OpheliaMy family name is a curse. A burden. An inescapable shadow looming over me and all of Russia. No matter how fast I run, I can’t elude the person casting that shadow. A menace that only had a name and a story but no face. That menace now had its eyes directly on me, and my only saving grace was the man I’d made the mistake of falling in love with. Sascha. A gorgeous man that dealt with far … that dealt with far too much he should know nothing about. The symbol of a life I couldn’t have but desperately wanted.
We were about to face our worst test. As a fixer for the Russian Bratva, it was my job to repair the damages- to erase the mistakes- to do what those high and mighty deemed too tedious.
Everything was coming into scope, but could I handle the perilousness without him?
Sascha
I was born fifteen years too early, but I wasn’t going to let a little thing like age stop me from having the love of my life.
The dangers of her job were nothing more than nagging to me. They were situations I’d heard of after the fact, when all was said and done.
My job as a university professor was mundane and simple, and I liked that.
But Ophelia’s honored position in the Bratva threatened to steal our somewhat normal life. That ominous shadow grew and darkened, and there was nothing she or I could do to stop it.
Now, though, I was embroiled to my ears in Ophelia’s dealing when her boss decides to clean house.
I would never leave her, but there may be nothing left to save if she’s not careful.
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A great start to a new series. This story pulled me in from start to finish. I loved the chemistry between Ophelia and Sascha. Ophelia is awesome and I love the way that Sascha supported her throughout the story. This was my first book by Raven Scott and I can’t wait to read the next one.
Sometimes the innocent pay the highest price in the end
The Fixer is the first of three books in the Bratva Dark Allegiance series by Raven Scott. This first book is about Ophelia and Sascha and takes place in Russia. Let’s just say that Ophelia’s family, father, mother and brother, are way over the head in the Bratva and end up pulling the innocent Ophelia into a situation that is heartbreaking. For the last four years, since just after her eighteenth birthday, Ophelia has dated Professor Sascha Matheson, who taught nuclear chemistry at Moscow State University. Her parents have hated him because he was not born in Russia even though he moved there when he was a child before the end USSR and is more Russian than some Russians. But they will not have much to say about the matter for much longer it seems. In order to survive Ophelia makes a deal with the devil in the form of Aleksander Makovich, the son and heir of a Russian Bratva family. If she survives what he wants from her, to me their fixer, it will be a miracle and will take everything she has. But she will be able to keep Sascha, the man she loves with everything she has, but at what cost.
This is the first of three books in this series. Each book is about a different couple but the story-line continues through the books as do the characters. This is a very interesting and different story-line than most Bratva romance which made it a bit unsettling at times and really fascinating at other times while reading it. I am looking forward to the second book to see what happens next.
This is the 1st in a new series and is Ophelia and Sascha’s story. Ophelia is the fixer for the Russian Bratva, and Sascha is a university professor who is her boyfriend. Sascha knows that her job in dangerous and tries to support her and save their love, which sucks him deeper into situations he has no control over. Ophelia has a tough time as she is not treated well by her family, and when they once again cause a big mess, she is forced to strike a deal with one of the most powerful men in Russia. This is a well written story which is unique, complex and an in-depth plot. This story is filled with drama, danger, suspense, mystery, secrets, and love which all leads to a steamy read. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.
Every emotion, no way to guess what could possibly be coming next, and beautifully written masterpiece of angsty romance. Well Done!