
Allen Kinsale is a flawed man leading a charmed life. An MIT graduate, he designs military missile guidance systems and earns a high six-figure salary.
He lives the good life in an expensive gated community in Indianapolis. Allen has a beautiful wife and a stepson who loves him dearly. He is, however, an unhappy and self-destructive individual who drinks and womanizes at every opportunity.
When his employer becomes enmeshed in a high-stakes and murderous business espionage case, the CEO of the company is murdered, and Allen’s wife dies under suspicious circumstances. In fear for his life, he goes into hiding, taking his stepson and the wife of the company CEO with him to protect them. They must survive the cold winter.

At age twenty-two, Peter’s life script is written, except for one small talent – hockey. He is the star of the Red Army Hockey Team, traveling with them for three months of the year in order to support his family.
The son of an imprisoned dissident, Peter has no hope of a better life. He cannot go to university. He is mired in the squalid factory environment of Lyubertsy.
The team travels to the U.S. for competition, but Peter is ill. He rejoins them for the games, and Dr. Nikola Kellman is there to help Peter retain his star status. Their attraction is immediate and electric. Can she thaw his frozen soul?

After a triumphant finish in the International Winter Games in the U.S., Peter Genchenko is returning to Russia. Peter is heartbroken at having to leave his Niki, but he has no choice but to leave his love, and go home to Russia. His mother and sister need his help and protection.
What he finds when he arrives, is that his mother is dying, and his best friend, Misha, has disappeared. Peter and his sister, Katya, are pulled into a maze of intrigue, mayhem, and murder, and there is no way out. Who can save them?
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