<p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">Can a novel about an American couple's quest to adopt a Russian baby be called a Multi-Award-Winning Suspense Thriller? Yes.</span></p><p><br></p><p>After the USSR collapses, a time reminiscent of the unforgiving gun-slinging days of the frontier west, mild-mannered Ethan and hot-blooded Sophia board a plane bound for corrupt crime-infested Russia. Armed only with a homespun plan, the desperate American couple hopes to to adopt a baby boy.</p><p><br></p><p><em>What can go wrong?&nbsp;</em>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.<em>Honestly, what won't go wrong?</em><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Crippled by circumstances - no language skils, no cell phone, no clue, no landline, no gun, no nearby family</em>&nbsp;and a baby to protect, they have to find a way to out. Everything and anything can go wrong.&nbsp;<em>How can they prevail?</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">"...The characters are of opposing values, fiery Sophia, hesitant Ethan, cruel mafia ponytail and his misfits, scheming Victoria and cruel possessive Natasha. It took the readers breath away due to the truth of the story, and humans being treated as fodder for violence and money. We are so used to freedom that the reader kept behind Sophia, pushing her to get up and fight for that freedom and Zack. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC copy of this book, and gladly give it five stars and recommend it for reading by everyone. Opens the eyes." Amazon Top 500 Reviewer R. Hansen</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">For mature audiences only. DLSV. Explicit sexual violence.</span></p>