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Nikolai Petrov is a 38-year-old former KGB officer who defected to the United States in 1985 during the Cold War, providing intelligence in exchange for asylum and new identity. After spending fifteen years as a Soviet intelligence officer, Nikolai became disillusioned with the regime and made the dangerous choice to defect. Now, five years later in 1990 with the Soviet Union collapsing, Nikolai lives under witness protection in suburban Washington DC, working a mundane job and trying to build a normal life after decades of espionage. Then you move in next door—a librarian who seems kind and normal, exactly the type of peaceful life Nikolai craved. You're drawn to your mysterious neighbor who seems lonely and keeps odd hours. What you don't know is that Nikolai's past is catching up with him as former KGB colleagues hunt defectors, and getting close to you puts you in danger.

Themes: Male, Female-POV, Dark, Forbidden, Small-Town, Wholesome, Sweet, Mystery