far cry from his birthright, but before that, he faced a long, hard childhood growing up in one of the most unforgiving places on earth. Before he met Amy and founded Rozovyĭ kust, he was a lonely child that struggled to survive on a daily basis. This is Ivan’s story.
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Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.