Bloodstained Diamonds: The Rise

Russia, 2005.

Viktor Fyodorov is no longer watching Boris Jumashyev’s empire from the outside. As the fiercely loyal bodyguard to one of Moscow’s most powerful oligarchs, he is being drawn deeper into a world where fortunes are built through corruption, political influence and ruthless ambition.

But Viktor is hiding a secret of his own.

His relationship with Boris’s daughter, Jelena, is becoming impossible to deny and increasingly dangerous to conceal. Viktor knows that if Boris discovers the truth, he could lose far more than his position.

Then a figure from Boris’s past returns with revenge in mind.

Suddenly, the balance of power begins to shift. Secret meetings, political deals, hidden fortunes and international criminal networks pull Viktor into a conflict that reaches far beyond Moscow. From Russia to London and the glittering shores of Monaco, wealth offers no protection when enemies are prepared to settle old scores in blood.

And as Viktor is forced to question the man he has sworn to protect, one truth becomes impossible to ignore:

The closer he gets to Boris’s empire, the harder it may be to escape it.

• High-stakes political intrigue and oligarch power

• A forbidden relationship that could destroy everything

• Betrayal, corruption and dangerous alliances

• Organized crime and international conspiracy

• Hidden wealth, buried secrets and deadly revenge

• A story spanning Russia, London and Monaco

• Morally complex characters forced into impossible choices

• A darker, more dangerous continuation of the Bloodstained Diamonds series

Bloodstained Diamonds: The Rise is the gripping second installment in Torunn Agtind’s Bloodstained Diamonds series—a story of ambition, forbidden love, loyalty and the human cost of power.

The empire is rising.