
RUSSIAN TATTOOS: OBSESSION by Kat Shehata



RUSSIAN TATTOOS: OBSESSION by Kat Shehata
Series: Russian Tattoos Trilogy, Book 1
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Genre Categories: Romance Mystery & Suspense, International Mystery & Crime
— SYNOPSIS —
Falling in love isn’t a crime—but falling in love with a Russian mafia boss could be deadly.
Competitive tennis player Carter Cook wants a taste of freedom. Her overprotective father monitors every aspect of her life, so when he becomes employed by Vladimir Ivanov—a sexy Russian with an array of tattoos and an accent that weakens her knees—a bit of danger is within Carter’s grasp. Behind her father’s back, she enjoys spending time with Vladimir at his lavish estate. But is he really the upstanding businessman she believes him to be?
Vladimir Ivanov reigns as godfather of a Russian mafia crime ring.
Vladimir spent five years of his life in a Siberian prison camp and has earned every tattoo inked into his skin. He is a powerful man who gets what he wants, and after stalking the gorgeous tennis player for years—he wants Carter. A little charm melts her heart, and behind the scenes, he orders his henchman to track her every move.He’s a tattooed stick of dynamite ready to blow at the slightest spark.
As their romance reaches deadly levels, Carter senses something’s not right. When she’s lured into a compromising position at the hands of a shady European drug dealer, she calls in Boris, Vladimir’s right hand man, to rescue her—without telling Vladimir. With his authority questioned, he sets out to teach Carter a lesson about loyalty she’ll never forget.
When Carter realizes she’s in too deep, she must fight for her freedom before the attraction turns fatal.
But the Russian mafia plays for keeps, and Vladimir’s fierce lust to possess her spirals their romance out of control.
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Kat Shehata’s first career involved caring for exotic, dangerous, and adorable animals as a zookeeper. As an author, Kat weaves her love of animals into her work. She is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling children’s book Animals on the Other Side written with Sylvia Browne.

What a tangled web we weave...
Life isn't great for Carter, but she thought it was going to get better. Only she never counted on theRussians.
This story is a complicated mess for Carter. Everything is not as it appears. And when you get to the end, you realize that it only gets more complicated.
It's not a happy butterflies, mafia story. Violence, abuse, and near misses abound. Safety is a relative thought- not an actual thing.
I can honestly say I don't know how I feel about this book. There is no white knight, there is no Prince charming. There are just a whole lot of rotten eggs. I assume that there will be a second book because of the ending, but I can't figure out where I stand on reading it.
Let me know where you fall, yes or no!






Hey! Great review! This book was a mess for Carter — yes, for sure LOL. She kept “messing up” time and time again and things only got more complicated for her.
Violence, abuse, etc are part of the genre, though, and while Vladimir had quite the interest in Carter, it wouldn’t be a true mafia book if it were all “happy butterflies” IMO.
I hope you give book 2 a chance! I know I will! 🙂