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BOOK REVIEW: Ekaterina
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by: Laura V. Hilton Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Ekaterina Authors: Susan K. Downs and Susan May Warren Publisher: Barbour Publishing Inc ISBN: 1-59310-161-9 Genre: Inspirational/Romantic/Suspense
Ekaterina Moore knew she was different than the rest of her family—but she hasn’t figured out how. When she receives a mysterious package in the mail from a Russian Priest, containing nothing except an old key and a faded photograph of two women standing beside a grave, Kat’s interest is piqued. She decides to take a trip to Russia to discover who she is.
Her ex-boyfriend is against the trip, telling Kat she’ll just get into trouble. Her grandfather also has doubts. But Kat goes despite their advice. From the moment she sets foot on Russian soil though, things start going wrong. She’s taken back for questioning at the airport when her key set off their scanners and a man comes back to rescue her. And then she discovers that the priest who sent her the package is dead—and no one knows anything about it.
Captain Vadeem Spasonov has been tracking an international smuggler for years. He knows the smuggler is working with someone and he is suspicious of Ekaterina since the smuggler goes back to help her when she’s stopped by airport security. She seems to know the smuggler quite well. Vadeem decides to trail Kat to see if she might lead him to her accomplices and arrests.
Soon it becomes apparent that someone wants what Ekaterina has—or her life in the process. What does the key belong too? Why is it so important? What age old mystery does Ekaterina find herself smack in the middle of?
Ekaterina is an excellent story. Full of Russian history, at first I thought it wouldn’t be so good. But I was quickly pulled into the book and couldn’t put it down. I had to find out what happened next. I cried with Vadeem when he was forced to face the demons of his past. And I wished Ekaterina would get a break as she tried to talk to uncommunicative people.
I highly recommend Ekaterina for a wonderful read. The first book in The Heirs of Anton series it is exciting and sure to please. Pick it up today for a wonderful mix of intrigue and romance. $12.95. 280 pages.
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